Asheville’s own Leif Erick Johansen, Marisol Spoon and Geoffrey Giles will showcase their work among 115 other artists selected at the upcoming Artisphere in Greenville, S.C.(Photo: Greenville News/File) What is it that inspires you? For some, it’s an age-old song…

By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pilot© April 27, 2015 COROLLA, N.C. Currituck County has taken over operations of a restored 1920s Outer Banks mansion to boost the number of visitors and revenue. The county fired the chief executive officer of the…

April 26, 2015 06:26 GMT By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA and MUNEEZA NAQVI Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Planeloads of aid material, doctors and relief workers from neighboring countries began arriving Sunday in Nepal, a poor Himalayan nation reeling from a…

We would prefer that the General Assembly leave North Carolina’s sales tax law alone. But that is not going to happen, and Chuck McGrady’s bill would lessen the impact on urban counties. Traditionally, the two cents of sales tax earmarked…

The Atomic Ranch Heaven is a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home in the Movie Colony East neighborhood Palm Springs. It sleeps seven people and was named in Top 5 for Homeaway’s Best of Outdoor Spaces Contest.(Photo: Courtesy of Acme House Company) The…

FRIDAY Service-Learning Symposium, presentations, 9:30-11 a.m., College of Coastal Georgia’s Stembler Theatre; Poster Showcase, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus Center Lobby; Awards and Reception, 2-2:45 p.m., Mariners Galley Patio. Reservations, (912) 279-5703 or email jcornell@ccga.edu. Savannah Council on World Affairs, 1:15…

Richard Geiger Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:45 pm Forsyth tourism group’s projections could lead to record 2015-16 budget Richard Craver/Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem Journal The Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority gave a sneak peak Tuesday of its 2015-16 budget projections,…

Hey, watch what you say about Tampa! In a post from China on Tuesday, I quoted a reader on the unpredictability of downtown-recovery efforts. Asheville, North Carolina, now has a famously vibrant downtown now, and according to the reader, it…

Richard Geiger Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:45 pm TDA’s projections could lead to record 2015-16 budget Richard Craver/Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem Journal The Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority gave a sneak peak Tuesday of its 2015-16 budget projections, saying financing…

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