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Stir It Up
“In this cocktail, we infuse Doc Porter’s vodka with blueberries from King’s Drive Farmers Market in Myers Park. Doc Porter’s is a grain-to-glass distillery in Charlotte. They harvest all their grain from a farm in […]
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Dogwood Crafters to receive Mountain Heritage Award
Each year, Western Carolina University awards two Mountain Heritage Awards, one to an individual and one to an organization, for a strong involvement with Southern Appalachian history, culture and issues. This year, one of those […]
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Greensboros LeBauer Park opens bringing wonder and delight
Ever wonder what would happen if 1896 met 2016?Wonder no more because Greensboro’s art community has answered that question. “Waving Wonder” and “Where We Met” is industrialization and modernity woven into one.Not sure how that […]
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The Engine: NCs racing gem on the border
If there’s a heaven on earth, it’s VIR.”That’s the famous description of the Virginia International Raceway from the late Paul Newman, who in his time was a professional driver and race team owner on top […]
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A community collaborates to secure a way of life
In 2004, during the height of the recession, Asheville’s livestock market closed forcing producers small and large to make the drive to Tennessee or South Carolina to take their cattle to market. A drive to […]
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Your desk is hazardous to your health
Recent studies show that too much sitting contributes to a host of diseases, from obesity and diabetes to cancer and depression, and literally shortens your life. The results are in: the enemies are your chair […]
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Beautiful research in the works to increase the pollinator population
What’s that buzz in the air? The pollinators are up there thanks to the strategically planted and managed flowers across the state. There are 18 research stations across N.C. where the North Carolina Department of […]
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Second Annual Groove in the Garden promises a day of music and merrymaking at the Raleigh Rose Garden
The Pour House and Younger Brother Productions present The 2nd annual Groove in the Garden, a day long event at The Raleigh Rose Garden with local food trucks, vendors, and live music featuring musical artists […]
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Perseid meteor outburst to peak tonight, Brown Mountain Lights spotted
If you enjoy watching meteor showers, the folks at NASA are expecting as many as 200 meteors per hour during tonight’s peak of the Perseid meteor shower that graces our sky every August.NASA says it […]
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Rihanna, Anne Hathaway expected to join female Oceans Eight
Pop star Rihanna along with actresses Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter are in talks to join Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett in a female-driven spinoff of the “Ocean’s Eleven” crime caper franchise, Hollywood trade […]