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Oct 2011
George W. Vanderbilt's inaugural holiday party in 1895 welcomed 50 guests to the newly completed Biltmore House. Today's elaborate Christmas production at the estate enthralls hundreds of thousands of visitors each season. Here we take you behind the scenes to see just how the celebration unfolds.
Oct 2011
A mom breaks free from the kitchen to find a baffling, but delicious, new culinary scene
Oct 2011
Hit the Holiday Market hosted by Blue Ridge Food Ventures to find tasty presents with local flavor
Oct 2011
Artisan bread moves in an even fresher direction with wheat grown and milled in North Carolina
Sep 2011
Autumn is upon us, and you can park yourself in the backyard and watch the leaves put on a show.
Sep 2011
Mayview Manor stood as a regal icon of Blowing Rock for merely four decades
Sep 2011
The colorful landscapes and people of two very different regions inform the work of Asya Colie
Sep 2011
Prost! Here's to local Oktoberfest celebrations and the German tradition from which they stem
Aug 2011
Appalachian State University students envision, design, and build a self-sufficient home in hopes of earning top honors.
Jul 2011
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre cultivates international communication
Jul 2011
Along About Sundown, a play about the life of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, hits close to home
Jul 2011
The Performance Center in Asheville promises a bigger, better home for the arts
Jul 2011
It's stand-up paddleboarding, and it's riding a wave of popularity on lakes and rivers
Jul 2011
An historic schoolhouse for African Americans in Madison County finds a new community role
Jul 2011
A landmark greenstone home in Hickory melds historic elegance with modern luxuries
Jun 2011
Five great reasons to reserve tickets for the Asheville Wine and Food Festival
Jun 2011
Before its reinvention as an amusement park ride, Tweetsie Railroad transformed Boone from an isolated mountain hamlet into a boomtown
May 2011
Interior designer Kathryn Long takes a two-room, mountainside house through a series of rehabs and fills it with heirloom antiques and clever finds of all kinds
May 2011
You are now leaving WNC. Don’t call us traitors for straying from our beloved natural wonderland. Sometimes you just have to play outside the lines. After all, much of what we love here—lofty peaks, wild rivers, picturesque lakes, and awe-inspiring trails—spills over into Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Summer is the season to grab your gear, whether it be a life jacket, fishing rod, hiking boots, or mountain bike, and head for great escapes just across the border.
May 2011
World traveler Barbara Cook found her calling doing good for the children and artists of Nepal
May 2011
From pageant queens to the namesake blooms, the 65-year-old Rhododendron Festival continues to celebrate the beauty of the mountains
May 2011
Friends of the Ecusta Trail hope to add a new route to the region’s selection of recreational pathways
Apr 2011
For generations, wildcrafters have relied on the healing properties of our region’s diverse plant life. Today, Bent Creek Institute is using the tools of biotechnology to prove the value of these folk remedies and create a local hub for a new medicinal products industry.
Apr 2011
Nina Simone’s birthplace in Tryon offers a walk back
in time, but faces an uncertain path ahead
