In honor of our story in the August issue on the history of Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill, the newest entry in our Decades Series, Mark Kemp, Our State’s official soundtrack maker, curated this tribute featuring a selection of Cat’s Cradle performers — like the Red Clay Ramblers, Steep Canyon Rangers, Mipso, and more — from the 1970s to today.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
