Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina
Aug 2016
How Asheville is becoming world headquarters for climate science and ground zero in the quest to confront climate change
Jun 2016
Test your knowledge of WNC's nationally designated and protected areas under the National Park System.
Jun 2016
Even a century later, the Great Flood of 1916’s watery depths haunt Western North Carolina
Apr 2016
As tourism continues to rise, local college students size up the economic impact
Apr 2016
After another record-setting year, the Asheville Regional Airport adds two new direct destinations
Apr 2016
After a century of state parks, Western North Carolina’s are more popular than ever
Apr 2016
The WNC Sports Hall of Fame and its organizers build a legacy, and a future, for mountain athletes
Dec 2015
Boone professor Ray Russell’s amateur interest in meteorology sparked the region’s top forecasting service
Dec 2015
Martin Luther King Jr. visited WNC at two turning points that shaped the civil rights struggle
Oct 2015
Barkley’s Mill in Barnardsville revives the old-fashioned grits tradition
Oct 2015
A one-of-a-kind collection of aluminum Christmas trees returns to the Transylvania Heritage Museum
Oct 2015
A new series of signs highlights the Blue Ridge National Heritage
Area’s cultural cornerstones
Sep 2015
A Morganton couple aims to spread monuments to the country’s
founding documents far and wide
Aug 2015
At Hart Square in Catawba County, a man with a passion for historic
structures keeps the past alive
Aug 2015
A new book by Steve Inskeep illuminates the personalities behind a tragedy for the Cherokee
Aug 2015
Get to know local history through new exhibits at area heritage museums
Jul 2015
A Cullowhee artist creates narrative jewelry that touches the spaces within
Jul 2015
While remaining true to its past, the world-renowned Penland School of Crafts never stops exploring the reaches of contemporary art
Jul 2015
Whether or not they fight for the title in the WNC Battle of the Burger, these joints are worth a visit
Feb 2015
The newest blooms showcase sustainability at the Biltmore International Rose Trials