What is Appalachia without biscuits & cornbread?! We talk with a historian & explore restaurants. What is Appalachia without some biscuits and cornbread?! We talk with historian and expert, Leni ...

When e-commerce billionaire Marc Lore announced his plans in 2021 to build a city called Telosa — a 150,000-acre metropolis ...

Explore the untold story of Appalachia, a region rich in culture and history yet sparsely populated. Learn the geographic, economic, and social factors that have shaped life in this overlooked part of ...

Although there is some overlap with Southern cooking, traditional Appalachian cuisine centers on fresh and foraged foods and ...

In this Oct. 16, 2014 photo, fog hovers over a mountaintop as a cut out of a coal miner stands at a memorial to local miners killed on the job in Cumberland, Ky. For over a century, life in Central ...

We dive into the rich sounds of old-time music in Appalachia. We dive into the rich sounds of old-time music in Appalachia with a visit to the Floyd Country Store, a cherished hub for Virginia’s ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ Folktales, fables, and oral traditions have been passed down through the generations as ways to connect with each other and navigate life's hardships. However, many well-known stories ...

Candles in farmhouse windows can shine a long way on dark nights in the Blue Ridge Mountains. That light was especially symbolic at Christmas when settlers in frontier Appalachia — many of them ...

Death is something that is difficult to discuss – or even write about – but death is something that is as inevitable as taxes or political bickering. There is a tradition in Appalachia that dates back ...

The demise of the coal industry left much of Appalachia in economic tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water, and depopulated ...