A tournament of firsts: UNC Tar Heels guard Larry Miller earned his first of two MVP awards in the first tournament played in Greensboro Coliseum, delivering legendary UNC Coach Dean Smith his first of 13 tournament championships with an 82-73 win over rival Duke in the finals.
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.
