Virtual Concerts in the Pandemic Age
For the overwhelming majority of musicians, public performance is at the heart of what they do. But the worldwide pandemic has forced live concerts…
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Boon Choo is an Alluring Blend of Flavor and Convenience
Sudajit Chubthaisong grew up in the countryside in northeastern Thailand, where, she says, her family ate the fresh vegetables they grew in their garden,…
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Turning the Songbag Inside Out
Once a year, the Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival celebrates a side of the icon some may be less familiar with — Sandburg the…
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Flat Rock’s Ladies Aid Society Keeps Charity Close to Home With its Nonprofit Book Exchange
In just about every town of any size in Victorian America, there was a Ladies Aid Society — a group of well educated women…
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Pedaling for Dollars
“I blame it all on my son, “says Mike Farmer as he trains, at age 70, for his second cross-country bike ride. “I’m sitting…
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Putting His Scissors Away
For 45 years, Carroll Helms has been the man to go to for a haircut, a close shave and a tall tale or two….
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Grand estates have given Historic Flat Rock its raison d’être. Even so, Saluda Cottages stands out like the fattest bud on a prize magnolia….
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