An ankle injury saw John Isner withdraw from the Winston-Salem Open as David Goffin's winning run came to an end on Thursday. Isner, a...
September scenes along the Blue Ridge Parkway
![September scenes along the Blue Ridge Parkway](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwyFVelB1Iaa7Jbu_6vgoAfP9I4PemlOc06aea3XWx_PVgFYiFHy_gT2SQmYv3XoffXxRj4o7ACKGyGOM8A8knNOfMRFmtXRKVUBWpgUTC7oL50VMPVsBKurFKK3_BTJ_S8Hdliej0BRa/s72-c/14.jpg)
The government shutdown has closed all attractions, restaurants, restrooms, and visitor centers along the Blue Ridge Parkway but the roadway...
The beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway
![The beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJC_1d2AYp8YQdz_r-UaLgoNFNd5VD0AkpODNqYr0GhElN0u5t5xo4NlXjv11M1rOKXADX3n1VxivGrCKxIklesTZVzeoaSHVxfOdbq0i2qOetBf12PN_NSTeDKpY-5hu2Nnb7NfzZ_hg/s72-c/1.jpg)
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell September 30, 2013
Rural residents raise hell at Moral Monday protest
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Scores of Moral Monday protesters came to tiny Yadkinville, N.C., last night to fight the repressive anti-worker policies approved by Gov. ...
Moral Monday protests gain momentum in North Carolina
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Students took the lead on the march around the governor's mansion. Two Moral Monday events drew more than 500 people who protested Nor...
Two NC Moral Monday protests draw hundreds
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Hundreds of Moral Monday demonstrators turned out in two North Carolina counties yesterday to demand better wages and an end to attacks on w...
New superintendent named for Blue Ridge Parkway
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Mark Woods, 53, has been named the new superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, according to Thursday's Roanoke Times . A long-time vet...
Fodor's: '4 U.S. road trips to take before you die' includes one close to home
Only four destination roads are listed in the group of "4 U.S. road trips to take before you die" from Fodor's, the travel pe...
Uptown Charlotte as seen from Amélie's French Bakery
![Uptown Charlotte as seen from Amélie's French Bakery](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGpJcApdEGC1QAC69KLdPUVkJLXzXEYHSZzFseCQlmxfI826Bw6Cn2jLY2qTrAo2dhrFeg1cQGXC55kF5iFeCVpoRdxIntDb-pXy3YO-HJCDEwqwY-qQ_laJfMw-qazUbICD4eByaDyub/s72-c/1.jpg)
Uptown Charlotte skyline ... ... as seen from Amélie's French Bakery in the NoDa Art District. T he café emits an intoxicating Parisi...
Grove Park Inn
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Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell Grove Park Inn Asheville, NC July 23, 2013
Up close & personal: Blue Ridge Parkway's Linn Cove Viaduct
![Up close & personal: Blue Ridge Parkway's Linn Cove Viaduct](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo9I1VAH2-tuoo6Diz51FJIcsug8ik_VvqvNYTbDxFrkT5AVAKEojvt6E-oItnugag5fM9Yc-Q_fRgYmu39meBtrf_XZ0ls_RqCwbDYwu0aCTdesR1bahWgVZjo631IlelVli595PGj0s/s72-c/15.jpg)
We lived 12 years in Iredell County, NC, about an hour north of Charlotte where SWAC Husband worked before we transferred back to Virginia. ...