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04.30.20

We Arrived on April 30, 1080

On a cool spring day in 1980, April 30 to be exact, a young family arrived in the mountains of North Carolina. After a long drive from Florida in a...

Behind The Scenes, Inspiration

04.22.20

Boredom Buster #3

This week's Boredom Busters will revisit a skill that many of us have let slip in the days of GPS, offer up a few podcasts, and send a jigsaw puzzle...

At Home, Inspiration

An Alfred Adams Lunch featuring sardines, saltines, hoop cheese, an RC Cola, and a MoonPie at Mast Store. Photo is courtesy of the Watauga Democrat.

04.14.20

Grab a Bite at the Store

Back 40 years ago, you couldn't grab a bite to eat in the Valle. It meant a drive to Boone or to Banner Elk or to Mountain City over in...

Behind The Scenes, Local Flavor, Mast Family Favorites

The Mast Store in the mid 1970s was for sale

04.09.20

Mast Store Memories: A Look Back at 1980

What were you doing 40 years ago? The year was 1980, and the country was in the middle of the hostage crisis in Iran, facing a recession, and trying to solve the mystery of who shot J....

Behind The Scenes, Local Flavor

04.07.20

Boredom Buster #2

We are all wearing lots of hats these days – from small business CEO and the school's head master to the top chef and building custodian. That means its even...

At Home, Inspiration, Recipes

A large wooden hammer about to smash an egg.

04.01.20

Boredom Buster #1

If the situation was different, we would all be excited to spend time at home. We are all in this together, and we’ll make it through it with creativity and grace....