2023

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Winter’s Grand Arrangement of Bright Stars

Early evening skies in January and February reveal the celestial G.
Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, a nature preserve and attraction at 5,946 feet, is also known for its mile-high swinging bridge, America’s highest suspension footbridge.

The Mountain Q&A – Harris Prevost: Servant to Grandfather Mountain

Harris Prevost is former vice president of Grandfather Mountain and continues to serve after 50 years, saying “running the mountain was never work.”
The 1950s-era Lyric Theater is celebrating its rebirth in January.

Showplace Comeback: 1950s Theater Rises

St. Paul, Virginia, welcomes the Lyric back for a grand opening and shows.
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Singing in the Garden: A Sweet Time of Year

"Sugaring season is the season when you tap the trees for sugar that turns into maple syrup . . . I like the idea it’s the very, very first murmurings of spring." —Beth Orton
Troyer’s Mountain View Country Market in Limestone simply calls it the Big Burger.

Hidden Hamburgers, Tex-Mex Memories and Syrian Street Food

These East Tennessee establishments nourish and connect us.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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