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OCTOBER 2016

Features

Meet the Weaving Women of the Crossnore School & Children’s Home

The women in the weaving room at the Crossnore School & Children’s Home bring a century’s worth of artistry to life with their looms.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
The Life of Black Walnuts, From Branch to Hummingbird Cake
Recipes

Legends of the Fall

Black walnuts' story doesn't begin until they hit the ground.

by Sheri Castle
Heirloom Apples Thrive at Big Horse Creek Farm
Home & Garden

Big Horse Creek Farm in Lansing

High in Ashe County, Ron and Suzanne Joyner are bringing back hundreds of varieties of forgotten fruit.

by Bryan Mims
Coastal Serenity at the Inn on Pamlico Sound
Eastern

Coastal Serenity at the Inn on Pamlico Sound

Finding waterfront hospitality and a home away from home on Hatteras Island.

by Jason Frye
City Portrait: Salisbury
Central

City Portrait: Salisbury

In Rowan County, a few dozen working-class folks invested a little bit of money in a fledgling grocery store. Decades later, their investments were worth millions, and helped preserve their small town.

by Jeremy Markovich
Sorghum Syrup is North Carolina's Sweet Mountain Tradition
Features

Tastes Like Home: Sorghum Syrup

Sorghum syrup has a long tradition in North Carolina’s mountains.

by Ronni Lundy
Sierra Nevada Brewery, an Old Company with Modern Practices
Drink Local

Sierra Nevada Brewery, an Old Company with Modern Practices

Sierra Nevada’s luxurious brewery near Hendersonville is a destination where the beer is the star, and the environment plays a strong supporting role.

by Jeremy Markovich
Restaurants

The Carolina Coffee Shop in Chapel Hill Offers Meals with a Side of Memories

The Carolina Coffee Shop has served breakfast, lunch, and dinner for nearly a century, but it’s the stories told by generations of loyal customers that people remember most.

by Adam Lucas
Persimmons are North Carolina's First Frost Fruits
Food

Persimmons are North Carolina’s First Frost Fruits

A windfall in more ways than one, persimmons are a prize that rewards patience: The fruit isn’t sweet and juicy until it hits the ground. But oh, is it worth the wait.

by Sheri Castle
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