Keep it Clean
Local documentary honors the original river stewards Water is life. The health of an ecosystem depends on its access to clean water. In David…
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Go Tell it Off the Mountain
Cherokee storyteller Freeman Owle learned his traditional art when he was about six years old, by listening to his aunts, uncles, and grandparents. He’s…
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Clear and Present
Any newly transplanted or aspiring North Carolina resident should know the fascinating historical link between moonshine and NASCAR — how amateur stock-car racers ignited…
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Old-Time Musicians Tie Together Four Centuries
Virtuosic old-time musicians David Holt and Josh Goforth — who play ten instruments apiece — validate the notion that the circle does, indeed, go…
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The American Chestnut: Remembrance and Return
Walking through our area’s many beautiful forests — Pisgah, DuPont — it’s easy to forget that the entire look and character of these ancient…
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“Flood of 1916” Centennial Program Serves a Wake-up Call
The Great Flood of 1916 was the worst natural disaster in Western North Carolina’s history. The rain began to fall the first week in…
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Molasses Makers and Moonshiners
David Weintraub doesn’t take kindly to the squandering of resources. Yes, he’s an environmentalist; he’s the former director of Hendersonville’s ECO — the Environmental…
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