January/February 2016

January/February 2016

13 Best Small Towns in Western North Carolina

Sometimes, smaller is better.

Images of Western North Carolina

Last spring, we invited amateur and professional photographers alike to enter our inaugural Images of Western North Carolina Photo Contest, and with so much here to inspire a shutterbug’s focus, more

Ice Breakers

Probe the pains and pleasures of climbing frozen waterfalls

Through the Fires

Martin Luther King Jr. visited WNC at two turning points that shaped the civil rights struggle

A Cure for Cabin Fever

Raise a glass to warmth with a passport to Surry County wines

Comfort Zone

Get into a good food mood with Eat Crow’s savory Steak & Ale Pie

How Sweet It Is

Spread the love with Baxley’s Chocolates’ ganache truffles

Gypsy Spirit

Weather the cold with a bourbon cocktail from Aloft’s W XYZ bar

The Weather Man

Boone professor Ray Russell’s amateur interest in meteorology sparked the region’s top forecasting service

Hopes Alive

Jane Kramer returns to Asheville with a new solo album

Circular Motion

Asheville artist Nancy Hilliard Joyce puts a new spin on the circle of life

Chill Out

Celebrate the cold season at two regional winterfests

Ski & Stay

Check in to these lodges where après-ski combines a room, dining, and drinks

Well Versed

Poet Ellen Bryant Voigt, founder of Warren Wilson College’s writing program, is honored with a MacArthur Genius Award

From Santa Barbara to Sodom

How a California girl became a Carolina gal

January/February 2016