Nov 3, 2009
New Front Porch Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, 10-Ton Holiday Sand Sculpture and Breakfasts with Santa Highlight Two Dozen Special Events from Nov. 29-Jan. 3
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Carolina Inn’s 12th annual celebration of the holidays features some new treats (Christma…
Nov 3, 2009
The New Aloft Introduces Jet-Setting Style at a Steal to the Ballantyne Community
Charlotte, NC – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) stylish new lifestyle brand, AloftSM Hotels announce the opening of Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne at the heart of one of Charlot…
Nov 3, 2009
Pirates Return to Ocracoke 291 Years After the Death of Blackbeard to Remember Their Fallen Brethren
Ocracoke, NC - For only the second time in 291 years, the historically significant “Battle of Ocracoke” and the death of the notorious pirate Blackbeard will be memorialize…
Nov 2, 2009
Exhibition at the Mint Museum of Art centers around American painting with mysterious past
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Love a good mystery? A new exhibition at the Mint Museum of Art contains the elements of an art history whodunit—a carefully crafted forgery, a persistent art schola…
Nov 2, 2009
The elevator at Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park will close for maintenance on Monday, November 2. The project includes replacing the elevator’s guiderails and hoist ropes, and is one of several capital improvement projects the NC Division of Parks and Recreation has planned fo…
Oct 27, 2009
Although a massive rock slide on I-40 has closed the interstate that connects Knoxville, Tenn., to Asheville, N.C., at mile marker three in Haywood County in North Carolina near the Tennessee-North Carolina border, Cherokee is easily accessed using a scenic detour. Travelers to Cherokee f…
Oct 26, 2009
Joyful Annual Traditions Connect Family and Friends
CHARLOTTE, NC – Capturing the magic of the season, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge features an assortment of signature events such as cooking classes, holiday brunches and Visit with Santa, as well as imaginative offerings in…
Oct 22, 2009
BEECH MOUNTAIN, N.C. – The popular Oz run returns, while a second terrain park debuts this winter at Ski Beech at Beech Mountain Resort.
The Oz slope, named for its proximity to the old Land of Oz theme park, was closed last season to upgrade the chairlift. New, padded quad…
Oct 22, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. – Trout fishing opportunities provided and managed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission have a substantial positive impact to the local economies of western North Carolina and to the state as a whole, according to a recent study conducted by Responsive Managemen…
Oct 21, 2009
Waynesville, NC – Condé Nast Traveler has announced the results of its 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards, naming The Swag Country Inn in Waynesville, NC number two among the best small hotels in the entire country. The Swag scored 93.5 out of a possible 100 poin…
