North Carolina’s wine fortunes have fluctuated over the years. Especially after the long stretch of Prohibition, what had once been the nation’s leading manufacturer of wine faded from the forefront of the industry.
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What’s for dinner: local options for Thanksgiving revelry
Nothing compares to a feast on Thanksgiving Day without any dishes to clean up! If you plan to eat out for the holiday, it’s a good idea to make reservations as soon as possible.
Buncombe County Emergency Management hosts full-scale search practice
They came from as far away as West Virginia and Georgia to stay in tents for a weekend at the Biltmore Estate. Tourists? No. Rescuers.
Local painter leads the votes for the Biltmore wine label contest
Artist Marcus Thomas paints with his teeth. Video by Bob Peck.
Biltmore Estate completes huge solar array
After a final inspection, project leaders anticipate that the new, six-acre “solar farm” at the Biltmore Estate will begin delivering power to Antler Hill Village next week.
Photos by Bill Rhodes.
Tiffany lamps, garden glories and herons in flight: The visual delights of fall at the Biltmore
Although photography was not allowed at Biltmore Estate‘s exquisite Tiffany lamp exhibit (open through Oct. 23), the gardens are open to photographers — and some of the Tiffany lamps’’ themes (dragonflies, butterflies etc.) are in evidence throughout the gardens. From the kitchen gardens to the fish ponds to a great heron in flight, it was […]
Get a spring in your step: Local events, treks and more
When the rivers run full and the trees and flowers blossom,
when the world wakes up to the sounds of birds singing,
That’s the feeling of the new season springing.
photo by Eric Crews
Asheville, you’ve changed!
On a recent visit to Asheville, I was surprised at the changes that have taken place in the “Paris of the South" in the year since I moved away. After living here for four years, I came to the conclusion that there was very little about the overall structure [of] Asheville that is sustainable; I […]
Summer concerts at Biltmore and UNCA’s quad
Two very different venues; two sets of summertime mainstays. The Biltmore Estate and UNCA have quite the lineup for their summer concert series, from crooners to Piedmont blues.
Book Report: Around Biltmore Village
Bill Alexander’s Around Biltmore Village offers a charming closer look—along with plenty of rare images and little-known facts—into the evolution of one of Asheville’s iconic areas.
Biltmore Summer Concerts in focus
Not all of us can afford tix for the Biltmore Estate’s summer concert series, but now we can all see a bit of what we might’ve missed through the lens of Xpress’ multimedia phenom, Jason Sandford.
