Heirlooming for the Future
Tj Olvera never intended to be a farmer. “We got tired of what we were handed at the grocery store and decided to grow…
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Raising the Barr
Local “peak bagger” climbs 790 Eastern mountains Peter Barr was standing on Beech Mountain when he saw a man with an axe. The would-be assailant…
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Hope After the Storm
Returning to the scene with a full band and a lush new EP As society gingerly moves toward an exit from the troubling pandemic…
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The Baton, Passed
After launching a months-long search for a new music director — including staging three trial concerts led by the three contenders, in the name…
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Main Street Memories
Posthumous collection offers an insider’s view of the town When Hendersonville Times-News columnist Tom Orr died in January of last year, at 81, he…
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Flocking Together
Fletcher woman cares for endangered tropical birds and honors fallen first responders The first impression of C.A.R.E. is of well-manicured gardens and pretty colors…
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Sawdust in His Veins
Colorblind woodworker wins prizes for meticulous parquetry David Adler was, in the most literal sense, born into making art from wood. There was his…
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A Focus on Fowl
Family farmstead specializes in birds of a different feather Tomatoes, peppers, carrots, greens, maybe pork or lamb, and nearly always eggs — these are…
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The Voice of Help
Local musicians unite to aid Ukraine Horrified by Russian aggression in Eastern Europe and inspired by the fortitude of the Ukrainian people, two Western…
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Assembling a Legacy
Celebrating transformational artist Bobbie Polizzi In 1997, Bobbie Polizzi settled in WNC after retiring from a long, successful career as a product/design executive, where…
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