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America’s No. 1 Fine-Dining Restaurant Is Hiding In A Tiny North Carolina Mountain Town

A lasagna with more than twenty layers of house-made pasta gets finished with vodka sauce right at your table. It often sells out every night. I can’t imagine leaving that off my order. That lasagna lives in a restaurant Tripadvisor just named the top fine-dining spot in the entire...

Highlands, NC · 1d
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Family-Style Fried Chicken Keeps Coming To Your Table At This Old Inn In Dillsboro

About ten Southern dishes land on your table here, and the platters keep getting refilled. Golden fried chicken leads the parade. Baked ham, catfish, and chicken pot pie follow close behind. Then come the sides. Warm biscuits, slow-cooked green beans, pickled beets, cream corn, and cooked apples all share the...

Dillsboro, NC · 1d
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Bears breaking into Asheville homes at alarming rate

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Black bears getting into trash cans is nothing new in Asheville. But some are taking things a lot further, breaking into homes and even ripping doors and windows off their frames. And a state wildlife biologist says the problem is getting worse. Ashley Hobbs, a...

Asheville, NC · 13d
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Tucked Away in the Smoky Mountains, This Bakery Makes Cinnamon Rolls Worth the Scenic Drive

A cinnamon roll topped like strawberry shortcake sounds like breakfast and dessert shook hands and made a deal over coffee. I fully support that deal, and I suspect your sweet tooth does too. The same little bakery also tops rolls with apple pie filling, caramel and pecans, blueberries, and even...

Gatlinburg, TN · 4d
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22-Year-Old Southern Culinary Staple Shuts Down Next Week

The chef-owners are retiring, and anyone holding a reservation after next week is out of luck.

Asheville, NC · 2d

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Franklin Opens First All-Inclusive Playground, Giving Every Kid a Place to Play

Franklin cut the ribbon Friday on its first all-inclusive playground, a $1 million project at Sunnyside Park designed to give kids with mobility challenges, and really every child in town, a place to play together. The grand-opening ceremony capped off construction that began a little more than a year earlier at the park on Van Raalte Street.

Franklin, NC · 3d

livability.com

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Meet 8 Chefs Shaping the Food Scene in Blount County, TN

RT Lodge (Michelin Recommended) For visiting, living and farming, Stockton says Blount County is ideal. “We’re the peaceful side of the Smokies,” Stockton says. Like many chefs around Blount County, he relies on the land to practice his craft. “Whatever our farmers have, that’s what drives our menu.” Stockton’s appetizing charcuterie board exemplifies his farm-to-table philosophy. “It’s a plate of everything local, from pickled turnips and strawberries to smoked and dry-cured meats, all made in-house.”

Blount County, TN · 9h

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8 Ways to Unplug and Explore in Blount County, TN

Experience the ultimate digital detox with these things to do in Blount County, TN, from pottery classes and yoga to mountain hikes. In a place as beautiful as East Tennessee, it’s a downright travesty to while away the hours scrolling on a phone or obsessively checking TikTok, so put down your devices, take a deep breath of mountain air and spend time enjoying everything Blount (pronounced “blunt”) County has to offer.

Blount County, TN · 8h

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All Winter Long, Buncombe County Locals Warm Up At These 6 Comfort Food Diners

When the mountain air turns cold in Buncombe County, a plate of hot food and a bottomless cup of coffee start to look like the best plan of the day. From downtown Asheville to Weaverville and Arden, the county has a strong lineup of diners that keep things simple, filling, and friendly.

Buncombe County, NC · 2d

Food & Wine

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He Skipped School to Eat Street Food — Then Built a James Beard Award-Winning Restaurant

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 30 of Tinfoil Swans, a podcast from Food & Wine. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Listen and follow on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. On this episode. Meherwan Irani used to skip school for street food. Now the chef behind the James Beard...

Asheville, NC · 10h

Mountain Xpress

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Letter: A bear, a bulldozer and a boondoggle

A juvenile bear was earnestly foraging on the edge of Asheville’s urban forest as I drove by recently. Traffic had slowed to watch as the bear moved among the brambles, just feet from the road. At the nearby corner of Broadway and W.T. Weaver Boulevard, a small bulldozer perched on the hillside after scraping all vegetation off the desecrated ground around it.

Asheville, NC · 3d

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NC Stage Cancels November Performances of “Changing Same”

NC Stage has canceled the November 4th–15th, 2026, performances of “Changing Same” in Asheville. The production, co-presented with the YMI Cultural Center, had been scheduled at the center at 39 South Market Street downtown. The theater says it has contacted ticket holders directly about the cancellation. Anyone...

Asheville, NC · 1d

The Daily Times

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Blount County Animal Center Dog of the Week: Blu

Over in Blount County, a family was putting together their Thanksgiving Day table. They had the tablecloth, candles, place settings, and of course, the main centerpiece, the cornucopia. Stuffed with apples, pears, grapes, and flowers, it sat right in the middle of the table. Suddenly, it started to rock back and forth, and a few apples toppled out of it. As the family leaned in closer to get a look, a tiny, furry paw shot out of the horn, accompanied by a strange panting. The smell of Fritos enveloped the room as the cutest little face burst out. “Hi! I’m Blu, and I’m thankful for food!” Blu cried. Blu decided to help the family plan out their Thanksgiving meal. “I think we’ll start with some bacon-wrapped bacon, then some bacon and green beans, sans green beans. For our main course, I think it should be turkey. Can we stuff it with bacon?” Blu asked. When the dinner was ready, everyone went around the table to say what they were thankful for. When it was Blu’s turn, he thought long and hard. He was certainly thankful for a lot of things, like toys and treats, but what he really wanted was

Blount County, TN · 18h

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Exhibition at Folk Art Center in Asheville showcases new craft guild members

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A new exhibition at the Folk Art Center showcases the work of 39 recently juried members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. The New Members Exhibition is on display in the art center's main gallery on the second level. The pieces include clay, glass, fiber, jewelry, metal, wood, leather and mixed-media sculpture, bringing together traditional Appalachian craft and contemporary work.

Asheville, NC · 23h

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Grove Park Inn Gingerbread Display Opens November 17th

The Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa will open its 2026 gingerbread display November 17th at 290 Macon Avenue in Asheville. The exhibition follows the 34th National Gingerbread House Competition and continues through January 3rd, 2027. Public viewing is available after 6 p.m. Sundays and during regular resort hours Monday...

Asheville, NC · 1d

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An Update on Changing Same and Mike Wiley

We regret to announce that the upcoming performances of Mike Wiley’s Changing Same, co-presented with the YMI Cultural Center, have been canceled. Mike Wiley is facing serious health challenges and is stepping away from upcoming performances so he can focus on getting better. Everyone at NC Stage and the YMI is behind him. Mike is a remarkable artist and a cherished friend of this theatre, and we know many of you were looking forward to seeing him as much as we were.

Asheville, NC · 1d

WSPA 7News

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Spartanburg County restaurant announces closure

A locally-owned restaurant will close its doors for good next week.

Spartanburg County, SC · 2d

Spartanburg Herald-Journal

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3 Spartanburg County restaurants fail October inspections

Three Spartanburg County food establishments fell below the "78" score threshold for a "C" rating in October 2026 restaurant inspection reports, according to the South Carolina Department of Agriculture . Inspectors conducted routine inspections throughout the month and ordered follow-up inspections for establishments that received failing grades. In our coverage of food inspections around Spartanburg County, we categorize violations into two types: priority and priority foundation. Priority violations are those that pose the highest risk of causing foodborne illness and identify contributing factors that could lead to illness. A priority foundation violation is a contributing factor to illness. Here is a snapshot of the establishments that fell below a "78" grade during October inspections: JOY CRAB CAJUN SEAFOOD Location: 1935 E. Main St., Spartanburg During a routine inspection in October, SCDA identified numerous out-of-compliance violations, including priority and priority foundation violations. Some of the most notable violations were: Employees were observed removing gloves, putting the same gloves back on, using cell phones, and returning to food preparation without washing their hands. Inspectors found spray bottles without labels, cans of Raid stored throughout the facility, and a tube of grease stored with food items. Multiple dead bugs were observed in a

Spartanburg County, SC · 1d

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Cat missing for eight years reunited with family after being found in Woodruff

WOODRUFF — A cat missing from his Simpsonville home for eight years has been reunited with his family after a Woodruff resident found him and local animal advocates helped identify him through a microchip. Theo, now 12, was found on West Georgia Street between Tap Three and The Yellow...

Woodruff, SC · 3d

Lovely Garden Roots

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Clemson Extension Says Fescue Lawns Should Be Mowed at 2.5 to 3 Inches in November, Never Losing More Than a Third of the Blade

Clemson Extension's Samantha McGaha Brown says fescue lawns should be mowed at 2.5 to 3 inches in November, never removing more than a third of the blade.

Clemson, SC · 2d