You might think, with the coronavirus and all, that there’s been nothing going on here in Stephens Grove lately. Well, you couldn’t be more wrong. With more people here than... read more →
Last month's blog post topic seems so very, very old now. It was posted in a different time -- a different age, really-- when we were trying to figure out... read more →
The coronavirus news keeps coming fast and furious, so you can hardly keep up -- universities shut down, no March Madness, Europeans barred from our shores, and even the beginning... read more →
Have you had enough of winter? Maybe not, given the warm days we’ve had here lately. The high this past Tuesday was in the mid-70s! But even when cold weather... read more →
So you’ve made New Year’s resolutions for yourself, and no doubt by the end of December you’ll have read 20 books and be 40 pounds thinner. (No, really – we... read more →
Over the last few months, this blog has told you about all sorts of fun things you can do within a short distance of Stephens Grove, from Asheville to Davidson,... read more →
It's coming. It's coming around the bend, roaring and chugging like a big, noisy freight train. And you're standing right in the middle of the tracks, frozen, unable to move.... read more →
First, sometimes parents worry too much about safety on Halloween. Parents are that way. They get frightened, for instance, by urban legends of strangers handing out poisoned candy. But a... read more →
It's September, so it's time to pick apples. You may think you can wait until the weather is cooler, until the air is as crisp as, well, the flesh of... read more →
Yep, it's back-to-school time, which would account for your kids going around with long faces. Well, you should tell them to snap out of it, and get out there and... read more →