Statesville: Fourth Creek Brewing
Fourth Creek Brewing Company is a local establishment in the heart of downtown Statesville, North Carolina and just a few minutes off of Highway 64. This brewery crafts local beer in house and provides a comfortable taproom environment that is…Read more Statesville: Fourth Creek Brewing
A Taste of Hendersonville: The Rhythm and Brews Festival
The winding road seemed to be jutting around every hill in the North Carolina Smoky Mountains. Erica, with her fresh Connecticut license plate, grabbed the wheel and whipped through the roads like a champ and jack lay asleep in the…Read more A Taste of Hendersonville: The Rhythm
Goat Lady Dairy
Goat Lady Dairy is a crown jewel for artisanal cheese making, proudly living in the back roads of North Carolina’s Randolph County where it has survived for the last 200 years. The burgeoning community surrounding it, English settlers who landed…Read more Goat Lady Dairy
Homeland Creamery Food Review
Through the sparse, winding back roads approximately fifteen miles south of Burlington, North Carolina sits Homeland Creamery, one of the most raved about places in the area to get ice cream, milkshakes, and more. It’s your classic mom and pop…Read more Homeland Creamery Food Review
Abundance NC’s 12th Annual Pepper Festival
Just off of the tree-lined, winding path of Highway 64 nestled into Piedmont North Carolina lives the quaint, charming town of Pittsboro. While many of its residents embrace small-town values and quiet southern living, Pittsboro is far from traditional. The…Read more Abundance NC’s 12th Annual Pepper Festival
A Taste of Saxapahaw: The Eddy Pub
Set on the banks of the idyllic Haw River in the quiet, quirky town of Saxapahaw is a farm-to-fork eatery that is serving up its own version of pub fair. The Eddy Pub, the name eddy referring to a resting…Read more A Taste of Saxapahaw: The Eddy
The Leaf Festival
Contrary to its misleading name, the Leaf Festival in Cashiers, North Carolina is in no way related to leaves. Regardless, this festival was an amazing experience that I enjoyed so much more that I thought I would. This event turned…Read more The Leaf Festival
Motor Co. Grill
We arrived at Franklin right around dinnertime, settled into our hostel for the next two nights and immediately asked, where are we going to eat? I had done some research on places to eat in the area, but we decided…Read more Motor Co. Grill
Calders Coffee Cafe: Artisanal Coffee with Highlands Flare
When you first walk into Calders, you’re greeted by a long line of people waiting in a narrow front room. The front room of the shop is full of taxidermy on the walls, sleek wooden floors and furniture, and the…Read more Calders Coffee Cafe: Artisanal Coffee with
Food Review of Greenville, NC
Located at the heart of East Carolina University in Greenville NC, Winslow’s Tavern is a local favorite. Catering to college students, young professionals, and even the wine-tasting crowd this gem did not disappoint. A warm interior, friendly bar staff, and…Read more Food Review of Greenville, NC
French Fry Research
The 2017 ENG 397 Food Research Team has spent the semester studying opinions of french fries across Elon’s campus. The following results are based on a survey of 116 Elon students of varying genders, ages, and geographies. We found…Read more French Fry Research
Smoking in the Foothills Festival
By Jenny Kane Right as we arrived in downtown Lenoir at around 11:30am on that Saturday, October 21st, we could already here the sound of live music playing and people crowding around the small area. Most of the shops on…Read more Smoking in the Foothills Festival
Fly Away at the Carolina BalloonFest
By Claire Gaskill It’s not every day you see one hot air balloon. At the Carolina BalloonFest, however, you can see handfuls of these helium filled flying baskets. This event entertains families with over 50 balloons the third full…Read more Fly Away at the Carolina BalloonFest
Taylorsville’s 38th Annual Apple Festival
By Micaela Soucy The town of Taylorsville is nestled between two major North Carolina cities, Winston-Salem and Charlotte. It lies just off of Highway 64 at the cross section of Highway 90 and Highway 16. Driving into town we passed…Read more Taylorsville’s 38th Annual Apple Festival
Never Blue
By Jenny Kane Hendersonville is a lively town home to a variety of shops and restaurants that line the downtown streets. Arriving on a beautiful Friday afternoon in October, we were able to witness the hustle and bustle of the…Read more Never Blue