If you’re going to channel your favorite writer, sometimes it helps to walk the streets they walked and stay in the places they stayed. And if that writer happens to be F. Scott Fitzgerald, you have a lot of options to choose from! Fitzgerald traveled extensively during his career, from his home in St. Paul,…
Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Yearling, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings may not be the first author you think of when celebrating World Bee Day in Asheville, NC. But through a series of interesting connections, we think she’s a great fit. We’d even go so far as to say she’s the bee’s knees! Like…
September is a wonderful time for enjoying great outdoor restaurants in the mountains. The weather is still warm enough to comfortably dine al fresco. And the leaves are beginning to alight into the fiery reds, oranges, and golds that belie the name of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Want to make the most of outdoor dining…
Many stories fill the annals of Asheville’s history. Our fair city has seen centuries of electric moments and feats of derring do. There have also been countless moments of passion and quiet repose—including the kinds of moments shared between two young lovers with the rest of their lives ahead. Too many of those private moments…
At Pacolet and Trade streets in downtown Tryon’s historic district sits a stately brick building. Once a popular community gathering place, today the building has taken on new life. The Nest Artisan Market occupies the street level space, with Harper Eatery & Pub offering comfort food and small plates below. Passersby could be excused from…
They say most people live one life, but authors live as many as they can invent. Local historian Bruce Johnson has pared back the lives (imagined and of legend) of three infamous authors of Asheville’s Gilded Age in his new book, Tom, Scott, and Zelda: Following In Their Footsteps. What he has revealed are the…
For a long time, I thought Rock ‘n’ Roll was over; its time had come and gone. Of course, I was heartbroken. What could I do? But then Dave Grohl came along and continues to remind me I was wrong. Grohl now knows Asheville is a great town for music following his appearance at Warren…