Ring in 2023 at One of these 18 Local New Year’s Events!

     What are your goals for 2023 and the months ahead? Are they to try something new, get out more, and enjoy life? If so, we know how to start off the new year right! Here are more than a dozen local events across Western North Carolina to help you ring in 2023, along with […]

Agents Answer: Where is the Best Place to See Local Art in WNC?

Western North Carolina has a long and rich history of fine visual arts and traditional crafts. From traditional Cherokee rivercane baskets, made for thousands of years, to innovative multimedia art from the area’s newest residents, there is an overwhelming amount of art to experience.  If you’re not sure where to start your journey of discovery, […]

The Art of Patience and Pork: Buxton Hall Barbecue

Strolling down Banks Avenue in the South Slope, you’re immediately transfixed by two scents wafting through the bustling Downtown Asheville neighborhood. Sure, you have the delicious smell of several nearby local breweries. But the underlying, tantalizing aroma is that of Buxton Hall Barbecue. “It’s about that quality time of being around a fire and cooking […]

Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar Offers Timeless Stories and Bubbly Suds

Right in the heart of Downtown Asheville, tucked in the depths of the picturesque Grove Arcade building, is the Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar. It’s an escape hatch for when life may get a little too hectic. And when an urge arises from within to open a good book, you can sip on […]

Agents Answer: Where in WNC is the Best Dining with Great Views

Western North Carolina is known for a wide variety of things: Craft brewing, a heritage of handcrafted art, a growing foodie scene, and access to one of the most beautiful and ecologically diverse mountain habitats in the world. Living in a culture with just one of those elements would be a special experience. But living […]

4 1/2 Ways Asheville is Just Like Manhattan

When George Vanderbilt, heir to one of America’s most prominent families at the time, began construction of his iconic Biltmore Estate in the late 1880s, he gave his tacit approval of the area. Wealthy businessmen, socialites, movers, and shakers began traveling from Vanderbilt’s previous social hub in New York to warm and welcoming Asheville. As […]

Beverly-Hanks Home of the Week: 200 N Skyloft Drive #3 in Asheville

Welcome to 200 N Skyloft Drive #3 in Asheville MLS# 3428609 | 3 Bedrooms | 2.5 Bathrooms | 2,062 Square Feet | $550,000   Come take advantage of this hip downtown Asheville townhome and enjoy daily life without the hassles of exterior property maintenance! Sip coffee in the morning on your very own balcony or […]

2018 Labor Day Events in Asheville and WNC

Summer weather is still stubbornly holding out for at least a few more weeks. But for many, the activities of summer come to an end this weekend. Labor Day marks the unofficial end to the season: Vacations have been had. Children are back in school. There is a slight lull in tourism across Western North […]

Silver Screen Magic: Grail Moviehouse Offers a Unique Experience

A hop, skip, and a jump from the bustling intersection of Patton and French Broad Avenues in Downtown Asheville, several vehicles roll up to a small building. Car doors are slammed in haste, while each person scurries to the front door of the unassuming structure. They’ve made it. They’re just on time for another screening […]