By Nicola Karesh I was walking in a park yesterday that meandered through the connecting woods. At some point, I found my attention drawn to the details of bark on the trees. A towering giant had bark that was quite striking

By Nicola Karesh I had a wonderful conversation recently with Derek Sandlin. If I posted the whole interview it would probably read like a book, so I’ll share snippets with you so that you can get a sense of who

By Nicola Karesh The community is invited to a presentation next week that is sponsored by the Transylvania County Joint Historic Preservation Commission (JHPC) and the Transylvania County Library. “Walking Around the World: African American Landscapes and Experiences in Transylvania

by Nicola Karesh Last Saturday, with a bit of a nip in the air and snowflakes from time to time, the Mary C. Jenkins Community Center held its retreat for board and committee members. This was immediately followed by the

by Nicola Karesh We start off this week with a little trek down memory lane and the Mary C. Jenkins Community Center. From the Jan. 21 edition of The Transylvania Times in 1971, you could have read, “Since day care