Where the Catawba River flows through Lincoln and Catawba counties, an ancient art form thrives.
april 2014
Tupelo Honey’s Buttermilk Biscuits
Try some sweet fruit preserves with these soft buttermilk biscuits.
“Red Clay Reader” Rooted in Southern Soil
In the ’60s, a professor and her students created a magazine for writers rooted in Southern soil.
The Red Clay Ramblers
Shaped by the ever-changing music scene in Chapel Hill, the Ramblers have always been experimenters.
Not Just Any Ol’ Hound
When it came time to pick a state dog, the Plott family knew there was only one canine in the hunt.
What These Words Can Do
In eliminating poetry from our lives, we miss discovering a pursuit of pleasure that we didn’t even know we needed.
Hoopskirt Dreams: Wilmington’s Azalea Festival Belles
During the Azalea Festival in Wilmington, the city’s Azalea Belles follow a slow, graceful path to the past.
Is Bigfoot’s Backyard in the Uwharrie National Forest?
A fuzzy video of a furry beast with a sweet tooth has spawned an industry all its own in the Uwharries. Many in Montgomery County believe. Some worldwide believe. But do you?
The Mythic School of the Mountain: Black Mountain College
Brilliant artists, poets, and intellectuals established Black Mountain College’s reputation as a bastion of innovative thinkers. The college’s brief, obscure existence — and its avant-garde “Happening” — sealed its legend.
