Several dozen small art galleries dot the towns and cities of Western North Carolina, hiding in plain sight as they display amazing multimedia works of vibrant color, rich texture—and mouth-watering…
When The New York Times publishes an editorial that encourages home ownership, you’ve just got to believe it’s time to buy a house. That milestone occurred on November 29, 2014,…
You’ve got a great business idea or passion project, now all you need is a little cash to get started. Funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from…
It’s dark. You’re an airmail pilot, circa 1925. Rain stings your face. You’re straining through the mist to see the light beacons below. In good weather following the line they…
Written by Roger McCredie This is a true story: On a picture perfect fall morning some years ago, I was walking down Woodfin Street in Asheville. The cloudless sky was…
On the surface, Asheville may appear as a monopolized land of big name grocery stores and has recently yielded a wave of new chain food stores popping up in various…
Written by Jim Murphy In the not too distant future, social historians who assign cute nicknames to our passing eras—the Roaring ’20s, Fabulous ’50s—may decide to call our present time,…
My father died suddenly and unexpectedly. In going through his personal effects the next day, my brother and I found tucked in his wallet a sheaf of yellow NCR receipts,…
WRITTEN BY JIM MURPHY Around the time computers became essential in the well-equipped home, people made a momentous discovery. “Hey, I can work from home.” And why not? Kids are sick, snow…
With the end of the school year in sight and warmer days finally arriving, parents are getting their summer calendars organized. Their summer plans must be soon crystallized for the…