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North Carolina has quietly become one of the most popular states in the country for retirement. Not everyone wants to move to Florida: North Carolina is blessed with a varied topography, from seacoast to mountains; an equable, four-season climate; and a choice of social settings ranging from quiet small towns to booming and vibrant cities. Add in the wide array of cultural and recreational choices, and North Carolina is virtually a microcosm of America.
North Carolina was the first of the United States to be settled by English colonists, even though the settlement disappeared into legend as the "Lost Colony of Roanoke." Since that time, it has become one of the most densely-settled states, ranked 10th in population. In the past decade alone, North Carolina's population has increased by more than 16 percent.
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AOL Ranks St. James Plantation #8 on Top Searched Retirement Communities List
St. James Plantation is the only community in the Carolinas to make AOL’s top ten. It joins five Florida locations on the list, as well as communities in Arizona, Alabama and New Jersey. Read more...
Staying Safe in a Scary World
Many of today's seniors enjoyed an era where they weren't overly concerned about locking their doors and windows. They were even farther away from a time where they had to exercise genuine caution when talking on the phone or reading their email. Even the Read more...
Lifestyle Information from Asheville and Western North Carolina
Sign up for Earth School DuPont Forest 12K Trail Race
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
Spaces are still available for the 10th annual 12K trail race in DuPont State Forest, which is named after the new title sponsor Earth School. Founder and Director Richard Cleveland will be at the rac...
Pisgah Fly Masters on March 20-21
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
BREVARD -- The third annual Pisgah Fly Masters fly-fishing tournament will be March 20-21 in Transylvania County.
Adventure of the week - Shamrock Run
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
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Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
SKYLAND -- For Phil Shope, the only love greater than the lure of the water and the fish that lurk beneath is family.
New otter debuts at WNC Nature Center
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
ASHEVILLE -- The WNC Nature Center's resident river otter welcomed her new yet-to-be-named male companion this week, 14 months after losing her last mate, Oscar, to a stomach blockage.
I-240 paving planned in Asheville
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
ASHEVILLE -- Workers will repave 5.9 miles of Interstate 240 through downtown and East Asheville between this spring and mid-September 2011.
Asheville Rotary Club seeking new members, meets tonight
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
ASHEVILLE -- Then come find out more about a newly forming Rotary International club for downtown Asheville at an inaugural meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Windsor Ballroom on the first floor of ...
Fletcher Community Chorus open house is tonight
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
FLETCHER -- The Fletcher Community Chorus is preparing for its spring season, beginning with an open rehearsal 7-9 p.m. today at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road.
Sightseer program for seniors offers free identity protection workshop
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
ASHEVILLE -- Learn ways to protect yourself, your identity and your finances at a free workshop 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 22 at the Administrative Offices of Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreat...
Mar 11, 2010 4:15 am
Submit items one week in advance for the Outdoors Calendar, a weekly listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other activities in Western North Carolina. Call Outdoors editor Karen Ch...
