More on this Our lens on World Beer Fest Raleigh 72 Images By Katie Reilly,­ UNC­CH News Bureau Chapel Hill, N.C. — Margo Metzger describes it as a movement – a Southern craft beer movement. Bill Manley calls it a…

By Leslee Kulba- The Buncombe County Commissioners gave audience to forty-four nonprofits seeking a share of local tax revenues. Chair David Gantt moved things along at a good clip, giving each agency only three minutes to present its case. It…

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The industry supported 47,070 jobs that paid a total of $589.03 million in wages. State and local governments collected $271.31 million in taxes. The data came from the N.C. Division of Tourism, Film and Sorts Development. It was analyzed by…

THOMAS CO., Ga. (WTXL) – It’s a slice of small town Americana, and just across the Florida-Georgia border lies Thomas County. It has a population of about 45,000 and was established in 1825. Known for it’s quail hunting during the…

Luxury, near luxury and high-end lifestyle hotels are popping up like spring flowers all over the place, and not just in global capitals. These new hotels provide a great enticement to explore places you may not have had on your bucket…

A security guard keeps watch at an entrance to the Asheville Outlets Wednesday morning. The mall is set to open Friday.(Photo: William Woody / wwoody@citizen-times.com) ASHEVILLE – A full two days in advance of the big event, the city of…

Hikers enter a trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Hendersonville Road Monday afternoon. An estimated 13.9 million people visited the parkway in 2014, spending more than $800 million in gateway regions.(Photo: William Woody/wwoody@citizen-times.com) GREENVILLE – The Blue Ridge Parkway…

Paul Hedgecock of Asheville won first prize of $2,500 in the “Bright Ideas Rocket Pitch” competition for his pitch for Ugo Tour, a travel and tourism smartphone app that helps people discover areas of Western North Carolina.(Photo: Western Carolina University/Special…

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