On Tuesday night while attending the Black Mountain Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party, I had the opportunity to sit beside new neighbors. Ric and Yve Feinberg moved to Black Mountain in the past two months from St. Petersburg, Florida and are the new owners of the Artisan Gourmet Market in …
Holly Jolly takes place this evening in downtown Black Mountain with Sutton Avenue and Cherry Street transformed into a pedestrian only district and all the shops staying open till 8:00. Its a most festive atmosphere wherein the shopkeepers offer cookies, hot cider and hot chocolate to go along with all …
After a long, lazy summer and gentle fall, the weather is finally turning cold again. So once more, its time to be thinking about preparing your house for the freezing temperatures. We’re fortunate here at Creston in that we don’t typically have long spells of below freezing temperatures. As I …
For several years now, Creston property owners have enjoyed gathering at the nearby Straightaway Cafe & Pub on NC 9, less than …
One of the charms of western North Carolina is the abundance of bed & breakfast inns scattered throughout the mountains. One of …
One of the gems of Black Mountain is Town Hardware. It used to be that every town in America had its …
If you’ve been around our hometown of Black Mountain for a while, you’ve come to know and love the annual Sourwood Festival, …
In 2011 the NC Department of Transportation permanently closed the historic 1925 era Rocky Broad River Bridge on US 74 in nearby Lake …
However it may be that you celebrate our nation’s day of independence, do so with a sense of gratitude to those who …