The New York Times Travel Show always proves to be an entertaining and efficient way to sift through the morass of clutter generated by the travel industry. This past January, I made it a point to attend some of the…

FILE/THE FREE LANCE–STAR Coming artisan trail in Northern Neck expected to help boost tourism, sales by members A new artisan trail now coming together in the Northern Neck will include people like Andy Pitts of Heathsville, who makes and sells…

Kai Riedl has a tough time finding the right words for what, exactly, he’s trying to do with the Slingshot Festival. “Curated and diverse, but still forward-thinking, until I come up with a better word than forward-thinking?” he told Flagpole…

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Mecklenburg County and its municipalities, including Charlotte, could lose $100 million a year under a legislative proposal to change how sales tax money is distributed, according to city budget projections. The change, if approved by the General Assembly, could be…

Buy Photo The NC Arboretum will host a drop-in public meeting today to discuss greenways in the Brevard Road and Long Shoals Road area of Buncombe County.(Photo: Colby Rabon (colbyrabon@gmail.co)Buy Photo Tags Blue Ridge Parkway Interstate 26 Mission Hospital Buncombe…

By Roger McCredie- Last week the Asheville Area Riverfront Redevelopment Commission welcomed news that speedy progress is being made on its ambitious game plan for retooling the city’s waterfront. But amid the enthusiasm, owners of one of Asheville’s best-known eateries,…

While Estes Park continues to rebound quickly from the 2013 flood and recognize monthly increases in sales tax collections, the mountain resort community has begun to slip down the list of the state’s most visited destinations and on the list…

A parents walks her son to Johnston Elementary School for the first day of class in Buncombe County on Aug. 20, 2014.(Photo: Katie Bailey/bkbailey@citizen-times.com) RALEIGH – Buncombe County’s three House members have mounted an effort to exempt Buncombe and Asheville…

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