Daniel Walton, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:56:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Daniel Walton, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com 32 32 210991526 In Charlotte, Catholics May Have to Give Up the Old Ways https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/religion/charlotte-nc-catholic-church-latin-mass-pope-leo/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=51837 A dustup over the traditional Latin Mass in Charlotte challenges the new pope to set a course for churches across the world.]]>

A dustup over the traditional Latin Mass in Charlotte challenges the new pope to set a course for churches across the world.

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Taro Reading https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/agriculture/taro-ice-cream-local-agriculture/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48775 An effort to boost taro as a resilient revenue generator for North Carolina farmers is producing a sweet reward in Asheville.]]>

An effort to boost taro as a resilient revenue generator for North Carolina farmers is producing a sweet reward in Asheville.

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Southern Chefs Take Meals to New Highs https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/cannabis-cooking-north-carolina-chefs-asheville/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=41511 At Asheville’s Infuso, chefs are riding a wave of wave of cannabis-infused cooking experimentation.]]>

At Asheville’s Infuso, chefs are riding a wave of wave of cannabis-infused cooking experimentation.

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Voices in the Wilderness https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/religion/catholic-monastery-marian-friars-western-nc/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=40868 A traditionalist religious order is building a new home in the woods of Western N.C. Not everyone is happy to see them.]]>

A traditionalist religious order is building a new home in the woods of Western N.C. Not everyone is happy to see them.

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Short-Term Rental Owners Steel Themselves for Long Recovery https://www.theassemblync.com/business/north-carolina-helene-recovery-short-term-rental-property-asheville/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=36214 furniture outside a building after the floodWestern N.C.’s vacation rental industry, a key component of the tourism economy, faces an uncertain future after Hurricane Helene.]]> furniture outside a building after the flood

Western N.C.’s vacation rental industry, a key component of the tourism economy, faces an uncertain future after Hurricane Helene.

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Scholars, Farmers Try to Perfect a New Use for a Southern Staple Food https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/okra-cooking-oil-princeton/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=34904 dried okra podsOkra seeds yield a liquid comparable to extra-virgin olive oil, but the crop isn't ready for commercial production.]]> dried okra pods

Okra seeds yield a liquid comparable to extra-virgin olive oil, but the crop isn't ready for commercial production.

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A Homegrown Grocery Giant Stumbles After Helene https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/ingles-grocery-hurricane-helene/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:39:18 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=28869 In Western North Carolina, Ingles is the flagship supermarket. But Helene has dealt the brand a major blow.]]>

In Western North Carolina, Ingles is the flagship supermarket. But Helene has dealt the brand a major blow.

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Riding the Solar Coaster https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/energy/solar-installation-net-metering-north-carolina/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=25101 Installers are navigating new state rules that have put a damper on rooftop solar. ]]>

Installers are navigating new state rules that have put a damper on rooftop solar. 

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The Wrong Side of Forever https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/nc-pfas-forever-chemicals-cape-fear-megasites-epa-deq/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=22260 Jamie White on the porch of her Gray's Creek home with plants in water bottlesAs governments crack down on PFAS, residents of affected areas say it’s too little, too late as a new industrial boom is already underway. ]]> Jamie White on the porch of her Gray's Creek home with plants in water bottles

As governments crack down on PFAS, residents of affected areas say it’s too little, too late as a new industrial boom is already underway.

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The Wizard of Mars Hill https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/psychedelics-north-carolina/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:26:33 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=14320 Ehren Cruz gazes into the horizon of North Carolina’s burgeoning psychedelic renaissance.]]>

Ehren Cruz gazes into the horizon of North Carolina’s burgeoning psychedelic renaissance.

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