Paul Clark

Tom Hardy shows off his wares at a National Tourism Week event at the I-26 Welcome Center in Mars Hill, North Carolina.

Ending a 36-Year Career

Tom Hardy Steps Down From The Blue Ridge Parkway Association
Tryon, North Carolina is the site of Nina Simone’s childhood home.

They Put a Spell on This

Nina Simone’s North Carolina childhood home is protected.
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Gearing Down, Speeding Up: Great Drives for Spring

Whether you're looking for great windshield-experience scenic drives or a bit of driving-gloves excitement, we've got the spots.
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New Home from the Ashes: The Bonesteels’ Asheville Residence

The family calls their Prairie Modern home "Frank Lloyd Wright meets the mountains."
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Cabin in the Woods: At the End of the Trail, a Magical Night in Horse Country at the The Red Horse Inn

It’s Mary especially – between innkeepers Roger and Mary Wolters – whose artistic sensibilities and penchant for romance make for a place with rose petals on the bed, a gauzy cover around it and welcome notes on parchment.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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