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North Carolina

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Music

The bluegrass guitarist, vocalist, and avid fly fisherman celebrates home, family, and his musical influences on Far Away with You

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Land & Conservation

Thanks to a tight-knit community’s rescue efforts, the once-feral youngster has a bright future 

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Travel

Escape the crowds at the nation’s busiest national park and explore one of these less-traveled trails

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Food & Drink

An ode to the good times—and great fried chicken—at the Chapel Hill institution

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Video

Music

The Asheville-based band performs three heartfelt tracks from its upcoming album, The Ones that Stay, due out this month. Recorded at the Outpost, in partnership with Explore Asheville

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Travel

Mountain melodies continue to hit all the right notes

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Video

Music

The six-piece Americana band from Asheville, North Carolina, plays three songs. Recorded at the Orange Peel in partnership with Explore Asheville

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Travel

Fontana Dam is a longtime Smoky Mountain getaway, with fresh lodging upgrades for summer

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interview

With kickoff a month away, the ESPN college football guru chats with G&G

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Travel

A new boutique hotel in North Carolina’s High Country invites guests to reconnect with the landscape and each other

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Recipe

A lighter version of the classic, fresh out of Asheville

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traditions

The beloved Western North Carolina event unites generations of riders and spectators with a tradition steeped in family and community

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Land & Conservation

Two hundred and fifty years after he blazed a path around the Southeast, the explorer, artist, and dreamer still captivates

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Arts & Culture

The bestselling author’s latest book, A Happier Life, is part whodunnit and part beach read

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Anatomy of a Classic

In this recipe from Neng Jr.’s in Asheville, Filipino flavors and family know-how combine in a veggie-laden dish perfect for grilling season

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Arts & Culture

Along back roads and on the outskirts of Southern cities, these schools stand as time capsules

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Recipe

Labor intensive but quite possibly life-changing, the dish features local grits, Gruyère cheese, sautéed mushrooms, and a Vidalia onion puree

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Travel

The Jonathan Adler–designed hotel brings a touch of glamour to the wind-swept Outer Banks island

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Arts & Culture

How the North Carolina luxury label—and past Made in the South Awards honoree—is weaving a new narrative for North Carolina textile manufacturers

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Sporting

In the trout waters of North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains, one writer follows the trail of the late, great Middleton, one of fly fishing’s most intriguing voices