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  • The Big Sled

    The Big Sled

    On weekday mornings, my mother always had the front room radio tuned to WBRM, our local AM station. When we woke to a deep snowfall, the radio announcer, Sid Carrigan, proclaimed: “Well, kids, you don’t have to go to school today." Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Stories

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    A Narrative Both Magical and Horrifying

    In The Night Field, Donna Glee Williams gives body and weight to a dark magical dream of a narrative, a novel that is as engaging as it is heartbreaking, yet for all its pain and suffering is woven together with the tensile strength of hope. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Stories

  • The importance of working cats

    The importance of working cats

    I was cleaning the field for spring planting and discovered I had forgotten to return the crow netting to the shed for the winter. Discovering the rolled-up netting wasn’t a surprise; a lady farmer can’t do everything, you know. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Stories

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    ‘Worse than taking in a stray cat’

    Where was this mangy little kitten from, I wondered. Nowhere around here. Nowhere even close. Look at those eyes, as pale as weak tea. I don’t usually take in strays but, for some reason, this time I said yes. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Stories

  • Hayslope: Saving history

    Hayslope

    When I walk around these places, or any place not covered in the thorough modernness of today, I can’t help but think about who else might have walked there, whose footsteps I might be following, whose dreams were fulfilled—or not—on that spot. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Stories

  • The power of plants

    The Asheville Herb Festival and the Power of Plants

    Herbs have been used for medicinal and culinary purposes long before recorded history and are still appropriated worldwide for spiritual, healing, dietary, and ritualistic reasons. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Food+Drink

  • He's walking the walk

    He's walking the walk

    Paul Curtin balanced himself on a pile of rocks and raised both fists over his head. The 57-year-old stood next to a weathered wooden sign, its white lettering almost gone: “Katahdin: Northern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail.” Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Outdoors

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    Enjoy the Smokies from the slopes

    Visitors from around the globe flock to the Smoky Mountain region to hit the slopes and enjoy a day skiing or snowboarding. If you’re visiting the Smoky Mountains this winter or planning a trip for the future, there are a slew of destination options. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Outdoors

  • A conversation with the Smokies' litter fighter

    A Conversation with the Smokies’ Litter Fighter

    Jerry Willis, 56, is the chief operating officer for the University Physicians’ Association in Knoxville, and, along with his wife, Darlene, has hiked every mile of trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Outdoors

  • Ramsey Cascades via Ramsey Cascades Trail

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    On the Trail in the Smokies

    At about 90 feet high, Ramsey Cascades is the tallest waterfall in all of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. At roughly 4,300 feet elevation, it also has the distinction of being the highest-elevation major waterfall in the park. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Outdoors

  • Tulips, too early

    Tulips, Too Early

    I still laugh when I remember arriving for my first day of work in the Smokies, in early January 10 years ago, to find a deserted office. The temperature had fallen a bit below freezing, allowing a very light snow to dust the roads. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Outdoors

  • Good times around the bend

    Good times around the bend

    A potent blend of rock, bluegrass and folk, The String Cheese Incident remains an innovative, intriguing force of nature and melody within the American musical landscape. Read more

    Jan 20, 2024

    12:00 AM

    Art+Music