We’re launching a nonprofit newsroom to preserve Appalachian Highlands heritage and support its future. The Appalachian Highlands, spanning Asheville to…
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Front Porch Tales: The Art of the Liar’s Bench
When the sun finally drops behind the ridge and the last chore is done, life on an Appalachian Highlands farm…
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Hope in the Hollow: A Bonny Blue Christmas Miracle
Life in the Shadow of the Mountain: The Bonny Blue Mine Gather round, friends. Pull up a chair by the…
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Winter Harvests: The Magic of Polyethylene
Drive through the back roads of Washington or Smyth County in Winter, and the landscape tells you a clear story:…
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How to Cook Perfectly Roasted Parsnips Every Time
In the Appalachian Highlands, we are conditioned to view the first hard freeze as an ending. It’s the signal to…
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Magic on State Street: The Odd and Awseome Boo-tique
Bristol, VA—On a blustery Small Business Saturday, November 29, 2025, I was on State Street covering the annual surge of…
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Harvesting History: Heirloom Apples and the Spirit of 1780
ABINGDON, Va. —The rain dampened the ground on November 30, 2025, turning the late autumn sky a bruised shade of…
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Creativity Runs Deep in the Simpson Family
From Doodles on Bills to Books: The Creative World of the Simpson Family It’s not every day you stumble upon…
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Damascus to The Trail’s True Reward: Chasing Fall Foliage
Trail Town, USA: Damascus, VA We have had the privilege of writing about the town of Damascus, VA, before, and…
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How One Bristol Garden and Grill Creates Happy Culinary Memories
A Serendipitous Discovery in Bristol, VA Every so often in life, while wandering along some unknown road and exploring, you…
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