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The Resonator, a century-old modified pump organ, is the centerpiece of one of the House of Art’s permanent exhibits, surrounded by creepy computer junk and red and blue and green neon lights

Halloween Approaches, and Night School Is in Session

Rows of vendors under pop-up tents are filling a grassy area at the annual Affirming Sumner Pride celebration in Middle Tennessee. Pride flags are hanging on some booths

‘The Most Perfect Act of Love’

An Indiana bat in a white-gloved hand with a black background

Signs of Life

Dan Buchanan stands in front of Double Island Volunteer Fire Department's fire engine

‘First Line of Defense’

Alice and Gary Stevens stand on their new 40-foot bridge with their dog in Watauga County, N.C.

The Rocky Road — and Bridge — to Recovery

After 20 Years, Letcher County Prison Proposal Is Still Alive, Though Obstacles Remain

Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin after the storm. Photo courtesy of Ballad Health

The Washout and Rebuild 

Shenandoah salamander. Photo by Rob and Ann Simpson

The Shenandoah Salamander

People gather around a basket of mushrooms in a forested area with ferns and other greenery

‘Foraging Is a Way of Connecting’

Zachary Easparro, a colorblind participant at the EnChroma event at Pocahontas State Park, uses the colorblind viewfinder installed in the park in 2024. Photo courtesy of Kim Wells

Colorblind Viewfinders Make Appalachian State Parks More Accessible