Looking for something sweet? Asheville has you covered – with dessert and chocolate shops throughout the city (not to mention…
Bee City
Bee City USA Asheville was the first Bee City! Named in 2012, today there are 70 designated Bee Cities in…
Asheville’s Gardens
Burton Street Community Peace Gardens 47 Bryant St Asheville, North Carolina 28806 The West Asheville community of Burton Street…
The White Plague
Asheville was a well-known and prominent figure in the treatment of tuberculosis in the United States – many people flocking…
Growing up in the Colonel’s Court
This is a guest post by Terry Roberts, the award-winning author and Asheville native who grew up in ‘Sander Court.’ …
Let’s Be Honest about these Celebrated Asheville Writer’s
I recently saw an Asheville historian point to the Grove Park and say “Fitzgerald did a lot of writing there,”…
A Short Trip to Dash City
about Winston-salem A little over two hours from Asheville and straight down Interstate 40, Winston-Salem, or “Dash” city, is the 89th largest…
Asheville Writer’s Itinerary
Thomas Wolfe Start off your day with breakfast at the Writer’s Bistro located 31 Woodfin in the Renaissance Hotel. ‘Inspired by…
Asheville Colored Hospital
Only in the last fifty years has access to Asheville’s hospitals been available to every citizen. Before the 1950s a…
This overlooked historic site is by far the most inspiring!
Early one friday in mid-March I headed east on I-40 past Greensboro to Sedalia, NC. population 622. I was…
Hood Huggers Tour
I have wanted to go on a Hood Huggers Tour for a few months, and I’m glad I finally made…
MLK Jr. in WNC – Part II
Martin Luther King Jr’s second trip to Western North Carolina was in the summer of 1965, again following on the…
