How a Christmas tradition popularized at an all-girls summer camp in Brevard grew into a global phenomenon.
Supper with Three Sisters
The Cherokee trio of corn, beans, and squash have long been grown together for a more robust harvest and superior flavor. But that doesn’t mean you’ll see them all on one plate. (Well, maybe, if you know where to look.)
Ramblin’ Man: The Coharie Queen
Joyce Locklear knows the tribe’s dances because she danced them. She knows its struggles because she lived them. She knows the next generation because she taught them.
How William Cecil Made The Biltmore Estate Into Asheville’s Biggest Tourist Attraction
The grandson of George Vanderbilt worked for decades to change his birthplace — once a crumbling, 250-room chateau — into a beloved Western North Carolina landmark.
The Man Who Built Charlotte
Hugh McColl — always brash, bold, and thinking big — reshaped the banking industry in the United States, and turned a medium-size city into a metropolis. And he’s not done yet.
Livingstone College Kicked Off a Football Tradition
A game played by Livingstone College in Salisbury and Biddle University in Charlotte — now Johnson C. Smith University — was the first football game between black colleges in United States history.
When the Water Comes: Decoration Day
Every year, an old family cemetery tucked in the woods on the northern shore of Fontana Lake becomes a gathering place. One woman, whose parents and grandparents worked this land, returns to ensure that a Southern mountain tradition carries on — rain or shine.
