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Edible Petals

Creative concoctions made with fresh flowers give us five ways to enjoy a taste of spring.

by Emily Wallace
Western

An Essay On Rutherfordton, From A Native Daughter

Anyone who has ever lived in — and left — a small town knows what it’s like to return. In a step-by-step journey of memory, a writer recaptures her hometown and lets the groundswell of emotion remind her how much she loved it there.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
August 2011

Lake Lure

The magnetic mountain town’s beauty pulls people in and then holds on.

by Our State Staff

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