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CommunityJune 1, 2021

Old Graves, New Chapter

By Lauren Stepp

Celebrating Juneteenth in Henderson County Indián Jackson remembers the worn floors and smoking woodstove of Mount Zion Baptist Church, a small clapboard building in the…

Community, Culture, Festivals, OutdoorsJune 1, 2021

They’re Pulling it Together

By Brendan Blowers

It’s tractor-pull season in apple country They arrive in the morning, on custom trailers hitched to trucks. Painted red, green, or orange, they are…

Community, Outdoors, PeopleJune 1, 2021

One With Everything Green

By Tom Kerr

Exploring the Zen mindset behind “Forest Bathing” Conserving Carolina, an organization whose mission is to protect, restore, and inspire appreciation of the local natural…

OutdoorsMay 1, 2021

Hello Kitty

By MJ Mac Aodh

Bears in Western North Carolina are frequent visitors at trash cans and backyard bird feeders, but the chance bobcat sighting is much, much less…

Community, Obsessions, Outdoors, PeopleMay 1, 2021

Anchored to the Past

By Lauren Stepp

Antique wooden boats take to the lake in 2021 Sailors are a superstitious bunch. Eating bananas, whistling, and greeting a redhead are among the…

Community, Culture, Outdoors, PeopleMay 1, 2021

Campfired Up

By Brendan Blowers

Black Folks Camp Too promotes a culture of inclusion in the outdoors Earl B. Hunter Jr. and his then 7-year-old son were awestruck as…

Community, PeopleMay 1, 2021

Creating a More Humane Society

By Tom Kerr

Animal-welfare leader implements a holistic approach Angela Prodrick, who moved to WNC five years ago, is the executive director of Blue Ridge Humane Society in…

OutdoorsApril 2, 2021

Little Schoolhouse in the Big Woods

By MJ Mac Aodh

Administered by FIND Outdoors and known as “the birthplace of forest management,” the Cradle of Forestry in America is just off the Blue Ridge…

Community, CultureApril 1, 2021

An Ocean of Inspiration

By Brendan Blowers

Hendersonville’s homegrown aquarium expands its legacy Many kids who grow up in and around Henderson County are missing something. It’s the same thing Brenda J….