/tags/tryon Tryon en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:18:47 GMT /news/2025-03-03/wildfires-north-south-carolina-dry-conditions-gusty-winds In North Carolina, evacuations for the town of Tryon remained in effect. A decision on whether to lift them was expected to be made Monday. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:18:47 GMT /news/2025-03-03/wildfires-north-south-carolina-dry-conditions-gusty-winds Associated Press /news/2023-05-19/program-seeks-to-preserve-nina-simones-legacy-through-her-north-carolina-childhood-home The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is working with several partners to revitalize Nina Simone’s birthplace in Tryon. Sat, 20 May 2023 01:09:16 GMT /news/2023-05-19/program-seeks-to-preserve-nina-simones-legacy-through-her-north-carolina-childhood-home Sharryse Piggott /race-demographics/2020-09-11/protecting-nina-simones-childhood-home-ensures-her-legacy-is-forever-told-and-remembered This week, the childhood home of legendary singer and North Carolina native Nina Simone was granted a preservation easement . The house sits about 90... Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:09:27 GMT /race-demographics/2020-09-11/protecting-nina-simones-childhood-home-ensures-her-legacy-is-forever-told-and-remembered Gwendolyn Glenn /race-demographics/2020-09-09/nc-home-of-nina-simone-gets-permanent-protection The childhood home of iconic musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone will be indefinitely preserved in North Carolina.The National Trust for… Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:03:04 GMT /race-demographics/2020-09-09/nc-home-of-nina-simone-gets-permanent-protection Associated Press /arts-culture/2019-05-06/restoration-underway-on-nina-simones-childhood-home On a day far in the past now, you might have heard the mellow tone of a piano emanating from between these walls on East Livingston Street. But that was a… Mon, 06 May 2019 21:01:12 GMT /arts-culture/2019-05-06/restoration-underway-on-nina-simones-childhood-home Dillon Davis Asheville Citizen Times via AP /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-28/backchannel-nfl-players-respond-to-trump-nina-simones-childhood-home-and-everything-is-love President Donald Trump and the NFL continue to wage war over athletes’ right to protest during the national anthem. Earlier this month, Trump suggested… Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:19:59 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-28/backchannel-nfl-players-respond-to-trump-nina-simones-childhood-home-and-everything-is-love Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-06-28/backchannel-nfl-players-respond-to-trump-nina-simones-childhood-home-and-everything-is-love President Donald Trump and the NFL continue to wage war over athletes’ right to protest during the national anthem. Earlier this month, Trump suggested… Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:19:59 GMT /arts-culture/2018-06-28/backchannel-nfl-players-respond-to-trump-nina-simones-childhood-home-and-everything-is-love Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-03-22/nina-simones-tryon-nc-home-sold-to-artists In the 1930s and '40s, the community of Tryon, North Carolina supported local girl Eunice Waymon on her path to becoming a classical pianist. But she… Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:43:26 GMT /arts-culture/2017-03-22/nina-simones-tryon-nc-home-sold-to-artists Jennifer Brookland /show/the-state-of-things/2017-03-22/nina-simones-tryon-nc-home-sold-to-artists In the 1930s and '40s, the community of Tryon, North Carolina supported local girl Eunice Waymon on her path to becoming a classical pianist. But she… Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:43:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-03-22/nina-simones-tryon-nc-home-sold-to-artists Phoebe Judge