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To me nothing says holidays quite like the inside of the Grove Arcade ❄️🎄⭐️

Loving this book about by 📚 Set in the Great Depression with a spunky and strong heroine and a background of jazz music and bootlegging 🥃 pick up a signed copy !

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This Thursday! June 16th in you have a chance to bid on some amazing works of art that also help preserve natural landmarks in our area. Throw some wine, hors d’oeurves and live music into the mix and it’s a pretty awesome night. Visit for tickets (now!) 🎨🌳.

Tonight on , a documentary about the incredible fresco painted will air across North Carolina - well worth your time to check it out!

This is from my favorite top secret bookstore in … Anyone know it? 🤫

so glad I stocked up yesterday! 📚 another stack from , including a signed first edition of ❤️ Buying books to stock my 📖📚❄️

I prepared for the snow ❄️ by visiting 📚 I’m so glad I stopped by 📖 A great mix of used books - some amazing titles you won’t find anywhere else- including a floor to ceiling poetry section ❤️

Another favorite and perfect for stocking stuffers! in 🍭🍬💥

in 🎄🎁 I haven’t been working downtown much but I visited yesterday to get some gifts. I’m so happy most of my favorite places to shop have survived the last few years! is always a stop.
What are your favorite stores? 💝

What if you could buy beautiful art that not only supported local artists, but also contributed to the conservation of beautiful places? You can! Highly accessible gorgeous works 💕 Come hear the artists talk about their creations (and have a beer!🍻) at the - at Foundation. Should be a nice full moon night to be out! 🌕

Check out the inspiring story and continuing purpose of Preserving a Picturesque America

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Happy Birthday Zelda!


https://ashevillehistoricinns.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/zelda/

Zelda       The name only calls one person to mind making it obvious that she wasn’t merely the wife of a writer. Therese Anne Fowler cuts it down even farther to just “Z& #8221…

Who built Asheville? One of those people was James Vester Miller, who overcame relentless obstacles to create a thriving brick masonry business in Asheville. Although much of his contribution to Asheville’s architecture is probably unattributed, Miller is considered one of the most important black builders in Western North Carolina. Learn more about Miller - link in bio!

MLK Jr. visited the area twice during his brief and powerful life.

MLK Jr. in WNC – Part II Martin Luther King Jr’s second trip to Western North Carolina was in the summer of 1965, again following on the heels of triumphs and tragedies. On July 2nd, 1964 the Civil Rights Act was sign…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Western N.C. – part 1. Part One: On January 20th-22nd 1964 Martin Luther King Jr and his Civil Rights organization the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, visited Black Mountain, N.C., taking refuge in the sprawlin…

What is the purpose of art? How can we solve the homelessness crisis in Asheville? What the hell is a Fresco? Check out this amazing documentary by award-winning filmmaker Christopher Zaluski - available this week only before it’s formal release in 2021. Link in bio. Buy a ticket, hunker down for some emotions and enlightenment, and let me know what you think. Comment below or send me a message if you want a book! I even give a few away for free! https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/kingdom-haywood?fbclid=IwAR3tB0jAwa3ye2WZtJEk-ZfM0_nG4sUG8Zt4fZh2T4BVLCyQ1gP-j82MY6M

Let’s talk about these amazing gift baskets that the Friends of public library put together- so cute and ridiculously affordable. I truly believe this season is about doing more with less, and shopping locally for everything so the people closest to us can prosper! And these baskets bless who we give them to and the library- i mean super win-win!

New blog post! It’s been a while since I put up a new history blog, and this one I’ve been working on for a while. James Vester Miller was an incredible man who became very successful despite growing up in the Jim Crow South right after the Civil War. Many of the buildings he built are still standing today and his legacy serves as a great inspiration for us all ✨ - link in bio to read more!

What a library in that house!

Let’s talk about this amazing birthday cake made for my daughter’s birthday party! (Last minute too!) It was not only gorgeous, but delicious and full of glitter and surprises! ❤️🦄🎂🌈🎈 (I’m sneaking another piece now 🥳)

Want to bring guests to see something unique in Asheville?

Haywood Street Fresco This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministery.

Looking to infuse your travel with some meaning? Start here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/haywood-street-fresco

Haywood Street Fresco This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministery.

I feel like this is kind of heartbreaking but it’s on theme with how I’ve been feeling moving into the fall season 🍂 I have only lived in since 2011 and walking the streets lately has felt very different. The Southern was definitely one of my favorite places to grab and drink and some Mac and cheese 💕 change is inevitable and I am an optimist at heart 💜 What do you miss about a bygone Asheville? @ The Southern Kitchen & Bar

Anyone else check out the in ? It was crowded but my kids had a blast! Lots of for sure! @ Marion, North Carolina

at 78 1/2 Patton - right outside my office door 💕 @ Downtown Asheville Historic District