Vintage British Autos Roar to Life on Local Roads
Owning a classic British car is a complex relationship. There’s exhilaration behind the wheel, sometimes followed by disappointment on the side of the road….
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Growing Hemp in the Isothermal Belt
Bobby Gibbs and Jes Shick’s romance is the stuff of edgy romcoms. In 2016, while Shick was traveling through California, her Subaru blew a…
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Helping Students with Mental Health
In July, Joreeca Dinnall of the Hendersonville Police Department, a School Resource Officer at Hendersonville High School, received the C.C. McGee School Resource Officer…
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Switching Channels
Jonna Rae Bartges has an impressive background in the newspaper and TV industries. She directed communications for corporations like Disney and Sea World,…
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Sweeter Than Apple Pie
Danny McConnell is an enterprising man. If his blackberries are blemished, he brews cider. If a bushel of apples is overripe, he bakes…
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One Day, Two Farms, Four Legs
Rather than the crop-duster approach to farm tours — i.e., sprinkling in as many stops as possible in one weekend — the NC Foothills…
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Kudzu Zen and the Art of War
The relentlessly methodical approach to eradicating a monster vine Time and tide wait for no one, and neither does kudzu, aka “the vine that…
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Cues from the Ballroom
Former competitive dancer leads program for mobility-restricted seniors Music and movement cannot be separated. The body — no matter its age or condition — responds…
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Spring to Life
Retired biologist celebrates biodiversity in the backyard It’s too chilly for copperheads to be out. That’s the reassurance Tom Baugh offers as he picks…
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Sweet Ride
Bike race named after waffles has more to do with Belgium than brunch The Belgian Waffle Ride may sound like a high-carb amusement-park feature. But for…
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Closest to History
Henderson County contains the most intact walkable portion of the Buncombe Turnpike Hidden in the hills and valleys of Western North Carolina are vestiges…
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Dodging Submarines and Confronting Misconceptions
Merchant Marine tells war stories and educates visit By Jarrett Van Meter His bags were packed and he waited for the call. In March…
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