One of the most accessible hikes on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, a quick mountain ascent over rocks and switchbacks on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

Recently recognized in the “Best of Asheville” contest by Asheville Media Group, as Asheville’s #1 company in all four of these categories — Heating and Cooling, Plumbing, Electrical and Solar — MB HAYNES continues to set the standard for excellence.

Find out how your favorite Asheville area teams fared

In this year’s Best of Asheville awards, D.C. Creasman was recently voted for the Gold Medal for Best Jewelry Store and Silver Medals for Best Boutique Shop and Best Place to Buy a Gift.

Gift cards, mobile markets and community kitchens provide lifeline to families

The Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains (BABRM) is pleased to announce the award winners for the 2025 Western North Carolina Parade of Homes, which took place over the weekends of Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19.

The new exhibits – “Spectrum,” “Heidi Tarver: The Story So Far,” “Chris Liberti + Will Dickert” and “Field of Vision” – will open to the public with an event from 5-7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7 and be on display through Dec. 24, 2025 at Blue Spiral.

36-year-old suspect crashed into a home on Starnes Cove Road, being held on a $1 million bond in Haywood County