Jeremy B. Jones

Jeremy B. Jones teaches creative writing at Western Carolina University. His memoir "Bearwallow: A Personal History of a Mountain Homeland" won the 2014 Appalachian Book of the Year Award in nonfiction, a gold medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards and was a finalist for the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award. His essays appear in Oxford American, The Iowa Review, and Brevity, among others.

Dining

Mountain Eclectic Flavors in Sylva

For nearly 30 years, Lulu’s on Main has been an anchor of this Jackson County town. Now, the restaurant is strengthening its connections with neighbors down the street — and cuisine from around the world.

History

Kinship Rekindled

Descendants of the world’s most famous conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, return to Mount Airy every year to reconnect with relatives from around the globe.

History

Speaker for the Trees

John Simcox Holmes set out to understand the connection between clear-cut logging and flooding on his farm. Along the way, he gave trees a voice and helped save the state’s forests.

Travel

The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa

History abounds at this iconic resort in Hickory Nut Gorge.

History

Baker Barber Photo Collection Captures Anonymous Images of the Past

In Henderson County, volunteer sleuths are trying to identify some 75,000 photographs spanning a century of everyday life in western North Carolina.

Arts & Culture

Don’t Like Southern Sweet Talk? Honey, Bless Your Heart

Honey. Sugar. Sweetie. Spend enough time in North Carolina, and you’ll notice our language is syrupy, the words saccharine, and your mood sanguine.

Dining

Hendersonville’s Postero is a Treasury of Tastes

When Postero restaurant set up shop in a former bank in Hendersonville, the merging of past and present yielded a menu that’s familiar, yet full of surprises.