Brand New Key
Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on Feb. 21, 1933, in Tryon, the “High Priestess of Soul” would have been 87 this month. Early in her…
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Bee the Change
Grounded in a personal mission to paint 5,000 honeybees across the U.S., artist Matthew Willey has gone far beyond what he thought was attainable…
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A Special Report from Community Foundation of Henderson County: June 2019
Making Your Philanthropic Dreams a Reality More than a dozen charitable giving techniques are available through the Community Foundation of Henderson County, and it…
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Rooting for the Community
What’s growing on the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge Since Bold Life reported two years ago on the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge (LLFB), the project’s…
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BYO Telescope
What do the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) and an Academy Award-nominated film have in common? A rocket. The Learning Center at PARI is…
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More Chances to Make a Difference
When funding is limited by demographics or red tape, sometimes nonprofit organizations can’t include everyone they wish to serve. It’s an issue for Housing…
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The Secret in the Belfry
When Connie Engle traveled to London with her church choir more than 25 years ago to sing at St. Martin in the Fields, facing…
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Buzz Feed
Garden Jubilee, the largest gardening festival in the region, is held in downtown Hendersonville every Memorial Day weekend. This year, as part of the…
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“Love and Kindness Restored Me”
Charlotte Hugues Self has, for many years, been a familiar presence at Blue Ridge Community College’s Center for Lifelong Learning, sharing her love of…
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Get Out Your Garlic
Transylvania County has long been celebrated for many things — waterfalls, summer camps, classical music, white squirrels, outdoor adventure. It has not, however, been…
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