ashevilles favorite places: Favorite Places in Asheville, NC - 06/14/11 05:42 AM
Another favorite place in Asheville,NC--The Grove Arcade.
Millionaire E.W. Grove believed in doing things in a large and luxurious way.  His dream for the Grove Arcade was an opulent indoor city, complete with skylights and spiral staircases.  He built some of it, died (as mere men are prone to do), and a partial dream was opened in 1929.  In 1942, this grand venue was comandeered by the govt., then restored and reopened in 2002. 
We now have the privilege of experiencing the Grove Arcade--a completely unique restored mall in downtown Asheville.  The Grove Arcade is like an architectural art festival! … (2 comments)

ashevilles favorite places: The Best Waterfall Hike Near Asheville, NC! - 06/03/11 09:19 AM
The Best Waterfall Hike Near Asheville, NC!
 
Our favorite place, this week, is... Catawba Falls. 
 
 
My husband, a native Ashevillian, has taken me, and our children and myriads of friends, on this hike to Catawba Falls many times.
In the past, we would park our car and quickly zip around the gate with the threatening sign.  Fortunately, and with many thanks to The Foothills Conservancy, access to Catawba Falls is now officially legal! (Whew!) There is even a yellow lab who sometimes hovers about the entrance of the trail with a collar designating him as the … (2 comments)

 
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