Asheville

anything transpiring in our city - news, celebrations, company, searching offers - collected from our community. We're giving sociable media based headlines to Asheville; Asheville, NC is with the fastest-growing cities in the country, so it needs to come as no surprise that the city has definitely even become one of the area's best visitor spots. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville gives incredible normal allure, combined with a flourishing crafts arena as well as first-class...Read Full Story

Since everyone seems to be getting an early jump on winter and the holiday season this year, perhaps, writing about the season will get me in the spirit, even though the temperature here today is a balmy 70 degrees.  In the Deep South, we cannot depend on Mother Nature to give us a hint that the Holiday Season and winter are nearing as we have only two seasons here; hot and not so hot. I’ve always envied my northern neighbors when I see pictures on the news of families enjoying time together...Read Full Story

Preview of featured beautiful wedding photos of Lauren and Jessie at Biltmore Estate in Asheville North Carolina. The bride and groom stayed at the Inn of Biltmore Estate and the wedding reception was held at Deerpark Restaurant.  The bride and groom showed off their new union together in a post wedding "trash the dress" photo video session the next day in front of the castle of Biltmore Estate. They also got HD video for their wedding so that will be coming soon. The couple is spending their...Read Full Story

Last Sunday my husband and I attended Bele Chere, Ashevile's biggest street festfor three decades running. It began in 1979 to help bring business to downtown Asheville during the slower summer months. It has blossomed over the years to a huge festival with art, music on four stages, food, beverages, a drum circle, children's entertainment and more. Usually held on the last full weekend in July, the fair draws over 300,000 people over the three days.The name Bele Chere means "beautiful living...Read Full Story

Built by George Washington Vanderbilt II (youngest son of railroad tycoon William Henry Vanderbilt), the Biltmore estate is one of Asheville‘s most opulent icons.  Over 2,000,000 square feet in size and still owned by Vanderbilt descendants, the Biltmore House welcomes thousands of guests every year.  Christmas comes to the Biltmore in Asheville beginning this Friday, November 4, 2011 with the Christmas at Biltmore Daytime Celebration.  The following weekend (November 11, 2011) is when this...Read Full Story

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The Biltmore Estate is one of my favorite wedding venues in Asheville, NC. For Amy and Andy’s wedding I was also excited when they told me that we would be staying at The Grand Bohemian Hotel. As you can see below we took advantage of both venues as a backdrop for their portraits and their wedding photographs. Many couples consider these to be a destination wedding locations if they are traveling from out of state but for me it’s well worth the 3 hour drive from Raleigh to be able to...Read Full Story

Famous Homes in America – The Biltmore Estate If you have the ability to travel around this great country of ours, you can be treated to some spectacular sites rich with history. Our roots, while not as deep as countries abroad there are places to visit like battlefields, museums and homes of famous Americans that will deepen your understanding of our history. One of the most famous homes in America, and a stop you should definitely make in your travels is the Biltmore estate located in...Read Full Story

It was a balmy fall day and I was off work, so I went down to Biltmore Village for this post.  It is a quaint picturesque area with turn of the century buildings housing restaurants and shops.  The sidewalks are cobblestone, the buildings of Tudor style and the atmosphere festive. Let me give you some history of this historic neighborhood just south of downtown Asheville....More than a century ago, George W. Vanderbilt transformed the sleepy crossroads settlement known as Best, or Asheville...Read Full Story

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is one of my all time favorite bands will be in Asheville on Friday, June 4 at Diana at the Biltmore Estate. This venue for this concert is set on a high hill with sweeping views of Biltmore House framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band formed in Southern California during the spring of 1966 as a scruffy, young jug-band.  Forty-two years later, the quartet (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter and John McEuen) is still going strong.John...Read Full Story