Ahead of the Pumpkin Curve
Edneyville farmers have grown their own niche There’s a silo on Stacy Nix’s farm. That’s not too exceptional in the Edneyville area, where granaries…
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Claws-on Learning
State Park program promotes quality time with wild animals During the last week of December, Chimney Rock Park will host “Winter Break Family Animal Encounters,”…
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One Pot, No Problem
“For this class, my inspiration was my wife,” reveals Randall Spencer, head chef at Old Rock Café in Chimney Rock. In mid December, Spencer…
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The Sight of Less Sound: Winter Photo Contest
The splendor of Chimney Rock State Park is most often publicized during lush summer or colorful fall. However, the rock monolith itself, and surrounding…
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Make Your Best Burger Ever
Head chef Randall Spencer,who’s been in the restaurant business for 25 years, will cover basic grilling tips in his class at Old Rock Café,…
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Grapes for Gold
Husband-and-wife lawyers and law-firm owners Jonathan and Vickie Redgrave purchased Mountain Brook Vineyards last May from an 80-year-old local, Dennis Lanahan. Since then, they’ve…
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Floating Past the Pain
As though hosting one of the country’s most scenic triathlons weren’t enough — all the top-ten lists include it — the Lake Lure…
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Surviving With Flavor
“Hard as a hickory nut” is an old-timey saying, and presumably Hickory Nut Gorge holds a fair amount of this namesake specimen. But…
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