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29911
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Home Land is a new exhibit at the Asheville Art Museum honoring Native American art, culture and history. Most pieces were provided by collector Lambert Wilson and Eastern Band Cherokee artist Shan Goshorn. Goshorn also provided letters and narratives pertaining to the Trail of Tears and centuries-old medicine stories.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2017,
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29912
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The Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League celebrates their fiftieth anniversary. Margaret Gilbert and Olive Granger started the league in 1967, recruiting mostly women artists in Black Mountain and the surrounding region. Members continue the legacy of its founders through regular meetings, displays of work and varied art classes.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2017,
p99, por
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29913
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Electric cars have become more attractive to consumers as environmental stewardship has become increasingly relevant. In the Asheville metropolitan area, there are more than sixty public charging stations for electric cars, some of them solar-powered. The use of electric cars has been promoted as part of efforts to reduce air pollution.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2017,
p100-101, il, por
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29914
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The Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference began thirteen years ago as a gathering of women who met to immerse themselves in the study of herbal medicine and the Wise Woman tradition of Earth-based healing. The annual event takes place in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and features classes in herbal medicines, holistic healing, women health and wellness.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2017,
p102-103, por
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29915
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Slow Food Asheville picked the Cherokee Purple heirloom tomato to spotlight for its 2017 Heritage Food Project. In 1990, Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina, obtained and grew a packet of unnamed seeds that had been shared by the Cherokee Indians more than one-hundred years before. The tomato is purple in color and has gained a widespread fame amongst heirloom tomatoes.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2017,
p104, il
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36452
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By the time a moose head, product of self-made millionaire Charles Chapman’s decades ago hunt, was given to its owner’s grandnephew, its final home was in question. It found a home in the appropriately and ironically named The Moose Café. Through it, the restaurant was given a conversation piece and connection with an important historical figure. For seven years, Chapman was the owner of the National Register of Historic Places listed, nineteenth century constructed Smith-McDowell House.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 1, January 2016,
p90
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36453
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The newly created office aimed to assure its sustained place by playing a role in sustaining the environment. Two years later, post-implementation of its Sustainability Management Plan, the department had lived up to its promise of sustainability. The city, partnering with local environmental groups, had reduced its carbon footprint by nearly thirty percent, through eco-friendly practices related to fuel, electricity, water system improvement, and recycling.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 1, January 2016,
p104-105
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36454
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Western North Carolina played an important role in the state’s economic and occupational development, through its railroads delivering raw materials such as lumber and mica across the state. Pictorial evidence Western Carolina University preserves includes the accompanying photo of the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Through such endeavors, acknowledgment of railroads’ place in North Carolina history chugging along.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 1, January 2016,
p108
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Western North Carolina archives--Asheville; Archives--North Carolina; Railroads; Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Lumber trade--North Carolina; Bryson City--Description and travel; Swain County--History; Blue Ridge Mountains--Description and travel; Locomotives--History; Mines and mineral resources; Buncombe County--History; Western Carolina University
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36455
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Unflattering portrayals of locals in writings such as Look Homeward, Angel, was a roadblock on the journey toward Wolfe’s native son level recognition. It was also after Wolfe’s death that his childhood home, pictured, became a major tourist attraction.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 2, February 2016,
p59
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Western Carolina University; Western North Carolina archives--Asheville; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Characters; Historic buildings--Asheville; Historic homes--Asheville; National Register of Historic Places--North Carolina; Writers, North Carolina; Authors, American--North Carolina, Western; Tourism--Asheville
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36456
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Joining sustainability efforts is the nonprofit American Chestnut Foundation. Factors assuring their sustainability success included partnerships with universities possessing cutting edge technological tools, a successful breeding program at Meadowview Research Farms, and advocacy of volunteers and members known familiarly as “chestnutters.”
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 2, February 2016,
p87
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36457
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This nonprofit organization, established nearly a decade earlier, sustained success due to its celebration, education, and advocacy of life on two wheels for both urban and commuter cyclists. Events included coordinating community rides such as the Bike of the Irish. Lobbying for transportation policy changes yielded the Hominy Creek Greenway and the non-profit’s collaboration with the city council in the creation of Asheville’s Comprehensive Bicycle Plan.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 3, March 2016,
p42-44
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36458
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Opening a door for a better future was OpenDoors of Asheville. Connecting at-risk children with customized educational and enrichment opportunities, the nonprofit organization offered tutoring, sporting events, and music and art lessons. Such activities can nurture talents overlooked by an educational system focusing on prospective behavioral problems and disciplinary issues.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 3, March 2016,
p68-69
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36466
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In league with other dancing teams such as Irene and Vernon Castle were Beale and Peggy Fletcher. Despite local opposition for the dance styles they promoted, the couple found success on the vaudeville circuit. This success paved the path to authorship for Beale and the establishment of a school of dance, now known as Asheville Ballet/Fletcher School of Dance. Dancing talent, originating with Beale’s parents Robert and Daisy, extended to Beale and Peggy’s children and grandchildren. Of note is Maria Fletcher, the only Miss North Carolina to also be awarded the Miss America crown.
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Birdwatching, also called birding, is touted by the author as one of the fastest growing hobbies in the United States. Birdwatching skills discussed were binocular use, use of field guides, and times to engage in the hobby. Concerning the use of field guides, anatomical features to pay attention to includes shape of the bill, skull, and body; colors of feathers; and songs.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2016,
p28-29
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36471
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Fly fishing and typing have deep roots in the Western North Carolina, according to the author. Theories related to their origins include people such as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and places such as southern Appalachia. Bell attributes fishing’s enduring appeal to the lure of its therapeutic effect. Modern efforts to lure more to fishing include the Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail in Jackson County. Rivers recommended by the author for fly fishing are Asheville’s French Broad River and Transylvania County’s Davidson River.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2016,
p34-35
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