MOLLY BULLINGTON | The Texas Tavern texas_tavern The Texas Tavern tweeted out this photo as part of the social media campaign to make the case that Roanoke would be a good home for Deschutes Brewery, the Oregon craft brewer that…

From left to right: Panelists, former Mayor Terry Bellamy, Jack Cecil, Jeremy Littlejohn, John McKibbon, Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen and Pastor Micheal Woods discuss Asheville’s growth Tuesday November 10, 2015 during the Citizen-Times Community Forum at the Diana Wortham Theater.…

The Cambria Suites Hotel on the east side of the Grove Arcade is one of five new hotels going up in downtown Asheville.(Photo: John Boyle/jboyle@citizen-times.com) Who knew a building — or four of five of them — could be so…

ASHEVILLE – Patty Mewborne Head still gets together with high school friends to ride by her old West Asheville haunts from time to time. They joyride past the Malvern Hills Pool and the teen center — two places where Head…

Buy Photo Jeanie Martin, right, is the founder of the Blue Ridge naturalist program which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Two of the first teachers with the program, Scott Dean, left, and Dan Lazar, center, have been teaching with the…

Reprint Demand For Farmer and Chef Asheville Independently produced and published cookbook sells close to 3000 books in less than a year; announces “Black Friday-Cyber Monday Promotion” Farmer and Chef South (Farmer and Chef, LLC) announce a reprint on their…

Buy Photo From left to right: Panelists, former Mayor Terry Bellamy, Jack Cecil, Jeremy Littlejohn, John McKibbon, Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen and Pastor Micheal Woods discuss Asheville’s growth Tuesday November 10, 2015 during the Citizen-Times Community Forum at the Diana…

Buy Photo Himanshu Karvir, general manager of the Holiday Inn West, stands inside the lobby Monday November 9, 2015.(Photo: Maddy Jones/mjones@citizen-times.com)Buy Photo Often lost among the attention given downtown’s upscale hotels are the area’s other lodgings. And there are plenty…

It’s difficult to overstate how hungry the Austin beer economy is at the moment. With nearly 50 Central Texas production breweries and brewpubs in various stages of operation, the general drinking public in Austin has been merrily plunking down the…

The McKibbon Hotel Group of Tampa, Florida, is looking for city approval to renovate the iconic BBT building into a hotel and condominium complex.(Photo: Courtesy photo) ASHEVILLE – A candidate elected in this month’s City Council race said she has…