The Magnetism Of Appalachian Mystery Spot Attractions
Folkways Reporter Andrea “River” Peterson explored how “Gravity House” attractions keep luring new fans with vintage kitsch.
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Appalachia Comics Project And Open Door Cafe, Inside Appalachia
This week, after a disaster, can comics help set the record straight? Also, sifting through Hurricane Helene’s debris, one group tries to reunite keepsakes with their owners, including love letters. And, a cafe in Virginia feeds the hungry and tries to destigmatize homelessness. For its outreach manager, whose brother lived on the streets for years, it’s personal.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAfter America250, 100 Days In Appalachia Is Searching For The Region’s Future With Its Youth
100 Days in Appalachia is amplifying youth voices in what the vision for America looks like as part of the Appalachia 250 project.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow Appalachia's Young People See The Next 250 Years, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, many people are looking towards the country's future after the nation's 250th anniversary. A group in West Virginia is talking to the region’s youth to capture their voices and perspectives about what comes next.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSlavalachia: The New Music Tradition Uniting Across An Ocean, A Pandemic And A Revolution
Belarusian musician and activist Siarhei Douhushau was in Chicago in March of 2019 on a U.S. tour presenting folk art and music from his eastern European home. Among the Madness, Someone Yelled, "Slavalachia!" That evening, the namesake was born as both an Appalachian-Slavic folk ensemble and a cross-cultural folk alliance.
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Your Pandemic-Era Sourdough Starters And Victory Gardens Never Went Away In Appalachia
The title of the article was “The Quarantine Garden Has Taken Off: Seeds are the New Sourdough.” I stumbled on to it two days after my stepdad went to…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhen ‘Crazy Pills’ And Jesus Weren’t Enough To End The Stigma, These Women Took Action
In her 1988 research paper “The Social Context of ‘Nerves’ in Eastern Kentucky,” medical anthropologist Eileen VanSchaik wrote that in the late 19th and…
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