Laura Hackett
Reporter at Blue Ridge Public Radio
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bpr.org | Laura Hackett
When Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff announced the closure of all three of its art supply shops in North Carolina last month, local artists were heartbroken. But then in a twist this week, the store announced that a local – and for now, unnamed – company plans to buy the space and continue to sell art supplies.
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bpr.org | Laura Hackett
The fallout from Hurricane Helene has had an unfortunate domino effect on the budgets of local government – and Buncombe County is no exception. The near-halt of commerce during the 53-day Asheville water crisis, the destruction of residential and commercial property and precipitous drop in tourism sapped crucial revenue from the county, which largely relies on sales tax and property tax to make ends meet.
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avltoday.6amcity.com | Laura Hackett
Deep in the heart of Pisgah National Forest, there’s a historic space research station with ties to NASA — and it’s one of only three International Dark Sky-certified Parks in North Carolina. We’re talking about the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) — an isolated 200+ acre area that first opened in 1963 as NASA’s Rosman Tracking Station. In 1967, its 26-meter radio telescope received one of the world’s first color photos of the full Earth from space, as well as a TV transmission.
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seatoday.6amcity.com | Alina Hunter-Grah |Trevor Peters |Laura Hackett
Seattleites seem to really love their thinking caps, because not only is our city responsible for some neat-o inventions — like oh, I don’t know, Boeing’s lunar rover — but we’ve also contributed quite a bit to the culinary world. No, we’re not talking about the Seattle Dog (although it totally counts), but our state is responsible for all sorts of yummy treats — even produce. Here are a few snacks we’ve blessed the world with.
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bpr.org | Laura Hackett
Before it closed indefinitely, the Swannanoa post office was a regular stop for resident Tissica Schoch. She mailed checks for work and shipped off unique handmade quilts for friends across the country. It was also the place where she talked with her neighbors. “It was less than five minutes to get over there and I could just pop in, check in on the clerks...and see what's going on in their life," she said.
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RT @NewsHour: The remnants of Hurricane Helene have been wreaking havoc hundreds of miles away from where it made landfall in Florida three…
For more than a decade, local greenway advocates have campaigned to transform an old railway corridor into a 19-mile path between Hendersonville and Brevard. Two federal grants from the USDOT, will expedite that process. https://t.co/tacumm02zx
Good news for the western part of the state: The GREAT grant program will provide more than $16 million to boost broadband infrastructure in Western North Carolina. #wncnews https://t.co/w9KUg6Spt3
