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COVID-19 has altered our lives in numerous ways: from work to school to staying connected to friends and family. While the country processes a year of…
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As we mark the one year anniversary of the pandemic in North Carolina, BPR is launching a new series of oral histories from Appalachia. It’s a partnership…
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The pandemic has hit non-profits and museums hard due to travel and social distancing restrictions. One museum in our region appears naturally poised to…
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Asheville is going to be full of researchers this weekend – the professional kind, as the 42nd annual Appalachian Studies Association conference takes…
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North Carolina is the fifth largest producer of peanuts in America, yielding in upwards of 200,000 tons every year. Not a single one of them are actually…
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Western North Carolina businesses are making a name for themselves in the American music festival scene. Styled after the musical festivals of the 1960's,…