In this episode we’ll explore two holiday and Appalachian traditions: food and spirits. We’ll also hear about some female butchers who are leading a renaissance in local foods. You’ll find these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia. Cooking with…
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Appalachian Holiday Traditions of Food and Spirits, With Recipes on How to …
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Landmark Blue Ridge Mountain Inn Changes Hands
Photo Courtesy of Sam Dean sam dean Burnsville’s 1833 Nu Wray Inn was recently purchased by two Asheville couples. Posted: Saturday, December 13, 2014 12:00 am Landmark Blue Ridge Mountain Inn Changes Hands 0 comments BURNSVILLE, N.C. – Western North Carolina’s…
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NC State rolls past Charleston Southern, 86-50
Charleston Southern fell to 0-2 this season against the ACC, and while an earlier season loss to Florida State was close late, Friday night’s loss to North Carolina State in Raleigh was never much of a contest. North Carolina State…
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Holiday Housewares Spending on the Rise
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Gas pipeline fails to energize debate over its route in Cumberland County
WADE – At the Main Street Grill, a group of men scowled at the prospect of a $5 billion natural gas pipeline cutting across their properties. “They take over your land, and you don’t get nothing out of it,” said…
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Caldwell’s cause: Saving downtown Asheville – Asheville Citizen
Wayne Caldwell stands on Broadway Street in downtown Asheville earlier this month. Caldwell was instrumental in organizing the citizens group Save Downtown Asheville in the early 1980s to defeat a bond referendum that would have bulldozed downtown Asheville and built…
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Workers reunite air traveler with his lost golf shoes – The News
With help from Thrifty Car Rental and the TSA, local airport volunteers Joy Burack, left, and Terri Krass were able to return forgotten golf shoes to a time-stressed passenger.(Photo: Special to The News-Press) Here’s a cool story of volunteer tourism…
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NC cities, towns want local sales tax power to fix budget shortfall
RALEIGH Cities and towns could ask state legislators for a special sales tax within municipal boundaries to make up for $62 million in lost privilege tax revenues. The legislature earlier this year repealed the privilege tax, which opponents consider an unfair…
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Frugality taken too far?
In a recent column, I featured a list of ultra-frugal savings tips, some of which had me asking myself, “Is this really the best way to save money?” I enjoy featuring reader emails regularly in this column and I feel…
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A bit of a quiz about the beloved Christmas tree
TRUE OR false:Christmas trees grow in all 50 states (including Alaska and Hawaii). The tradition of bringing Christmas-like trees inside predates the birth of Christ. It used to be illegal to have a decorated Christmas tree in Massachusetts on Dec.…
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