2021 in review: Arts leaders reflect on a tumultuous year Posted on December 26, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin Xpress asked eight local members of the arts community to discuss the highs and lows of an unpredictable year. Featured below are reflections from Davaion “Spaceman...
GivingTuesday is the international day of generosity happening on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Save this beautiful piece of ancient history! Paint Rock is North Carolina’s best-known example of an American Indian pictograph from 5,000 years ago. In 1880,...
Transformation on trail: Volunteers converge to secure Max Patch’s future WRITTEN BY HOLLY KAYS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 On a sunny Saturday in September, tall grasses wave a fringe atop Max Patch, framing mountain layers fading from ripened green to hazy blue....
History Feature: Retracing the ‘Much Traveled’ Drovers Road By Lauren Stepp The year is 1835, and Sherrill’s Tavern smells of cider and swine. Bedford Sherrill, an enterprising man who purchased acreage in the Hickory Nut Gorge months prior, is peddling apple cider to...
Artists retrace historic route, mount conservation benefit show Posted on September 15, 2021 by Bill Kopp As founder of the nonprofit Preserving a Picturesque America, Scott “Doc” Varn is on a mission to create a modern-day version of a printed project dating from the...
