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Settled around 1800 by builders of a forever community, Bent Creek came into the 21st century with its land now part of a U.S. experimental forest, and descendants still attached to the place and its traditions. Read major feature. |
Read how Art Deco trailblazer came to Asheville and what he did here (map included) Click on photo for story. |
Read about Dave Minneman and a lifelong sense of justice Click on photo for story. |
Read the stories of Viola, Jim, and Kirk, told with great spirit and candor Click on photo for story! |
Can we learn from the past and ask the best questions about the future regarding what is perhaps the No. 1 present historical force in our region? Click on photo for story! |
Elizabeth and George Ellison have collaborated on a book, Literary Excursions in the Southern Highlands, that offers a naturalist view of WNC. Read review by clicking on the image. . |
Ron Rash's new novel explores buried guilt from the Summer of Love. He's in Asheville Sept. 21; and Sylva, Oct. 1. Read review and interview by clicking on the image. Photo by Kate Vukovich. . |
The Asheville Auditorium, pictured here, opened in 1940, constructed with WPA funding...see what followed by clicking on the image. |
Treasures from archives Pauline Johnson and Roman Blevins present "North Carolina History: From the Archives to the Classroom,” at Mars Hill University, Thurs., February 18, 3 p.m. Click on photo to learn more.. |
John Parris, the late, beloved "Roaming the Mountains" author, often looked back to his home in Jackson County. Click on photo to read more.. |
Firestorm Books and Coffee, the only full-service bookstore in West Asheville, is a cooperative that provides insight into anarchism. Take the tour by clicking on photo. |
Read about outdoorsman/writer Jim Casada's new book, and see chapter about one legendary hunter and renaissance man. Read by clicking on photo. |
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Laura Wright, WCU professor, authors a wide-ranging, clear survey of a subject of increasing significance.. Click on photo to read about each author. |
There were whiskey busts after Prohibition in the Thunder Road era, with distillers avoiding exorbitant taxes. Click on photo to read. |
The legendary writer and editor has been placed in a Distinguished Chair at App State. He'll be making his presence known. Click on photo for history of country club since Swannanoa hunt days. |
Asheville, 1937: four former slaves recall a past that hurts. Click on photo for more info. |
A crowd gathered outside the Asheville Citizen building to follow the scoreboard during the 1923 World Series. Click photo to read background story, see larger image. Click on photo for article. |
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Features Asheville's African-American music mecca
Obscure no more
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In 1925, children in the Burton Street community in West Asheville went an elementary school where the community center is now. Read more. See larger photo.
Akzona excavation, 1978
Landmark event--North Pack Square was razed; and the site for I.M. Pei's edifice cleared. Read more.
James Vestus Miller
African-American leader Miller formed Miller & Sons Construction, specializing in churches and commercial buildings. Read more.
Plott hounds on board
1942: hunters in Haywood County get ready to go chase bear. Read more.
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Jan. 25, 7 p.m., Banjo player and story-teller Dom Flemons at Blue Ridge Community College, Jan. 25. More.
Jan. 25, 5:30 p.m., Dr. Kathy Ackerman, author of The Heart of Revolution: The Radical Life and Novels of Olive Dargan, at West Asheville Library. More.
Feb. 3, 6 p.m., Silent Films at the Esmerelda Inn, Chimney Rock, Frank Thompson presents "Brother Bill," "The Masked Rider," and "Gilded Lies." More.
Feb. 16, 6 to 8 p.m., UNC Asheville, Kristin Hannah (left), author of The Great Alone. More.
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