Top 5 Essential Repairs Before Selling Your Home

Top 5 Essential Repairs Before Selling Your Home

Selling your home in the midst of a depressed market can be difficult and there can be a lot of stiff competition.  One of the first things any Western North Carolina home sellers should consider before placing their home on the market is to repair the essentials.  Take some time to consider these top 5 quick repairs essential to putting your home in [...]

Assault on the Carolinas…by Bicycles

Assault on the Carolinas…by Bicycles

For 13 years now, the Assault on the Carolinas, which takes place in beautiful Brevard, North Carolina,  has served as one of the Pisgah Forest Rotary Club’s annual fundraisers.  It is the perfect opportunity for cycling enthusiasts to enjoy their favorite sport while supporting the Rotary Club’s efforts to serve the youth and community of Transylvania [...]

Brevard Music Center’s First Mondays Concert Series

Brevard Music Center’s First Mondays Concert Series

To experience the arts and cultural events of the Brevard area, look no further than the Brevard Music Center.  The Brevard Music Center is situated in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina and is one of America’s premier summer training programs for high school and college students every summer, culminating in a series [...]

All That Jazz and More in Asheville

All That Jazz and More in Asheville

In nearby Asheville, NC, cultural and community celebrations are a way of life and Asheville is home to some of the most widely attended and celebrated festivals in the Southeast. This weekend, from January 27th through January 29th, marks the 20th Annual All That Jazz Weekend in Asheville. Located at the Grove Park Inn and [...]

Brevard, NC, Featured Community: Sylvan Heights

Brevard, NC, Featured Community: Sylvan Heights

The western North Carolina mountains are one of America’s foremost resort and retirement areas, and Sylvan Heights is perfectly situated within this wonderful area. Located in Transylvania County, just 10 minutes outside Brevard, Sylvan Heights has only 58 lots on 255 acres and offers outstanding value, panaramic Blue Ridge Mountain views, and a host of [...]

BIKE Magazine deems Transylvania County

BIKE Magazine deems Transylvania County “Ground Zero For Some Of The Best Riding In The Nation”!

Where does the premier mountain biking publication BIKE Magazine go to test and rate 25 of 2012’s most promising mountain bikes and gear for their annual The Bible of Bike Tests edition? If you are a biking enthusiast it will come as no surprise to hear Brevard, NC in Transylvania County or that BIKE magazine says [...]

Horseback Riding In Western North Carolina

Horseback Riding In Western North Carolina

Along with cycling, mountain biking, and fishing, horseback riding is another one of the fabulous activities that outdoor enthusiasts enjoy  in the Brevard, Hendersonville, and Asheville area of Western North Carolina.  Amazing panaramic views and rugged mountain scenery are the backdrop for riders as they hit the multitude of trails located here in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. State [...]

New Year's Celebrations

New Year’s Celebrations

Say goodbye to 2011 and welcome in 2012 with a memorable Western North Carolina New Year’s Eve celebration! You’ll find New Year festivities that include everything from solving a murder mystery and dinner,  to music and dancing! Inn on Church -201 Third Avenue West, Hendersonville NC (828) 696-2001 Solve a murder mystery, enjoy an elegant dinner [...]

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Is There a “Better Selling Season” For Your Western North Carolina Real Estate?

As we come into the winter months, many Brevard would-be home sellers will think about holding off on listing their home, waiting for the perceived “selling season” to put their home on the market. But if you’re ready to sell your home now, is waiting until spring and summer a better option? Surprisingly, no… Not according to [...]

Holiday Tour Of Homes - Brevard, NC

Holiday Tour Of Homes – Brevard, NC

The Holiday Tour of Homes in Brevard, the Transylvania Arts Council’s annual fundraiser for their arts-in-schools program, will be held this Saturday, December 10. Chosen for their architecture, location, art collections, or decor, the six homes featured in this year’s tour will take you from downtown Brevard into Straus, Windover Farms, and Connestee Falls. Meet [...]

The Magic Of The Holidays In Brevard, NC

The Magic Of The Holidays In Brevard, NC

Welcome in the holiday season with a visit to the 21st Annual Festival of Trees at Silvermont in Brevard. The historic Silvermont Mansion will be filled with holiday cheer and aglow with thousands of lights as 30 elaborately decorated trees are displayed throughout the 33 room mansion from November 30 – December 4. Coinciding with [...]

Braken Mountain Recreation Area - Brevard, NC

Braken Mountain Recreation Area – Brevard, NC

The city of Brevard is in the midst of a ground breaking project. Bracken Mountain Recreation Area, 395 acres on the western edge of downtown Brevard, is currently being developed for recreational use as a hiking and mountain biking park.  A trail system will be developed through Bracken Mountain which will connect directly into the existing Pisgah [...]

Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit - Brevard

Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit – Brevard

In commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Transylvania County Public Library in Brevard will be host the “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” through November 29. The exhibit includes photographs and documents from the State Archives, the North Carolina Museum of History, and State Historic Sites, that highlight North Carolina’s [...]

Zipline Canopy Tours - Brevard, NC

Zipline Canopy Tours – Brevard, NC

The mountains of Western North Carolina around Brevard unquestionably have a spectacular display of fall foliage and there are plenty of ways to see and enjoy all the beauty of autumn. Biking, hiking and equestrian trails will bring you into the forests, and scenic driving routes give you an opportunity to view panaramic vistas along [...]

Halloween Fest - Brevard, NC

Halloween Fest – Brevard, NC

Brevard, NC is the place to be for this year’s Halloween Fest, a day-long street festival that takes place on October 29. The day’s events include an apple/pumpkin bake-off, a Flight of the Vampire 5k run and a scarecrow display with Scarecrows on the Lawn at Transylvania Heritage Museum as well as traditional family favorites [...]