The Sundae Shoppe Fills a Need for Hungry Whitewater Adventurer
Everyone needs a good pit stop, even folks floating down the scenic Green River in Polk County. For generations adventurers have boated, kayaked, and…
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Saluda Painter Approaches Landscapes, Urban Scenes, and Still Life with a Singular Eye
For Saluda artist Jim Carson, family played an important role in his artistic career, one delayed by parental misgivings despite his evident talent during…
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Sizzling on Seventh Avenue: Fresh Family Recipes Make Tacos Chinelo a New Hotspot
Notions of authenticity are applied to every trendy restaurant, but if you seek out food made by families, where the kids are cooking the…
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The Kingmaker’s Draft Offers Sport for Every Level of Hobbyist
There’s nothing more satisfying than quaffing a fresh draft beer after vanquishing one’s opponent in a game of skill. And now, thanks to board-game…
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Don’t Fret
Nora Brown is a celebrated roots musician. She released her debut album, Cinnamon Tree, in 2019. The work showcases Brown’s facility on the banjo,…
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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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Curtain Rises for Saluda’s First Community Theater
Between two cow pastures on winding Mountain Page Road is not where most people would expect to find Saluda’s first community theater. But a…
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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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Travers Brothership Makes a Landing in Brevard
Twin brothers Kyle and Eric Travers launched their band, Travers Brothership, nearly a decade ago in Black Mountain. After a few years of honing…
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Rocking Around the World
This fun, fancy little rock, painted a tropical green and decorated with a panda and bamboo-shoot stickers, was found next to the cash register…
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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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