With the Biltmore Championship in Asheville, the PGA Tour is bringing the best golfers in the world to Western North Carolina From the category of “this is such a good idea, I can’t believe it’s just now happening,” the PGA Tour, Biltmore and the Explore Asheville tourism group announced that in the fall of 2026, the tour is returning to
Famed Michelin Guide gives stamp of approval to restaurants in the region When you think about dining in the Smokies and beyond into the mountains of North Carolina, certain staples spring to mind. You’ve got your pancakes. There’s tons of barbecue. And the number of places selling down home, farm approved fare are too many to count. But upscale dining?
The five most colorful, interesting, important or Hollywood people in the history of the mountains Frequently, when doing research for an article – or noodling aimlessly about on the internet – I’ll come across some historical figure or colorful character and wonder, “Why haven’t they turned this person’s life story into a movie?” The No. 1, person for this Robert
How close did the Southern Appalachian Mountains come to hosting the park that would become Disney World? A couple of years ago, we had a little fun on April Fool’s Day. I wrote a story about Disney buying the former Ghost Town in Maggie Valley with the intent of reopening it. It featured all the defunct rides that “super” fans
A local offers a 2025 update on recovery efforts post Hurricane Helene Life – in many ways – has returned to normal. Or it is in the process of returning to normal. I’m about a 15-minute drive from the Nolichucky River where serious flooding and damage occurred. So for some of us, it’s possible to go a few days without
A Local Offers Tips on What Not To Do at Biltmore Estate In the mountains of Western North Carolina stands America’s answer to Versailles the one in France, not Kentucky. An opulent mansion built by the grandson of one of America’s great robber barons, Biltmore stands as a beautiful testament to vision, persistence and the power of obscene amounts of
Local takes a look at current conditions of NC, TN one month after a devastating hurricane As we approach the one-month “anniversary” of the biblical flooding in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Helene, the mountains and their people are in various stages of recovery. Things are back to business in some places like Gatlinburg
Rumors are starting to get in the way of recovery efforts post Hurricane Helene. In this article, we set the record straight It was late Friday morning, the 27th of September, and the world – at least the world in the mountains – was under siege by a torrent of rainfall that was nearly apocalyptic in scope. Leaders on all
A timeline of events that outlines what happened in Tennessee, North Carolina during Hurricane Helene and how you can help As someone who once lived in South Alabama, just outside the danger zone when Hurricane Katrina came ashore, I thought maybe the comparisons were a tad hyperbolic, at first. But as someone who once again lives just a few miles
A local compares two popular mountain towns, Gatlinburg, TN and Asheville, NC While we don’t want to speak in generalities, there are some pretty obvious differences between the cultures of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. As someone who has lived in East Tennessee and driven across the mountains to visit North Carolina, those differences seem stark to me. In