The land Management Plan for Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests is up for renewal now by the U.S. Forest Service . Under the proposed plan, 70 percent of forests areas, designated as “suitable for timber” will be open to logging.…

It’s been a big year for Cincinnati beer fans, with a meteoric rise of local breweries and major expansions among the veterans who came before. Some of the stories #9beer covered this year affect not only the city and the…

I knew once I came across a listicle on the lifestyle website Impulcity a few weeks back it would join the likes of Travel + Leisure, Buzzfeed and Forbes as an inexhaustible reservoir of material for our #Maine blog. I’ve…

Asheville tourism officials say business was booming this year, and developers are continuing to add hotel rooms. The Citizen-Times in Asheville reports that for the year, hotel-occupancy rates through November stood at 69 percent, several percentage points higher than the…

The year 2014 was one of introspection — in the arts, that is. You could argue that self-analysis is a core concept underlining many, if not most, artworks. And you would be right. But this year it seemed to permeate every…

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It’s a battle of the Greeks. Sororities and fraternities expressing their artistic abilities, using their feet and hands to create rhythm and sound. (12-25-14)

It’s a battle of the Greeks. Sororities and fraternities expressing their artistic abilities, using their feet and hands to create rhythm and sound. (12-25-14)

Local/State Wake County studying traditional, year-round calendars at same schools

Local News 7 lawsuits filed against USC Medical School clinics over unsafe steroid shots