View the Digital Magazine In this Issue... Art museums were uncommon 75 years ago when Gregory Ivy opened the Weatherspoon on the Woman’s College campus. It was the first art museum in the UNC system and second in the state, following the opening of Charlotte’s Mint Museum in 1936. Today it is a hidden gem in the art world [...]
View the Digital Magazine A Letter From the Publisher... Beer dates back to the dawn of civilization. The Code of Hammurabi, our oldest code of laws, regulated beer houses, enforcing the death penalty if brewers watered down the house brew. Egyptian Pharoah Khufu paid his slaves in beer while they built his resting place, the Pyramid at Giza. The [...]
View the Digital MagazineIn this Issue...Beer dates back to the dawn of civilization. The Code of Hammurabi, our oldest code of laws, regulated beer houses by enforcing the death penalty if brewers watered down the house brew. Egyptian Pharoah Khufu paid his slaves in beer while they built his final resting place, the Pyramid at Giza. The ancient Babylonians were [...]
View the Digital Magazine A Letter From the Publisher... It was 1977 when the idea of a North Carolina Mountains to the Sea Trail was first proposed. With the highest mountain east of Pikes Peak and the second largest coastline on the east coast, North Carolina offers an extraordinary variety of natural resources to view. In the ensuing years, [...]
View the Digital Magazine In this Issue... “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin,” Shakespeare wrote more 500 years ago. That was the thought when the idea of a North Carolina Mountains to the Sea Trail was first proposed forty years ago. With the highest mountain east of Pikes Peak and the second largest coastline on the [...]
View the Digital Magazine A Letter From the Publisher… “You are old, Father William,” the young man said, And your hair has become very white; And yet you incesssantly stand on your head – Do you think at your age it is right?” — (from Alice in Wonderland) Winston-Salem’s Bookmarks reminds us of the wonder of the writings of [...]
View the Digital Magazine A Letter From the Publisher… “Here’s to the land of cotton blooms white, Where scuppernong perfumes the breeze at night.” — from the official toast to the state of North Carolina While “cotton blooms” no longer dot the North Carolina landscape, vineyards are abounding in our rolling hills, rich soil and mild winters. In addition [...]
View the Digital Magazine A Letter From the Publisher… Music, dancing, crafts, food and more will be on tap September 11-13 when the National Folk Festival comes to North Carolina for its 75th anniversary celebration. It will also be a little dizzying as more than 30 groups perform on seven stages with continuous music and dance. A North Carolina [...]
A Letter From the Publisher… Downtown Greensboro will be athrob with music, dancing, crafts, food and more September 11-13 when the National Folk Festival comes to town for its 75th anniversary celebration. It will also be a little dizzying as more than 30 groups perform on seven stages with continuous music and dance. A North Carolina folklife area, a [...]
A Letter From the Publisher… The word “retire” is defined as “to leave one’s work place” or “withdraw to or from a particular place.” As the baby boomer generation continues its march into the retirement years, this generation is also redefining what it means to retire. “Withdrawing” is the last thing this generation aims to do. Charging full-steam ahead [...]
