The McDowell County town adds its second beer producer and CiderFest NC returns after a two-year hiatus.

The McDowell County town adds its second beer producer and CiderFest NC returns after a two-year hiatus.
For many environmental organizations across Western North Carolina, COVID-19 fell like a lightning-struck tree across the path to progress. But like an intrepid hiker, WNC’s activists and organizers have bushwhacked new trails for action in the world of the pandemic.
The Feb. 23 event at the U.S. Cellular Center is presented by the nonprofit Green Built Alliance, which also produces the annual Ciderfest NC.