Change Begets Change
A cancelled festival prompts crop diversification — and a renewed zeal for local About 25 years ago, Beth Laughter and her sister-in-law Kim Hill of Circle…
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Butterfly Cake and Other Reasons
The annual North Carolina Apple Festival will feature a street fair on historic Main Street in downtown Hendersonville during Labor Day weekend (Friday, Aug….
Read MoreThe Fruit of Henderson County’s Labors
It just wouldn’t be Labor Day weekend in Western North Carolina without hitting the downtown streets of Hendersonville for the annual North Carolina…
Read MoreEverybody’s Darling
“Honeycrisp has stolen everyone’s thunder,” quips David Butler, co-owner (with Lindsey Butler) of scenic Skytop Orchard in Flat Rock, a multi-attraction Upick stop for…
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Chilling Behind the Scenes
An event as large and long as Hendersonville’s annual Apple Festival takes some mighty coordination. Among the challenges is simply the time of year…
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A Fresh Face
Savanna Prince Roper’s cell phone rang at the dinner table. That’s a no-no. Her Hendersonville family typically eats together without the distraction of texts…
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Fruits of our Labors
In September’s print issue, we cover Hendersonville’s best-known cultural institution — the North Carolina Apple Festival — by uncovering a few little known facts…
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Wings Over Main Street
Main Street can get super-crowded during Hendersonville’s annual NC Apple Festival. Rise above it when the WNC Air Museum hosts an open house Saturday,…
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It’s Crunch Time: The North Carolina Apple Festival
Labor Day weekend in Hendersonville may not typically be cool and crisp, but at least it marks the promise of fall, as well as…
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