Record #:

43537

Author(s):

Powell, Mark

Abstract:

"Contemporary murals adorn the exteriors of buildings throughout West Jefferson and the High Country. But the walls inside a handfull of churches offer stunning displays of an ancient technique." Artist, Benjamin F. Long IV has created a number of stunning biblical images for the High Country Fresco Trail, a collection of mountain churches

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 90 Issue 5, October 2022, p162-170, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Frescoes; Frescoes--Benjamin Long--churches; West Jefferson--Description and travel; High Country Fresco Trail,

Record #:

43538

Author(s):

Leek, Marianne

Abstract:

"In the far-western reaches of the state, two men who learned to quilt from the communities around them are dispelling stereotypes while continuing a beloved — and necessary — mountain tradition." Growing up in Hayesville, Howard Blankenship has been quilting since he was a boy, a skill handed to him and his siblings by his grandmother Bertha. Winston-Salem native Zak Foster started quilting in 2010, Som of his creations have appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 90 Issue 5, October 2022, p236-246, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Quilting; Quilters--nontraditional

Record #:

43539

Author(s):

Woltz, Rebecca

Abstract:

"Why does this Haywood County town have some of the cleanest water in the state? It's the result of the community's efforts to keep forests in its watershed clean." Normally breweries have to treat their water for contaminants but at Frog Level Brewing Company on the banks of Richland Creek in Waynesville, no treatment is needed other than adding ions.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 90 Issue 5, October 2022, p248-256, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality management; Water quality management -- Waynesville; Breweries--water quality; Breweries--Waynesville; Waynesville--Description and travel

Record #:

43540

Author(s):

Gerard, Philip

Abstract:

Proposed demolition of an 11-block area in downtown Asheville came to a head on on October 23, 1981, with a televised debate that ended with voters rejecting a multi-million daollar mall plan. Kathryn Long, a business owner in the affected area.and her brother-in-law, Wayne Caldwell, and others founded Save Downtown Asheville, Inc, which effectively changed the course of city revitalization rom demoltion to preservation.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 90 Issue 5, October 2022, p262-268, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Revitalization projects; Asheville--revitalization--1980s