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View fullsize When Melanie and Daniel Hopkins opened @studio116nc on April 4, 2025, they weren’t simply launching an art gallery. The enterprising couple who arrived in East Flat Rock from California six years ago were continuing the long, evolving story of
View fullsize At the Local History Fair hosted by the Blue Ridge Community College Library earlier this week, visitors moved from one display to the next, picking up brochures, asking questions, and swapping stories. It quickly became clear this was more than a ga
View fullsize Driving east on Interstate 26 past Saluda, the road suddenly drops rapidly, beginning a steep descent “off the mountain.” The same sensation comes on U.S. 25 heading south toward Greenville - a long, winding descent that signals a transit
View fullsize Several times a week, on my way to work at a local nonprofit, I pass a small, easy-to-miss sign at the corner of Shepherd Street and Brooklyn Avenue near the campus of Blue Ridge Community College. It simply reads: “WNC Air Museum.” For s
View fullsize Twenty-seven years ago, Linda and Jack Grup delivered a daughter to her freshman year of college in Ann Arbor, packed up their life in Michigan, and headed for the mountains of Western North Carolina in pursuit of a dream. Today, that dream is a real
View fullsize Nestled at the foot of Glassy Mountain, hidden beyond a rhododendron-flanked drive and shaded by towering pines, stands Rhododendron—a gracious, weathered summer house that has been the heart of the Rhodes and Simpson families for 75 years. Own
View fullsize The Green River lies 130 feet beneath the old High Bridge on US 176 between Flat Rock and Saluda. The view down to the river is dizzying, and it is not hard to understand why, when the bridge opened in 1927, it was acclaimed as the highest bridge of
View fullsize This week, I’m turning over the opening of Flat Rock Together to the many readers who shared their stories, moments, and emotions during the recent winter storms. These reflections are by turns touching, funny, contemplative, and occasionally
View fullsize In the summer of 1948, Hendersonville danced. It danced on Main Street between Third and Fourth, where forty couples might whirl at once under the glow of a setting sun. It danced at Poplar Lodge in Laurel Park on Tuesdays, at the pavilion atop Jump
View fullsize @frplayhouse has announced its 2026 season, and it’s one shaped by momentum, thoughtful planning, and a clear sense of what its audience values. Built around familiar titles, iconic music, and enduring stories, the upcoming year brings works m
View fullsize Tim Jones was invited to a home in Flat Rock for a photo session and interview to promote his new book of poetry, Blue Mountain Poems. Uncertain of the location, Tim entered the given address into Google Maps and realized immediately that a twist of
View fullsize For Hunter Foster Pope, a Spartanburg native, the idea of balance and renewal is more than theoretical — it’s deeply personal. Hunter grew up spending summers on Lake Summit, her mother’s happy place, where life was quiet, simple, a