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22 hours ago | mountainx.com | Morgan Sykes

Local author aims to illustrate a topic many leave unexplored DIRE EFFECTS: “Only 22% of elementary schools in the entire country are teaching puberty,” says local author Julia Considine Pierce. Not learning the basics, she warns, can have dire effects. Photo courtesy of Pierce Julia Considine Pierce is more scared of Appalachian black bears than anything in the Sahara Desert.

1 day ago | mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin

Seth Walker and Colin Miller release new albums with longtime collaborators FRIENDS INDEED: On their latest LPs, Seth Walker, left, and Colin Miller received plentiful help from some of their favorite people. Walker photo by Parker Pfister; Miller photo by Charlie Boss The destruction from Tropical Storm Helene made people rethink numerous aspects of society and their own lives.

1 day ago | mountainx.com | Gina Smith |Kay West |Morgan Sykes |Brent Brown

When a Tree Falls: Artists craft beauty from Helene’s downed trees Volume / Issue Cover Design Credit: Scott Southwick Cover Photography Credit: Caleb Johnson In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, Liisa Andreassen founded Echoes of the Forest, a nonprofit that transforms fallen trees into public art to memorialize nature and support community healing in the region. The project brings together local artists and woodworkers to create sculptures and installations from salvaged wood....

2 days ago | mountainx.com | Gina Smith

What’s new in food: A fundraiser to support Zillicoah Beer Co.’s recovery Design by Scott Southwick In this week’s local food news: Appalachian Vintner will host an event on Friday, May 15, to help Zillicoah Beer Co. get back on its feet after Tropical Storm Helene destroyed its facility.

6 days ago | mountainx.com | Brent Brown

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