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Fall 2024

The 125th Christmas Bird Count

The Audubon Society’s annual conservation-focused event returns to WNC

Eight Ways to Celebrate the Season

From spending time outdoors to eating good food and shopping local, here are some of our best tips for festive fun

Helene Heroes: Jamie McDonald

Jamie McDonald and Bear’s Smokehouse staff join World Central Kitchen to Feed WNC

Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander

Eurycea cirrigera, a familiar mountain favorite

Examining Judson Guerard’s River Rocks series

Hot Now

Asheville’s local celebrity chef Ashleigh Shanti debuts a new cookbook and more

Local Gift Guide Winter 2025

Vickie Cook

New WNC Bluegrass Album Released

Pretty Little Goat’s Southland album captures the Appalachian spirit

Helene Heroes: Lance Buskey, Helene Rebuild Collaborative

Meet Lance Buskey, one of the locals that sprung to action in the wake of Helene

New & Notable - Fall 2024

From elegant, curated food and spirits offered in chic, boutique hotels to a mile-high eatery offering splendid mountain and valley views, and a cafe...

What’s On Tap

Get to know Innovation Brewing’s beer maste

RECIPES

U-Haul Shrimp Cocktail With Prawn Crackers

Leather Britches

Smoked Trout Pâté

Smoked Rainbow Trout with Roasted Yellow Beets, Shaved Radish, Preserved Lemon, Smoked Pecans, Endive and Green Goddess Dressing

Whole Stuffed Rainbow Trout with Lemon Butter and Grilled Ramps

Rutabaga Au Gratin

White Wheat Cake

Skillet Cookie Recipe

Flourless Chocolate Torte

Dark Chocolate Cranberry Almond Bark

Chocolate Lava Cake

ROOT VEGETABLE POT PIE

Grandma Daisy Mae’s Sweet Potato Pie by Cleophus Hethington