Bright Ideas
New environmental film leads with positivity Most eco-documentaries are soul crushing. After watching gaunt polar bears eat plastic jetsam and insatiable wildfires destroy entire towns…
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Golden Hour
Tina and Her Pony are back in the saddle with the soulful Marigolds When it comes to Tina and Her Pony, the name is…
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Always in Motion
The Freeway Jubilee talks blood, sweat, tears, and harmonies Launched in 2015, The Freeway Jubilee crafts original, uptempo, soulful Southern rock for enthusiastic audiences….
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The Pick of Apple Country
Veteran players team up to promote a Piedmont Blues-influenced sound Randy Sarton and Eric Ellis are two laidback, gray-haired guys — seasoned musicians of…
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Greening Up the Afterlife
Mills River property is North Carolina’s first Conservation Burial Ground Some may say Cassie Barrett is obsessed with death. But she would say quite the…
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Sugar on Top
Custom bakery pops up at Bold Rock When most of us think of snacks at a cidery or brewery, we usually think salty: pretzels,…
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Ingrained Wisdom
The living, local voices behind moonshine history It was an early June morning in 1890. William Durham and a few others set out with…
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Radio Free Mills River
Organic Growth Goes Viral at Living Web Farms For nearly a decade, Living Web Farms in Mills River has taught gardening, homesteading, and farming…
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A Life in Layers
Former hobby baker makes her sweetest dreams come true Kristal Perez already had what she thought was her dream job. Then she discovered something…
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It’s All About Your BFF (Beer Friendly Foods)
Since opening in mid January, Juju’s Craft Cookery at Mills River Brewing Company has been serving hand-crafted comfort foods that pair well with the…
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