WNC Staff

Five local inventors who are changing the world, one innovation at a time

Sweeten the experience with a recipe for portable hand pies

The scoop on WNC’s latest dining destinations

Boone’s Appalachian Theatre is headed for a multipurpose artistic revival

The new Farm Heritage Trail highlights North Buncombe’s scenic working landscape

Distance: 3.5 miles round-trip Difficulty: Easy

The scoop on Western North Carolina’s big-screen debuts

While medicinal marijuana might be approved for the Cherokee, it won’t bring an all-access pass to puff

Kehren Barbour and Michael Luchtan’s Post Piano Project explores sustainability through art and music

After more than three decades in the business, Asheville native Warren Haynes rocks on at full tempo

As tourism continues to rise, local college students size up the economic impact

Meet the once-reluctant hotelier behind the Parkway’s Pisgah Inn

A new app puts tours of WNC’s beautiful byways at your fingertips

The scoop on WNC’s latest dining destinations

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After a century of state parks, Western North Carolina’s are more popular than ever

The winding route to Plumtree through far western Avery County on U.S. 19 East is the very definition of a road trip. It’s the kind of byway most people would take only if this out-of-the-way hamlet were the destination itself. But for fans of beer and scenic beauty, a thriving brewery and a cluster of outdoor options are enticing reasons to tour the North Toe River valley’s flower-filled fields.