Sniffing for Innovation
On his bucolic orchard in rural Fletcher, Brian Upchurch is about as far away from the Mafioso scene of New York City as one…
Loud and Clear
Asheville’s Biltmore House doesn’t need any help to be considered a work of art. Designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, who also worked on…
Against the Grain
One might think Sam Benbow deserves a break from wood. At his regular gig, he works as a kitchen and bath contractor, creating custom…
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Every book, says Mary Carol Koester, holds two histories. The first fills the pages — the genealogy in an old family Bible, for example,…