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HUNGRY?

Come on down to the River Arts District!

Aw a r d w i n n i n g t a c o s , reliable & cheap lunch, free parking, outdoor dining, and general awesomeness. Locally Owned & Operated

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Welcome to the best... You hold in your hands the

collective wisdom of thousands of Western North Carolina residents. Each year, they take part in the area’s largest poll, voting for their favorite businesses, people and places, and more. This guide distills their picks for the Best Of WNC. The icons after each winner’s name are additional keys: The “star” means the winner has won four or more years in a row; the “leaf” means the winner is a partner with ASAP, the area’s local food advocacy group; and the “heart” means the winner is a locally owned business and certified by Asheville Grown.

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WOW!

Thanks again Asheville & Western North Carolina... We couldn’t have done it without YOU!

Best BBQ in WNC 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010 • 2011 • 2012 and 2013! Asheville Location 5 Riverside Drive in the River Arts District Mon-Fri 11am-4pm 253-4499

Arden Location 3578 Sweeten Creek Rd. Near BB Barns Nursery Tues-Sat 11am-4pm Carry Out Till 6pm 687-1395

best chocolate

chocolate lounge

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 , 2013

and

best sweet bakery! artisan chocolates & desserts 10 s. lexington ave., downtown asheville 828.252.4181 sun-thur 11 am-11 pm, fri-sat 11 am-midnight

pUBLIsHer: Jeff Fobes | AssIsTANT TO THe pUBLIsHer: Susan Hutchinson | MANAGING eDITOrs: Rebecca Sulock, Margaret Williams LIsTINGs AssIsTANTs: Jaye Bartell, Jen Nathan Orris, Julia Ritchey, Lisa Watters ArT & DesIGN MANAGer: Carrie Lare | AD DesIGN & prepress COOrDINATOr: John A. Zara | GrApHIC DesIGNers: Laura Barry, Sarah Riddle | ADVerTIsING MANAGer: Susan Hutchinson | MArKeTING AssOCIATes: Nichole Civiello, Bryant Cooper, Jordan Foltz, Tim Navaille, Samantha Pope, Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt, Kenneth Trumbauer, John Varner | IT MANAGer: Stefan Colosimo | WeB TeAM: Kyle Kirkpatrick, Brad Messenger | FrONT OFFICe: Patty Levesque, Lisa Watters | DIsTrIBUTION sTAFF: Jeff Tallman, Denise Montgomery We have taken great care to ensure the accuracy of the Best Of WNC listings, but if you have corrections, questions or suggestions, email us at listings@mountainx.com or call 251-1333. Mountain Xpress

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Farm Burger: Best Burger, New Restaurant

Photo by Max CooPer

f you see a line in Asheville, odds are, it’s food-related. The crowds confirm: Our restaurants are worth the wait. Just take a look at 12 Bones, White Duck Taco or Sunny Point Café for

proof. Just as diners surge into Asheville eateries, the restaurants are expanding into new spaces. Between Best Of WNC 2012 and this year’s poll, Asheville food has taken new towns as smoothly as Lusty Monk Mustard takes to bread from City Bakery. (Hint: Pretty smoothly — and delectably.) Tupelo Honey Café and Chai Pani have opened locations in Greenville, S.C., and Atlanta, respectively. Of course, the unparalleled good taste of Asheville diners has helped Asheville brands succeed in town and beyond. And that same good taste has forged new friendships. This year, Asheville welcomes out-of-towners, such as Farm Burger, which have already become crowd favorites. So if you’re one of those intrepid Asheville diners waiting for a table outside your favorite restaurant, remember: You’re not standing in line. That serpentine group of people is more like a party train boogying on into the dining room. Hop aboard. — Emily Patrick

icon key DOWNTOWN • River ArTS • N OrTH • SOUTH EAST • WEST • P OUTlying AREA B HAll Of fAmE • H gO lOCAl A APPAlACHiAn gROWn: Certified by ASAP

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12 Bones: Best Barbecue Photo by Max Cooper

Favorite Restaurant

1 Cúrate D A 11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

2 The Admiral W 400 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-2541 • theadmiralnc.com

3 Nine Mile N A 233 Montford Ave, Avl 505-3121 • ninemileasheville.com

Barbecue

1 12 Bones R S B 5 Riverside Dr, Avl 253-4499 • 12bones.com 3578 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden 687-1395 • 12bones.com

2 Luella's Bar-B-Que N A

3 Bojangles’ Various locations • bojangles.com

Breakfast/Brunch

1 Sunny Point Café W H A B 626 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-0055 • sunnypointcafe.com

2 Early Girl Eatery D A 8 Wall St, Avl 259-9292 • earlygirleatery.com

3 Over Easy Café D 32 Broadway St, Avl 236-3533 • overeasyasheville.com

Burger

1 Farm Burger D A 10 Patton Ave, Avl 348-8540 • farmburger.net/asheville

501 Merrimon Ave, Avl 505-7427 • luellasbbq.com

2 Burgermeister's (Closed) W A

3 Moe's Original Bar B Que S

620 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 277-0355 • juicylucysburgerbarandgrill.com

4 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 505-8282 • moesoriginalbbq.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Biscuits

3 Juicy Lucy's Burger Bar & Grill 3 Universal Joint W 784 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-7262 • ujasheville.com

Burrito

1 Tupelo Honey Café D A 12 College St, Avl 255-4863 • tupelohoneycafe.com

Tupelo Honey Café Southside S 1829 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 505-7676 • tupelohoneycafe.com

2 Sunny Point Café W H A 626 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-0055 • sunnypointcafe.com

1 Mamacita’s D H A B 77-A Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-8080 • mamacitasgrill.com

2 Neo Burrito W S A 1341 Parkwood Rd #106, Avl 225-4101 • neoburrito.com 2 Town Square Blvd. #120, Avl 676-2500

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3 Urban Burrito N 640 Merrimon Ave, #203, Avl 251-1921 • urbanburrito.com

Chain-Operated

1 Carrabba's Italian Grill E S

French Fries

1 Bouchon D A 62 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 350-1140 • ashevillebouchon.com

2 Five Guys Burgers & Fries S

10 Buckstone Place, Avl 281-2300 • carrabbas.com

Gerber Village, 1838 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 277-3894 • fiveguys.com

332 Rockwood Rd, Arden 654-8411

3 McDonald’s

2 Bonefish Grill E

Various locations mcdonalds.com

105-C River Hills Rd, Avl 298-6530 • bonefishgrill.com

3 Mellow Mushroom D 50 Broadway St, Avl 236-9800 • mellowmushroom.com

Charcuterie

1 Cúrate D A 11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

2 Table/The Imperial Life D A 48 College St, Avl 254-8980 • tableasheville.com

3 The Chop Shop Butchery D 100 Charlotte St, Avl 505-3777 • chopshopbutchery.com

Green/SustainabilityFriendly Restaurant

1 The Green Sage D S A 5 Broadway St, Avl 252-4450 • thegreensage.net 1800 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-4450

2 HomeGrown D H A 371 Merrimon Ave, Avl 232-4340 • slowfoodrightquick.com

2 Plant D H A 165 Merrimon Ave, Avl 258-7500 • plantisfood.com

3 Rosetta's Kitchen D H A 116 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 232-0738 • rosettaskitchen.com

Diner/Home-Style

1 HomeGrown D H A 371 Merrimon Ave, Avl 232-4340 • slowfoodrightquick.com

2 Moose Café W 570 Brevard Rd, Avl 255-0920 • eatatthemoosecafe.com

3 Early Girl Eatery D A 8 Wall St, Avl 259-9292 • earlygirleatery.com

Healthiest

1 Laughing Seed Café D A 40 Wall St, Avl 252-3445 • laughingseed.jackofthewood.com

2 Plant D H A 165 Merrimon Ave, Avl 258-7500 • plantisfood.com

3 Rosetta's Kitchen D H A 116 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 232-0738 • rosettaskitchen.com

Food Truck

1 El Kimchi facebook.com/elkimchi

2 Gypsy Queen Cuisine A 280-6647 • gypsyqueencuisine.com

3 The Lowdown S H 707-6929 • thelowdownfoodtruck.com

Innovative/Creative

1 Cúrate D A 11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

2 The Admiral W 400 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-2541 • theadmiralnc.com

Chain Gang This year, Xpress added Best Chain-Operated restaurant to the ballot. “Why not?” we thought. Voters declared a clear winner (Carabba’s), but some conveyed such sentiments as, “No thank you! Local all the way!”

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#3 Outdoor Dining • #3 Restaurant Wine List FRENCH COMFORT FOOD Dining #3 Best Restaurateur • #2 Romantic #1 French Fries • #1 European Food

e you walk through our doors 62 N. Lexington Ave. • Downtown

ashevillebouchon.com • creperiebouchon.com

VOTED

BEST NEW

RESTAURANT 100% GRASSFED

#1 BURGER

www.farmburger.net 828.348.8540 • 10 patton ave • asheville, nc 28801

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Laughing Seed Café: Healthiest, Best Salad, Vegetarian Photo by Max Cooper

3 Plant D H A

165 Merrimon Ave, Avl 258-7500 • plantisfood.com

Kid-Friendly

1 Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. N B

675 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-1281 • ashevillebrewing.com

2 Mellow Mushroom D

50 Broadway St, Avl 236-9800 • mellowmushroom.com

3 Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. (downtown) D 77 Coxe Ave, Avl 255-4077 • ashevillebrewing.com

3 McDonald's

Various locations, Avl mcdonalds.com

Late-Night

1 Rosetta's Kitchen D H A B 116 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 232-0738 • rosettaskitchen.com

2 51 Grill & Pizzeria D

Local-Food Emphasis

1 HomeGrown D H A 371 Merrimon Ave, Avl 232-4340 • slowfoodrightquick.com

2 Early Girl Eatery D A 8 Wall St, Avl 259-9292 • earlygirleatery.com

3 Sunny Point Café W H A 626 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-0055 • sunnypointcafe.com

Business Lunch

1 Chestnut D A 48 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-2667 • chestnutasheville.com

1 Mela Indian Restaurant D A 70 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 225-8880 • melaasheville.com

1 Pack's Tavern D H 20 S. Spruce St, Avl 225-6944 • packstavern.com

2 Table D A

51 Merrimon Ave, Avl 258-1670 • 51grill.com

48 College St, Avl 254-8980 • tableasheville.com

3 Storm Rhum Bar & Bistro D

3 Posana Café D A

125 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 505-8560 • stormasheville.com

1 Biltmore Ave, Avl 505-3969 • posanacafe.com

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Monday-Friday 7:30am-6:00pm Saturday & Sunday 8:00am-3:00pm

757 Haywood Road • West Asheville

828-252-9378 • www.WestEndBakery.com

$5 Off

2-Topping Large Pie

at downtown location, 1 Per Customer. Serving you since 2004

Big Thanks to all our customers for voting us 3rd BEST PIZZA in WNC!

New York Pizza & Signature Sandwiches Slices & Whole Pies • Featuring Boar’s Head Meats & Cheeses • Homemade Italian specialties Delivery • Catering for parties & functions at restaurant or other venue

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Cheap Lunch

People-Watching

1 White Duck Taco Shop R

1 Mellow Mushroom D

1 Roberts St, Avl 258-1660 • whiteducktacoshop.com

50 Broadway St, Avl 236-9800 • mellowmushroom.com

2 Mamacita’s D H A

2 Lexington Avenue Brewery D A

77-A Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-8080 • mamacitasgrill.com

3 Chai Pani D A 22 Battery Park Ave, Avl 254-4003 • chaipani.net

Most Reliable Lunch

1 White Duck Taco Shop R 1 Roberts St, Avl 258-1660 • whiteducktacoshop.com

39 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 252-0212 • lexavebrew.com

2 The Southern Kitchen & Bar D A 41 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 251-1777 • southernkitchenandbar.com

3 Carmel's Kitchen & Bar D A 1 Page Ave, #129, Avl 252-8730 • carmelsofasheville.com

2 Mela D A 70 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 225-8880 • melaasheville.com

3 Mamacita’s D H A 77-A Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-8080 • mamacitasgrill.com

Outdoor Dining

1 Universal Joint W 784 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-7262 • ujasheville.com

Pizza

1 Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. N D S B 675 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-1281 • ashevillebrewing.com 77 Coxe Ave, Avl 828-255-4077 1850 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 828-277-5775

2 Marco's Pizzeria N S

2 Mellow Mushroom D

946 Merrimon Ave, Avl 285-0709 • marcos-pizzeria.com

50 Broadway St, Avl 236-9800 • mellowmushroom.com

1854 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 277-0004

3 Bouchon D A

3 Circle in the Square D

62 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 350-1140 • ashevillebouchon.com

12 Biltmore Ave, Avl 225-5554 • circleinthesquarepizza.com

3 White Duck Taco Shop R

3 Mellow Mushroom D

1 Roberts St, Avl 258-1660 • whiteducktacoshop.com

50 Broadway St, Avl 236-9800 • mellowmushroom.com

we de li ve r!

Thanks to all of you for your amazing support, and for voting us one of the best! 202 State St. West Asheville

252-0110 ashevillesandwichco.com

828.252.8220 37 Biltmore Ave www.DocCheysAsheville.com

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Black Forest Restaurant Voted One of Ashevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Favorite European Restaurants 2155 Hendersonville Rd (4.5 miles South of the Biltmore Estate)

Arden, NC 28704

(828) 687-7980 www.blackforestasheville.com

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Place To Eat Alone

1 The Green Sage D S A 5 Broadway St, Avl 252-4450 • thegreensage.net 1800 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-4450 • thegreensage.net

2 Rosetta's Kitchen D H A 116 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 232-0738 • rosettaskitchen.com

Restaurant Still Needed In Asheville

1 Ethiopian B 2 Chinese 3 Vietnamese New Restaurant (Opened In The Last 12 Months)

1 Farm Burger D A

3 Home Pub Grub

10 Patton Ave, Avl 348-8540 • farmburger.net

1 Jack of the Wood D A B

1 Wicked Weed Brewing D

95 Patton Ave, Avl 252-5445 • jackofthewood.com

91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

2 Universal Joint W

2 Chestnut D A

784 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-7262 • ujasheville.com

48 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-2667 • chestnutasheville.com

3 Wicked Weed Brewing D

3 Seven Sows Bourbon & Larder D A

91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

Quick Meal

77-B Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-2592 • sevensows.com

Restaurant Wine List

1 Mamacita’s D H A

77-A Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-8080 • mamacitasgrill.com

2 White Duck Taco R

1 Roberts St, Avl 258-1660 • whiteducktacoshop.com

3 Urban Burrito N

640 Merrimon Ave, Avl 251-1921 • urbanburrito.com

3 VegHeads Drive-Thru N

705 Merrimon Ave, Avl 505-8540 • vegheadsdrivethru.com

Restaurant To Take Out-Of-Towners To

1 Tupelo Honey Café D A

12 College St, Avl 255-4863 • tupelohoneycafe.com

Tupelo Honey Café Southside S 1829 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 505-7676 • tupelohoneycafe.com

2 Cúrate D A

11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

3 12 Bones R S

5 Riverside Dr, Avl 253-4499 • 12bones.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

3 The Admiral W

400 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-2541 • theadmiralnc.com

1 Zambra D A 85 Walnut St, Avl 232-1060 • zambratapas.com

2 Cúrate D A 11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

3 Bouchon D A 62 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 350-1140 • ashevillebouchon.com

Romantic Dining

1 Zambra D A B 85 Walnut St, Avl 232-1060 • zambratapas.com

2 Bouchon D A 62 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 350-1140 • ashevillebouchon.com

3 Cúrate D A 11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

3 Limones D A 13 Eagle St, Avl 252-2327 • limonesrestaurant.com

Salad

1 Laughing Seed Café D A 40 Wall St, Avl 252-3445 laughingseed.jackofthewood.com

Did You know? Best People-Watching restaurant? One voter replied, “trees.” We can only wonder: What’s on the menu up there?

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3 7 1 M e r r i m o n Av e .

slowfoodrightquick.com b r e A k fA s t , l u n c h & d i n n e r

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2 Apollo Flame Bistro S W 485 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-3582 • apolloflamebistro.net 1025 Brevard Rd, Avl 665-0080 • apolloflamebistro.net

3 Nine Mile N A

233 Montford Ave, Avl 505-3121 • ninemileasheville.com

3 Plant D H A

165 Merrimon Ave, Avl 258-7500 • plantisfood.com

Seafood

1 The Lobster Trap D A B 35 Patton Ave, Avl 350-0505 • thelobstertrap.biz

Sub Shop/Deli/Sandwiches

1 Jersey Mike's N S W E B 674 Merrimon Ave, Avl 255-5551 • jerseymikes.com 1550 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 828-277-1514 1341 Parkwood Rd, Avl 828-271-4614 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

2 Subway D Various locations, Avl 299-8999 • subway.com

3 Asheville Sandwich Co. W 202 State St, Avl 252-0110 • ashevillesandwichco.com

2 Bonefish Grill E

105-C River Hills Rd, Avl 298-6530 • bonefishgrill.com

3 Red Lobster E

139 Tunnel Rd, Avl 350-7773 • redlobster.com

Taco

1 White Duck Taco Shop R 1 Roberts St, Avl 258-1660 • whiteducktacoshop.com

2 Papas and Beer E W S

1 Cúrate D A

17 Tunnel Rd, Avl 255-2204 1000 Brevard Rd, Avl 665-9070 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

2 Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian N

3 Mamacita’s D H A

Service 11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

641 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-1077 • vinniesitalian.com

77-A Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-8080 • mamacitasgrill.com

Take-Out

3 Limones D A

13 Eagle St, Avl 252-2327 • limonesrestaurant.com

3 The Admiral W

400 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-2541 • theadmiralnc.com

Special Diet Options

(Gluten-Free, Lactose-Free, etc.)

1 Posana Café D A

1 Biltmore Ave, Avl 505-3969 • posanacafe.com

2 Plant D H A

165 Merrimon Ave, Avl 258-7500 • plantisfood.com

3 Laughing Seed Café D A 40 Wall St, Avl 252-3445 • laughingseed.jackofthewood.com

Splurge Restaurant

1 Doc Chey's Noodle House D 37 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-8220 • doccheysasheville.com

2 Oriental Pavilion W 48 Westgate Parkway, Avl 236-3839 • orientalpavilion.com

3 12 Bones R S 5 Riverside Dr, Avl 253-4499 • 12bones.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Undiscovered Restaurant

1 Nine Mile N A 233 Montford Ave, Avl 505-3121 • ninemileasheville.com

1 Stonebowl Korean S 1987 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 676-2172

1 Cúrate D A

2 Magnolia Ray N

11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

72 Weaverville Hwy, Avl 258-5228 • magnoliaray.com

2 The Admiral W

2 The Local Joint E P

400 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-2541 • theadmiralnc.com

1185-B Charlotte Hwy, Fairview 338-0469 • avl.mx/w2

3 Ruth's Chris Steak House S

3 Tacos Jalisco W

26 All Souls Crescent, Avl 398-6200 • ruths-chris.com/asheville

1328 Patton Ave, Avl 225-3889

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White Duck Taco Shop: Best Cheap Lunch, Most Reliable Lunch, Best Taco Photo by Alyssa Barnes

Best Value

1 Papas and Beer E W S

3 Rosetta's Kitchen D H A 116 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 232-0738 • rosettaskitchen.com

17 Tunnel Rd, Avl 255-2204 1000 Brevard Rd, Avl 665-9070 1821 Asheville Hwy, Hvl 692-9915

2 Doc Chey's Noodle House D 37 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-8220 • doccheysasheville.com

2 White Duck Taco R 1 Roberts St, Avl 258-1660 • whiteducktacoshop.com

3 Mamacita’s D H A 77-A Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-8080 • mamacitasgrill.com

Vegetarian

1 Laughing Seed Café D A B 40 Wall St, Avl 252-344 laughingseed.jackofthewood.com

2 Plant D H A 165 Merrimon Ave, Avl 258-7500 • plantisfood.com

Mexican

1 Papas and Beer E W S B 17 Tunnel Rd, Avl 255-2204 1000 Brevard Rd, Avl 665-9070 1821 Asheville Hwy, Hvl 692-9915

2 El Que Pasa W 891 Patton Ave, Avl 255-2227

2 Mamacita’s D H A

77-A Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-8080 • mamacitasgrill.com

3 Ole’s Guacamoles E P

401 E. State St, Blk Mtn 669-0550 • olesguacamoles.com

Texas-Style In the Top Chef category, Bobby Flay of the Food Network carried a vote.

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Latin American (Not Mexican)

1 Salsa’s D A

6 Patton Ave, Avl 252-9805 • salsas-asheville.com

2 Chorizo D A

Thai

1 Suwana's Thai Orchid D 11 Broadway St, Avl 281-8151 • suwanasthaiorchid.com

2 Thai Basil E P

Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave, #139, Avl 350-1332 • avl.mx/zb

227 W. State St, Blk Mtn 664-4322

3 Limones D A

3 Noi's Thai Kitchen N

13 Eagle St, Avl 252-2327 • limonesrestaurant.com

535 Merrimon Ave, Avl 251-1960

Indian

1 Mela D A B

70 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 225-8880 • melaasheville.com

2 Chai Pani D A

22 Battery Park Ave, Avl 254-4003 • chaipani.net

3 India Garden Restaurant E

80 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-5001 • indiagardenasheville.com

Japanese

Chinese

1 Oriental Pavilion W 48 Westgate Parkway, Avl 236-3839 • orientalpavilion.com

2 Asiana Grand Buffet S 1968 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 654-8879 • asianagb.com

3 Doc Chey's Noodle House D 37 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-8220 • doccheysasheville.com

Other Asian

1 Wasabi D B

19 Broadway St, Avl 225-2551 • wasabiasheville.com

2 Heiwa Shokudo D

87 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 254-7761 • heiwashokudo.com

3 Ichiban S

2 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 252-7885 • ichibanasheville.com

Sushi

1 Doc Chey's Noodle House D 37 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-8220 • doccheysasheville.com

2 Stonebowl Korean S 1987 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 676-2172

3 Pho ‘R’ Us S 1950 Hendersonville Rd, #12, Avl 676-2311 • pho-r-us.com

1 Wasabi D

19 Broadway St, Avl 225-2551 • wasabiasheville.com

2 Green Tea Sushi W

2 Regent Park Blvd., Avl 252-8300 • greenteasushi.com

2 Zen Sushi N

640 Merrimon Ave, #205, Avl 225-6033 • zen-sushi-asheville.com

3 Heiwa Shokudo D

87 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 254-7761 • heiwashokudo.com

Italian

1 Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian N 641 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-1077 • vinniesitalian.com

2 Nona Mia Italian Kitchen W 1050 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-2028 • nonamiaasheville.com

3 Strada D A 27 Broadway St, Avl 348-8448 • stradaasheville.com

Food Dreams Asheville diners have all kinds of dreams for the food scene. In response to Restaurant Still Needed, voters suggested Asheville expansions of Balthazar, The French Laundry and Atlanta Fish Market. They longed for food from afar, including Trinidadian roti (flat bread, sometimes stuffed with savory curries), Sri Lankan cuisine and a poutinerie (serving Canadian-style fries topped with gravy and cheese curds). One voter even hoped for a “topless buffet.”

X Awards | Best Of WNC

2013/2014

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1 Apollo Flame Bistro S W B 485 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-3582 • apolloflamebistro.net 1025 Brevard Rd, Avl 665-0080

2 Pomodoros E S H

1070 Tunnel Rd, Avl 299-3032 • pomodoroscafe.com 75 Long Shoals Rd, Avl 828-687-3884

3 Stoney Knob Café N P

337 Merrimon Ave, Weaverville 645-3309 • stoneyknobcafe.com

European (Other Than Italian/Greek)

2 The Chocolate Fetish D A 36 Haywood St, Avl 258-2353 • chocolatefetish.com

3 Kilwins D S E 26 Battery Park Ave, Avl 252-2639 • kilwins.com/asheville For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Bakery (Sweets/Desserts)

1 French Broad Chocolate Lounge D H A 10 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 252-4181 • frenchbroadchocolates.com

2 Well-Bred Bakery & Café N P 26 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-9300 • wellbredbakery.com

1 Bouchon D A

3 City Bakery D W A

2 Cúrate D A

60 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-4426 • citybakery.net For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

62 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 350-1140 • ashevillebouchon.com 11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

3 Black Forest S P

3 West End Bakery W H A 757 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-9378 • westendbakery.com

2155 Hendersonville Rd, Arden 687-7980 • blackforestasheville.com

Ice Cream

Bakery (Savory)

1 City Bakery D W A B

1 The Hop Ice Cream Café N H A

60 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-4426 • citybakery.net

640 Merrimon Ave, #103, Avl 254-2224 • thehopicecreamcafe.com

88 Charlotte St, Avl 254-4289

The Hop West W

18 N. Main St, Waynesville 452-3881

721 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-5155

2 Ultimate Ice Cream E D A

1070 Tunnel Rd, Avl 296-1234 • ultimateicecreamasheville.com 195 Charlotte St, Avl 258-1515

3 Marble Slab D

14 Biltmore Ave, Avl 225-5579 • marbleslab.com

Frozen Yogurt/Custard

1 YoLo Frozen Yogurt N

2 West End Bakery W H A 757 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-9378 • westendbakery.com

3 Well-Bred Bakery & Café N P 26 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-9300 • wellbredbakery.com

Bakery (Bread)

1 City Bakery D W A B 60 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-4426 • citybakery.net

505 Merrimon Ave, Avl 255-4515 • yolofroyo.com

88 Charlotte St, Avl 254-4289 • citybakery.net

2 TCBY W

18 N. Main St, Waynesville 452-3881 • citybakery.net

5 Westgate Parkway and other locations, Avl 225-5111 • tcby.com/westgate

3 Yaya's Frozen Yogurt S 27 Schenck Parkway, #130, Avl 676-2336 • yayasyogurt.com

Chocolate

1 French Broad Chocolate Lounge D H A

10 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 252-4181 • frenchbroadchocolates.com

2 Farm & Sparrow W P A (wholesale and tailgate markets), Candler 633-0584 • farmandsparrow.com

2 West End Bakery W H A 757 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-9378 • westendbakery.com

3 Dough D A 372 Merrimon Ave, Avl 575-9444 • doughasheville.com

X Awards | Best Of WNC

2013/2014

established 2013

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372 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 828-575-9444 Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm, Sat: 8am-4pm, Sun: 9am-3pm

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1 Bruegger's Bagels N S 671 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-1560 • brueggers.com 160 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 277-1070 • brueggers.com

2 City Bakery D W A 60 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-4426 • citybakery.net 88 Charlotte St, Avl 254-4289 • citybakery.net For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

3 Joey's New York Bagels S P 1500 Haywood Rd, Hvl 692-1220 • joeysnybagels.com

Top Chef

1 Katie Button, Cúrate D A 11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

BEST OF WNC is also online BESTOFWNC.COM 2 Spinning Spider Creamery N P 4717 E. Fork Rd, Marshall 206-5509 • spinningspidercreamery.com

3 Looking Glass Creamery E P H A 57 Noble Rd, Fairview 458-0088 • ashevillecheese.com

2 Jason Sellers, Plant D H A 165 Merrimon Ave, Avl 258-7500 • plantisfood.com

3 Elliott Moss, Ben’s Tune-Up D A 195 Hilliard Ave, Avl 424-7580 • benstuneup.com

Best Restaurateur

1 Hector Diaz, Salsa’s D A 6 Patton Ave, Avl 252-9805 • salsas-asheville.com

2 Eric Scheffer, Vinnie’s Italian N 641 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-1077 • vinniesitalian.com

2 Katie Button, Cúrate D A

Caterer

1 Laurey's Café and Catering D A B 67 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-1500 • laureysyum.com

2 The Red Radish E P A 107 Black Mountain Ave, Blk Mtn 669-5100 • redradish.com

3 Colorful Palate A 684-7470 • colorfulpalate.com

Local Food/Drink Product

1 Buchi Kombucha D P.O. Box 1743, Avl 28802 484-8229 • drinkbuchi.com

11 Biltmore Ave, Avl 239-2946 • curatetapasbar.com

2 Highland Brewing Co. Beer S H

3 Michel Baudouin, Bouchon D A

12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

62 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 350-1140 • ashevillebouchon.com

Food Event

1 Blind Pig Supper Club blindpigofasheville.com

2 Asheville Food & Wine Festival D 33 Patton Ave, Avl 210-5035 • ashevillewineandfood.com

2 Lusty Monk Mustard N 29 Canoe Lane, Avl 645-5056 • lustymonk.com

3 Roots Organic Gourmet D A 166 W. Haywood St, Avl 232-2828 • rootsfood.com

Culinary School Or Classes

1 A-B Tech D

3 A Taste of Asheville

340 Victoria Rd, Avl 254-1921 • abtech.edu

(A Bele Chere event)

2 Dough D A

Cheesemaker/Cheese Dairy

372 Merrimon Ave, Avl 575-9444 • doughasheville.com

1 Three Graces Dairy N P A

3 Ma Belle France N

335 Milky Way, Marshall 656-2195 • 3gracesdairy.com

1457 Merrimon Ave, Avl 505-4379 • mabellefrance.com

X Awards | Best Of WNC

2013/2014

Mountain Xpress 2013 Best of WNC Readers Poll Weaverville and Woodfin

Blue Mountain Pizza and Brew Pub

First Place

Second Place

• Best Restaurant • Business that gives back to the Community • Local Hero, our owner Matt

• Saturday Night Hangout • Neighborhood Gathering Spot • Bar • Local Colorful Character, our owner Matt

Thank you to the best staff around who work hard every day to make it happen. To our customers who over the years have become our friends And to the Weaverville community who have embraced us Your support and recognition is appreciated more than you will ever know

Blue Mountain Pizza and Brew Pub • Extensive menu, Fresh local ingredients • Live music every night from 7-9 55 N Main St downtown Weaverville or on the web at www.bluemountainpizza.com • Tuesday-Sunday 11am to 9pm with extended hours Friday and Saturday until 10pm • 828.658.8778 Mountain Xpress

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Dobra: Best Reading-Friendly Coffeehouse/ Teahouse, Place To Drink Tea

Photo by Max CooPer

hen it comes to craft beverages in Asheville, some might say our cups runneth over. But Best Of WNC voters know otherwise (and frankly, no one says “runneth” anymore). They don’t waste drink; they just get bigger cups. In the morning, that cup holds a smooth brew from High Five Coffee Bar or a pour-over from Waking Life. In the afternoon, they sip infusions from Dobrá Tea. And at that golden hour, they’ve likely got a cup of something golden — or amber or chestnut: local beer. For a nightcap, Asheville heads to the Social Lounge and Tapas (formerly Sazerac) or MG Road. But perhaps the best thing about Asheville drinkers is that they care about their cup, whatever its contents may be. And just as their cups are big (really, really big), they’re also well-rounded. — Emily Patrick

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Taste the Inspiration

behind Asheville’s first legal brewery

See website for our live music schedule!

Tasting Room Hours Mon-Fri 4pm-8pm (Tours at 4pm & 4:45pm)

Saturday 2pm-8pm (Tours at 2:45pm, 3:30pm, 4pm & 4:45pm)

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Bar For An Office Party

Gay Bar

1 Pack's Tavern D H

1 Scandals Nightclub D B

20 S. Spruce St, Avl 225-6944 • packstavern.com

11 Grove St, Avl 505-1612 • scandalsnightclub.net

2 Wicked Weed Brewing D

2 O.Henry's D

91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

3 Lexington Avenue Brewery D A 39 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 252-0212 • lexavebrew.com

Bar For Live Music

1 Jack of the Wood D A 95 Patton Ave, Avl 252-5445 • jackofthewood.com

2 The Grey Eagle R 185 Clingman Ave, Avl 232-5800 • thegreyeagle.com

3 Isis Restaurant & Music Hall W 743 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-2737 • isisasheville.com

Bar With A View

237 Haywood St, Avl 254-1891 • ohenrysofasheville.com

3 Smokey’s After Dark D 18 Broadway St, Avl 253-2155 • avl.mx/w6

Hotel Bar

1 W XYZ Lounge D 51 Biltmore Ave, Avl 232-2838 aloftashevilledowntown.com/wxyzbar

2 OneFiftyOne Boutique Bar and Kitchen D 151 Haywood St, Avl 239-0186 • avl.mx/wz

3 Red Stag Grill S A 11 Boston Way, Avl 398-5600 bohemianhotelasheville.com/dining

1 Sky Bar D 18 Battery Park Ave, Avl 258-1058 • worldcoffeecafe.com

2 The Bywater R 796 Riverside Dr, Avl 232-6967 • bywaterbar.com

3 Social Lounge & Tapas (formerly Sazerac) D 29 Broadway St, Avl 575-9005 • avl.mx/z4

Bar With Bar Games

1 Arcade Asheville D 130 College St, Avl 258-1400 • https://www.facebook. com/arcadeasheville

2 The Bywater R 796 Riverside Dr, Avl 232-6967 • bywaterbar.com

3 Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria D 42 Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-0504 • barleystaproom.com

Dive Bar

1 Desoto Lounge N

Locals Bar

1 The Bywater R 796 Riverside Dr, Avl 232-6967 • bywaterbar.com

2 Wedge Brewing Co. R 125-B Roberts St, Avl 505-2792 • wedgebrewing.com

3 Desoto Lounge W 504 Haywood Rd, Avl 255-1109 • desotolounge.com

3 Westville Pub W A 777 Haywood Rd, Avl 225-9782 • westvillepub.com

Neighborhood Pub

1 Westville Pub W A 777 Haywood Rd, Avl 225-9782 • westvillepub.com

2 Universal Joint W 784 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-7262 • ujasheville.com

3 Jack of the Wood D A 95 Patton Ave, Avl 252-5445 • jackofthewood.com

504 Haywood Rd, Avl 255-1109 • desotolounge.com

2 The Double Crown W

Restaurant Bar

1 Wicked Weed Brewing D

375 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-9060 • thedoublecrown.com

91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

3 Broadway's D

2 Universal Joint W

120 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 285-0400 • avl.mx/we

784 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-7262 • ujasheville.com

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2013/2014

TAVERN DOWNTOWN ON THE PARK Eclectic Menu • Over 30 Taps • Patio • 13 TV’s Sports Room • 110” Projector • Event Space Shufﬂeboard • Darts • Open 7 Days 11am - Late Night

LIVE MUSIC... NEVER A COVER

Thank you Asheville for showing us the love & voting us #1 • Business Lunch • Bar for an Ofﬁce Party

20 S. SPRUCE ST. • 225.6944 PACKSTAVERN.COM Mountain Xpress

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3 Lexington Avenue Brewery D A

39 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 252-0212 • lexavebrew.com

Scenester/Hipster Bar

1 Tiger Mountain Thirst Parlour D 103 Broadway St, Avl 331-1313 • avl.mx/wj

2 The Admiral W

400 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-2541 • theadmiralnc.com

Wine Bar

1 5 Walnut Wine Bar D H 5 Walnut St, Avl 253-2593 • 5walnut.com

2 Santé Wine Bar & Tap Room D H

Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave, #146, Avl 254-8188 • santewinebar.com

3 Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar D

Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave, #101, Avl 252-0020 • batteryparkbookexchange.com

3 Rankin Vault D

7 Rankin Ave, Avl 254-4993 • rankinvault.com

3 The Double Crown W

375 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-9060 • thedoublecrown.com

Singles Bar

1 Tiger Mountain Thirst Parlour D 103 Broadway St, Avl 407-0666 • avl.mx/9x

2 Scully's Bar & Grille D

13 Walnut St, Avl 251-8880 • scullysasheville.com

3 Lexington Avenue Brewery D A

39 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 252-0212 • lexavebrew.com

Sports Bar

1 Wild Wing Café D

161 Biltmore Ave, Avl 253-3066 • wildwingcafe.com

2 The Bier Garden D

46 Haywood St, Avl 285-0002 • ashevillebiergarden.com

3 Hickory Tavern S

30 Town Square Blvd., #100, Avl 684-0975 • thehickorytavern.com

Upscale Bar

1 Social Lounge & Tapas (formerly Sazerac) D B 29 Broadway St, Avl 575-9005 • avl.mx/z4

Local Beer Selection

1 Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria D B

42 Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-0504 • barleystaproom.com

2 Thirsty Monk D S

92 Patton Ave, Avl 254-5470 • monkpub.com For more locations, see category below.

3 Wicked Weed Brewing D

91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

Unusual Beer Selection

1 Thirsty Monk D S

92 Patton Ave, Avl 254-5470 • monkpub.com 20 Gala Dr (Gerber Village), Avl 255-4564 • monkpub.com 2 Town Square #170 (Biltmore Park), Avl monkpub.com

2 Wicked Weed Brewing D

91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

3 Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria D

42 Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-0504 • barleystaproom.com/ asheville

Cleanest-Tasting Tap Lines

1 Wicked Weed Brewing D

91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

2 Thirsty Monk D S

2 The Imperial Life D

48 College St, Avl 254-8980 • imperialbarasheville.com

92 Patton Ave, Avl 254-5470 • monkpub.com For more locations, see category above.

3 MG Road D

3 Wedge Brewing Co. R

19 Wall St, Avl 254-4363 • mgroadlounge.com

125-B Roberts St, Avl 505-2792 • wedgebrewing.com

PHIL WITH THE DOUBLE WORD SCORE Responding in the Best Bar With Games category, one voter wrote they particularly like to play Scrabble with Prospect owner Phil Jackson.

X Awards | Best Of WNC

2013/2014

OVER 200 BEERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

THANK YOU WNC! FOR VOTING BIER GARDEN

#1 BARTENDER JACKSON ZOELLER #2 SPORTS BAR COME MEET JACKSON & ENJOY OUR BIG SCREEN TVS & GREAT SPORTS PACKAGES!

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Westville Pub: Best Neighborhood Pub Photo by Max Cooper

Bartender

1 Jackson Zoeller, Bier Garden D 46 Haywood St, Avl 285-0002 • ashevillebiergarden.com

2 Travis Floan, Universal Joint W 784 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-7262 • ujasheville.com

3 Kyle Gray Beach, MG Road D 19 Wall St, Avl 254-4363 • mgroadlounge.com

All-Around Local Brewery

1 Highland Brewing Co. S H

Family-/Kid-Friendly Bar

1 The Bywater R 796 Riverside Dr, Avl 232-6967 • bywaterbar.com

2 Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. N 675 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-1281 • ashevillebrewing.com

3 Highland Brewing Co. S H 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

Beer Brewer

1 Carl Melissas, Wedge Brewing Co. R

12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

125-B Roberts St, Avl 505-2792 • wedgebrewing.com

2 Wedge Brewing Co. R

2 Doug Riley, Asheville Brewing Co. D

125-B Roberts St, Avl 505-2792 • wedgebrewing.com

3 Pisgah Brewing Co. E P 150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

3 Wicked Weed Brewing D 91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

Creative, Zany Brewery

1 Wicked Weed Brewing D 91 Biltmore Ave, Avl 575-9599 • wickedweedbrewing.com

2 Wedge Brewing Co. R 125-B Roberts St, Avl 505-2792 • wedgebrewing.com

3 Asheville Brewing Co. D N S 77 Coxe Ave, Avl 255-4077 • ashevillebrewing.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

77 Coxe Ave, Avl 255-4077 • ashevillebrewing.com

3 Gordon Kear, Altamont Brewing Co. W 1042 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-2400 • altamontbrewingcompany.com

Local Beer (Any Style)

1 Pale Ale, Pisgah Brewing Co. E P 150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

2 Iron Rail IPA, Wedge Brewing Co. R 125-B Roberts St, Avl 505-2792 • wedgebrewing.com

3 Gaelic Ale, Highland Brewing Co. S H 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

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2013/2014

HEADED OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS? HEAD TO FOOTHILLS.

336-777-3348 • FoothillsBrewing.com 638 West 4th Street • Winston-Salem, NC

Thanks for voting us the BEST in: Best Green-Sustainable Restaurant Best Place for Smoothies & Raw Juices Best Place to Dine Alone 2nd Best Place to Drink Tea South Asheville 1800 Hendersonville Rd 828.274.4450

Downtown Asheville 5 Broadway Street 828.252.4450

live healthy! 11/1/11 – 11/30/11

SAVE $5

@ The Green Sage With a minimum purchase of $15 CPN 1006

ﬁne food and live music

Concerts featuring a wide range of musical genres –Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Rock, Indiepop–

Jazz Every Sunday

•

Bluegrass every Tuesday

Tuesday-Sunday 5pm-Midnight, Saturday & Sunday Brunch 10-2pm

(828) 575-2737

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Local IPA

1 Iron Rail IPA, Wedge Brewing Co. R 125-B Roberts St, Avl 505-2792 • wedgebrewing.com

1 Shiva IPA, Asheville Brewing Co. D 77 Coxe Ave, Avl 255-4077 • ashevillebrewing.com

2 Green Man IPA, Green Man Brewery D

2 Gaelic Ale, Highland Brewing Co. S H 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

3 St. Terese's Pale Ale, Highland Brewing Co. S H 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

Local Beer In A Growler

1 Pisgah Pale Ale, Pisgah Brewing Co. E P

23 Buxton Ave, Avl 252-5502 • greenmanbrewery.com

150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

3 IPA, French Broad Brewing Co. S

2 ESB, Green Man Brewery D

101 Fairview Rd, #D, Avl 277-0222 • frenchbroadbrewery.com

Local Porter

1 Green Man Porter, Green Man Brewery D

23 Buxton Ave, Avl 252-5502 • greenmanbrewery.com

3 Shiva IPA, Asheville Brewing Co. D 77 Coxe Ave, Avl 255-4077 • ashevillebrewing.com

Favorite Beer Event

23 Buxton Ave, Avl 252-5502 • greenmanbrewery.com

1 Brewgrass Festival

2 Ninja Porter, Asheville Brewing Co. D

2 Beer City Festival D

77 Coxe Ave, Avl 255-4077 • ashevillebrewing.com

3 Oatmeal Porter, Highland Brewing Co. S H 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

Local Ale

1 Pisgah Pale Ale, Pisgah Brewing Co. E P 150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

avl.mx/wf Roger McGuire Green & Pack Square Park, Avl beercityfestival.com

FOOD VS. BEER If there was any doubt that Asheville is a food town, note that 12 Bones (Best Barbecue) pulled in more votes than just about any other winner.

Asheville’s #1 Upscale Bar with the Best View! Over 110,000 people enjoyed our drinks last year – come see why!

Asheville’s premier sunset destination.

Join us on Facebook.com/SkyBarAVL

18 Battery Park Ave • worldcoffee.com

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2013/2014

NEIGHBORHOOD

PUB

777 Haywood Road

11:30am-2am Mon-Fri 10:30am-2am Sat-Sun

225-WPUB WWW.WESTVILLEPUB.COM

Thanks, Asheville for voting us #1

Frozen Yogurt/Custard

Again! Located at 505 Merimon Ave. Next to Luellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barbeque. Locally Owned & Operated 828-255-4515

Supper, Sunday Brunch & Award-Winning Cocktails 828.225.3497

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Thirsty Monk: Best Unusual Beer Selection Photo by Alyssa Barnes

3 Just Brew It D

50 S. French Broad Ave, #247, Avl 505-7466 • justeconomicswnc.org

Favorite NC Craft Brewery Outside Of WNC

1 Foothills Brewing

638 W. 4th St, Winston-Salem 336-777-3348 • foothillsbrewing.com

2 The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery

4519 W. Pine St, Farmville 252-753-7745 • duckrabbitbrewery.com

3 Mother Earth Brewing

311 N. Herritage St, Kinston 208-BIER • motherearthbrewing.com

Beer Store

1 Bruisin' Ales D B

66 Broadway St, Avl 252-8999 • bruisin-ales.com

2 Hops & Vines W H

797 Haywood Rd, #100, Avl 252-5275 • hopsandvines.net

3 Appalachian Vintner S

745 Biltmore Ave, #121, Avl 505-7500 • appalachianvintner.com

Cocktails

1 Social Lounge & Tapas (formerly Sazerac) D 29 Broadway St, Avl 575-9005 • avl.mx/z4

2 MG Road D 19 Wall St, Avl 254-4363 • mgroadlounge.com

3 Storm Rhum Bar & Bistro D 125 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 505-8560 • stormasheville.com

3 The Junction R A 348 Depot St, Avl 225-3497 • thejunctionasheville.com

Bloody Mary

1 The Southern Kitchen & Bar D A 41 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 251-1777 • southernkitchenandbar.com

2 Luella's Bar-B-Que N A 501 Merrimon Ave, Avl 505-7427 • luellasbbq.com

2 Universal Joint W 784 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-7262 • ujasheville.com

3 Mayfel's D H 22 College St, Avl 252-8840 • mayfels.net

Specialty Liquor Selection

1 MG Road D 19 Wall St, Avl 254-4363 • mgroadlounge.com

2 The Imperial LIfe D 48 College St, Avl 254-8980 • imperialbarasheville.com

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3 Social Lounge & Tapas (formerly Sazerac) D 29 Broadway St, Avl 575-9005 • avl.mx/z4

3 Storm Rhum Bar & Bistro D 125 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 505-8560 • stormasheville.com

Most Unique Nonalcoholic Drink Menu

1 Laughing Seed Café D A 40 Wall St, Avl 252-3445 • laughingseed.jackofthewood.com

2 Posana Café D A

2 Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards S P A 588 Chestnut Gap Rd, Hvl 685-4002 saintpaulmountainvineyards.com

3 Burntshirt Vineyards S P 2695 Sugarloaf Rd, Hvl 685-2402 • burntshirtvineyards.com

Wine Store

1 The Asheville Wine Market D 65 Biltmore Ave, Avl 253-0060 • ashevillewine.com

2 Hops & Vines W H

1 Biltmore Ave, Avl 505-3969 • posanacafe.com

797 Haywood Rd, #100, Avl 252-5275 • hopsandvines.net

3 Chai Pani D A

3 Appalachian Vintner S

22 Battery Park Ave, Avl 254-4003 • chaipani.net

Local Winery

1 Biltmore Estate Winery S

745 Biltmore Ave, #121, Avl 505-7500 • appalachianvintner.com

All-Around Coffeehouse

1 High Five Coffee Bar D H

1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

190 Broadway, #102, Avl 398-0209 • highfivecoffee.com

2 Falderal Winery S P

2 BattleCat Coffee Bar W H

131 3rd Ave W., Hvl 693-7676 • falderalwinery.com

373 Haywood Rd, Avl 713-3885 • battlecatcoffeebar.com

freshest authentic

Serving the and Thai cuisine most in Downtown Asheville

11 Broadway • Asheville • 828-281-8151

M-F 11:30-3 & 5-10

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3 Izzy's Coffee Den D 74 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 258-2004 • izzyscoffeeden.com

Morning Coffeehouse

1 High Five Coffee Bar D

Coffee Roaster

1 Dynamite Roasting Co. E P 3198 U.S. Hwy 70-W, Blk Mtn 357-8555 • dynamiteroasting.com

2 Bean Werks Coffee & Tea W

190 Broadway St, #102, Avl 398-0209 • highfivecoffee.com

753 Haywood Rd, Avl 254-7766 • beanwerkscoffeecompany.com

2 Waking Life Hand Brewed Coffee & Espresso W

3 Mountain Air Roasting (Wholesale)

976 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-3240 • wakinglifeespresso.com

3 Izzy's Coffee Den D 74 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 258-2004 • izzyscoffeeden.com

Evening Coffeehouse

1 Izzy's Coffee Den D 74 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 258-2004 • izzyscoffeeden.com

2 BattleCat Coffee Bar W H 373 Haywood Rd, Avl 713-3885 • battlecatcoffeebar.com

2 High Five Coffee Bar D H 190 Broadway, #102, Avl 398-0209 • highfivecoffee.com

3 French Broad Chocolate Lounge D H A 10 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 252-4181 • frenchbroadchocolates.com

Coffeehouse With The Best Coffee

1 Waking Life Hand Brewed Coffee & Espresso W 976 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-3240 • wakinglifeespresso.com

2 High Five Coffee Bar D H 190 Broadway St, #102, Avl 398-0209 • highfivecoffee.com

3 Izzy's Coffee Den D 74 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 258-2004 • izzyscoffeeden.com

Reading-Friendly Coffeehouse/Teahouse

1 Dobrá Tea D A 78 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 575-2424 • dobrateanc.com

2 Waking Life Hand Brewed Coffee & Espresso W 976 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-3240 • wakinglifeespresso.com

3 BattleCat Coffee Bar W H 373 Haywood Rd, Avl 713-3885 • battlecatcoffeebar.com

3 Malaprop's Bookstore/ Café D H 55 Haywood St, Avl 254-6734 • malaprops.com

423-0321 • mtnairroasting.com

Place To Drink Tea

1 Dobrá Tea D A 78 N Lexington Ave, Avl 575-2424 • dobrateanc.com

2 The Green Sage D S A 5 Broadway St, Avl 252-4450 • thegreensage.net 1800 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-4450

3 High Five Coffee Bar D H 190 Broadway St, #102, Avl 398-0209 • highfivecoffee.com

3 Starbucks Various locations starbucks.com

Smoothies/Juices

1 Greenlife Grocery/ Wholefoods Market D 70 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-5440 • wholefoodsmarket.com/ stores/asheville

1 The Green Sage D S A 5 Broadway St, Avl 252-4450 • thegreensage.net 1800 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-4450

2 Earth Fare W S A 66 Westgate Parkway, Avl 253-7656 • EarthFare.com 1856 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 828-210-0100

3 West Village Market Farmacy W A 771 Haywood Rd, Avl 225-4949 • westvillagemarket.com

WHITHER MY JUICE BAR In the Best Smoothie categories, some voters refused to give up their old favorite, even though it’s not there anymore: Pineapple Jack’s on Haywood Road closed last year.

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tourism

The Mountaineer Inn: Best Motel Photo by Max CooPer

h, tourism. Since its early draw as a place for recovery and fresh air, it remains at the core of Asheville’s identity and economy, and our Best Of WNC voters gave the nod to many sights and sounds that lead people to come to our fair city. They named their favorite trolley tour, expressed their deep love of obelisks that honor 19th century Confederate governors and reaffirmed that the sprawling Biltmore Estate is indeed impressive. And when masses of tourists meander the sidewalks and attractions, the Blue Ridge Parkway is nearby, beckoning all to take a break from the madding crowd. And the unique cultural features of Asheville’s core also apparently appeal to all — downtown is apparently the best place to take families of all ages, whether they’re older visiting relatives, kids or goths (or all of the above — let’s not assume too much in this town). Even the rumbling, crowd-drawing drum circle has become a beloved fixture of the landscape now. Of course, the very participation in Best Of WNC’s multitude of categories also affirms an honored, tourism-drawing Asheville tradition: participating in online polls. — David Forbes

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Hotel

1 Grove Park Inn N

Local Trolley Tour

1 LaZoom Tours D H

290 Macon Ave, Avl 252-2711 • groveparkinn.com

14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

2 Hotel Indigo D

2 Gray Line Historic Trolley Tours of Asheville D

151 Haywood St, Avl 239-0239 • avl.mx/vu

3 Aloft Asheville D 51 Biltmore Ave, Avl 232-2838 • aloftashevilledowntown.com

Motel

1 The Mountaineer Inn E 155 Tunnel Rd, Avl 254-5331 • mtinnasheville.homestead.com

2 Downtown Inn & Suites D 120 Patton Ave, Avl 254-9661 • downtowninnandsuites.com

2 Hampton Inn E W

P.O. Box 2115, Avl 28801 251-8687 • graylineasheville.com

3 Asheville’s Historic Trolley Tours 681-8585 • ashevilletrolleytours.com

Asheville Local Attraction

1 Biltmore Estate S A 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

2 LaZoom Tours D H 14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

204 Tunnel Rd, Avl 255-9220 • hamptoninn3.hilton.com

3 Downtown

1 Rocky Ridge Rd, Avl 667-2022

Pritchard Park and other locations

3 Country Inn & Suites S W

3 Drum Circle D Local Attraction Outside of Asheville

199 Tunnel Rd, Avl 254-4311 • countryinns.com

1 Blue Ridge Parkway

For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

blueridgeparkway.org

THE BIG HOUSE Tourists and Ashevilleans don’t always see eye-to-eye, but the Biltmore Estate is an exception. The largest private home in America is the overwhelming favorite local attraction. Built for a family of shipping magnates from up north, it’s now part of the local scenery.

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2 Chimney Rock E P

431 Main St, Chimney Rock 625-9611 • chimneyrockpark.com

3 Mount Mitchell avl.mx/xr

People-Watching Place

1 Pack Square D Downtown Asheville avl.mx/xz

2 Pritchard Park D

Public Landmark

1 Vance Monument D Pack Square, Avl avl.mx/xz

2 Pack Square D Downtown Avl avl.mx/xz

3 Biltmore Estate S

1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

Museum

1 Asheville Art Museum D 2 S. Pack Square, Avl 253-3227 • ashevilleart.org

2 Colburn Earth Science Museum D

2 S. Pack Square, Avl 254-7162 • colburnmuseum.wordpress.com

4 College St, Avl

3 Drum Circle D Pritchard Park and other locations

Place To Take Your Parents

1 Biltmore Estate S 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

2 Grove Park Inn N 290 Macon Ave, Avl 252-2711 • groveparkinn.com

3 Blue Ridge Parkway blueridgeparkway.org

3 Downtown Asheville D Place To Take Your Eclectic Visiting Family

1 Downtown Asheville D 3 The Health Adventure (Closed) exploreasheville.com 2 Drum Circle

A PIECE OF PARADISE Built as part of the New Deal, the Blue Ridge Parkway may stretch for 469 miles through 29 counties in two states, but locals regard it as their own, and voted it the Best Attraction Outside of Asheville.

Pritchard Park and other locations

3 Biltmore Estate S 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

Place To Take Your Goth Teenage Relation

1 Downtown Asheville D 2 Lexington Avenue D A 3 Drum Circle D Pritchard Park and other locations

Thanks for your vote for Voted Best Best of WNC.

Therapist

(I hope you’ll vote for me Teens, Families again onAdults, November 5th!)

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gordonsmithasheville@gmail.com gordonsmithasheville.com

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uniquely

asheville

West Asheville: Best Neighborhood Photo by Max CooPer

ou could argue that the entire Xpress readers’ poll is a showcase of what’s unique to Asheville. But here, we’re talking about quality of life, something our little bohemian mountain town offers in abundance. And both behind and in front of the scenes, you’ve told us who’s working to keep that quality high. Voters lifted up City Council member Cecil Bothwell as both their favorite local politician and as a hero to boot, and thanked Western North Carolina Alliance and RiverLink for their activism and environmentalism. We added a few new categories here, for some of our everyday heroes: Sheriff Van Duncan and Chief Scott Burnette earned accolades. Off the beaten path, we totally get that the Biltmore Estate is a magical place to get engaged and a beautiful site for a wedding. But really, are y’all still breaking up at Broadway’s? I mean, you have to be a member, so if things are bad, do you want to suffer the 24-hour waiting period? And what does it say about you that we had to specify “Besides Facebook”? It says we got a lot of votes for that last year, and Facebook ain’t local, people. Also, please stop breaking up on Facebook. That’s just wrong. You still want more parking. You still love the mountains. The winners in these categories are perennial, so we threw in a few new ones. Best bathroom? Those Dyson hand dryers in the LAB helped propel that brewery to victory. And, you loved the Rankin Avenue Parking Garage the most. So let’s sing to the unsung places that keep the quality in our lifestyle. — Rebecca Sulock

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Neighborhood

1 West Asheville B 2 Montford 3 North Asheville Fundraising Event

1 Blue Jean Ball (by MANNA FoodBank) E 627 Swannanoa River Rd, Avl 299-3663 • mannafoodbank.org/bluejean-ball

2 Dining Out for Life

Icon Key DOWNTOWN • NORTH SOUTH EAST • W EST River Arts P Outlying Area B Hall Of Fame H GO LOCAL A APPALACHIAN GROWN:

Certified by ASAP

diningoutforlife.com/asheville

3 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes D Avl • 252-0562 • walkamileasheville.org

3 YWCA Black & White Gala D 185 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 254-7206 • ywcaofasheville.org

Activist Group

1 Western North Carolina Alliance D 29 N. Market St, #610, Avl 258-8737 • wnca.org

2 Just Us For All D 11 Cumberland Ave, Apt. 2, Avl 707-2052 • justusforall.org

3 Campaign for Southern Equality D P.O. Box 364, Avl 28802 242-1559 • southernequality.org

3 Our VOICE D 44 Merrimon Ave, #1, Avl 252-0562 • ourvoicenc.org

Local Environmental Group

1 RiverLink R B 170 Lyman St, Avl 252-8474 • riverlink.org

2 Western North Carolina Alliance D 29 N. Market St, #610, Avl 258-8737 • wnca.org

3 Asheville Greenworks D 357 Depot St, Avl 254-1776 • ashevillegreenworks.org

PRIDE IN THE HOOD West Asheville garnered the most votes of any winner in any Uniquely Asheville category.

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Project You'd Like To See Local Government Do

1 Greenways

232-4528 • avl.mx/ww

2 More bike lanes 3 More sidewalks Local Government Accomplishment

1 Domestic-partner benefits 1 Suing the state over the water system takeover D 2 Greenways avl.mx/ww

3 Pack Square Park D Downtown Asheville, Avl avl.mx/wv

Police/Law Enforcement Officer

1 Sheriff Van Duncan, Buncombe County D

100 Court Plaza, Avl 252-1110 • buncombecounty.org

2 Jackie Stepp, Asheville Police Department D 100 Court Plaza, Avl 252-1110 • ashevillenc.gov

3 Alan Dunlap, APD D 100 Court Plaza, Avl 252-1110 • ashevillenc.gov

3 Jason Briscoe, APD D 100 Court Plaza, Avl 252-1110 • ashevillenc.gov

Firefighter

1 Chief Scott Burnette, Asheville Fire Department D 100 Court Plaza, Avl 259-5636 • ashevillenc.gov

2 Jay Bettencourt, AFD D 100 Court Plaza, Avl 259-5636 • ashevillenc.gov

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Biltmore Estate: Best Place To Get Engaged, Place To Get Married Photo by Max Cooper

2 Mike Riley, AFD D

100 Court Plaza, Avl 259-5636 • ashevillenc.gov

3 Capt. Jeff Bowen captainjeffbowen.com

Local Hero

1 Cecil Bothwell cecilbothwell.com

2 Capt. Jeff Bowen captainjeffbowen.com

Local Colorful Character

1 Sister Bad Habit, LaZoom Tours D B 14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

2 Brother Christopher 3 Carl Mumpower 3 Kipper Schauer D kipperstrivia.com

Thing Downtown Asheville Needs

2 Gordon Smith gordonforavl.com

3 Sister Bad Habit, LaZoom Tours D

14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

Local Villain

1 Rep. Tim Moffitt 2 Carl Mumpower 3 Cecil Bothwell cecilbothwell.com

Local Politician

1 Cecil Bothwell B cecilbothwell.com

2 Gordon Smith

1 More parking B 2 More green space 2 More/improved bike lanes 3 Public restrooms Reason To Live In Asheville

1 The mountains B 2 The people 3 Diversity Reason To Leave Asheville

1 No jobs B

gordonforavl.com

2 Cost of living

3 Mayor Terry Bellamy D

3 None

City Hall, 70 Court Plaza, Avl 259-5600 • ashevillenc.gov

3 Tourists

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RiverLink’s mission is the economic and environmental rebirth of the French Broad River and its watershed.

We accomplish our mission by providing permanent public access to the river through conservation and recreation easements, reclaiming contaminated lands for public use, greenway development, no-fee campsites along the river and adaptive reuse of historic structures. We educate the public and 5,000 K–12 students a year about the river’s importance and empower over 1,700 volunteers to make the river the best destination for everyone to live, work and play. Call (828) 252-8747, ext. 10 for more information.

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Uniquely Asheville Bumper Sticker

1 Keep Asheville Weird B 2 Coexist 3 Cesspool of Sin Best Bathroom

1 Lexington Avenue Brewery D A 39 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 252-0212 • lexavebrew.com

2 Storm Rhum Bar & Bistro D 125 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 505-8560 • stormasheville.com

3 MG Road D 19 Wall St, Avl 254-4363 • mgroadlounge.com

2 Blue Ridge Parkway blueridgeparkway.org

3 Grove Park Inn N 290 Macon Ave, Avl 252-2711 • groveparkinn.com

Place To Get Married

1 Biltmore Estate S 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

2 North Carolina Arboretum W 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Avl 665-2492 • ncarboretum.org

3 Homewood Event and Conference Center D 19 Zillicoa St, Avl 232-9900 • mybelovedhomewood.com

Place To Break Up

Place To Get Engaged

1 Biltmore Estate S 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

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(Not Facebook!)

1 Broadway's D B 120 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 285-0400 • avl.mx/we

2 Via text message

SCOOTER DUDE RULES

3 In private

Some single-vote getters for local colorful character: Scooter Dude, Sir Daddy, Smooth the Barber, The Can Man, Homeless Joke Guy, Highland Hippie Scott, Legalize It Bike Guy, Soul Train Man in Wheelchair, Wambo and The Guy Who Stole My Artificial Limp.

1 Rankin Avenue Garage D

Parking Deck Downtown, Avl 259-5792 • avl.mx/wy

2 Aloft Asheville D 51 Biltmore Ave, Avl 232-2838 • aloftashevilledowntown. com/wxyzbar

3 Wall Street Garage D Off Otis St between Wall St and Battery Park Ave, Avl 259-5792 • avl.mx/wy

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Entertainment

LaZoom: Best Comedy Troupe, Comedy Series/Event Photo by Max CooPer

NC is serious (and sometimes, according to this poll, downright Sirius) about entertainment. Often a mere three places weren't enough to contain the local love for music, festivals, venues, comedians, theatre, film, dance, trivia and drag nights. The 20 band categories alone turned up nine ties. And there were a number of multiple wins in the section, with LEAF taking Best Local Music Festival and Best Music Festival at which to Camp; Amanda Ann Platt and her band, The Honeycutters, racked up the votes in the Singer/Songwriter, Acoustic/folk, Americana/Country and Favorite All-Around band categories; Sirius.B also placed a number of times, in favorite All-Around Band, World, Acoustic/folk and rock (there are few places in the world, beyond Asheville, where you can be both a rock star and a folkie). Big Nasty was named Best Jazz Outfit and Best Busker (upsetting long-time busk winner Silver Drummer Girl). But you, WNC, so adore the arts that you were willing to give shoutouts not only to the usual suspects, but to the lesser known, little known and completely off-the-radar (though no less deserving of mention): We, too, would love to see the "Hellbilly Hootenanny put on by the bootleggers" gets its due in the coming year. And as for "dude with the trumpet and the speakers," here’s hoping he continues to play your tune. — Alli Marshall

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Entertainment Music Festival

1 LEAF Festival E P Blk Mtn 686-8742 • theleaf.org

2 Bele Chere D

Downtown Asheville 259-5800 • belecherefestival.com

3 MoogFest D

Downtown Ashevlle moogfest.com

Festival To Camp Out At

1 LEAF Festival E P

continued Icon Key DOWNTOWN • N ORTH SOUTH EAST • WEST River Arts P Outlying Area B Hall Of Fame H GO LOCAL A APPALACHIAN GROWN:

Certified by ASAP

Blk Mtn 686-8742 • theleaf.org

2 French Broad River Festival N P

Hot Springs frenchbroadriverfestival.com

3 Transformus transformus.com

2 Biltmore Estate S 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

3 Highland Brewing Co. S H 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

Listening Room

Karaoke Night

1 Broadway's D

1 The Altamont Theatre D

120 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 285-0400 • avl.mx/we

18 Church St, Avl 348-5327 • thealtamont.com

2 The Double Crown W

2 The Grey Eagle R

375 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-9060 • thedoublecrown.com

3 City Billiards D

124 College St, Avl 575-2266 • citybilliardsavl.com

185 Clingman Ave, Avl 232-5800 • thegreyeagle.com

3 Isis Restaurant & Music Hall W 743 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-2737 • isisasheville.com

Place To Hear Live Music

Venue That Treats Musicians The Best

1 The Orange Peel D B

101 Biltmore Ave, Avl 225-5851 • theorangepeel.net

2 The Grey Eagle R

185 Clingman Ave, Avl 232-5800 • thegreyeagle.com

3 Isis Restaurant & Music Hall W 743 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-2737 • isisasheville.com

Recording Studio

1 The Orange Peel D 101 Biltmore Ave, Avl 225-5851 • theorangepeel.net

2 The Grey Eagle R 185 Clingman Ave, Avl 232-5800 • thegreyeagle.com

3 Isis Restaurant & Music Hall W 743 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-2737 • isisasheville.com

1 Echo Mountain D B

R&B/Blues

14 N. French Broad Ave, Avl 232-4314 • echomountain.net

1 Peggy Ratusz

2 Collapseable Recording Studio W

2 Lyric

reverbnation.com/peggyratusz

503 Haywood Rd, Avl 275-3709 • collapseablestudios.com

reverbnation.com/lyricfans

3 Sound Temple Studios

katwilliamsmusic.com

Avl 633-2149 • soundtemplestudios.com

3 Kat Williams 3 The Secret B-Sides thesecretb-sides.com

Outdoor Music Venue

1 Pisgah Brewing Co. E P 150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

Rock

1 Sirius.B siriusbmusic.com

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Onca & Loredana

Serena Nox Asheville’s Most Diverse Nightclub, Club Hairspray has been at the heart of downtown Asheville’s nightlife scene for 20 years. Home to Asheville’s hottest Drag Shows and dance parties. Check out Queens and Kings from our talented cast of A-list, plus awesome DJ’s. The club features a full liquor bar, local and craft beers on tap, plus drink specials. Open Tue - Sat 8pm - 2:30am • Sun 4pm - Midnight 38. N French Broad Ave • Located above Metrosphere, Asheville, NC

THANKS FOR VOTING US #1! NC Stage is proud to produce theatre of the highest quality right in the heart of downtown Asheville. Visit us at 15 Stage Lane, around the corner from Malaprop’s and across the street from Zambra! Find us online at w w w. n c s t a g e . o r g . Mountain Xpress

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2 The Critters

thecrittersmusic.com

3 Underhill Rose underhillrose.com

3 Floating Action

Jazz

floatingaction.com

Old-Time/Bluegrass

1 Steep Canyon Rangers steepcanyon.com

2 Balsam Range balsamrange.com

1 Big Nasty Jazz Band bignastyjazz.bandcamp.com

2 Firecracker Jazz Band firecrackerjazz.com

3 Hard Bop Explosion Electronic

3 Sanctum Sully sanctumsully.com

Acoustic/Folk

1 Sirius.B

siriusbmusic.com

1 The Honeycutters thehoneycutters.com

2 Jeff Thompson

jeffthompsonmusic.com

1 RBTS WIN rbtswin.com

2 Paper Tiger papertigermusic.com

3 Marley Carroll avl.mx/wn

3 Sonmi sonmiband.com

3 Underhill Rose underhillrose.com

Americana/Country

Pop

1 stephaniesid stephaniesid.com

1 The Honeycutters

2 Floating Action

thehoneycutters.com

floatingaction.com

2 Southbound Turnaround

2 Lyric

avl.mx/z5

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CENTER STAGE DANCE STUDIO Dancing since 1979, Center Stage offers classes in a variety of dance styles for children age 3 to 18 in Western North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top rated dance facility.

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3 Kovacs and the Polar Bear

2 Zombie Queen

facebook.com/ kovacsandthepolarbearband

facebook.com/ZombieQueenAsheville

3 The Critters

justdiehardcore.bandcamp.com

facebook.com/TheCritters

Metal

1 Kings Of Prussia B facebook.com/kingsofprussia

2 Shadow of the Destroyer reverbnation.com/shadowofthedestroyer

3 Ogre Throne

3 Just Die! Reggae

1 Common Foundation facebook.com/commonfoundation

2 Chalwa chalwaroots.com

3 Dub Cartel reverbnation.com/DubCartel2011

avl.mx/us

World

3 Telic

1 Free Planet Radio

telicnc.com

freeplanetradio.com

Hip-Hop

1 Free Radio freeradio4all.com

2 Crazyhorse & Colston crazyhorseandcolston.com

3 Chachillie

2 Toubab Krewe toubabkrewe.com

3 Sirius.B siriusbmusic.com

3 Zansa zansamusic.com

chachillie.com

Drone Soul

1 The Secret B-Sides

1 Soft Opening avl.mx/wk

thesecretb-sides.com

2 Villages

2 Lyric

soundcloud.com/villages

reverbnation.com/lyricfans

3 Knives and Daggers

3 The Business

knivesanddaggers.com

thebusinessmusic.com

3 WestSound westsoundproductions.net

Jam/Progressive

Favorite All-Around Band

1 Sirius.B siriusbmusic.com

2 Floating Action floatingaction.com

1 Makayan reverbnation.com/makayan

3 The Honeycutters

2 Brushfire Stankgrass

thehoneycutters.com

stankgrass.com

2 Phuncle Sam phunclesam.com

3 Toubab Krewe toubabkrewe.com

Punk

1 Pleasures of the Ultraviolent avl.mx/ur

Classical Ensemble

1 Asheville Symphony Orchestra D Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St, Avl 254-7406 • ashevillesymphony.org

2 Pan Harmonia N P.O. Box 18342, Avl 28814 254-7123 • pan-harmonia.org

DID YOU KNOW? WNC apparently can’t get enough of Daniel Day Lewis in buckskins: Though he most recently portrayed Abraham Lincoln, but the 1992 Last of the Mohicans still received votes for best locally made film.

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Entertainment 3 Opal String Quartet facebook.com/opalstringquartet

Local Singer/ Songwriter

1 Aaron LaFalce aaronlafalce.com

2 Jeff Thompson jeffthompsonmusic.com

3 Amanda Platt

2 Paul Bonesteel D 161 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 236-0300 • bonesteelfilms.com

3 Katie Damien 335-9547 • katiedamien.com

3 Paul Schattel harrowbeauty.com

3 Rod Murphy W 775 Haywood Rd, Avl 423-0703 • industriousproductions.com

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Local Busker/Street Performer

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Locally Made Film

1 The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross

1 Big Nasty

thehungergamesmovie.com

facebook.com/bignastyjazz

2 We Won't Bow Down, directed by Chris Bower

2 Silver Drummer Girl D P.O. Box 861, Avl 28802 216-4476 • silverdrummergirl.com

3 Lyric reverbnation.com/lyricfans

Movie Theater

1 Fine Arts Theatre D H B 36 Biltmore Ave, Avl 232-1536 • fineartstheatre.com

2 Carolina Cinemas S 1640 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-9500 • carolinacinemas.com

3 Regal Biltmore Grande S 292 Thetford St, Avl 684-4380 • avl.mx/vp

Local Filmmaker

1 Chris Bower themap.org/chrisbower

wewontbowdown.com

3 If I Had Wings To Fly, directors Bruno Seraphin and Harrison topp kazoofilms.org/if-i-had-wings-to-fly

3 Present, directed by Joe Chang ithappenedonehalloween.com

Theater Company

1 NC Stage Company D H 15 Stage Lane, Avl 239-0263 • ncstage.org

2 Asheville Community Theatre D 35 E. Walnut St, Avl 254-1320 • ashevilletheatre.org

3 Montford Park Players D Avl 254-5146 • montfordparkplayers.org

Pan Harmonia Experience Local - Authentic - World-Class Chamber Music

Season 14 Highlights C h a n s o n s fo r fl u te a n d p i a n o • B a ro q u e V i b e s • Stravinsky Octet • Brahms String Sextet • GeneratioNext • ELEGY, Holocaust Remembrance • Shining Light P ro j e c t , b r i n g i n g b e a u t y to u n d e r s e r ve d p e o p l e JS Bach Brandenburg 5 • Music of Kodaly, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Mozart

and MUCH more… Kate Steinbeck Artistic Director www.Pan-Harmonia.org • 828.254.7123

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Thank You

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smoke shop 200 Rosman Hwy. Suite C • Brevard • (828)884-8796 2000 Spartanburg Hwy. Suite 300 • Hendersonville • (828) 697-1050 140 Airport Rd. Suite M • Arden • (828) 654-0906 1269 Tunnel Rd. Suite B • Asheville • (828) 299-8880 600 Merrimon Ave. • Asheville • (828) 253-2883 80 N. Lexington Ave. • Asheville • (828) 524-4980 1062 Patton Ave. • Asheville • (828) 232-6030

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Entertainment WHO KNEW? “Your dad’s house” only received one vote in Best Drag Night. Our dad is already ramping up his performance of “It’s Raining Men” for next year’s Best Of. Trivia Night

1 Kipper's Totally Rad Trivia Night at Broadway’s D

continued Actor (Male Or Female)

1 Scott Treadway, NC Stage Company D 15 Stage Lane, Avl 239-0263 • ncstage.org

2 Charlie Flynn-McIver, NC Stage Company D 15 Stage Lane, Avl 239-0263 • ncstage.org

3 Michael MacCauley, NC Stage Company D 15 Stage Lane, Avl 239-0263 • ncstage.org

120 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 285-0400 • kipperstrivia.com

3 Tracey Johnston-Crum, The Magnetic Field

2 Quizzo at Jack of the Wood D A

themagnetictheatre.org

95 Patton Ave, Avl 252-5445 • jackofthewood.com

3 Dr. Brown's Team Trivia at Barley's Taproom D

42 Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-0504 • barleystaproom.com/ asheville

3 Westville Pub W A

777 Haywood Rd, Avl 225-9782 • westvillepub.com

Comedian

1 Pat Hinson soundcloud.com/pat-fudgin-hinson

2 Kelly Rowland iamavl.com/tag/kelly-rowland

2 Minori Hinds 3 Tom Chalmers www.facebook.com/tom.chalmers.37

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Voted WNC #1 Personal Life Coach

www.asherleighz.com 828.707.8052

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Entertainment Comedy Troupe

1 LaZoom Tours D H

14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

2 Feral Chihuahuas feralchihuahuas.com

3 LYLAS lylas.org

3 Reasonably Priced Babies avl.mx/wl

Comedy Series/Event

continued BEST OF WNC

is also online BESTOFWNC.COM 2 Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre D 20 Commerce St, Avl 254-2621 • acdt.org

3 Asheville Ballet N

4 Lynnwood Rd, Avl 258-1028 • ashevilleballet.com

Place To Dance

1 LaZoom Tours D H

14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

2 Laugh Your Asheville Off laughyourashevilleoff.com

3 Disclaimer Stand-up D

1 The Admiral W B

400 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-2541 • theadmiralnc.com

2 Scandals Nightclub D

disclaimercomedy.com

11 Grove St, Avl 505-1612 • scandalsnightclub.net

3 Slice of Life Comedy D

3 The Grey Eagle R

280-4314 • facebook.com/ SliceOfLifeComedy

185 Clingman Ave, Avl 232-5800 • thegreyeagle.com

Place To Take Dance Classes

Drag Night

1 Scandals Nightclub D

11 Grove St, Avl 505-1612 • scandalsnightclub.net

2 Club Hairspray D H

38 N. French Broad Ave, Avl 258-2027 • clubhairspray.com

3 O.Henry’s D

237 Haywood St, Avl 254-1891 • ohenrysofasheville.com

Dance Company

1 Terpsicorps R B

339 Old Lyman St, #6, Avl 231-8618 • terpsicorps.org

1 Studio Zahiya D H

90 1/2 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 242-7595 • studiozahiya.weebly.com

2 Eleven on Grove D

11 Grove St, Avl 252-2838 • elevenongrove.com

2 New Studio of Dance D 20 Commerce St, Avl 254-2621 • acdt.org

3 Ballet Conservatory of Asheville D

6 E. Chestnut St, Avl 255-5777 • balletconservatoryofasheville.com

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Asheville’s LOCAL Headshop

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Local Glass Local Art Local Fashion

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arts & Crafts

Barbara Zaretsky: Best Fiber Artist

Photo by Max CooPer

atural creativity is a precious resource. Lucky for us, it’s abundant in Asheville. While our own creative impulses may flicker on and off, striking in the middle of the night or surging halfway through our morning coffee, for some, it rarely, if ever, recedes. For the artists and artisans, art galleries and retail stores, street festivals, institutions, authors and poets that make up this year’s Best of WNC Arts and Crafts list, the creative genes are ever-present. Some of this year’s winners continue their reign in highly coveted slots like Best Mural Artist, Painter and Photographer, while others popped up on the list for the first time after branching out into new territory and exhibiting in major downtown galleries for the first time in years. They make our city better. Livelier. More colorful. And they all do it by hand. They’ve collectively spent years painting all over the city, covering bridges and alleys and enlivening dozens of formerly lackluster walls scattered throughout downtown, north and West Asheville. (And a few in Weaverville.) Some snap crowd shots of you, friends and families at the city’s most beloved day and weekend-long street affairs. Others continue to work with materials deeply rooted in WNC craft traditions — pitching, spinning, weaving, sewing, sculpting, smelting and glass-blowing everything from coffee mugs and ceramic wall pieces to jewelry, Pack Square centerpieces, wrist warmers and button bouquets. And still others craft with the written word, as you’ll see in the Best Local Author, Poet, School and Creative Writing Teacher categories. Oh! And we can’t forget the city’s best greeting cards (Robin Plemmons, Best Indie Crafter): “You’re hard to resist. Like old women with baked goods” and “You inspire the shit out of me.” They certainly inspire this writer. — Kyle Sherard

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Outdoor Art/ Crafts Event

1 The Big Crafty D H 2 N. Pack Square, Avl thebigcrafty.com

2 Big Love Festival D H Avl loveasheville.org

3 Bele Chere D Downtown Asheville 259-5800 • belecherefestival.com

Indoor Art/Crafts Event

Icon Key DOWNTOWN • N ORTH SOUTH EAST • WEST River Arts P Outlying Area B Hall Of Fame H GO LOCAL A APPALACHIAN GROWN:

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1 The Big Crafty D H Pack Place, 2 Pack Square, Avl thebigcrafty.com

2 Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands D U.S. Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St, Avl 298-7928 • avl.mx/vo

3 Big Love Festival D H Avl loveasheville.org

Studio Stroll/ Driving Tour

1 River Arts District Studio Stroll R riverartsdistrict.com

2 Weaverville Art Safari N P Weaverville weavervilleartsafari.com

3 LaZoom Tours D H 14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

Craft School or Place To Learn A Craft

1 Penland School of Crafts N P 67 Doras Trail (P.O. Box 37), Penland 28765 765-2359 • penland.org

2 John C. Campbell Folk School W P A 1 Folk School Rd, Brasstown 800-365-5724 • folkschool.org

3 Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts R 236 Clingman Ave, Avl 285-0210 • odysseyceramicarts.com

Local Art Gallery

1 Blue Spiral 1 D B

38 Biltmore Ave, Avl 251-0202 • bluespiral1.com

2 ZaPow! D H

21 Battery Park Ave, #101, Avl 575-2024 • zapow.com

3 Woolworth Walk D

25 Haywood St, Avl 254-9234 • woolworthwalk.com

Craft-Oriented Gallery

1 Southern Highland Craft Guild E

Folk Art Center, Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Avl 298-7928 • southernhighlandguild.org

2 New Morning Gallery S

7 Boston Way, Avl 274-2831 • newmorninggallerync.com

3 Woolworth Walk D

25 Haywood St, Avl 254-9234 • woolworthwalk.com

Arts/Craft Supply Store

1 True Blue Art Supply D H B 30 Haywood St, Avl 251-0028 • trueblueartsupply.com

2 Michaels E S

111 River Hills Rd, Avl 299-0183 • michaels.com 5 McKenna Rd, Arden 828-684-1961

3 A.C. Moore S

River Ridge Shopping Center, 800 Fairview Rd, #JJ, Avl 299-0777 • acmoore.com

DID YOU KNOW? The Big Crafty and the Big Love Festival took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in this year’s Best Outdoor Art and Craft Event category. And while plenty of Asheville denizens may be reveling in premature goodbyes to Bele Chere, the annual street festival still came in third.

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Arts & Crafts Jewelry Store

1 Jewels That Dance D B

63 Haywood St, Avl 254-5088 • jewelsthatdance.com

2 Wick & Greene Jewelers D 121 Patton Ave, Avl 253-1805 • wickandgreene.com

3 Elementality E

3 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 299-4751 • elementalityonline.com

Photographer

continued 2 Joanna Gollberg, Mora D 9 W. Walnut St, #2-A, Avl 575-2294 • joannagollberg.com

3 Chris Van Dyke D 29 Biltmore Ave, Avl 281-4044 • vandykegoldsmith.com

Ceramics Artist/Potter

1 Mangum Pottery N P 16 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-4929 • mangumpottery.com

1 Micah Mackenzie

2 Akira Satake Ceramics/ Gallery Mugan R

2 Max Cooper

Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Dr, Studio C, Avl 275-7612 • akirasatake.com

275-2636 • micahmack.com maxcooperphoto.com

3 Frank Zipperer N

Metal Artist or Metalworker

Avl • 251-1330 • ishootlivemusic.com

3 Zen Sutherland

facebook.com/zensutherland

Painter

1 Jonas Gerard R

240 Clingman Ave, Avl 350-7711 • jonasgerard.com

2 Dustin Spagnola W

1 Stefan “Steebo” Bonitz, Steebo Design W 355 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-4610 • steebo.com

2 David Earl Tomlinson, Dynamic Metalwork 337-3241 • dynamicmetalwork.com

474 Haywood Rd, Avl dustinspagnola.com

3 Jason Lydic, The Nature of Metal

3 Adam Strange

thenatureofmetal.com

facebook.com/adamstrangeart

Woodworker

3 Julie Armbruster

545-6182 • juliearmbruster.net

Jewelry Artist/Designer

1 Paula Dawkins, Jewels That Dance D

63 Haywood St, Avl 254-5088 • jewelsthatdance.com

1 Gabe Aucott 2 Russell Gale N 111 Grovewood Rd, Avl 421-5528 • russellgale.com

3 Stoney Lamar stoneylamar.net/art

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Southern Highland Craft Guild: Best Craft-Oriented Gallery Photo by Max Cooper

Indie Crafter

1 Robin Plemmons ballstothewallyall.com

3 Victor Chiarizia E P 329 Flat Creek Rd, Fairview 551-5739 • victorchiarizia.com

Sculptor

2 Kelsey Brown etsy.com/shop/BlueEllie

3 Celia Barbieri R 109 Roberts St, Avl 910-840-3182 • thebuttonflorist.com

Mural Artist

1 Dustin Spagnola W 474 Haywood Rd, Avl 315-436-1382 • dustinspagnola.com

2 Gus Cutty gusisrich.com

3 Molly Must facebook.com/molly.must.3

Glass Artist

1 Hayden Wilson D 140-C Roberts St, Avl 208-4252 • ashevilleglasscenter.com

2 Alex Greenwood, Asheville Glass Center R 140-C Roberts St, Avl 505-7110 • ashevilleglasscenter.com

1 Justin Blowers 432-0452 • justinblowers.com

2 Hoss Haley hosshaley.com

3 Steebo Design W 355 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-4610 • steebo.com

Fiber Artist

1 Barbara Zaretsky R Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Dr, Studio D, Avl 505-2958 • bzdesign.biz

2 Lisa Klakulak, Strong Felt strongfelt.com

3 Jen Swearington W 915 Haywood Rd, #103, Avl 275-0305 • jennythreads.net

3 Stacey Budge-Kamison, UrbanGypZ Artisan Yarn staceybudge.com

ROYAL POTTER Last year you voted in four ceramic artists to split three spots in the Best Ceramic Artist/Potter. This year you’ve managed to consolidate the results. Akira Satake Pottery moved from No. 3 to No. 2, while Mangum Pottery kept first place in what could be the beginning of a long run as reigning potter.

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Odyssey ClayWorks

I cordially invite you to visit us

in person

classes workshops gallery call 828.285.0210 to register 236 CLINGMAN AVE. odysseyceramicarts.com

Thank you for voting us #1

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1 Ron Rash W P Western Carolina University, Cullowhee avl.mx/wg

2 Sarah Addison Allen sarahaddisonallen.com

3 Allan Wolf

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3 Charles Frazier facebook.com/CharlesFrazierAuthor

Local Poet

1 Glenis Redmond B glenisredmond.com

2 Barbie Angell barbieangell.com

3 Allan Wolf allanwolf.com

3 Laura Hope-Gill thehealingseed.com

Creative Writing School Or Organization

1 Great Smokies Writing Program N 1 University Heights, Avl 251-6099 • avl.mx/xu

2 The MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College E P 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa 771-3715 • warrenwilson.edu

3 UNCA Literature Department N

1 University Heights, Avl 251-6411 • literature.unca.edu

Creative Writing Teacher

1 Tommy Hays D

1 University Heights, Avl 250-2353 • tommyhays.com

2 Janet Hurley

215-9002 • true-ink.org

2 Rick Chess D

1 University Heights CPO#2140, Avl 251-6576

3 Aile Shebar

777-0369 • avl.mx/zc

STROLL SUPREME Last year saw a few alternative studio strolls and tours pop up around town. But it’s hard to compete with the cement foundations, breweries and ever-growing number of restaurants that give the River Arts District Studio Stroll that warehouse-y charm — and first place in the Best Studio Stroll/Driving Tour category.

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The Light Center

A spiritual destination where personal and planetary transformation through prayer happens

Geodesic Prayer Dome Light Chamber

Trails to Prayer/

Guests experience Meditation Destinations 35-minute music-enhanced 160 acres of woods, streams sessions of high-intensity (Broad River), meadows LED lights sequencing and a reflection pond. through the colors of the Classical chakras (energy centers) to help bring balance to 7-Circuit mind, body, spirit. Labyrinth

Visit our website often or join our email list (bottom of the home page) to find out about gatherings, classes and events at the dome and retreats at our lodge.

A place where you can be the person you were created to be. All are welcome at the Light Center OPEN 10AM-5PM DAILY 2190 NC Hwy 9, Black Mountain, NC 8.2 beautiful miles south of Interstate 40, exit 64 (Between Black Mountain and Chimney Rock)

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Asheville on Bikes: Best Bicycle Club or Group Photo by Max CooPer

atural beauty may be the defining characteristic of WNC, and we can thank those stunning views and accessible natural areas for helping attract our thriving community. From soaring peaks to crystal-clear streams, the mountain region boasts a stunning landscape. And this year's voting reflects the range of opportunities to connect with that environment. From paddles to wheels, races to leisure areas and clubs to tours, we celebrate the beauty and breathtaking terrain Ashevilleans call home, along with the shops that keep us prepared to enjoy it and the athletes who brave its most challenging elements. Whether you're a professional competitor, occasional car camper or afternoon dog walker, you're sure to recognize many of this year's winners. — Dane Smith

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Bicycle Club Or Group

1 Asheville on Bikes

2 French Broad Rafting & Ziplines N P

ashevilleonbikes.com

9800 U.S. Hwy 25/70, Marshall 800-570-7238 • frenchbroadrafting.com

2 Blue Ridge Bicycle Club

2 The Gorge S P

3 Pisgah Area SORBA S P

166 Honey Bee Dr, Saluda 749-2500 • thegorgezipline.com

blueridgebicycleclub.org pisgahareasorba.org

Hiking Club Or Group

1 Carolina Mountain Club D

3 Asheville Treetops Adventure Park & Asheville Zipline W 1 Resort Dr, Avl 713-3475 • avl.mx/wu

P.O. Box 68, Avl 28802 carolinamountainclub.org

2 Outward Hounds Hiking Club S 31 Glendale Ave, Avl 575-2699 • bwar.org

3 Hiking with Cameras

meetup.com/Hiking-with-cameras

Running Club Or Group

Place To Camp

1 Pisgah National Forest avl.mx/wh

2 Davidson River avl.mx/xi

2 Hot Springs avl.mx/xj

3 Mills River

1 Asheville Track Club D P.O. Box 7334, Avl 28802 AshevilleTrackClub.org

2 Jus’ Running N

523 Merrimon Ave, Avl 252-7867 • jusrunning.com

3 Girls on the Run of WNC D

50 S. French Broad Ave, Suite 249, Avl 713-4290 • gotrwnc.org

Hiking Trail

1 Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Swimming Hole

1 Skinny Dip Falls, Mile Marker 417, Blue Ridge Parkway 2 Sliding Rock avl.mx/xk

3 Hooker Falls S P Dupont State Recreational Forest, Cedar Mountain avl.mx/xl

3 Not telling

ncmst.org

2 Art Loeb Trail

Tubing

avl.mx/xf

1 French Broad River

3 Appalachian Trail

2 Green River

nps.gov/appa

Hike With A View

1 Craggy Gardens

3 Deep Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park avl.mx/xm

Milepost 364, Blue Ridge Parkway avl.mx/wt

2 Max Patch avl.mx/x8

3 Looking Glass Rock Trail avl.mx/x7

Canopy/Zip-Line Tour

1 Navitat N P H

242 Poverty Branch Rd, Barnardsville 855-628-4828 • navitat.com

Biking Trail

1 Bent Creek Experimental Forest B srs.fs.usda.gov/bentcreek

2 DuPont State Recreational Forest avl.mx/xl

3 Squirrel Gap S P Pisgah National Forest, Mills River avl.mx/xg

SECRET HANGOUTS Not surprisingly, locals are protective of their favorite outdoor hangs. Almost every category for favorite outdoor locations included heavy voting tallies for some variation of “I’m not telling.”

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3 Tsali Recreation Area, Nantahala National Forest avl.mx/b2

Place To Watch A Sunrise

1 Blue Ridge Parkway

Whitewater Paddling

1 French Broad River 2 Nantahala River 3 Green River

blueridgeparkway.org

2 Max Patch avl.mx/x8

3 Craggy Gardens

Milepost 364, Blue Ridge Parkway avl.mx/wt

Flatwater Paddling

1 French Broad River 2 Fontana Lake

Foot Race

1 Asheville Citizen-Times Half Marathon B blogs2.citizen-times.com/marathon/ half-marathon

2 Shut-In Ridge Trail Run jusrunning.com

3 Ramble Run 691-0797 • ramblerun.com

Road Bike Race

3 Lake James

HOME VIEW Proving that there’s no such thing as a bad view in Asheville, more than two-dozen voters named “my house” the Best Place to Watch a Sunrise.

1 Fletcher Flyer, Blue Ridge Bicycle Club fletcherflyer.com

2 French Broad Cycling Classic frenchbroadcyclingclassic.com

3 Assault on the Carolinas assaultonthecarolinas.com

3 Cycle to Farm cycletofarm.org

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Pat Keller: Best Whitewater Enthusiast Photo by Max Cooper

Mountain Bike Race

1 Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventure Race (PMBAR)

2 Taylor Little 3 Mike Sule

ashevilleonbikes.com

pisgahproductions.com

2 Off-Road Assault on Mount Mitchell blueridgeadventures.net/oramm

3 Sycamore Cycles Swank 65 Pisgah National Forest blueridgeadventures.net/swank

Rock Climber

1 Joshua Smith 2 Matt Gentling 3 Bruce Burgess Whitewater Enthusiast

1 Pat Keller teamdagger.com/profile/PatKeller

2 Andrew Holcombe 3 Anna Levesque 333-4482 • watergirlsatplay.com

3 Leland Davis Long Distance Runner

1 Anne Lundblad 2 Scott Williams 3 Aaron Saft, FootRX Running S 687-2825 • footrxasheville.com/aaron.php

Road Biker

1 Lauren Tamayo laurenfranges.com

Mountain Biker

1 Sam Koerber

blueridgeoutdoors.com/author/ sam-koerber

2 Brad Kee D

111 Central Ave, Avl 645-8275 • keemapping.com

3 Daniel Conner Paddle/Kayak/Rafting Equipment Company

1 Nantahala Outdoor Center W P

13077 Hwy 19-W, Bryson City 888-905-7238 • noc.com

2 Diamond Brand Outdoors S P

2623 Hendersonville Rd, Arden 684-6262 • diamondbrand.com

3 Asheville Adventure Rentals R 704 Riverside Dr, Avl 505-7371 • ashevilleadventurerentals. com

Whitewater Trekking/ Guide Service

1 Nantahala Outdoor Center W P

13077 Hwy 19 W., Bryson City 888-905-7238 • noc.com

2 French Broad Rafting and Ziplines N P

9800 U.S. Hwy 25/70, Marshall 800-570-7238 • frenchbroadrafting.com

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Thanks everyone in Asheville who voted for us. Offering the best brands and service to keep you in motion.

We love you for voting us one of the best bike shops and bike repair centers in WNC!

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BEST OF WNC

is also online BESTOFWNC.COM 3 Blue Heron Whitewater N P

35 Little Pine Rd, Marshall 888-426-7238 • blueheronwhitewater.com

3 Green River Adventures S P 111 E. Main St, Saluda 749-2800 • greenriveradventures.com

3 USA Raft N P

13490 U.S. Hwy 25/70, Marshall 866-872-7238 • myusaraft.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Outdoor-Gear Shop

1 Diamond Brand Outdoors S P

Outdoor/Adventure Instruction Programs

1 Nantahala Outdoor Center W P 13077 Hwy 19-W, Bryson City 888-905-7238 • noc.com

2 REI S 31 Schenck Parkway, Avl 687-0918 • rei.com/stores/asheville

3 Diamond Brand Outdoors S P 2623 Hendersonville Rd, Arden 684-6262 • diamondbrand.com

Bike Shop

1 Liberty Bicycles S B 1378 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-2453 • libertybikes.com

2623 Hendersonville Rd, Arden 684-6262 • diamondbrand.com

2 Motion Makers Bicycle Shop W

2 REI S

876 Brevard Rd, Avl 633-2227 • motionmakers.com

31 Schenck Parkway, Avl 687-0918 • rei.com/stores/asheville

3 Second Gear W D H

444 Haywood Rd, Avl 258-0757 • secondgearwnc.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

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3 Pro Bikes W H 610 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-2800 • pro-bikes.com

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Earth Fare: Friendliest Grocery Store, Grocery For Local Farm Goods And Local Foods, Health Food Store Photo by haLIMa FLyNt

here’s more to shopping than just getting stuff, but that goes without saying because stuff is never just stuff. A dress from Minx (this year’s No. 1 for Women’s Dress-Up Clothes) symbolizes how happy you are that it’s a new season; a packet of honey-roasted peanuts from the Gas-Up (No. 1 Convenience Store) is a chance to see a neighbor and say hello; buying groceries at Ingles (No. 1 All-Around Grocery Store) is the reason you work so many hours a week in the first place — so you can eat, because you’re alive. Hyperbole aside, it’s particular good luck if the things you need are also the things you want. We added a few new categories this year to account for the many ways locals shop for the bare (and bountiful) necessities, adding Best Grocery for Local Foods, Health Food Store, BudgetFriendly Grocery and just plain Friendliest Grocery Store, on which many readers had many opinions (the win ultimately went to Earth Fare). We also added what could be called “home and living” categories, making way for Mobilia to take first place in Home Furnishings (a firsttime win for the chic showroom). Of course, there are the chestnut categories of old, like Best Antique Store, Best Record Store and Best Musical Instrument Shop, all of which have chestnut winners of their own — Antique Tobacco Barn, Harvest Records and Musician’s Workshop have, for the most part, held the top slot since they opened. — Jaye Bartell

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Dress-Up/Stylin' Clothes (Women's)

1 Minx D B

3 Old North D 82 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 505-6495 • oldnorthclothing.com

64 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 225-5680 • minxasheville.com

2 Virtue D 58 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 254-4200 • shopvirtue.com

3 Ad Lib D H 23 Haywood St, Avl 285-8838 • adlibonline.com

Dress-Up/Stylin' Clothes (Men's)

Consignment or Vintage Clothes

1 Goodwill W E S B 1011 Patton Ave, Avl 252-7680 • goodwillnwnc.org 1616 Patton Ave, Avl 771-2192 86 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 299-3595 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

1 Old North D

2 Honeypot D

82 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 505-6495 • oldnorthclothing.com

86 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 225-0304 • etsy.com/shop/honeypot

2 Union D

3 Lulu's Consignment Boutique S P

18 Haywood St, Avl 259-3300 • unionasheville.com

3 Hip Replacements D H 72 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 255-7573 • hipreplacementsclothing. blogspot.com

Work Clothes (Women's)

1 Goodwill W 1011 Patton Ave, Avl 252-7680 • goodwillnwnc.org

2 Minx D 64 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 225-5680 • minxasheville.com

3 Belk E W 5 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-4970 • belk.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Work Clothes (Men's)

1 Goodwill W B 1011 Patton Ave, Avl 252-7680 • goodwillnwnc.org

2 Mast General Store D S W 15 Biltmore Ave, Avl 232-1883 • mastgeneralstore.com 527 N. Main St, Hvl 696-1883 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

3461 Hendersonville Rd, Fletcher 687-7565 • ilovelulus.net

Lingerie/Adult Store

1 VaVaVooom D 57 Broadway St, Avl 254-6329 • vavavooom.com

2 Victoria’s Secret E Asheville Mall, 3 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-0760 • victoriassecret.com

3 BedTyme Stories S P 2334 Hendersonville Rd, Arden 684-8250 • bedtymestories.com

Local Fashion Designer

1 R. Brooke Priddy, Ship to Shore W B 85 State St (by appointment only), Avl 242-1378 • shiptoshoreshop.com/ home.html

2 Marylou Marsh, Spiritex D 14 Haywood St, Avl 254-3375 • spiritex.net

3 Daniella Miller, Royal Peasantry D 80 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 559-1835 • royalpeasantry.com

BOOS AND NEWS Lexington Avenue staple Downtown Books & News (second place in Best Used Bookstore) recently celebrated its 22nd year in business. Although hundreds of readers are familiar enough with the store to call it their favorite, some are a bit hazy on its actual name. Some variations: Discount Books and News; Downtown Boos and News; Downtown Books and Need.

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Tops for Shoes: Best Shoe Store Photo by Max Cooper

Shoe Store

1 Tops for Shoes D B

2 Greenlife Grocery/ Wholefoods Market D A

27 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 254-6721 • topsforshoes.com

70 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-5440 • wholefoodsmarket.com/ stores/asheville

2 Discount Shoes W

3 Ingles Markets E A

1263 Brevard Rd, Avl 667-0085

3 GB Shoes S P 5418 Asheville Hwy, Hvl 209-1800 • housershoes.com/locations/ hendersonville

All-Around Grocery

1 Ingles Markets E A Various locations, Avl 298-3514 • ingles-markets.com

2 Earth Fare W S 66 Westgate Parkway, Avl 253-7656 • EarthFare.com 1856 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 210-0100

3 Greenlife Grocery/ Wholefoods Market D 70 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-5440 • wholefoodsmarket.com/ stores/asheville

Friendliest Grocery Store

1 Earth Fare W S A 66 Westgate Parkway, Avl 253-7656 • EarthFare.com 1856 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 210-0100 • EarthFare.com

Various locations, Avl 298-3514 • ingles-markets.com

Budget-Friendly Grocery

1 Hopey & Co. D E 45 S.French Broad Ave, Avl 255-8858 • avl.mx/wp 3018 U.S. Hwy 70 W, Blk Mtn 669-8988 • avl.mx/wp

2 Ingles Markets E A Various locations, Avl 298-3514 • ingles-markets.com

3 Aldi E W S 480 Swannanoa River Rd, Avl 299-8548 • aldi.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Grocery For Local Farm Goods And Local Foods

1 Earth Fare W S A 66 Westgate Parkway, Avl 253-7656 • EarthFare.com 1856 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 210-0100 • EarthFare.com

2 Greenlife Grocery/ Wholefoods Market D 70 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-5440 • wholefoodsmarket.com/ stores/asheville

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Service MatterS! Our customers have spoken, and yes, while we do offer the most unique collection of modern home furnishings and accessories in WNc, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the superior level of customer service that we provide that has helped us in building a loyal following. Together with our sister store Four Corners Home, we sincerely thank you for voting Mobilia #1 Home Furnishings Store.

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3 French Broad Food Co-op D H A 90 Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-7650 • frenchbroadfood.coop

Health Food Store

1 Earth Fare W S A 66 Westgate Parkway, Avl 253-7656 • EarthFare.com 1856 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 210-0100

2 Greenlife Grocery/ Wholefoods Market D 70 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-5440 • wholefoodsmarket.com/ stores/asheville

3 French Broad Food Co-op D H A 90 Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-7650 • frenchbroadfood.coop

Import/Ethnic Food Store

1 Kim's Oriental W 5 Regent Park Blvd. #110, Avl 254-7235

2 Foreign Affairs Oriental Market E 611-A Tunnel Rd, Avl 299-0333

3 Euromarket of Asheville W 1341 Parkwood Ave #101-102, Avl 255-8484 • avl.mx/wd

Convenience Store

1 Gas-Up W 405 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-5589 • thegasup.com

2 Hot Spot D W N S 79 Asheland Ave, Avl hotspotcstore.com 1118 Brevard Rd, Avl For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

3 BJ's Food Mart W 10 Michigan Ave, Avl 258-3132

3 Citi Stop W 760 Haywood Rd, Avl 774-5550

Furniture Store

1 Tyson Furniture N P 109 Broadway St, Blk Mtn 669-5000 • tysonfurniture.com

2 Mobilia D

Home Furnishings Store

1 Mobilia D 43 Haywood St, Avl 252-8322 • mobilianc.com

2 Habitat for Humanity ReStore S 31 Meadow Rd, Avl 254-6706 • habitat.org/restores

3 ScreenDoor S 115 Fairview Rd, Avl 277-3667 • screendoorasheville.com

3 Tyson Furniture E P 109 Broadway St, Blk Mtn 669-5000 • tysonfurniture.com

Bedding And Bath Store

1 Bed Bath & Beyond E 83 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 299-8446 • bedbathandbeyond.com

2 Nest Organics D H 51 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 258-1901 • nestorganics.com

2 Porter & Prince S 6 Brook St, Avl 277-2337 • porterandprince.com

3 Anna's Linens E 85 Tunnel Rd, Avl 253-2291 • annaslinens.com

Hardware Store

1 Ace Hardware N S E W 812 Merrimon Ave, Avl 505-3672 • ashevilleace.com 1888 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 676-0047 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

2 Town Hardware & General Store E P 103 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-7723 • townhardware.com

3 Ace Hardware Weaverville N P 61 Weaver Blvd., Weaverville 645-8811 • ashevilleace.com/sb.cn

Flea Market

1 Smiley's Flea Market S P 5360 Hendersonville Rd, Fletcher 684-3532 • smileysfleamarkets.com

2 The Downtown Market D

43 Haywood St, Avl 252-8322 • mobilianc.com

45 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 255-8858 • downtownmarketasheville.net

3 Havertys E

2 The Little Flea W

107 River Hills Rd, Avl 296-7332 • havertys.com

718 Haywood Rd, Avl 242-5595 • littleflea.org

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3 Paris of the South Flea Market E P

3 Emily Busey

110 Lytle Cove Rd, Swannanoa 242-1676 • avl.mx/s5

3 Jenny Greer, Sound Mind Creative R

Antique Store

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362 Depot St, Avl 279-4166 • soundmindcreative.com

1 Antique Tobacco Barn E H B 75 Swannanoa River Rd, Avl 252-7291 • atbarn.com

2 ScreenDoor S 115 Fairview Rd, Avl 277-3667 • screendoorasheville.com

3 Oddfellows Antiques E 124 Swannanoa River Rd, Avl 350-7800 • oddfellowsasheville.com

3 Sweeten Creek Antiques and Collectibles S 115 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 277-6100 • sweetencreekantiques.com

Gift Shop

1 L.O.F.T. D B 53 Broadway St, Avl 259-9303 • loftofasheville.com

2 Ten Thousand Villages D 10 College St, Avl 254-8374 • tenthousandvillages.com

3 Mast General Store D S W 15 Biltmore Ave, Avl 232-1883 • mastgeneralstore.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Head Shop

1 Octopus Garden Smoke Shop W D S B 1062 Patton Ave, Avl 232-6030 • https://twitter.com/OGasheville 80 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 254-4980 • https://twitter.com/OGasheville 1269 Tunnel Rd, Avl 299-8880 • https://twitter.com/OGasheville

Print Shop

1 Henco Reprographics D 54 Broadway St, Avl 253-0449 • hencorepro.com

2 Image 420 Screenprinting W 420 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-9420 • image420.com

3 Printville S D

1 Page Ave, #107, Avl 348-5121 • printville.net For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Pawn Shop

1 Alan's Jewelry & Pawn W E 1186 Patton Ave, Avl 254-8681 • alanspawn.com 736 Tunnel Rd, Avl 299-4440

2 Leicester Pawn and Gun Shop W

142 New Leicester Hwy, Avl 285-0040 • leicesterpawn.com

3 Finkelstein's D

21 Broadway, Avl 253-7731 • finkelsteinspawn.com

Musical Instrument Shop

1 Musician's Workshop D B

319 Merrimon Ave, Avl 252-1249 • musiciansworkshop.com

2 Acoustic Corner E P

105-F Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-5162 • acoustic-corner.com

3 Sherwood's Music D

180 Patton Ave, Avl 254-0402 • sherwoodsmusic.com

Record Shop

2 The Circle Asheville W 426 Haywood Rd, Avl 254-3332 • thecircleasheville.com

3 Wonderland D 33 Patton Ave, Avl 225-5037

Graphic Designer

1 Image 420 Screenprinting W 420 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-9420 • image420.com

1 Kerry Bober 230-8004 • kerrybober.com

2 Subject Matter Studio H

1 Harvest Records W H B 415 Haywood Rd, Avl 258-2999 • harvest-records.com

2 Static Age Records D

110 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 254-3232 • staticagerecords.com

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is also online BESTOFWNC.COM 3 Karmasonics D

19 Biltmore Ave, Avl 259-9949 • alv.mx/prpm

Automobile Tire Store

1 Jan Davis Tire Store D

Auto Dealer - Used

1 Jim Barkley Toyota W 777 Brevard Rd, Avl 667-8888 • jimbarkleytoyota.com

2 Harmony Motors W 621 Brevard Rd, Avl 692-5469 • harmonymotors.us

3 Apple Tree Honda S P 195 Underwood Rd, Fletcher 684-4400 • appletreeautos.com

209 Patton Ave, Avl 253-5634 • jandavistire.com

2 Newbridge Tire Center N 1475 Merrimon Ave, Avl 255-8005 • newbridgetirecenter.com

3 Discount Tire E S

Bookstore - New

1 Malaprop's Bookstore and Café D H B 55 Haywood St, Avl 254-6734 • malaprops.com

105 Bleachery Blvd., Avl 318-0949 • discounttire.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

2 Barnes & Noble E

3 Mountain View Tire & Service E W

3 Accent on Books N

32 Tunnel Rd, Avl 252-9681 • mvtire.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Auto Dealer - New

1 Jim Barkley Toyota W

777 Brevard Rd, Avl 667-8888 • jimbarkleytoyota.com

2 Harmony Motors W

621 Brevard Rd, Avl 692-5469 • harmonymotors.us

3 Apple Tree Honda S P

195 Underwood Rd, Fletcher 684-4400 • honda.appletreeautos.com

3 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 296-7335 • barnesandnoble.com 854 Merrimon Ave, Avl 252-6255 • accentonbooks.com

Bookstore - Used

1 Mr. K’s Used Books & More S 800 Fairview Rd, Avl 299-1145 • mrksusedbooks.com

2 Downtown Books & News D 67 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 348-7615 • downtownbooksandnews. com

3 Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar D Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave, #101, Avl 252-0020 • batteryparkbookexchange.com

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general

services

The Rock Pirate: Best Stone Mason Photo by Max CooPer

sheville boasts a strong service economy: We like to help people. And we’ve got an entrepreneurial spirit. So you know that if something breaks, you’ve got a legal question, your computer screen goes blank or any host of other problems, there’s someone to call. Best Computer Repair garnered the most votes of any General Services category. Another high-vote category was car repair. We also have an active cycling community, evidenced in popular votes. Take a peek at Professional Services, too. The results for Best Attorney were almost too close to call — ditto for local accountants, general contractors, electricians, architects and roofers. So who are you going to call? — Margaret Williams

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Accountant/CPA

1 Stuart LeBlanc D 218 Broadway St, Avl 225-4940

2 Carol L. King & Associates D

Real Estate Agent

1 Matt & Molly, Keller Williams D 86 Asheland Ave, Avl 210-1697 • mattandmollysellasheville.com

40 N. French Broad Ave, Avl 258-2323 • clkcpa.com

2 Jody Whitehurst, Town & Mountain Realty D

2 Leah B. Noel D H

261 Asheland Ave, Avl 215-3981 • jodywhitehurst.com

29 1/2 Page Ave, #4, Avl 333-4529 • lbnoelcpa.com

3 Gould Killian CPA Group D 100 Coxe Ave, Avl 258-0363 • gk-cpa.com

3 Pattie Moore D 49 Broadway St, #201, Avl 225-4941 • pattiemoorecpa.com

Attorney

1 Keith S. Hanson D

2 Mark Lavin, Advocate Realty D Avl • 777-8085 • advocaterealtync.com

3 Sona Merlin, Appalachian Realty D 23 Arlington St, Avl 216-7908 • homeiswnc.net

Real Estate Company

1 Beverly-Hanks & Associates D

17 N. Market St, Avl 350-9440 • hansoncriminallaw.com

300 Executive Park, Avl 254-7221 • beverly-hanks.com

2 David Gantt D

2 Keller Williams Realty D

82 Church St, Avl 348-4107 • davidgantt.com

86 Asheland Ave, Avl 254-7253 • kellerwilliamsasheville.com

3 Bob Deutsch D

3 Town & Mountain Realty D

75 N. Market St, Avl 251-0600 • bobdeutschlaw.com

3 Mary Hart D 93 Church St, Avl 271-4278 • thehartlawgroup.com

Car Repair

1 Organic Mechanic W B

261 Asheland Ave, Avl 232-2879 • townandmountain.com

Cab Company

1 New Blue Bird Taxi Co. W 194 Haywood Rd, Avl 258-8331

2 Yellow Cab W

568 Haywood Rd, Avl 255-2628 • organic-mechanic.com

393-1/2 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-3311

2 Xpertech E

3 Checker Cab W

1295 Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-3612 • avl.mx/w1

3 Mostly Automotive Inc. D 253 Biltmore Ave, Avl 253-4981 • autorepairasheville.com

Computer Repair

1 Charlotte Street Computers D S H B

635 Patton Ave, Avl 254-4528

Bike Repair

1 Liberty Bicycles S B 1378 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-2453 • libertybikes.com

2 Motion Makers Bicycle Shop W

252 Charlotte St, Avl 225-6600 • charlottestreetcomputers.com 300 Airport Rd, Arden 651-6600 • charlottestreetcomputers.com

876 Brevard Rd, Avl 633-2227 • motionmakers.com 552 W. Main St, Sylva 586-6925

2 Christopher’s Computers N H

2 Pro Bikes W H

549 Merrimon Ave, Avl 670-9800 • christopherscomputers.com

610 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-2800 • pro-bikes.com

2 CityMac D

3 Hearn's Cycling & Fitness D

755 Biltmore Ave, Avl 251-4242 • CityMac.com

28 Asheland Ave, Avl 253-4800

3 Computer Mechanix W

3 Youngblood Bicycles D

4 Vermont Ave, Avl 281-4379 • computermechanix.com

233 Merrimon Ave, Avl 251-4686 • youngbloodbikes.com

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Green Builder

1 Jade Mountain Builders E P 85 B and B Stables Rd, Fairview 216-3948 • jademountainbuilders.com

2 JAG Construction D 20 Battery Park Ave, #814, Avl 216-0914 • JAGGreen.com

3 Smart Builders W 2 Brucemont Circle, Avl 713-1476 • TheSmartBuilders.com

Alt Energy Sales And Installation

1 Sundance Power Sytems N P 11 Salem Hill Rd, Weaverville 645-2080 • sundancepower.com

2 First Light Solar R 130 Roberts St, Avl 350-3993 • firstlightsolar.com

3 Haynes Energy Solutions, MB Haynes Corporation W 187 Deaverview Rd, Avl 254-6141 • haynesenergysolutions.com

General Contractor (Residential)

1 Gawain Mainwaring, SmartBuilders W 2 Brucemont Circle, Avl 713-1476 • thesmartbuilders.com

2 Jody Guokas, JAG Construction D 20 Battery Park Ave, #814, Avl 216-0914 • JAGGreen.com

3 Beach Hensley 450-1508 • beachbuildersinc.com

Plumber

1 Four Seasons Plumbing Avl • 216-3894 • callfourseasons.com

2 Haynes Plumbing Systems, MB Haynes Corporation W 187 Deaverview Rd, Avl 254-6141 • haynesplumbing.com

3 Dwayne Cassada, Cassada Plumbing N P.O. Box 18209, Avl 28814 252-2781

Electrician

1 Haynes Electric Construction Co., MB Haynes Corporation W 187 Deaverview Rd, Avl 254-6141 • hayneselectricconstruction.com

2 C. H. Ervin Electric Inc. N P 48 Moody Cove Rd, Weaverville 658-2383 • chervinelectric.com

2 Electric Lee 275-3985 • electricleeasheville.com

3 Harrington Electric S P 8 Laurel Rd, Arden 681-0297 • harringtonelectricinc.com

Handyman/woman

1 Greg Holden W 43 Vermont Court, Avl 258-1107

2 Karen O'Toole 713-8609

3 The Everything Man S 948 Old Fairview Rd, Avl 232-4044

Painting Contractor

3 The Hands of Sean Perry W 250 Haywood Rd, Avl 258-7272 • seanperryinc.com

Roofing Company

1 John McClung Roofing

1 Bionic Man Painting Co. D 57 Salola St, Avl 215-7772 • bionicmanpainting.com

2 CertaPro Painters W

582-4165 • johnmcclungroofing.com

220 Mt. Carmel Rd, Avl 285-2959 • certapro.com

2 Balken Roofing E P

2 Straight Edge Painting E

1001 W Buckeye Rd, Swannanoa 628-0390 • balkenroofing.com

3 DLV Roofing S P 162 American Way, Fletcher 654-0212 • dlvroofing.com

P.O. Box 7206, Avl 28805 275-0352 • straightedgepainting.com

3 Asheville Painting Co. W P 270 Asbury Rd, Candler 279-4801 • ashevillepainting.com

HAIL TO THE SUN Local residents and companies have seen the light — the Asheville area hosts some of North Carolina’s premier (and original) solar companies and installers, from the smallest home-rooftop arrays to the 6-acre spread on a prominent Biltmore Estate hillside.

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3 Westside Painting

450-0998 • westsidepainting.com

Home Decorator

1 Sandra Dykes Interior Design

Stone Mason

1 The Rock Pirate W 69 Wamboldt Ave, Avl 250-9658 • rockpirate.com

450-5010 • sandradykes.com

2 Peter Rocks

2 Allard & Roberts Interior Design D

3 Valley Stonescapes S

84 W. Walnut, #201, Avl 271-4350 • allardandroberts.com

775-0095 • peterrocks.com 231-5126 • valleystonescapes.com

Engineer

3 Ambiance Interiors D

189 E. Chestnut St, Avl 253-9403 • ambianceasheville.com

Heating/Cooling Company

1 Bullman Heating & Air N 10 Red Roof Lane, Avl 658-2468 • bullmanheating.com

2 Gentry Heating Inc. E P

100 Buckeye Access Rd, Swannanoa 581-4045 • gentryheatinginc.com

3 White & Williams E

514 Swannanoa River Rd, Avl 296-0267 • whiteandwilliams.net

Architect

1 Glazer Architecture D

1 Medlock and Associates D 53 Asheland Ave, #101, Avl 232-4448 • medlockengr.com

2 Woody Kloesel, Kloesel Engineering D 8 Magnolia Ave, #100, Avl 255-0780 • kloesel-engineering.com

3 Civil Design Concepts, PA E 200 Swannanoa River Rd, Avl 252-5388 • civildesignconcepts.com

3 D. Ben Poss Surveyor

1 Kee Mapping and Surveying D

78 Patton Ave, Avl 254-5853 • glazerarchitecture.com

111 Central Ave, Avl 645-8275 • keemapping.com

1 Jim Samsel, Samsel Architects D

2 Ed Holmes & Associates W

60 Biltmore Ave, Avl 253-1124 • samselarchitects.com

1567 Patton Ave, Avl 225-6562 • edholmessurveying.com

2 Robert Todd D

3 Sanders Surveying and Mapping Services E P

12 S. Lexington Ave, Unit 507, Avl 231-2851 • byredhouse.com

510 Avena Rd, Blk Mtn 669-2777 • ssmsinc.com

3 Michael McDonough D

3 Wes Cole Land Surveying D

171 Montford Ave, Avl 252-2153 • mcdonougharchitect.com

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BEST OF WNC is also online BESTOFWNC.COM Floorer

1 Leicester Carpet Sales W

119 New Leicester Hwy, Avl 254-8937 • leicestercarpet.com/home

1 Rodriguez Flooring S P 39 Edney Lane, Arden 606-7349

Gutter Service

1 Higher Ground Rainwater Systems D P.O. Box 1733, Avl 28802 775-8100 • hg-rainwater.com

2 Gibson Pest Control S P 3601 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden 684-1353 • gibsonpest.com

3 Dodson Bros. Exterminating Co. W 121 S. Bear Creek Rd, Avl 252-8992 • dodsonbros.com

Home Security Service

1 ADT W 200 Ridgefield Court, #212, Avl 670-4664 • ADT.com

2 CPI Security Systems 4200 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte 704-945-6000 • cpisecurity.com

2 Southern Alarm S W 131 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 253-1235 • southernalarm.com 305 S. King St, Hvl 693-7136 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

3 Asheville Security Systems D

2 Gutter Helmet of WNC S P

173 Merrimon Ave, Avl 252-6411 • ashevillesecurity.com/‎

3 Dr. Downspout Gutter Services E

1 GreenBee Cleaning Co. D

565 Long Shoals Rd, #104, Arden 681-5555 • nevercleanyourgutters.com

129 Bleachery Blvd., Avl 398-0567 • drdownspout.com

Feng Shui Practitioner

1 Miller Shire, SpaceScapes 989-0404 • space-scapes.com

Pest Control Service

1 Terminix

877-958-6811 • TrustTerminix.com

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2 Green Home Cleaning H 582-2080 • greenhomeavl.com

2 Pristine Clean W 2 Domino Lane, Avl 215-9634 • pristinecleanplanet.com

3 Merry Maids S P 541 Long Shoals Rd, Unit A, Arden 684-4837 • merrymaids.com

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services

Willow’s Dream: Best Hair Salon Tina Ford-Cox: Best Hair Stylist Ginger Kelley: Best Esthetician Photo by Max CooPer

he value of a personal service is that it’s personal, as in private — private work for private needs. Although the results of a haircut or a tattoo are ultimately for the public (the haircut anyway), you want to get your nails done in a laboratory with little bottles of paint and a magazine you bought at the grocery checkout counter with some version of Brad Pitt on the cover. This is where the anonymity of the Best of WNC poll comes in handy. You can recommend your favorite esthetician (a close tie between Ginger Kelley of Willow’s Dream and Sarah Judy of Sensibilities Day Spa) without betraying the secret of your swan-wing eyebrows. For 2013, we followed some logical divisions and branched out the once-dense category of Personal Services into a few others: General Services, for the more utilitarian area of home care and the Best Place for an Oil Change; and Health and Wellness, for reader suggestions on physicians, dentists, therapists and other services carried out by professionals. Restructuring the sections left us with space enough to bring back two especially Asheville categories: Best Psychic and Best Astrologer. Who knows if anyone saw that coming! — Jaye Bartell

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Hair Stylist

1 Grove Park Inn Spa N A B

1 Tina Ford-Cox, Willow’s Dream D

2 Sensibilities Day Spa D S

2 Blue Hughes, Willow’s Dream Salon D

290 Macon Ave, Avl 800-438-5800 • groveparkinn.com/ the-spa 59 Haywood St, Avl 687-8760 • sensibilities-spa.com 43 Town Square Blvd., Avl 253-3222

3 Spa Theology D H

53 College St, Avl 255-4171 • spatheology.com

Hair Salon

1 Willow's Dream D

64 Broadway St, Avl 225-5922 • willowsdream.com

2 Ananda R

22 Broadway St, Avl 232-1017 • anandahair.com

Ananda West D

37 Paynes Way, #005 (the Wedge Building), Avl 236-2444 • anandahair.com/ #!ananda-west-/c199t

64 Broadway St, Avl 225-5922 • willowsdream.com

2 Jami Redlinger, The Middy D 51 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 254-4247 • themiddy.com

3 Amanda Reid, Willow’s Dream Salon D 64 Broadway St, Avl 225-5922 • willowsdream.com

Tattoo Parlor

1 Hot Stuff Tattoo W B

416 Haywood Rd, Avl 251-6040 • dannyreedtattoo.com

2 Freaks & Geeks Tattoo Sideshow W

754 Haywood Rd, Avl 254-4429 • freaks-n-geeks.com

3 Wink Salon S

3 Man's Ruin Tattoos, Piercings & Art Gallery N

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660 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-6660 • mansruintattoos.com

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1 Danny Reed, Hot Stuff Tattoo W B

416 Haywood Rd, Avl 251-6040 • dannyreedtattoo.com

2 Tiffany LeMeaux, Freaks & Geeks Tattoo Sideshow W

2 Ci Ci Nails N 964 Merrimon Ave, Avl 281-4646

3 Sensibilities Day Spa D S 59 Haywood St, Avl 253-3222 • sensibilities-spa.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

754 Haywood Rd, Avl 254-4429 • freaks-n-geeks.com

3 Galen Holland, Freaks & Geeks Tattoo Sideshow W 754 Haywood Rd, Avl 254-4429 • freaks-n-geeks.com

Nail Salon

1 Hands On Spa N

640 Merrimon Ave, Avl 255-4540 • handsonspaasheville.com

FORETOLD One reader voted Mountain Xpress for Best Psychic. Just because our paper comes out a night early at some locations doesn’t mean we’re prescient. It just means we’re prepared!

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Piercing Studio

1 Diamond Thieves Body Piercing & Tattoo W H 1570 Patton Ave, Unit 2-A, Avl 225-3845 • diamondthieves.net

2 Man's Ruin Tattoos, Piercings & Art Gallery N 660 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-6660 • mansruintattoos.com

3 Empire Tattoo D 83 Patton Ave, Avl 252-8282 • empiretattooing.net

Esthetician

1 Ginger Kelley, Willow’s Dream D 64 Broadway St, Avl 225-5922 • willowsdream.com

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1 Sara Judy, Sensibilities Day Spa D

3 Belinda Dunn, Astrodelight S P

59 Haywood St, Avl 253-3222 • sensibilities-spa.com

16 Norton Lane, Arden 215-2101 • astrodelight.com

2 Kelly Davis, Léau de Vie D 20 Battery Park, #203, Avl 258-9741 • leaudeviesalon.com

3 Debra Anderson, Spa Theology D 53 College St, Avl 255-4171 • spatheology.com

Astrologer

1 Liz Gunn avl.mx/w7

Psychic

1 The Inconceivable Gypsy Jim 216-8488

2 Jonna Rae Bartges, Happy Medium jonnarae.com

2 MariJo Moore W P P.O. Box 2493, Candler 28715 545-1365 • marijomoore.com

3 Sage Sansone

2 AstroShaman 338-9852 • astroshaman.com

545-9386 • sagesansone.weebly.com/ about-sage.html

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT L I Z G U N N A STR OLOG Y 25 Years experience as a skilled translator of planetary influences Offers uncommon wisdom to facilitate change with courage and joy Specializes in shifting perceptions 828-702-1197 • Lizgunn22@gmail.com Facebook.com/Liz Gunn Astrology

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SECU: Best Credit Union Photo by Max CooPer

hether helping small businesses get their feet on the ground through loans (Mountain BizWorks) or providing compassionate end-of-life care to the elderly (CarePartners), WNC businesses embody leadership by giving back. Time and again, Best Of WNC voters chose homegrown businesses with a deep Asheville vibe. Our voters also like to keep their dollars local — but not so local as to be buried under their front porch or mattress — as smaller regional banks beat out the corporate titans of high finance. Such a premium is placed on our independence that “Home” got voted the “Best Place to Work” — either that or more voters prefer working in their pajamas than business-casual attire. Of course, it could be argued no one works harder at making the workplace fun than LaZoom, which won the “Only in Asheville” accolade, as well as most “Innovative Business.” Keep on pedalin,’ Sister Bad Habit. — Julia Ritchey

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Entrepreneur

1 Danny's Dumpster E 120 Hardesty Lane, Avl 380-9094 • dannysdumpster.com

2 Oscar Wong, Highland Brewing Co. S 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #H, Avl 299-3370 • highlandbrewing.com

3 Wick & Greene Jewelers D 121 Patton Ave, Avl 253-1805 • wickandgreene.com

Place To Work

1 Home Various locations

2 CarePartners Health Services S 68 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 277-4800 • carepartners.org

3 Mission Hospital D A 509 Biltmore Ave, Avl 213-1111 • mission-health.org

Business That Improves WNC The Most

3 Ingles Markets E A Various locations, Avl 298-3514 • ingles-markets.com

Sustainability-Promoting Business

1 Spiritex D 14 Haywood St, Avl 254-3375 • spiritex.net

2 Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) D 306 W. Haywood St, Avl 236-1282 • asapconnections.org

2 Biltmore Estate S 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

3 Danny's Dumpster E 120 Hardesty Lane, Avl 380-9094 • dannysdumpster.com

3 Sow True Seed D 146 Church St, Avl 254-0708 • sowtrueseed.com

3 Sundance Power Systems N P 11 Salem Hill Rd, Weaverville 645-2080 • sundancepower.com

Innovative Business

1 Biltmore Estate S 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

2 Mission Health D A 509 Biltmore Ave, Avl 213-1111 • mission-health.org

3 CarePartners Health Services S 68 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 277-4800 • carepartners.org

3 Mountain BizWorks D

1 LaZoom Tours D H 14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

2 The Downtown Market D 45 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 255-8858 • downtownmarket.net

3 Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville R 372 Depot St, #10, Avl 575-9600 • integrativeasheville.org

153 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 253-2834 • mountainbizworks.org

Business That Gives Back To The Community

Co-op/Worker-Owned Business

1 French Broad Food Co-op D H A

1 Charlotte Street Computers D S H

90 Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-7650 • frenchbroadfood.coop

252 Charlotte St, Avl 225-6600 • charlottestreetcomputers.com 300 Airport Rd, Arden 651-6600 • charlottestreetcomputers.com

2 Firestorm Café & Books D H 48 Commerce St, Avl 255-8115 • firestormcafe.com

2 Mission Health D A

3 Hendersonville Community Co-op S P

509 Biltmore Ave, Avl 213-1111 • mission-health.org

715 S. Grove St, Hvl 693-0505 • hendersonville.coop

WASTE NOT Multiple category winner Danny’s Dumpster business motto now reads “Reducing Waste, Renewing Resources” to reflect the company’s green focus on recycling and composting. However, when first launched, the motto was “You Make It, We Take it.”

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Providing excellent service for Felonies, Misdemeanors, DWI and Traffic Defense 17 North Market St, Suite 3, Asheville, NC 28801

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3 REI S 31 Schenck Parkway, Avl 687-0918 • rei.com/stores/asheville

3 Rosetta's Kitchen D H A 116 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 232-0738 • rosettaskitchen.com

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Nonprofit Organization

1 Brother Wolf Animal Rescue S H 31 Glendale Ave, Avl 505-3440 • bwar.org

2 MANNA FoodBank E A 627 Swannanoa River Rd, Avl 299-3663 • mannafoodbank.org

3 Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project D 306 W. Haywood St, Avl 236-1282 • asapconnections.org

3 Eblen Charities W 50 Westgate Parkway, Avl 255-3066 • eblencharities.org

Bank

1 Asheville Savings Bank D E S W 11 Church St, Avl 250-8430 • ashevillesavingsbank.com 10 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-8193 1879 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 687-0774 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

2 HomeTrust D 10 Woodfin St, Avl 254-8144 • hometrustbanking.com

3 First Citizens Bank Various locations firstcitizens.com

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1 State Employees’ Credit Union N W S 701 Broadway St, Avl 253-8009 • ncsecu.org 145 Smoky Park Hwy, Avl 665-4801 20 All Souls Crescent, Avl 274-4200

2 Telco W E H

712 New Leicester Hwy, Avl 252-6458 • telcoccu.org 36 Tunnel Rd, Avl 252-6888

3 Mountain Credit Union D W

219 Haywood St, Avl 252-8234 • mountaincu.org For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

BRANCH LOYALTY When casting ballots for favorite bank or credit union, Best Of WNC voters got specific. Most people entered the exact branch and city they do their banking at. Perhaps a “best teller” category is in order for next year?

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Spiritex: Best Sustainability-Promoting Business, Most Local-centric Store Photo by Alyssa Barnes

Best Bank Services For Small Business

1 Asheville Savings Bank D E N W 11 Church St, Avl 250-8430 • ashevillesavingsbank.com

2 SECU N S D W 701 N. Broadway Ave, Avl 253-8009 • ncsecu.org 20 All Souls Crescent, Avl 828-274-4200 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

10 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-8193

3 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage S

778 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-5402

80 Peach Tree Rd, #210, Avl 255-1218 • wfhm.com/loans/ ron-watson/index.page

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2 HomeTrust D 10 Woodfin St, Avl 254-8144 • hometrustbanking.com

3 First Citizens Bank D 108 Patton Ave, and other locations, Avl 257-5700 • firstcitizens.com

Mortgage Company

1 HomeTrust Bank D S E 10 Woodfin St, Avl 254-8144 • hometrustbanking.com 1825 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 277-4300

Support Organization For New Businesses

1 Mountain BizWorks D 153 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 253-2834 • mountainbizworks.org

2 Asheville SCORE D 151 Patton Ave, Room 259, Avl ashevillescore.org

3 A-B Tech Small Business Center W P 1465 Sand Hill Rd, #1060, Candler 398-7950 • abtech.edu/sbc

Marketing Or Creative Agency

1011 Tunnel Rd, #180, Avl 259-8000

1 Plum Dog Financial D

1 The Brite Agency D

37 Montford Ave, #102, Avl 274-1515 • plumdogfinancial.com

29 Montford Ave, #200, Avl 350-9500 • briteagency.com

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2 Integritive2 D 120 Coxe Ave, #2-C, Avl 575-2268 • i2mktg.com

3 Atlas Branding D 29 Ravenscroft Dr #307, Avl 713-0392 • atlasbranding.com

Most Local-centric Store

1 Spiritex D 14 Haywood St, Avl 254-3375 • spiritex.net

2 Mast General Store D S W 15 Biltmore Ave, Avl 232-1883 • mastgeneralstore.com 527 N. Main St, Hvl 696-1883 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

3 French Broad Food Co-op D H A 90 Biltmore Ave, Avl 255-7650 • frenchbroadfood.coop

Most “Only In Asheville” Business

1 LaZoom Tours D H 14 Battery Park Ave, Avl 225-6932 • lazoomtours.com

2 L.O.F.T. D

53 Broadway St, Avl 259-9303 • loftofasheville.com

3 Gourmet Chip Co. D

43 1/2 Broadway St, Avl 254-3335 • gourmetchipcompany.com

Local Marketing Campaign

1 Asheville Grown Business Alliance ashevillegrown.com

2 Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project D

306 W. Haywood St, Avl 236-1282 • asapconnections.org

3 Beer City USA 3 Harmony Motors W

621 Brevard Rd, Avl 232-4000 • harmonymotors.us

3 HomeTrust Banking D S E N W

10 Woodfin St, Avl 254-8144 • hometrustbanking.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Personal Coach

1 Asher Leigh

707-8052 • asherleighz.com

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health & Wellness

Mission Hospital: Best Hospital, Birthing Center Photo by Max CooPer

t was believed long ago by the Cherokee people that the mountains of Western North Carolina held a unique power to heal. In the earlier part of this century, Asheville’s air was thought to have healing powers as well. Today, those beliefs persist across demographics and the region remains a Mecca for individuals in search of healthy lifestyles and a sense of well-being. Whether the modality of choice can be found at the end of an acupuncture needle or at the beginning of a routine physical, the diverse selection of choices, practitioners and centers in Asheville represents the range of beliefs locals hold about what it means to be healthy in 2013. With so many paths to wellness, though, it can get a little confusing. Fortunately, readers gladly told us which practitioners make them feel their best, which support groups help them on their journeys and which dentists make them smile. Consider this a compass for your own health journey. — Caitlin Byrd

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Health & Wellness Dentist

1 Tim Gillespie D 36 Orange St, Avl 252-9351 • drtimgillespie.com

2 Marks Family Dentistry N 674 Merrimon Ave, #230-A, Avl 255-8447 • northashevilledentist.com

3 Stephen A. Miller D

ACCESSING CARE Other facilities locals say are the best places to get medical care if you’re under- or uninsured: ABCCM, Mission Hospital and MAHEC.

201 E. Chestnut St, Avl 252-7304 • smileasheville.com

Physician

1 Meredith Polansky, Our Family Doctor D 43 Oakland Rd, Avl 252-2511 • ourfamilydoctorasheville.com

2 Gus Vickery, Vickery Family Medicine S 15 Yorkshire St, Avl 274-1600 • vickeryfamilymedicine.com

Hospital

1 Mission Hospital D A 509 Biltmore Ave, Avl 213-1111 • mission-health.org

2 Park Ridge Health S P 100 Hospital Dr, Hvl 684-8501 • parkridgehealth.org

3 Pardee Hospital S P 800 N. Justice St, Hvl 696-1000 • pardeehospital.org

3 Jodi Schwab, Our Family Doctor D 43 Oakland Rd, Avl 252-2511 • ourfamilydoctorasheville.com

Eye Care Specialist/ Service

1 Larry Golson, Envision Eyecare D H 180 Charlotte St, Avl 254-6757 • myenvisioneyecare.com

2 Asheville Eye Associates S 8 Medical Park Dr, Avl 258-1586 • ashevilleeye.com 2001 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 684-2867

3 Tunnel Vision E 4 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-6500 • tunnelvisionasheville.com

Pharmacy

1 CVS N W S 612 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-4350 • cvs.com 24 Westgate Parkway, Avl 253-2872 1080 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-3631

2 Walgreens N E S W 841 Merrimon Ave, Avl 225-5113 • walgreens.com 91 S. Tunnel Rd, Avl 232-4042

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Therapist (Mental)

1 Gordon Smith W 775 Haywood Rd, #J, Avl 279-2551 • avl.mx/vm

2 Shannon O'Neill D 25 Orange St, Avl 713-5875

3 Pripo Teplitsky D 25 Orange St, Avl 712-8398 • heartsharecounseling.com

3 Shannon South D 1 Zillicoa St, Avl drshannonsouth.com

Therapist (Physical)

1 Christopher Taylor, Physio Physical Therapy & Wellness N 640 Merrimon Ave, #107, Avl 348-1780 • PhysioWNC.com

2 Diane Douglas, Source For Well-Being E P 402 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-8800 • sourceforwellbeing.com

3 Amira Ranney, Mountain Physical Therapy Services D 90 Southside Ave, #225, Avl 254-3525 • mountainphysicaltherapy.com

3 Damon Rouse, Asheville Family Fitness W

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149 New Leicester Hwy, Avl 225-3838 • ashevillefitspine.com

3 Asheville Compounding Pharmacy N

3 Linda Emerick S

760 Merrimon Ave, Avl 255-8757 • ashevillerx.com

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Women's Health Center

1 Asheville Women's Medical Center D S W

143 Ashland Ave, Avl 258-9191 • ashevillewomens.com 2585 Hendersonville Rd, #A, Arden 687-2955 Haywood Office Park, Hwy 209, Building C, #111, Lake Junaluska 456-7369

2 Planned Parenthood D 603 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-7928 • avl.mx/vq

Massage Therapist

1 Zach Comer, Advanced Pain Relief Therapy D 143 Merrimon Ave, Avl 776-1392 • medicalmassageasheville. com

2 Nancy Fraser Therapeutic Massage, Asheville Women's Wellness & Education Center D 24 Arlington St, Avl 242-2798 • nancyfrasermassage.com

3 Amanda Crowe, Center for Holistic Medicine W 779 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-3174 • centerholistic.com

Best Place To Get Medical Care When Under- Or Uninsured

1 Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) D 257 Biltmore Ave, Avl 285-0622 • wncchs.org

2 Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville D 372 Depot St, #10, Avl 575-9600 • integrativeasheville.org

3 Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care W S N H 1201 Patton Ave and other locations, Avl • 252-4878 • urgentcares.org For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Family Medical Practice

1 Our Family Doctor D 43 Oakland Rd, Avl 252-2511 • ourfamilydoctorasheville.com

1 The Family Health Centers D 206 Asheland Ave, Avl 258-8681 • fhconline.com

2 MAHEC S 121 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 257-4400 • mahec.net

3 Community Family Practice D 260 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-2444 • communityfamilyonline.com

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3 MAHEC S

121 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 257-4400 • mahec.net

Elder Care Facility

1 Givens Estates S

2360 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 771-2203 • givensestates.org

2 CarePartners Adult Day Services S 68-A Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 277-3399 • carepartners.org 114 College Dr, Flat Rock 697-7070

3 Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community S 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-1531 • deerfieldwnc.org

Mental Health Center/Services

1 All Souls Counseling Center D 35 Arlington St, Avl 259-3369 • allsoulscounseling.com

2 The Pisgah Institute D

158 Zillicoa St, Avl 254-9494 • pisgahinstitute.com

3 CooperRiis D

85 Zillicoa St, Avl 800-957-5155 • cooperriis.org For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Hospice

1 CarePartners Solace Center S 68 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 277-4800 • carepartners.org

2 Four Seasons Compassion for Life S P 571 South Allen Rd, Flat Rock 692-6178 • fourseasonscfl.org

3 CarePartners Hospice & Palliative Care S 68 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 277-4800 • carepartners.org

3 Charles George VA Medical Center E

1100 Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-7911 • asheville.va.gov

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Voted Best Of WNC Yoga Studio 2011, 2012 & 2013

Donation based yoga * 65 classes weekly * State of the art facility

AshevilleCommunityYoga.com 8 Brookdale Road, Asheville

WNC Dental J. Randall Latta, DDS & Associates, PA

Your Dental Destination in Western North Carolina

We Listen. We Look. We Talk. We Agree. Give us a call today and we’ll talk about your dental concerns and suggest a plan that fits your needs.

828-684-1288

w w w. w n c d e n t a l . c o m Ashley L Westmoreland, DMD J. Connor Ware, DDS Lauren W. Ludwig, DMD David A. Wilson, DMD J. Randall Latta, DDS

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CarePartners Health Services: Best Health-Related Nonprofit, Hospice Photo by Max Cooper

Mortuary/Funeral Services

1 Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Service, West Asheville W E S 1401 Patton Ave, Avl 252-3535 • grocefuneralhome.com 856 Tunnel Rd, Avl 299-4416 72 Long Shoals Rd, Arden 687-3530

2 Morris Funeral Home D 304 Merrimon Ave, Avl 252-1821 • morrisfamilyfuneralhome. com

3 Anders Rice Funeral Home W 1428 Patton Ave, Avl 254-3511 • andersrice.com

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Cemetery

1 Riverside Cemetery D 53 Birch St, Avl 350-2066 • avl.mx/wx

2 Green Hills W

25 New Leicester Hwy, Avl 252-9831 • greenhillscemeteryasheville. com

3 Forest Lawn Memorial Park S P

538 Tracy Grove Rd, Hvl 692-9188 • forestlawnhendersonville. com

Health-Related Nonprofit

1 CarePartners Health Services S

68 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 277-4800 • carepartners.org

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(from left to right) Michael Weizman MD, Jodi Schwab MD, Andrea Leigh Preston MD, Meredith Polansky MD

OurFamilyDoctorAsheville.com

Thank you WNC!

Thanks for voting us to the top! The best primary care doctors under one roof. Now taking new patients! 828.252.2511

An Extraordinary Experience in Eye Care

Thank you for voting us #1 BEST EYE HEALTH CARE in WNC!

Our Team of experts pledges to deliver the ďŹ nest in eye health care and client service.

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WNC Community Health Services (WNCCHS): Best Place To Get Medical Care When Under- Or Uninsured Photo by Max Cooper

2 Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) D S W N

Weight Management Practice

30 Cumberland Ave, Avl 259-5300 • abccm.org 10 Buck Shoals Rd, Arden 684-3872 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

1 Weight Watchers S

3 Planned Parenthood D

509 Biltmore Ave, Avl 213-1111 • avl.mx/vt

603 Biltmore Ave, Avl 252-7928 • avl.mx/vq

3 Western North Carolina AIDS Project S

800 Fairview Rd, Avl 800-516-3535 • weightwatchers.com

2 Mission Health Weight Management D 3 Blue Sky MD S 1998 Hendersonville Rd, Unit 51, Avl 651-0450 • blueskymd.com

554 Fairview Rd, Avl 252-7489 • wncap.org

Support Group

1 Alcoholics Anonymous D

70 Woodfin Place, #206 (Park Place Office Building), Avl 254-8539 • ashevilleaa.org

2 CarePartners Bereavement Support Groups S 68 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 251-0126 • carepartners.org

Chiropractor

1 Brent Myers, Myers Chiropractic and Functional Health S 3106 Sweeten Creek Rd, Avl 676-0963 • bmyerschiro.com

2 John Faherty D 39 McDowell St, Avl 254-5212

2 Karen Hartman W

2 Narcotics Anonymous

667 Brevard Rd, Avl 667-4060

3 Our VOICE D

3 Renee Graziano, Source For Well-Being E P

925-2148 • wncna.org

44 Merrimon Ave, #1, Avl 252-0562 • ourvoicenc.org

3 T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating D

297 Haywood St (Central United Method Church, Room 2), Avl 337-4685 • thecenternc.weebly.com

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402 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-8800 • sourceforwellbeing.com

3 Russel Sher, Asheville Center for Health Excellence S 188 Charlotte St, #1, Avl 253-1727 • ashevillehealthcoach.com

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Hospice • Palliative Care • Research • Elizabeth House

Adding life to years

Hospice • Palliative Care • Research • Elizabeth House

THANK YOU WNC! www.FourSeasonsCFL.o

828.692.6178 www.FourSeasonsCFL.org

www.FourSeasonsCFL.org

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Health & Wellness Acupuncturist

1 Sally Robinson, White Pine Acupuncture D 247 Charlotte St, #R3, Avl 545-2288 • whitepineacupuncture.com

1 Whitney (Williams) Madden, Source for Well-Being E P

continued Herbal Healer

1 CoreyPine Shane N P

220 Monticello Rd, Weaverville 275-6221 • blueridgeschool.org

1 Evan Bussanich, Silver Leaf Herbal Pharmacy and Acupuncture D

402 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-8800 • sourceforwellbeing.com

237 S. Liberty St, Avl 477-4575 • silverleafherbs.com

2 Alison Downey, Asheville Acupuncture Clinic D H

2 Sally Robinson, White Pine Acupuncture D

70 Woodfin Place, #6C, Avl 337-7937 • ashevilleacupunctureclinic.com

2 Nancy Hyton, Center for Holistic Medicine W 779 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-3174 • centerholistic.com

3 Brooke Tyler, Clasique Acupuncture & Pilates Studio D 157 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 333-5053 • studioclasique.com

3 Evan Bussanich, Silver Leaf Herbal Pharmacy & Acupuncture D 237 S. Liberty St, Avl 477-4575 • silverleafherbs.com

Alternative Healing Center

1 Source for Well-Being E P 402 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-8800 • sourceforwellbeing.com

2 Center for Holistic Medicine W

247 Charlotte St, #R3, Avl 545-2288 • whitepineacupuncture.com

3 Ceara Foley, Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism W 2 Westwood Place, Avl 350-1221 • herbsheal.com

3 Whitney (Williams) Madden, Source for Well-Being E P 402 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-8800 • sourceforwellbeing.com

Meditation/Retreat Center

1 Southern Dharma Retreat Center N P 1661 West Rd, Hot Springs 622-7112 • southerndharma.org

2 Prama Institute N P

310 Panhandle Rd, Marshall 649-9408 • pramainstitute.org

3 The Light Center E P 2190 N.C. Hwy 9, Blk Mtn 669-6845 • urlight.org

779 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-3174 • centerholistic.com

3 Asheville Community Acupuncture W 378 Haywood Rd, Avl 777-8804 • communityacupuncture.com

Midwife

1 Jan Verhaeghe, New Dawn Midwifery D

201 Charlotte St, Avl 236-0032 • newdawnmidwifery.com

Thanks for voting me

Best in Blues/R&B!

Peggy Ratusz

Support local Blues and keep it alive!

reverbnation.com/peggyratusz

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“Improving the function of your body”

“Whether you are an elite athlete, returning back from an injury or just your average Joe, we can help you make the most of your active lifestyle.” Focusing on Chiropractic Sports Medicine & Active Release Techniques (ART®) to improve performance and your overall quality of life.Targeted patient specific rehabilitation and nutritional counseling to enhance your road to a speedy recovery. 3106 Sweeten Creek Rd., Suite E, Asheville, NC 28803

828-676-0963 • www.bmyerschiro.com

pilates •yoga bodywork & more!

CALL TODAY! 828.277.5741 1378 Hendersonville Rd

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Health & Wellness 2 Ann Brown, MAHEC S 119 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 771-5421 • avl.mx/y0

2 Dolly Pressley-Byrd S 119 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 771-5511 • mahec.net/patient/rogs.aspx

3 Lisa Goldstein N P 451 Wid Smith Rd, Burnsville 675-5316 • midwiferyinthemountains.com

Midwifery Services

1 New Dawn Midwifery D 201 Charlotte St, Avl 236-0032 • newdawnmidwifery.com

continued Yoga Studio

1 Asheville Community Yoga N 8 Brookdale Rd, #A, Avl ashevillecommunityyoga.com

2 Asheville Yoga Center D H 211 S. Liberty St, Avl 254-0380 • youryoga.com

Asheville Donation Yoga Studio D 239 S. Liberty St, Avl 254-0380

3 Bikram Yoga Asheville S 802 Fairview Rd, #100, Avl 299-7003 • hotyogaasheville.com

Yoga Teacher

2 MAHEC S 121 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 257-4400 • mahec.net

Doula Service

1 Start From Seed D

1 Michael Greenfield, Asheville Community Yoga N 8 Brookdale Rd, #A, Avl ashevillecommunityyoga.com

2 Cindy Dollar D

70 Woodfin Place, Avl startfromseed.org

120 Coxe Ave, Avl 225-1904 • onecenteryoga.com

2 Chama Woydak, Homegrown Babies

3 Joe Taft joetaftyoga.com

777-8899 • homegrownbabies.com

3 Homegrown Babies 777-8899 • homegrownbabies.com

3 Peaceful Beginning Doula Services 258-3327 • peacefulbeginning.org

Birthing Center

1 Mission Mother-Baby Unit D A 509 Biltmore Ave, Avl 213-1111 • mission-health.org

Physical Trainer

1 Kam Parker, The Fire E 736 Tunnel Rd, #C, Avl 505-7080 • thefirepersonaltraining.com

1 Lyle Roberson, Anytime Fitness of Asheville W 805 Patton Ave, #H, Avl 505-3715 • avl.mx/vk

1 Meagan Witkus, PURE Pilates D 59 Charlotte St, Avl 231-4547 • purepilatesasheville.com

• Home & Hospital Births • Water Births • Postpartum & Breastfeeding

• Family Planning • Gynocology • Primary Care

201 Charlotte Street ✻ Asheville, NC 28801 Ofﬁce 828.236.0032 ✻ Fax 828.236.3506 ✻ Email ofﬁce@newdawnmidwifery.com

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Best of WNC First Place Winner Your Holistic Veterinarian in Asheville, NC

• Specializing in one-on-one group training

We provide holistic healthcare for the entire family.

• 17 years in business

Call us at 828-254-2773

• At TP it really is all about you!

Dr. Andrea Fochios 16 Harris Ave Asheville, NC 28806

828-252-0920

863 Merrimon Ave. www.trainingpartnersinc.com

drandrea@peopleandpetsacupuncture.com

THANK YOU for voting me one of the top yoga teachers in WNC for OVER 10 YEARS! Please join me & the other experienced teachers for Mindful Alignment Yoga. “To learn all eight limbs of yoga, this is the place.”

w w w. O neCent er Yo ga. co m |828.225.1904

Acupuncture & More!

Come Explore!

Heal your body, Relax your mind & Awaken your spirit.

Acupuncture can: Eliminate Neck and Back Pain, Relieve Depression and Anxiety, Stop Migraines, Support Cancer Care and much more! Also offering: Creative Expression Retreats & Fun Qi Gong Classes. New Classes starting soon! Alison Downey, L.Ac.

Alison Downey Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine Thank you for your votes! Mountain Xpress

70 Woodfin Place (At Charlotte Street & I-240) Asheville, NC • 828.338.9251 www.alisondowneyacupuncture.com WWW.bestofwnc.COM

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Health & Wellness 2 Aaron Ledford, SuMMit CrossFit S

21 MacArthur Lane, Avl 209-8786 • summitcrossfit.com

3 Brooke Tyler, Clasique Acupuncture & Pilates Studio D 157 S. Lexington Ave, Avl 333-5053 • studioclasique.com

3 David Hollinshead, Training Partners N

863 Merrimon Ave, Avl 252-0920 • trainingpartnersinc.com

Place To Work Out

1 YMCA of WNC D S N

30 Woodfin St, Avl 210-9622 • ymcawnc.org 3 Town Square Blvd., Avl 651-9622 810 W. 6th Ave, Hvl 697-9622 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

2 The Rush S W

1815 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 398-1193 • therush247.com 1047 Patton Ave, Avl 398-1430

3 YWCA of Asheville D

185 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 254-7206 • ywcaofasheville.org

Martial Arts Studio

1 Asheville Sun Soo Tae Kwon Do W

1009 Patton Ave, Avl 505-4309 • martialartsasheville.com

2 Kasumi Mountain Martial Arts N

640 Merrimon Ave, #207, Avl 280-0624 • ashevilleninjas.com

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COMPASSIONATE CARE Although the most votes of any Health & Wellness category went to Best Hospital (Mission), many voters weighed in for Best Hospice (CarePartners’ Solace Center), which shows how important such care has become to our readers.

2 Shaolin Kung Fu of Asheville W 619-A Haywood Rd, Avl 775-9122 • ashevilleshaolin.com

3 Dojoku Martial Arts S 32 Rosscraggon Rd, Avl 681-5023 • dojoku.com

Pilates Studio/ Center/Classes

1 Clasique Acupuncture & Pilates Studio D 157 S. Lexington Ave, #D, Avl 333-5053 • studioclasique.com

1 PURE Pilates D 59 Charlotte St, Avl 575-2447 • purepilatesasheville.com

2 Happy Body S 1378 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 277-5741 • ashevillehappybody.com

3 Asheville Pilates N H 41 N. Merrimon Ave, #109, Avl 230-0800 • ashevillepilates.com

ALL SOULS COUNSELING CENTER

Clasique offers personalized, high quality, affordable Pilates Instruction with Classically trained teachers and provides healthcare through Chinese Medicine.

All Souls Counseling Center is a nonproﬁt organization providing quality mental health counseling to those in need in Western North Carolina.

Thank you to our supporters! # 1 Mental Health Center

35 Arlington St Asheville, NC 28801

Brooke Tyler ::Studio Owner

828-259-3369

www.allsoulscounseling.com

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Thank you Asheville for your continued support voting Dr. Shannon South as one of the best Mental Health Therapists in WNC.

Are you a Joy Magnet? Find out by taking the free quiz at www.thejoymagnetquiz.com and download your free gift at www.drshannonsouth.com

Thank you, WNC! • 30 years of experience • One hour appointments • Hands on individual session • Home instructions given Located in Biltmore Village 828.273.9078 lindaaemerickpt.com

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Jewish Community Center: Best Preschool, Daycare, Place to Take the Kids Swimming

Photo by aLyssa barNes

ake believe is that magical touch adults would pay a premium for if it meant less work, more play and a nap time. In Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, viewers had to hop aboard a model trolley just to get to the trippy kingdom of "Make-Believe." In Western North Carolina, however, no such fantasy transportation is required to access all the fun — both real and imagined — that the area has to offer. In fact, when you think about it, there really aren't that many boundaries separating the kid world from the adult one. Sure, they can't drive cars or hold down 9-to-5 jobs, but children are just as capable of hiking, biking and enjoying the multitude of outdoor activities as their parents. Tots are as regular a fixture at local breweries as their imbibing, Chaco-wearing parents. And when parents and kids need a break from one another, there are dozens of camps ready and willing to harbor kid refugees during the summer (Tekoa, Rockamount, YMCA, to name a few). In short, this is a great place to be a wee one. The winners of these kid-friendly categories understand creativity and imagination. They also know it's as important to play-cate adults as it is their offspring. Of course, even the adult world can sometimes interfere with fun. One multiple-category winner, The Health Adventure, announced in July it would be closing down after 45 years of providing youth-friendly health education. In a statement, Executive Director Paige Wheeler said, "We can only hope that someday the right combination of partners can come together to fill this void with another interactive science and health center worthy of our community." — Julia Ritchey

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Museum

1 Asheville Art Museum D 2 S. Pack Square, Avl 253-3227 • ashevilleart.org

2 The Health Adventure (Closed) 3 Colburn Earth Science Museum D 2 S. Pack Square, Avl 254-7162 colburnmuseum.wordpress.com

After-School Program

1 YMCA of WNC D S N

DAY TRIPPIN’ The WNC Nature Center pulled off a strong first in the “Best Day Trip” category, though someone also voted for LSD. Not that kind of trip, buddy ...

Day Trip For Kids

30 Woodfin St, Avl 210-9622 • ymcawnc.org 3 Town Square Blvd., Avl 651-9622 810 W. 6th Ave, Hvl 697-9622 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

1 Western North Carolina Nature Center E

2 Asheville Jewish Community Center D

3 The Health Adventure (Closed)

236 Charlotte St, Avl 253-0701 • jcc-asheville.org

2 YWCA of Asheville D 185 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 254-7206 • ywcaofasheville.org

3 IRL at Asheville Middle School D 197 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 350-6270 • acsf.org/irl.php

Recreation Center For Kids

1 WNC Nature Center E

75 Gashes Creek Rd, Avl 259-8092 • wildwnc.org

2 North Carolina Arboretum W 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Avl 665-2492 • ncarboretum.org

Best Rainy Day Destination

1 Mountain Play Lodge S P 3389 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden 676-2120 • mountainplaylodge.com

2 The Health Adventure (closed) 3 Fun Depot S 7 Roberts Rd, Avl 277-2386 • ashevillesfundepot.com

Best Place For Birthday Parties

1 Fun Depot S

75 Gashes Creek Rd, Avl 259-8092 • wildwnc.org

7 Roberts Rd, Avl 277-2386 • ashevillesfundepot.com

2 Mountain Play Lodge S P

2 Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. N

3389 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden 676-2120

2 YMCA of WNC D S N

675 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-1281 • ashevillebrewing.com

30 Woodfin St, Avl 210-9622 • ymcawnc.org 3 Town Square Blvd., Avl 651-9622 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

2 Mountain Play Lodge S P

3 Fun Depot S

640 Merrimon Ave, #103, Avl 254-2224 • thehopicecreamcafe.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

7 Roberts Rd, Avl 277-2386 • ashevillesfundepot.com

3389 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden 676-2120 • mountainplaylodge.com

3 The Hop Ice Cream Café N H A

Icon Key DOWNTOWN • River Arts • N ORTH • SOUTH EAST • WEST • P Outlying Area B Hall Of Fame • H GO LOCAL A APPALACHIAN GROWN: Certified by ASAP Mountain Xpress

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Indoor Play Area

1 Mountain Play Lodge S P

3389 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden 676-2120 • mountainplaylodge.com

2 Asheville’s Fun Depot S

2 Professor Whizzpop (Tom Hughes) 506-3198 • themagictomshow.com

3 Billy Jonas billyjonas.com

7 Roberts Rd, Avl 277-2386 • ashevillesfundepot.com

Festival For Kids

3 The Health Adventure (Closed) 1 LEAF Festival E P Place To Make Art

1 Fired Up Creative Lounge D 26 Wall St, Avl 253-8181 • fireduplounge.com

Fired Up Hendersonville S

433 N. Church St, Hvl 828-698-9960 • fireduplounge.com

2 Claying Around S

Blk Mtn 686-8742 • theleaf.org

2 LAAFF Festival (Arts2People) D Lexington Avenue, Avl 216-8815 • lexfestasheville.com

3 YMCA Healthy Kids Day D Pack Square Park, Avl 210-9622 • ymcawnc.org/healthykidsday

1378 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 277-0042 • clayingaround.com

3 Canvas Paint and Mingle W 735-C Haywood Rd, Avl 254-4486 • paintandmingle.com

Restaurant With The Best Kids-Eat-Free (or Cheap) Night

1 Earth Fare W S A

66 Westgate Parkway, Avl 253-7656 • EarthFare.com 1856 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 210-0100

2 Urban Burrito N S

640 Merrimon Ave, #203, Avl 251-1921 • urbanburrito.com 129 Bleachery Blvd., #M, Avl 298-9802

3 Fuddruckers D

Band For Kids

1 Secret Agent 23 Skidoo B secretagent23skidoo.com

2 Billy Jonas billyjonas.com

3 Rock Academy W 1408 Patton Ave, #E, Avl 252-1888 • rockacademync.com

Child Actor

1 Aislin Freya Pax imdb.com/name/nm4447758

Young Musician

1 Sarah Tucker sarahtuckermusic.com

130 Charlotte St, Avl 254 2161 • fuddruckers.com

Restaurant With The Best Children's Menu

1 Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. N D S

675 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-1281 • ashevillebrewing.com 77 Coxe Ave, Avl 828-255-4077 1850 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 828-277-5775

2 Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian N 641 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-1077 • vinniesitalian.com

3 Tupelo Honey Café D A

12 College St, Avl 255-4863 • tupelohoneycafe.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Kids Entertainer

1 Secret Agent 23 Skidoo B

337-6002 • secretagent23skidoo.com

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Balloon Artist/ Face Painter

1 Marcie the Balloon Fairy 423-2030 • BalloonFairyMagic.com

2 Mr. Twister 337-5174 • twistertheater.com

3 Tom Hughes (Professor Whizzpop) 506-3198 • professorwhizzpop.com

Volunteer Opportunity

1 Brother Wolf Animal Rescue S H 31 Glendale Ave, Avl 505-3440 • bwar.org

2 MANNA FoodBank E A 627 Swannanoa River Rd, Avl 299-3663 • mannafoodbank.org

3 Asheville Habitat for Humanity S 31 Meadow Rd, Avl 254-6706 • ashevillehabitat.org

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Congratulations to River for being voted one of the top three music teachers in WNC!

And to River’s group Free Planet Radio for being voted #1 World Music Group in WNC!

Odyssey is proud to have River as our Music Director and Free Planet Radio as Artists-in-Residence.

Join us for an Open House l Enrol ! W O N

90 Zillicoa St. Asheville, NC 28801

828-259-3653

www.odysseycommunity.org

Odyssey Community School Preschool through High School Asheville’s School of Integral Learning

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Youth Public Service Initiative

1 YouthOutright D P.O. Box 1893, Avl 28802 772-1912 • youthoutright.org

Kids Race

1 Girls on the Run 5k D 50 S. French Broad Ave, Suite 249, Avl 713-4290 • gotrwnc.org

School (Pre-College)

1 Evergreen Community Charter School E 50 Bell Rd, Avl 298-2173 • evergreenccs.org

2 ArtSpace Charter School E P 2030 U.S. Hwy 70, Swannanoa 298-2787 • artspacecharter.org

3 Rainbow Community School W 574 Haywood Rd, Avl 258-9264 • rmcs.org

Daycare

1 Asheville Jewish Community Center D B 236 Charlotte St, Avl 253-0701 • jcc-asheville.org

2 YWCA of Asheville D

185 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 254-7206 • ywcaofasheville.org

3 Children's Center at Gracelyn N

789 Merrimon Ave, Avl 253-0542 • childrenscenteratgracelyn. org

3 Mountain Area Child and Family Center E W

2586 Riceville Rd, Avl 298-0808 • macfc.org For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Teacher

1 Chris Weaver, Evergreen Community Charter School E 50 Bell Rd, Avl 298-2173 • evergreenccs.org

Preschool

1 Asheville Jewish Community Center D 236 Charlotte St, Avl 253-0701 • jcc-asheville.org

2 Rainbow Community School W 574 Haywood Rd, Avl 258-9264 • rmcs.org

3 Mountain Area Child and Family Center E W 2586 Riceville Rd, Avl 298-0808 • macfc.org For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

BIRTHDAY BASH Birthday party planning can be stressful, so maybe that’s why several bars (and restaurants with bars) popped up in the Best Place for Birthday Parties category, including Scandals, The Vault and second-place winner Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co. (tied with Mountain Play Lodge). No judging.

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26 Wall Street Downtown Asheville, NC

Youth OUTright WNC, Inc .... making life better for LGBTQ youth in WNC. 828.772.1912 info@youthoutright.org

www.youthoutright.org

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828.698.9960 2013/2014

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N at u ra l Ba by St ore Your Cloth Diaper and Baby Carrier headquarters

#1 Kids Clothing Store Six years in a row!

The Area’s Best Selection of Organic Kids Clothing, Shoes, Cloth Diapers, Baby Carriers and Accessories!

647 Haywood Rd. ~ West Asheville ~ 253-4747

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1 West Willmore-Dickinson, Rainbow Community School W

2 Sue Ford, Evergreen Community Charter School E

574 Haywood Rd, Avl 258-9264 • rmcs.org

50 Bell Rd, Avl 298-2173 • evergreenccs.org

2 Tony Mele at Evergreen Community Charter School E

3 Anne Coombs, The Music Academy of Asheville W

50 Bell Rd, Avl 298-2173 • avl.mx/wq

1408 Patton Ave #F, Avl 252-1888 • musicacademyasheville.com

3 Jan Busey, Buncombe County Schools W

3 River Guerguerian, Odyssey Community School D

175 Bingham Rd, Avl 255-5921 • buncombe.k12.nc.us

Coach/Band Director

1 Will Talley, Asheville High School S 419 McDowell St, Avl 350-2500 • ashevillecityschools.net

90 Zillicoa St, Avl 259-3653 • guerguerian.com

Art Education Program

1 ArtSpace Charter School E P 2030 U.S. Hwy 70, Swannanoa 298-2787 • artspacecharter.org

2 Asheville Art Museum D

2 Andrew Shelton, North Buncombe High School

2 S. Pack Square, Avl 253-3227 • ashevilleart.org

blackhawkband.com

2 Roots + Wings School of Art & Design S H

3 Clif Dodson, Cane Creek Middle School S P 570 Lower Brush Creek Rd, Fletcher 628-0824 • avl.mx/ws

Music Teacher

1 Gabrielle Tee, Asheville Music School D 126 College St, Avl 252-6244 • gabrielletee.com

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3 Rainbow Community School W 574 Haywood Rd, Avl 258-9264 • rmcs.org

Kid-Friendly Yoga Studio

1 Asheville Community Yoga N 8 Brookdale Rd, #A, Avl ashevillecommunityyoga.com

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2 West Asheville Yoga W H

602 Haywood Rd, Avl 350-1167 • westashevilleyoga.com

3 Black Mountain Yoga E P

116 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-2939 • blackmountainyoga.com

Dance Studio

Shoe Store For Kids

1 Tops for Shoes D B

27 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 254-6721 • topsforshoes.com

2 Discount Shoes W 1263 Brevard Rd., Avl 667-0085

1 Center Stage Dance Studio S

3 Rack Room Shoes S P

38-L Rosscragon Rd, Avl 654-7010 • centerstage1.com

6 McKenna Rd, Arden 684-8591 • rackroomshoes.com

1 Studio Zahiya D H

3 The Littlest Birds W

2 Ballet Conservatory of Asheville D

Toy Store

90 1/2 N. Lexington Ave, Avl 242-7595 • studiozahiya.weebly.com

6 E. Chestnut St, Avl 255-5777 • balletconservatoryofasheville.com

3 Asheville Dance Theater S

802 Fairview Rd, Avl 298-0258 • ashevilledancetheater.com

3 New Studio of Dance D 20 Commerce St, Avl 254-2621 • acdt.org

Gymnastics Program

1 Asheville Community Movement N

812 Riverside Dr, Avl 254-6060 • ashevillecommunitymovement.com

2 OSEGA Gymnastics E P 1800A U.S. Hwy 70, Swannanoa 665-0004 • osegagym.com

3 Hahn's Gymnastics S P

18 Legend Dr, Arden 684-8832 • hahnsgymnastics.com

Martial Arts Program

647 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-4747 • thelittlestbirds.com

1 Dancing Bear Toys E S H B 518 Kenilworth Rd, Avl 255-8997 • dancingbeartoys.com 418 N. Main St, Hvl 693-4500

2 The Toy Box N

793 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-8697 • toyboxasheville.com

3 O.P. Taylor's S P

2 S. Broad St, Brevard 883-2309 • optaylors.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Kids' Clothes

1 The Littlest Birds W

647 Haywood Rd, Avl 253-4747 • thelittlestbirds.com

2 Children's Trading Post N

633 Merrimon Ave, Avl 254-5432 • childrenstradingpost.com

3 Goodwill W

1011 Patton Ave, Avl 252-7680 • goodwillnwnc.org

1 Asheville Sun Soo Tae Kwon Do W

1009 Patton Ave, Avl 505-4309 • martialartsasheville.com

2 Kasumi Mountain Martial Arts N

640 Merrimon Ave, #207, Avl 280-0624 • ashevilleninjas.com

3 Dojoku Martial Arts S 32 Rosscraggon Rd, Avl 681-5023 • dojoku.com

Day Camp

1 YMCA of WNC D S N

30 Woodfin St, Avl 210-9622 • ymcawnc.org 3 Town Square Blvd., Avl 651-9622 810 W. 6th Ave, Hvl 697-9622 For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

2 Camp Ruach, Asheville Jewish Community Center D

PLAY STATION

236 Charlotte St, Avl 253-0701 • jcc-asheville.org

The top vote getter overall among the kid categories was Dancing Bear Toys. They’ve won the Best Toy Store category at least four years in a row, qualifying them for our Hall of Fame.

3 Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Critter Camp S H

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3 Hickory Nut Gap Farm Camp E P A

1858 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview 628-2616 • hickorynutgapfarmcamp.com

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Overnight Camp

1 Camp Tekoa S P 211 Thomas Rd, Hvl 692-6516 • camptekoa.org

2 Camp Rockmont E P 375 Lake Eden Rd, Blk Mtn 686-3885 • rockmont.com

3 Camp Celo N P 775 Hannah Branch Rd, Burnsville 675-4323 • campcelo.com

3 Camp Pisgah S P 570 Girl Scout Rd, Brevard 862-4435 • camppisgah.org

Science Camp

1 Colburn Earth Science Museum D 2 S. Pack Square, Avl 254-7162 • colburnmuseum.wordpress.com

Visual- Or PerformingArts Camp

1 Tanglewood (Asheville Community Theatre) D 35 E. Walnut St, Avl 254-1320 • ashevilletheatre.org

2 Flat Rock Playhouse YouTheatre S P 1855 Little River Rd, Flat Rock 693-3517 • ytrocks.com

3 Asheville Art Museum Camps D 2 S. Pack Square, Avl 253-3227 • ashevilleart.org/education/ childrens-programs

Nature Camp

1 WNC Nature Center E 75 Gashes Creek Rd, Avl 259-8092 • wildwnc.org

2 North Carolina Arboretum W 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Avl 665-2492 • ncarboretum.org

3 Green River Preserve S P 301 Green River Rd, Cedar Mountain 698-8828 • greenriverpreserve.org

Kid's Hiking Trail

1 North Carolina Arboretum W 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Avl 665-2492 • ncarboretum.org

2 Warren Wilson College trails 3 Bent Creek Experimental Forest srs.fs.usda.gov/bentcreek

Thanks for voting for us! We love you all!

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Ca ll To d ay! 277-0042

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Outdoor Activity Spot (Country)

1 Blue Ridge Parkway blueridgeparkway.org

2 Bent Creek Experimental Forest srs.fs.usda.gov/bentcreek

2 DuPont State Recreational Forest avl.mx/xl

2 YWCA of Asheville D 185 S. French Broad Ave, Avl 254-7206 • ywcaofasheville.org

3 Malvern Hills Park W 75 Rumbough Place, Avl 253-1164 • avl.mx/wv

3 YMCA of WNC D S N 30 Woodfin St, Avl 210-9622 • ymcawnc.org For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

3 Pisgah National Forest avl.mx/wh

Outdoor Activity Spot (Urban)

1 Splashville D

Pack Square Park, 121 College St, Avl avl.mx/wx

2 Carrier Park W

220 Amboy Rd, Avl • avl.mx/wx

3 WNC Nature Center E 75 Gashes Creek Rd, Avl 259-8080 • wildwnc.org

Park For Kids

1 Carrier Park W

220 Amboy Rd, Avl • avl.mx/wx

2 Fletcher Community Park S P 85 Howard Gap Rd, Fletcher 687-0751 • fletcherparks.org

3 Roberts Lake Park, Montreat Place To Take The Kids Swimming

1 Asheville Jewish Community Center D 236 Charlotte St, Avl 253-0701 • jcc-asheville.org

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Playground

1 Carrier Park W 220 Amboy Rd, Avl avl.mx/wv

2 Jones Park N Ira B. Jones Elementary 544 Kimberly Ave, Avl avl.mx/x0

3 Avery's Little Corner N 90 Elk Mountain Rd, Woodfin

Best Pediatrician

1 ABC Pediatrics S 64 Peachtree Rd, #100, Avl 277-3000 • abcasheville.com

2 All Kids Pediatrics D 131 McDowell St, #100, Avl 350-5437 • allkidspediatrics.com

3 Mountain Area Pediatric Associates, Brian O'Donnell E 500 Centrepark Dr, Avl 254-4337 • mountainareapediatrics.com

Holistic Practitioner Specializing In Kids

1 Jennifer Liming, Blue Ridge Wellness Center D 31 College Place, #D-120, Avl 252-7553 • blueridgechirowellness.com

1 Susan Bradt, Family to Family D 207 Charlotte St, Avl 251-2700 • familytofamily.org

Pediatric Dentist

1 Joshua Paynich S 11 Yorkshire St, Avl 274-4744 • drjoshdentistry.com

2 Dennis Campbell D 172 Asheland Ave, Avl 254-7291 • babytoothdoc.com

2 William L. Chambers S 10B Yorkshire St, Avl 274-9220 • greatbeginningpedo.com

3 Jenny Jackson, Asheville Pediatric Dentistry S 76 Peachtree Rd, #100, Avl 277-6788 • ashevillepedo.com

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#1 Day Trip for Kids #1 Nature Camp #1 Recreation Center for Kids

Gather your pack and visit soon! Open Daily 10-5 â&#x20AC;˘ 828-259-8080 www.wncnaturecenter.com

Asheville Community Movement Thank you Asheville area families for your amazing support and for voting us #1 Gymnastics program in our first year! Offering Gymnastics classes and Competitive Team, After-school Care, Summer Camp, Toddler Play, Friday and Saturday Fun Nights.

Asheville Community Movement 812 Riverside Dr., Asheville, NC 28804

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Anything But Alligators!: Best Pet-Sitting Photo by aLyssa barNes

very dog has its day in Asheville, along with cats, chickens, goats and, well, just about any other feathered, fluffy or furry friend you can imagine. Around here, pets are not only part of the family — they're part of the city. Man's best friend can be found sitting alongside his pals at The Bywater, cats get their own special waiting area at North Asheville Animal Hospital and city-dwelling chickens have their own special clique. (Or should that be cluck?) What would the Blue Ridge Parkway be without seeing a corgi trying to take on a hill that's comically larger than the dog's down-to-earth stature? What would a Thursday afternoon at Earth Fare be without stopping to see cute kittens mewing for your affection? Even our bumper stickers tell us to “Praise Dog.” And, just like their owners, local pets enjoy creature comforts with an Asheville flair — from funky hotels with rooftop dog walks to holistic acupuncture centers for pets and people alike. Read on to find out what readers recommend for creatures great and small. —Caitlin Byrd

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Veterinarian

1 Animal Hospital of North Asheville N B 1 Beaverdam Rd, Avl 253-3393 • ahna.net

2 Charlotte Street Animal Hospital D

208 Charlotte St, Avl 232-0440 charlottestreetanimalhospital.com

3 Pet Vet on Patton W

2 Hansel Ave, Avl 232-9990 • petvetonpatton.com

Animal Acupuncturist

2 Happy Tails Country Club S P 1984 Cane Creek Rd, Fletcher 628-8510 • happytailscc.com

3 Bed & Biscuit E P 1420 N. Fork Rd, Blk Mtn 669-6578 • bedandbiscuitpetspa.com

Pet Daycare Facility

1 You Work, I'll Play Dog Daycare & Training W 677-A Brevard Rd, Avl 665-1010 • ywipdogdaycare.com

2 The Soapy Dog R H 270 Depot St, Avl 350-0333 • thesoapydog.com

1 Andrea Fochios, People & Pets Acupuncture D

3 Pet Vet on Patton W

2 Beth Jones, Asheville Animal Acupuncture & Pain Relief N

1 Waggers Dog Depot N

16 Harris St, Avl 254-2773 peopleandpetsacupuncture.com

959 Merrimon Ave, #102, Avl 450-0851 ashevilleanimalacupuncture.com

3 Erin Husted, Charlotte Street Animal Hospital D 208 Charlotte St, Avl • 232-0440 charlottestreetanimalhospital.com

Pet Supply Store

1 PetSmart E S

150 Bleachery Blvd., Avl 298-5670 • stores.petsmart.com 3 McKenna Rd, Arden 828-681-5343 • stores.petsmart.com

2 Patton Avenue Pet Co. W H 1388 Patton Ave, Avl 505-8299 • pattonavenuepet.com

3 Asheville Pet Supply N

1451 Merrimon Ave, Avl 252-2054 • ashevillepetsupply.com

Pet Kennel

2 Hansel Ave, Avl 232-9990 • petvetonpatton.com

Groomer 1020 Merrimon Ave, Avl 271-4741 • waggersdogdepot.com

2 Canine Shear Heaven S H 422 McDowell St, Avl 254-3386 • canineshearheaven.com

3 The Soapy Dog R H 270 Depot St, Avl 350-0333 • thesoapydog.com

Trainer/Training Center

1 Dog Door Behavior Center D 15-B Broadway St, Avl 656-8305 • dogdoorcanineservices.com

2 A Good Dog's Life S 33 Hidden Acres Dr, Avl 667-3221 • agooddogslife.com

3 Dog-Ed Avl 989-1883 • dog-ed.net

Pet-Sitting Service

1 The Sleepy Dog R

1 Anything But Alligators! D H

1 You Work, I'll Play Dog Daycare & Training W

2 Miss Jane's Pet Sitting

270 Depot St, Avl 350-0333 • thesoapydog.com

677-A Brevard Rd, Avl 665-1010 • ywipdogdaycare.com

407-0764 anythingbutalligatorsAVL.com 545-0679 • missjanespetsitting.com

3 Around Town Hound S P 216-0161 • aroundtownhound.com

DOG-DAY CALM Two people told us that the best place to take their dog is to work. According to a study from Virginia Commonwealth University, that’s not such a far-fetched idea: employees who bring their dogs to work produce lower levels of the stress-causing hormone cortisol.

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Brother Wolf: Best Animal Shelter, Rescue Organization Photo by Max Cooper

Rescue Organization

1 Brother Wolf Animal Rescue S H B 31 Glendale Ave, Avl 505-3440 • bwar.org

2 Animal Compassion Network (now part of Asheville Humane Society) W

14 Forever Friend Lane, Avl 761-2001 • animalcompassionnetwork.org

3 Asheville Humane Society W 14 Forever Friend Lane, Avl 761-2001 • ashevillehumane.org

Animal Shelter

1 Brother Wolf Animal Rescue S H B 31 Glendale Ave, Avl 505-3440 • bwar.org

Animal Club (For Particular Type Animals, e.g., Chickens, Goats)

1 Asheville City Chickens ashevillecitychickens.com

2 Asheville Kennel Club 258-4833 • ashevillekennelclub.com

3 Animal Haven E P.O. Box 9697, Avl 28815 299-1635 • animalhaven.org

Place To Take Your Dog

1 Carrier Park / French Broad River Dog Park W 220 Amboy Rd, Avl avl.mx/wx

2 Bent Creek Experimental Forest srs.fs.usda.gov/bentcreek

2 Asheville Humane Society W 14 Forever Lane, Avl 761-2001 • ashevillehumane.org

3 Animal Compassion Network (now part of Asheville Humane Society) W

14 Forever Friend Lane, Avl 761-2001 • animalcompassionnetwork.org

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1 Pet Sitting Service

Call to join our furry family (828) 407-0764 www.anythingbutalligatorsAVL.com

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828.545.0679

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3 Biltmore Estate S

Pet-Friendly Bar

1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

1 The Bywater R 796 Riverside Dr, Avl 232-6967 • bywaterbar.com

Dog Park

2 Altamont Brewing Co. W

1 Carrier Park / French Broad River Dog Park W

1042 Haywood Rd, Avl 575-2400 • altamontbrewingcompany.com

220 Amboy Rd, Avl • avl.mx/wx

2 Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar D

2 Azalea Dog Park E 395 Azalea Rd, Avl • avl.mx/wx

Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave, #101, Avl 252-0020 • batteryparkbookexchange.com

3 Mills River Dog Park S P Hooper Lane, Mills River millsriver.org/park.html

3 Wedge Brewing Co. R 125-B Roberts St, Avl 505-2792 • wedgebrewing.com

3 Morris Broadband Dog Park at Fletcher Park S P 85 Howard Gap Rd, Fletcher avl.mx/wi

Pet-Friendly Restaurant

1 Universal Joint W 784 Haywood Rd, Avl 505-7262 • ujasheville.com

2 Asheville Brewing Co. D 77 Coxe Ave, Avl 255-4077 • ashevillebrewing.com

3 Sunny Point Café W H A

Around Town Hound

626 Haywood Rd, Avl 252-0055 • sunnypointcafe.com

PET CARE SERVICE

Pet-Friendly Hotel

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828-216-0161

1 Aloft Asheville D 51 Biltmore Ave, Avl 232-2838 • aloftashevilledowntown.com

2 Hotel Indigo D 151 Haywood St, Avl 877-846-3446 • avl.mx/vu

3 Hilton Biltmore Park S 43 Town Square Blvd., Avl 209-2715 • avl.mx/vl

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Hickory Nut Gap: Favorite Farm to Visit, U-Pick, Unique Branded Farm Product Photo by Max CooPer

estern North Carolina loves its farms. Our vegetable growers, livestock raisers, roadside stands, tailgate markets and family orchards make the region stand out in our country's burgeoning local food movement. Organizations like the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project help farmers and consumers connect in ways that benefit everyone, whether they carry a fork or a pitchfork. Anyone who loves a fresh tomato and the farmer that grew it has a stake in WNC's food economy. That’s reflected in the winners of this year’s readers’ poll. Our region's commitment to local and organic food has flourished over the past few decades. In our Farm & Garden category, this dedication shines through. Voters used their keyboards to stand behind their favorite farms and products, proving our community's devotion to our growers. Take a minute to celebrate WNC's favorite farmers, whether you spend your Saturdays picking berries, visiting one of our area's many tailgate markets or simply choosing local products at the grocery store. Our community has declared these markets, farms and CSAs their favorites, so slow down and take a gander the next time you drive past their fields. — Jen Nathan Orris

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Gardening Club

1 Men's Garden Club of Asheville mensgardenclubasheville.org

2 French Broad Garden Club S 1000 Hendersonville Rd, Avl 274-1626 • fbrgc.org

3 Master Gardeners D 94 Coxe Ave, Avl 255-5522 • buncombemastergardener.org

Tailgate/Farmers Market

1 North Asheville Tailgate Market N A B UNCA, 1 University Heights, Avl 776-6286 northashevilletailgatemarket.org

2 Asheville City Market D 161 S. Charlotte St, Avl 348-0340 • avl.mx/x1

3 West Asheville Tailgate Market W A 718 Haywood Rd, Avl westashevilletailgatemarket.com

Roadside Farm Stand

1 Flying Cloud Farm E P A 1860 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview 768-3348 • flyingcloudfarm.net

2 Farside Farms N A 83 Weaverville Hwy, Avl 683-3255

3 Hickory Nut Gap Farm E P A 57 Sugar Hollow Rd, Fairview 628-1027 • hickorynutgapfarm.com

Favorite Farm To Visit

1 Hickory Nut Gap Farm E P A

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Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm

1 Flying Cloud Farm E P A 1860 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview 768-3348 • flyingcloudfarm.net

2 Cane Creek Valley Farm S P A

1448 Cane Creek Rd, Fletcher 338-0188 • canecreekorganics.com

3 Ivy Creek Family Farm N P A 390 North Fork Rd, Barnardsville 626-2447 • ivycreekfamilyfarm.com

Orchard

1 Sky Top Orchard S P A

1193 Pinnacle Mountain Rd, Zirconia 692-7930 • skytoporchard.com

2 Justus Orchard S P A 187 Garren Rd, Hvl 243-7235 • justusorchard.com

3 Barber Orchard W P

2855 Old Balsam Rd, Waynesville 456-3598 • facebook.com/ BarberOrchardFruitstand

57 Sugar Hollow Rd, Fairview 628-1027 • hickorynutgapfarm.com

2 Flying Cloud Farm E P A 1860 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview 768-3348 • flyingcloudfarm.net

3 Warren Wilson College Farm E P A 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa 771-3014 • warren-wilson.edu/farm

U-Pick Farm

1 Hickory Nut Gap Farm E P A 57 Sugar Hollow Rd, Fairview 628-1027 • hickorynutgapfarm.com

2 Sky Top Orchard S P A 1193 Pinnacle Mountain Rd, Zirconia 692-7930 • skytoporchard.com

3 Flying Cloud Farm E P A 1860 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview 768-3348 • flyingcloudfarm.net

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North Asheville Tailgate Market: Best Tailgate/Farmers Market Photo by Max Cooper

3 The Orchard at Altapass N P A 1025 Orchard Rd, Spruce Pine 765-9531 • altapassorchard.org

Unique Branded Farm Product

1 Hickory Nut Gap Meats E P A 57 Sugar Hollow Rd, Fairview 628-2616 • hickorynutgapfarm.com

2 Imladris Farms Jams E P A 45 Little Pond Rd, Fairview 628-9377 • imladrisfarm.com

3 Sunburst Trout W P A 128 Raceway Place, Canton 648-3010 • sunbursttrout.com

Farm Vet

1 Appalachian Equine N P

3 Ted Wright S 184 Charlotte Hwy, Avl 575-2430 • cedarridgevet.com

Equine Facility

1 Biltmore Estate S A 1 Lodge St, Avl 800-411-3812 • biltmore.com

Garden Supply/Nursery

1 B.B. Barns Garden Center S P B 3377 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden 650-7300 • bbbarns.com 92 Crayton Rd, Avl 684-9190 • bbbarns.com 1 Market Street Center, Brevard 551-5467 • bbbarns.com

2 Reems Creek Nursery N P

68 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-8989 • appalachiananimalhospital. wordpress.com

70 Monticello Rd, Weaverville 645-3937 • reemscreek.com

2 Fox Run Veterinary Services N

570 Brevard Rd, Avl 254-2671 jesseisraelandsonsnursery.com

130 Weaverville Rd, Avl 645-2908 • avl.mx/wc

3 Jesse Israel & Sons W

FARM LOVERS Even as farmers and gardeners put their crops to bed, new growth is emerging from Xpress. Our debut season of the Farm & Garden section has been well received. Beekeepers, goat herders, home gardeners and nursery owners have reached out to say how much they appreciated our coverage. Each week, we explored Western North Carolina’s flourishing community gardens, unique farms and interesting classes. Although the section will hibernate this winter, we’re still on the prowl for unusual and compelling farm and garden news. Share your curiosities and passions — and what you’d like to see in next year’s issues — by emailing us at garden@mountainx.com.

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Homesteading-Supply Shop

1 Villagers (formerly Small Terrain) W H 278 Haywood Rd, Avl 215-9569 • forvillagers.com

2 Fifth Season Gardening Co. D 45 Banks Ave, Avl 253-4112 • fifthseasongardening.com

3 Tractor Supply Co. W N E S

14 Old Brevard Rd, Avl 670-9171 • tractorsupply.com For more locations, see bestofwnc.com.

Landscaping Company

1 B.B. Barns Garden Center S P

BEST OF WNC is also online BESTOFWNC.COM Tree/Yard Service

1 Smart Feller Tree Works D 42 Highland St, Avl 545-5503 • smartfellertreeworks.com

2 Wagner Tree Experts E P

3377 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden 650-7300 • bbbarns.com

381 Avena Rd, Blk Mtn 450-0038 • wagnertreeexperts.com

2 Reems Creek Nursery N P 70 Monticello Rd, Weaverville 645-3937 • reemscreek.com

3 Asheville Arborcare E 565-1984 • egltree.webs.com

Lawn Service

3 Mantis Gardens

582-0016 • mantisgardens.com

1 Wilson's Lawn & Landscape W P

SPELLING JAM

8 Moores Valley Rd, Leicester 280-3370

Does a blueberry by any other name smell as sweet? Whether you spell Imladris Farms starting with an ‘I’ or an ‘E’ or even a ‘U,’ there’s no denying that this historic farm’s jams are beloved. Our clever vote counters spied many variations on this unusual name, but they all add up to one thing: WNC adores its blueberry, raspberry and blackberry jams.

2 Greco Landscaping and Lawn Service 2 InDemand Landscape Management

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828.280.4959

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669-5478 • indemandlandscaping.com

3 Bulldog Lawn Care W P.O. Box 16614, Avl 28816 280-4959

3 French Broad Lawn and Landscaping W P P.O. Box 845, Enka 28728 230-2987 • frenchbroadlawn.com

REEMS CREEK Nursery & Landscaping Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, Fruits, Veggies, Organic Gardening Supplies, Native Plants, Ferns, Pottery, & More! Friendly, Knowledgeable Staff Local since 1979

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orking in local media is all about trying to connect with readers, viewers and listeners. And this year's poll results helped reveal some of the people, outlets and stories that are making the biggest impacts. Longtime Asheville Citizen-Times writer John Boyle once again won Best Local Print Reporter for his funny "Answer Man" columns, as well as those that drive community debate on weightier subjects. And Darcel Grimes, anchor/reporter at WLOS News 13 for three decades, responded to her win for Best Local TV Personality/Announcer: "It is always rewarding to know that you are connecting with your viewers.” Voters seem to have conflicting feelings about a state proposal to transfer control of the local water system from the city of Asheville to the Metropolitan Sewage District. As the measure sits in legal limbo, voters find it to be both one of the most important, most over-reported and one under-reported stories. Good luck to the editors trying to make sense of that. — Jake Frankel

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Local Radio Station

1 WNCW 88.7 B Isothermal Community College, Spindale 287-8000 • wncw.org

2 WCQS 88.1 D H 73 Broadway St, Avl 210-4800 • wcqs.org

3 98.1 The River W 1190 Patton Ave, Avl 259-9695 • 981theriver.com

Free Publication Other Than Xpress

1 The Laurel of Asheville D 1 W. Pack Square, Avl 670-7503 • thelaurelofasheville.com

2 WNC Woman N P P.O. Box 951, Marshall 28753 649-9555 • wncwoman.com

3 Asheville Scene (Asheville Citizen-Times) D 14 O.Henry Ave, Avl 232-5953 • citizen-times.com/section/ ashevillescene

Most Important Local News Story

1 Asheville water takeover Most OverReported Story

1 Topless rally 2 Asheville water takeover 3 Nipple bill 3 Women going topless

BEST OF WNC

is also online BESTOFWNC.COM Most Under-Reported Story

1 Asheville water takeover 2 Crime 2 Protest against Monsanto 3 Homelessness Local Radio Personality

1 Eddie Foxx, The Eddie Foxx Show W 13 Summerlin Rd, Avl 257-2700 • 99kisscountry.com

2 Aaron LaFalce, 98.1 The River W

1190 Patton Ave, Avl 259-9695 • aaronlafalce.com

3 Jeff Messer, The Jeff Messer Show W

13 Summerlin Rd, Avl 257-2700 • 880therevolution.com

Local Print News Reporter

1 John Boyle, Asheville Citizen-Times D 14 O.Henry Ave, Avl 252-5610 • citizen-times.com

2 Jake Frankel, Mountain Xpress D

2 Wall St, Avl 251-1333 • mountainx.com

3 David Forbes, Mountain Xpress D

2 Wall St, Avl 251-1333 • mountainx.com

588 Chestnut Gap Rd 131 3rd Ave Hendersonville, NC 28792 W Hendersonville, NC 28792 (828) 685-4002 (828) 693-7676 saintpaulmountainvineyards.com falderalwinery.com

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John Boyle: Best Local Print News Reporter Photo by Max Cooper

Local Print Arts Reporter

1 Alli Marshall, Mountain Xpress D

Local TV Personality/ Announcer

1 Darcel Grimes, WLOS S

2 Wall St, Avl 251-1333 • mountainx.com

110 Technology Dr, Avl 800-288-8813 • wlos.com

2 Carol Motsinger, Asheville Citizen-Times D

2 Julie Wunder, WLOS S

14 O.Henry Ave, Avl 252-5610 • blogs2.citizen-times.com/carol

3 Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress D

110 Technology Dr, Avl 800-288-8813 • wlos.com

3 Tammy Watford, WLOS S 110 Technology Dr, Avl 800-288-8813 • wlos.com

2 Wall St, Avl mountainx.com/movies

Local News Photographer or Photojournalist

1 Max Cooper, Mountain Xpress D

2 Wall St, Avl 251-1333 • mountainx.com

Local Blog

1 Ashvegas H B ashvegas.com

2 What Should Avl Call Me whatshouldavlcallme.tumblr.com

3 Scrutiny Hooligans scrutinyhooligans.us

2 Erin Brethauer, Asheville Citizen-Times D 14 O.Henry Ave, Avl 252-5610 • citizen-times.com

3 Bill Rhodes

Avl • flickr.com/photos/ashevillein

Local Website

1 ashvegas.com H 2 whatshouldavlcallme.tumblr.com 3 mountainx.com

IN THE BAG A perennial jokester, Asheville Citizen-Times columnist John Boyle seemed to be under the mistaken impression that being voted best local reporter would result in financial gain. Responding to the initial news, he wrote: “It’s great to see those three-straight days of voting for myself paid off. … Who knew the Answer Man column could pay off so handsomely one day? There is a cash prize with this, right?”

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Social Media Personality

1 What Should Avl Call Me whatshouldavlcallme.tumblr.com

2 Jason Sandford, @ashvegas D H

Favorite Feature In Xpress

1 Cranky Hanke, Mountain Xpress D 2 Wall St, Avl 251-1333 • mountainx.com/movies

252-5610 • ashvegas.com

2 News of the Weird

3 Barbie Angell, @barbieangell

newsoftheweird.com

barbieangell.com

freewillastrology.com

3 Gary Charles, @GsocialMedia gsocialmedia.com

3 Free Will Astrology Feature Xpress Needs To Add

1 More investigative reporting

FUNNY MAN

1 Savage Love

Tom Scheve of the “Asheville Disclaimer” responds to the dubious honor of being voted Feature Xpress Needs to Tweak or Drop: “This is especially pleasing since we were too busy producing award-losing satire to bother rigging the ‘Best of WNC’ vote, and the competition was so fierce this year.”

1 Theater reviews

savagelovecast.com

Feature Xpress Needs To Tweak or Drop

1 Asheville Disclaimer mountainx.com/disclaimer

2 News of the Weird newsoftheweird.com

3 Free Will Astrology freewillastrology.com

The Community Writing Program of the University Of North Carolina Asheville www.unca.edu/gswp • 828.251.6099

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West First Wood-Fired Pizza: Best Restaurant, Hendersonville & Flat Rock Photo by KeNDaLL WeaVer

ur regional readers declared that small-town charm is the No. 1 reason to live in or visit the place they call home. For the Best Of WNC, that means they have a fierce sense of place and loyalty to the local businesses and characters that define their communities. Whether it’s Hendersonville’s Best Restaurant (West First Wood-Fired Pizza), Marshall’s favorite Saturday-Night Hangout (Good Stuff) or Sylva’s popular neighborhood spot (City Lights Bookstore), the people and places listed in our Small Towns section showcase the towns that make Western North Carolina special. These towns prove that you don’t have to drive to the big city to find a good pint of craft beer, a well-cultivated gallery and more. See for yourself.

hEnDErsonvillE & flat roCk saturday-night hangout

1 Southern Appalachian Brewery S P 822 Locust St, #100, Hvl 684-1235 • sabrewery.com

2 Black Rose Public House S P 222 N. Main St, Hvl 698-2622 • blackrose-hendersonville. com

2 Hannah Flanagan's S P 300 N. Main St, Hvl 696-1665 theoriginalhannahflanagans.com

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local musician/group

1 Letters to Abigail avl.mx/w8

2 Aaron Burdett aaronburdett.com

3 The Stipe Brothers facebook.com/stipebros

neighBorhood gathering spot

1 Southern Appalachian Brewery S P 822 Locust St, #100, Hvl 684-1235 • sabrewery.com

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2 Main Street

downtownhendersonville.org

3 Jackson Park S P

801 Glover St, Hvl hendersoncountync.org/recreation/ jacksonpark.html

3 The Square Root Hendersonville S P

111 S. Main St, Hvl 693-7758 • squareroothendersonville.com

Art Gallery

1 Silver Fox Gallery S P

Sweets/Dessert Place

1 Kilwins S P 506 N. Main St, Hvl 698-9794 • kilwins.com/hendersonville

2 McFarlan Bake Shop S P 309 N. Main St, Hvl 693-4256 • mcfarlanbakery.com

3 Flat Rock Village Bakery S P 2710 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock 693-1313 • Flatrockwoodfired.com

Health Care Practitioner

508 N. Main St, Hvl 698-0601 • silverfoxonline.com

1 Clara Kim, Internal Medicine, Park Ridge Health S P

2 Wickwire S P

1881 Pisgah Dr, Hvl 684-8501 • parkridgehealth.org

330 N. Main St, Hvl 692-6222 • wickwiregallery.com

3 The Conn-Artist Studios & Art Gallery S P

1 Daniel Veazey S P 611 5th Ave W., #A, Hvl 692-7111

611 Greenville Hwy, Hvl 329-2918 • www.conn-artist.com)

Bar

1 Hannah Flanagan's Pub & Eatery S P

300 N. Main St, Hvl 696-1665 theoriginalhannahflanagans.com

2 Black Rose Public House S P 222 N. Main St, Hvl 698-2622 blackrose-hendersonville.com

3 Southern Appalachian Brewery S P 822 Locust St, #100, Hvl 684-1235 • sabrewery.com

Restaurant

1 West First Wood-Fired Pizza S P B

101-B 1st Ave West, Hvl 693-1080 • flatrockwoodfired.com

2 Never Blue S P

119 S. Main St, Hvl 693-4646 • theneverblue.com

3 Umi S P

633 N. Main St, Hvl 698-8048 • umisushinc.com

Dentist

1 Matthew Young S P 728 5th Ave W., Hvl 693-8416 • matthewyoungdds.net

2 Pete Richards S P 101-A Chadwick Square Court, Hvl 393-0185 • yoursmileyourstyle.com

3 William Garrison, Garrison Family Dentistry S P 2689-A Greenville Hwy (NC Hwy 225), Flat Rock 693-6555 • garrisonfamilydentistry.com

Local Colorful Character

1 Jose “J.C.” Case S P Hvl • avl.mx/vi

School Teacher

1 Carlee Smith, Apple Valley Middle School S P 43 Fruitland Rd, Hvl 697-4545 hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/avm

2 Lisa Vierra-Moore, Apple Valley Middle School S P 43 Fruitland Rd, Hvl 697-4545 hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/avm

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The Square Root: Best Restaurant, Neighborhood Gathering Spot, Brevard Photo by Julia Ritchey

Law Enforcement Officer/Firefighter

1 Tim Griffin, Hendersonville Fire Department S P 851 N. Main St, Hvl 697-3024 • hendersonville-fd.org

Politician

2 Hendersonville Community Co-op S P 715 S Grove St, Hvl 693-0505 • hendersonville.coop

3 The Square Root Hendersonville S P

111 S. Main St, Hvl 693-7758 squareroothendersonville.com

1 Rep. Chuck McGrady 300 N. Salisbury St, Room 419-B, Raleigh 692-3696 • avl.mx/vs

Reason To Live In Your Town

1 Small-town feel / Friendliness 2 Quiet 3 It’s beautiful 3 It’s cheaper than Asheville

Architectural Feature/Building

1 Old Courthouse S P

1 Historic Courthouse Sq #5, Hvl 694-1619 • avl.mx/wr

2 Carl Sandburg Home S P 81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat Rock 693-4178 • nps.gov/carl

2 The Square Root Hendersonville S P

111 S. Main St, Hvl 693-7758 • squareroothendersonville.com

Reason To Visit Your Town

1 Downtown downtownhendersonville.org

2 Flat Rock Playhouse S P Two locations: Flat Rock and downtown Hendersonville 866-732-8008 • flatrockplayhouse.org

3 Carl Sandburg Home S P 1800 Little River Rd, Flat Rock 693-4178 • nps.gov/carl

Business That Gives Back To The Community

1 Flat Rock Playhouse S P Two locations: Flat Rock and downtown Hendersonville 866-732-8008 • flatrockplayhouse.org

2 Four Seasons Hospice S P 571 South Allen Rd, Flat Rock 692-6178 • fourseasonscfl.org

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Street or Road

1 Main Street S P Hvl

Car Repair

1 Church Street Automotive S P

300 Church St, Hvl 393-4425 • churchstreetautomotive.com

1 Clear Creek Automotive S P 1837 Clear Creek Rd, Hvl 698-6866

2 Complete Auto Repair Zone (CARZ) S P 5208 Brevard Rd, Horse Shoe 891-3333 • carzwnc.com

2 Dale’s Auto Service S P

398 N. Highland Lake Rd, Flat Rock 698-2828

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Veterinarian

1 Animals R Us Veterinary Clinic S P 725 Crest Rd, Flat Rock 693-7387 • animalsrus.vetsuite.com

2 Hendersonville Veterinary Hospital S P 1001 Greenville Hwy, Hvl 692-0561 • hendersonvillevets.com

Hair Stylist

1 Christine Audiss, Lux Salon S P

3 Kevin McKisson, All Saints Animal Hospital S P

121 W. Barnwell St, Hvl 338-2468 • luxsalonhvl.com

720-A N. Grove St, Hvl 697-1717 • allsaintsanimalhospital.com

Brevard Saturday-Night Hangout

1 Oskar Blues Brewery S P

342 Mountain Industrial Dr, Brevard 883-2337 • oskarblues.com

2 Jordan Street Café S P 30 W. Jordan St, Brevard 883-2558 • avl.mx/wo

2 The Square Root Brevard S P 33 Times Arcade Alley, Brevard 884-6171 • squarerootrestaurant.com

3 The Phoenix S P

14 S. Gaston St, Brevard 877-3232 • thephoenixbrevard.com

Local Musician/Group

1 Steep Canyon Rangers B steepcanyon.com

2 Jeff Sipe Trio jeffsipetrio.com

3 Shannon Whitworth shannonwhitworth.net

Neighborhood Gathering Spot

1 Oskar Blues Brewery S P

342 Mountain Industrial Dr, Brevard 883-2337 • oskarblues.com

1 The Square Root Brevard S P 33 Times Arcade Alley, Brevard 884-6171 • squarerootrestaurant.com

2 Dugan’s Irish Pub S P

29 W. French Broad St, Brevard 862-6527 • duganspub.com

Art Gallery

2 The Haen Gallery in the Brevard Lumberyard Arts District S P 200 King St, Brevard 883-3268 • thehaengallery.com

Bar

1 Oskar Blues Brewery S P 342 Mountain Industrial Dr, Brevard 883-2337 • oskarblues.com

2 The Square Root Brevard S P 33 Times Arcade Alley, Brevard 884-6171 • squarerootrestaurant.com

3 Brevard Brewing Co. S P 63 E. Main St, Brevard brevard-brewing.com

Restaurant

1 The Square Root Brevard S P 33 Times Arcade Alley, Brevard 884-6171 • squarerootrestaurant.com

2 Hobnob Restaurant S P 192 W. Main St, Brevard 966-4662 • hobnobrestaurant.com

3 Jordan Street Café S P 30 W. Jordan St, Brevard 883-2558 • avl.mx/w9

3 Marco Trattoria S P 204 W. Main St, Brevard 883-4841 • marcotrattoria.com

Sweets/Dessert Place

1 Dolly’s Dairy Bar S P 128 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest 862-6610 • facebook.com/dollysicecream

1 Red Wolf Gallery S P B

1 Kiwi Gelato S P

8 E. Main St, Brevard 862-8620 • redwolfgallerync.com

67 E. Main St, Brevard 877-4659 • kiwigelato.com

2 Bluewood Gallery S P

2 Blue Ridge Bakery S P

29 W Jordan St, Brevard 883-4142 • bluewoodgallery.com

400 S. Broad St, Brevard 883-8444 • blueridgebakery.com

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2 Bracken Mountain Bakery S P

2 Pisgah National Forest

42 S. Broad St, Brevard 883-4034 • brackenmountainbakery.com

3 White squirrels

Health Care Practitioner

1 Ora Wells, Hendersonville Pediatrics S P 157 Medical Park Dr, Brevard 884-3440 • hendersonvillepediatrics.com

Dentist

1 Sim Cozart S P 344 Gallimore Rd, Brevard 884-4433 • avl.mx/v0

Local Colorful Character

1 White squirrels

avl.mx/wh

Business That Gives Back To The Community

1 Oskar Blues Brewery S P 342 Mountain Industrial Dr, Brevard 883-2337 • oskarblues.com

2 The Square Root Brevard S P 33 Times Arcade Alley, Brevard 884-6171 • squarerootrestaurant.com

Street or Road

1 Main Street 2 U.S. 276 3 Times Arcade Alley S P

Politician

1 Mayor Jimmy Harris Reason To Live In Your Town

Car Repair

1 Charlie’s Tire Center S P 177 N Caldwell St, Brevard 883-2815 • charliestirecenter.com

Veterinarian

1 Pisgah National Forest avl.mx/wh

1 Brevard Animal Hospital S P

2 Small town

1985 Asheville Hwy, Brevard 883-8105 • brevardanimalhospital.com

3 Outdoor activities Reason To Visit Your Town

1 Waterfalls

2 Riversong Veterinary Clinic S P 4 Market St, #4105, Brevard 862-8450 • riversongvet.com

Waynesville & Canton Saturday-Night Hangout

1 Tipping Point Brewery & Tavern W P

190 N. Main St, Waynesville 246-9230 • tippingpointtavern.com

2 Frog Level Brewing Co. W P 56 Commerce St, Waynesville 454-5664 • froglevelbrewing.com

3 BearWaters Brewing Co. W P 130 Frazier St, #7, Waynesville 246-0602 • bwbrewing.com

2 Panacea Coffee House W P 66 Commerce St, Waynesville 452-6200 • panaceacoffee.com

2 Tipping Point Tavern W P 190 N. Main St, Waynesville 246-9230 • tippingpointtavern.com

3 Downtown 3 Sid’s on Main W P 117 Main St, Canton 492-0618 • sidsonmain.com

Local Musician/Group

1 Balsam Range B balsamrange.com

2 Soldier’s Heart

reverbnation.com/soldiersheart

Neighborhood Gathering Spot

1 Frog Level Brewing Co. W P 56 Commerce St, Waynesville 454-5664 • froglevelbrewing.com

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Art Gallery

1 Twigs & Leaves W P B 98 N. Main St, Waynesville 456-1940 • twigsandleaves.com

2 Gallery Two Six Two W P 142 N. Main St, Waynesville 452-6100 • gallerytwosixtwo.com

3 Earthworks Galleries W P 21 N. Main St, Waynesville 452-9500 • earthworksgalleries.com

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Tipping Point Brewery & Tavern: Best Bar, Saturday-Night Hangout, Waynesville & Canton Photo by Sarah Riddle

Bar

1 Tipping Point Brewery & Tavern W P

190 N. Main St, Waynesville 246-9230 • tippingpointtavern.com

2 Frog Level Brewing Co. W P 56 Commerce St, Waynesville 454-5664 • froglevelbrewing.com

3 BearWaters Brewing Co. W P 130 Frazier St, #7, Waynesville 246-0602 • bwbrewing.com

Restaurant

1 Frog’s Leap Public House W P 44 Church St, Waynesville 456-1930 • frogsleappublichouse.com

1 The Sweet Onion Restaurant W P B

39 Miller St, Waynesville 456-5559 • sweetonionrestaurant.com

2 Sid’s on Main W P

117 Main St, Canton 492-0618 • sidsonmain.com

3 Thai Spice W P

128 N. Main St, Waynesville 454-5400 • avl.mx/w5

Sweets/Dessert Place

1 City Bakery W P

18 N. Main St, Waynesville 452-3881 • citybakery.net

3 Pheasant Hill Café and Gallery W P

112 N. Main St, Waynesville 456-1796 • pheasanthilldesign.com

Dentist

1 Eric Morrison W P

62 Church St, #1, Waynesville 456-3911 • waynesvillencdentist.com

2 Brad Morgan W P 135 Pisgah Dr, Canton 648-4228 • None

2 John Highsmith W P

78 Nelson St, Clyde 627-9282 • drhighsmith.com

2 Michael Gillespie W P

611 S. Haywood St, Waynesville 456-9007 • drgillespie.com

Local Colorful Character

1 Donnie (at the Frog Level bridge) W P Waynesville

Law Enforcement Officer/Firefighter

1 Chief Bill Hollingsed, Waynesville PD W P

9 S.outh Main St, Waynesville 456-5363 • waynesvillepd.com

Politician

2 The Chocolate Bear W P

1 Rep. Joe Sam Queen

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170 N. Main St, Waynesville 452-6844 • avl.mx/w4

16 W. Jones St, Room 1017, Raleigh 452-4286 • avl.mx/vr

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Lulu’s on Main: Best Restaurant, Cullowhee & Sylva Photo by Alyssa Barnes

Reason To Live In Your Town

1 Small-town feel

Street or Road

1 Main Street W P Waynesville

Reason To Visit Your Town

1 Main Street 2 Haywood Arts Regional Theatre W P

Car Repair

1 Walker Service W P 136 Depot St, Waynesville 456-8991 • None

250 Pigeon St, Waynesville 456-6322 • harttheatre.com

Business That Gives Back To The Community

1 Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation W P

256 Industrial Park Dr, Waynesville 246-9050 • sargeandfriends.org

Architectural Feature/Building

1 Waynesville Courthouse

Veterinarian

1 Junaluska Animal Hospital W P

3248 Asheville Rd, Waynesville 452-1478 • junaluskaah.com

2 Brian Birthright, Maple Tree Veterinary Hospital W P 1855 Russ Ave, Waynesville 452-5211 • mapletreevet.com

2 Canton Animal Hospital W P 74 Radio Hill, Canton 648-7800

Cullowhee & Sylva Saturday-Night Hangout

1 Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro W P 628 E. Main St, Sylva 586-1717 • soulinfusion.com

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2 Guadalupe Café W P

606 W. Main St, Sylva 586-9877 • guadalupecafe.com

3 O’Malley’s Pub & Grill W P

83 Asheville Hwy, Sylva 631-0554 • facebook.com/omalleysofsylva

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Local Musician/Group

Sweets/Dessert Place

1 Ian Moore

1 Jack the Dipper W P

reverbnation.com/ianmooreplaysfiddle

170 E. Sylva Shopping Center, Sylva 586-9441 • jackthedipper.com

2 Balsam Range balsamrange.com

Neighborhood Gathering Spot

1 City Lights Bookstore W P 3 E. Jackson St, Sylva 586-9499 • citylightsnc.com

2 Mad Batter Bakery & Café W P 568 Centennial Dr, Cullowhee 293-3096 • madbattercafe.com

3 City Lights Café W P 3 E. Jackson St, Sylva 587-2233 • citylightscafe.com

1 Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro W P 628 E. Main St, Sylva 586-1717 • soulinfusion.com

Local Colorful Character

1 Adam Bigelow

2 O’Malley’s Pub & Grill W P 83 Asheville Hwy, Sylva 631-0554 • facebook.com/omalleysofsylva

Art Gallery

1 Western Carolina University W P

Reason To Live In Your Town

1 Western Carolina University W P 1 University Dr, Cullowhee 227-7317 • wcu.edu

Reason To Visit Your Town

1 University Dr, Cullowhee 227-7317 • wcu.edu/bardoartscenter

Bar

1 Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro W P 628 E. Main St, Sylva 586-1717 • soulinfusion.com

2 O’Malley’s Pub & Grill W P

1 Western Carolina University W P 1 University Dr, Cullowhee 227-7317 • wcu.edu

Business That Gives Back To The Community

83 Asheville Hwy, Sylva 631-0554 • facebook.com/ omalleysofsylva

1 City Lights Café W P

3 No Name Sports Pub W P

1 Western Carolina University W P

1070 Skyland Dr, Sylva 586-2750 • nonamesportspub.com

3 E. Jackson St, Sylva 587-2233 • citylightscafe.com

1 University Dr, Cullowhee 227-7317 • wcu.edu

Restaurant

Architectural Feature/Building

1 Lulu’s on Main W P B 612 W. Main St, Sylva 586-8989 • lulusonmain.com

2 Guadalupe Café W P 606 W. Main St, Sylva 586-9877 • guadalupecafe.com

1 Jackson County Public Library W P 310 Keener St, Sylva 586-2016

Street or Road

2 Sazón Mexican Cuisine W P 2840 Old Cullowhee Rd, Sylva 293-2343 • sazoncullowhee.com

1 Main Street Veterinarian

3 Bogart’s W P 303 S. Main St, Waynesville 452-1313 • bogartswaynesville.com

3 Nick & Nate’s Pizza W P

1 Tami Shearer, Shearer Pet Health Hospital and Western Carolina Animal Pain Clinic W P

38 The Village Overlook, Sylva 586-3000 • avl.mx/v3

1054 Haywood Rd, Sylva 586-3300 • shearerpethealth.com

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White Horse Black Mountain: Best SaturdayNight Hangout, Business That Gives Back to the Community, Swannanoa & Black Mountain Photo by Max Cooper

Swannanoa & Black Mountain Saturday-Night Hangout

1 White Horse Black Mountain E P 105-C Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-0816 • whitehorseblackmountain.com

2 Pisgah Brewing Co. E P B 150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

3 Black Mountain Ale House E P 117-C Cherry St, Blk Mtn 669-9090 blackmountainalehouse.com

Local Musician/Group

1 David Zoll E P davidzollmusic.com

1 Floating Action E P

1 White Horse Black Mountain E P 105-C Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-0816 • whitehorseblackmountain.com

2 The Dripolator Coffeehouse E P 221 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-0999 • dripolator.com

3 Black Mountain Ale House E P 117-C Cherry St, Blk Mtn 669-9090 • blackmountainalehouse.com

3 Native Kitchen & Social Pub E P 204 Whitson Ave, Swannanoa 581-0480 • nativesocialpub.com

Art Gallery

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1 Seven Sisters Craft Gallery E P B

1 The Bread and Butter Band E P

117 Cherry St, Blk Mtn 669-5107 • sevensistersgallery.com

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2 AnTHM Gallery E P

Neighborhood Gathering Spot

100.5 West State St, Blk Mtn 419-0049 • anthmgallery.com

1 Pisgah Brewing Co. E P B

3 Black Mountain Center for the Arts E P

150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

225 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-0930 • blackmountainarts.org

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Small Towns 3 Red House Studios and Gallery E P

310 West State St, Blk Mtn 669-0351 • svfalarts.org

Bar

1 Black Mountain Ale House E P

117-C Cherry St, Blk Mtn 669-9090 blackmountainalehouse.com

1 Pisgah Brewing Co. E P B 150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

2 The Trailhead E P

207 West State St, Blk Mtn 357-5656 • thetrailheadrestaurant.com

3 White Horse Black Mountain E P

105-C Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-0816 whitehorseblackmountain.com

continued 2 The Dripolator Coffeehouse E P 221 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-0999 • dripolator.com

3 Dairy King E P 405 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-8384

Health Care Practitioner

1 Whitney (Williams) Madden, Source for Well-Being E P 402 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-8800 • sourceforwellbeing.com

2 Brad Rachman, Rachman Clinic E P 114 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 333-5123 facebook.com/rachmanclinic

3 Robert Barker, Parkway Medical Group E P 15 Jane Jacobs Rd, #101, Blk Mtn 298-0333 • parkwaymedicalgroup.com

Restaurant

1 The Morning Glory Café E P H

Dentist

1 Mark Kleive E P

6 E. Market St, Blk Mtn 669-6212 • themorningglorycafe.com

3176 US Hwy 70, Blk Mtn 669-2974 • blackmountaindentist.com

2 Fresh Woodfired Pizza & Pasta E P

2 Richard Wiedeman E P

100 South Ridgeway Ave, Blk Mtn 669-6999 • freshwoodfiredpizza.com

15 Jane Jacobs Rd, #201, Blk Mtn 210-7051 blackmountaindentistry.webs.com

3 My Father’s Pizza E P

3 Deborah G. Anders E P

110 Cherry St, Blk Mtn 669-4944 • myfatherspizza.com

3094 U.S. Hwy 70, Blk Mtn 669-8781 • smileinblackmountain.com

Local Colorful Character

Sweets/Dessert Place

1 Hey Hey Cupcake E P

102 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-2253 • heyheycupcake.com

1 Don Talley, co-manager at White Horse Black Mountain E P

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School Teacher

1 John Hall, ArtSpace Charter School E P 2030 U.S. Hwy 70, Swannanoa 298-2787 • artspacecharter.org

2 Adrienne Hollifield, Owen High School, English & Journalism E P 99 Lake Eden Rd, Blk Mtn 686-3852 • buncombe.k12.nc.us/cdohs

2 Lucy MacGregor, Swannanoa Valley Montissori School E P 2 Patricia Berzinski, Black Mountain Primary School E P Local Hero

1 Don Talley, co-manager at White Horse Black Mountain E P whitehorseblackmountain.com

2 Monroe Gilmour E P 669-6677 • main.nc.us/wncceib

Law Enforcement Officer/Firefighter

1 Chief Jack Staggs, Montreat Police Department E P

1 Craig Bannerman, Black Mountain Fire Department E P 106 Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 419-9300 • bmfire.org

2 Matt Robinson, Black Mountain Police Department E P Politician

1 Ellen Frost, Buncombe Commissioner, District 2 E P buncombecounty.org/governing/ commissioners

2 Carlos Showers, Alderman, Black Mountain E P Blk Mtn townofblackmountain.org/ mayorandboard.htm

Reason To Live In Your Town

1 People 2 Mountains 3 Natural beauty Reason To Visit Your Town

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1 Outdoors 1 The mountains

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1 White Horse Black Mountain E P 105-C Montreat Rd, Blk Mtn 669-0816 • whitehorseblackmountain.com

2 Warren Wilson College E P 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa 298-3325 • warren-wilson.edu

3 Dynamite Roasting Co. E P

continued Icon Key DOWNTOWN • N ORTH SOUTH EAST • WEST River Arts P Outlying Area B Hall Of Fame H GO LOCAL A APPALACHIAN GROWN:

3198 U.S. Hwy 70-W, Blk Mtn 357-8555 • dynamiteroasting.com

Street or Road

3 Pisgah Brewing Co. E P 150 Eastside Dr, Blk Mtn 669-0190 • pisgahbrewing.com

Architectural Feature/Building

1 Monte Vista Hotel E P

1 Cherry Street

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2 Highway 9 3 Blue Ridge Parkway blueridgeparkway.org

308 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-8870 • themontevistahotel.net

2 Black Mountain Center for the Arts E P 225 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-0930 • blackmountainarts.org

2 Black Mountain Town Hall E P 160 Midland Ave, Blk Mtn 419-9300 • townofblackmountain.org

2 Swannanoa Valley Museum E P 223 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-9566 • swannanoavalleymuseum.org

2 The Old Depot E P 207 Sutton Ave, Blk Mtn 669-6583 • olddepot.org

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Car Repair

1 Cove Auto Repair E P 101 S. Dougherty St, Blk Mtn 669-7473

2 Xpertech E

1295 Tunnel Rd, Avl 298-3612 • avl.mx/w1

3 Redmon’s Automotive E P

2368 U.S. Hwy 70, Swannanoa 686-5567 • redmonsautomotive.com

Hair Stylist

1 Michelle Salon E P

2 E. Market St, Blk Mtn 669-5292 • michellenaturalsalon.com

2 Joe Laudenslayer from Cutting Crew E P 221 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-7116 • avl.mx/ux

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• Gluten-Free • Award-Winning • Orange Citrus Cupcakes Vegan • Sour Cream Pecan Coﬀee • 100% All Natural Cake…and it’s Gluten-Free! • Chocolate Come try our many Gluten-Free new goodies!

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2 Rebecca Polk, Solstice Salon Spa E P

601 W. State St, #2, Blk Mtn 669-4422 • facebook.com/southernroot

Veterinarian

1 Beacon Veterinary Hospital E P

101 Whitson Ave, Swannanoa 686-3828 • mybeaconvet.com

2 Blue Ridge Animal Hospital E P

306 W. State St, Blk Mtn 669-8719 • brah.vetsuite.com

3 Swannanoa Valley Animal Hospital E P 100 Martin Rd, Swannanoa 299-1433 • swannanoavet.com

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Well-Bred Bakery & Café: Best Neighborhood Gathering Spot, Sweets/Desserts Place, Weaverville & Woodfin Photo by Max Cooper

Weaverville & Woodfin Saturday-Night Hangout

Bar

1 Jack of Hearts N P B

10 S. Main St, Weaverville 645-2700 • jackofheartspub.com

2 Blue Mountain Pizza & Brew Pub N P

55 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-8777 • bluemountainpizza.com

Neighborhood Gathering Spot

1 Well-Bred Bakery & Café N P 26 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-9300 • wellbredbakery.com

55 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-8777 • bluemountainpizza.com

3 Main Street Grill N P 5 S. Main St, Weaverville 645-5500 mainstreetgrillweaverville.com

2 Blue Mountain Pizza & Brew Pub N P 55 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-8777 • bluemountainpizza.com

2 Jack of Hearts N P B 10 S. Main St, Weaverville 645-2700 • jackofheartspub.com

3 Allgood Coffee N P 10-B S. Main St, Weaverville 484-8663 • allgoodcoffee-nc.com

Art Gallery

1 Miya Gallery N P 20 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-9655 • miyagallery.com

2 Mangum Pottery N P 16 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-4929 • mangumpottery.com

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1 Blue Mountain Pizza & Brew Pub N P

55 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-8777 • bluemountainpizza.com

continued 3 North Buncombe Family Medicine N P

201 Flat Creek Village Dr, Weaverville 645-8525 northbuncombefamilymedicine.com

Dentist

1 Stoney Knob Café N P B 337 Merrimon Ave, Weaverville 645-3309 • stoneyknobcafe.com

2 Glass Onion N P

18 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-8866 • glassonionasheville.com

3 Jack of Hearts N P B

10 S. Main St, Weaverville 645-2700 • jackofheartspub.com

Sweets/Dessert Place

1 Well-Bred Bakery & Café N P 26 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-9300 • wellbredbakery.com

2 Creperie & Café of Weaverville N P H

113 N. Main St, Weaverville 484-9448 • facebook.com/Creperie. Cafe.Of.Weaverville/info

1 Gregory Godley N P 165 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-5009

2 Bolinger Woody N P

101 North Main St, Weaverville 645-5811 • None

3 Steven Adams, Reynolds Mountain Dentistry N

26 Reynolds Mountain Blvd., Avl 658-2100 • reynoldsmountaindentistry.com

Local Colorful Character

1 Wahoo 2 Matt Danford, owner of Blue Mountain Pizza N P

55 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-8777 • bluemountainpizza.com

3 Allgood Coffee N P

10-B S. Main St, Weaverville 484-8663 • allgoodcoffee-nc.com

3 World’s Best Carrot Cake N

175 Weaverville Rd, #V, Avl 658-2738 • worldsbestcarrotcake.com

Health Care Practitioner

1 Nicole Ogg, Dry Ridge Family Medicine N P

School Teacher

1 Ben Graham, North Buncombe High School N P Local Hero

1 Matt Danford, owner of Blue Mountain Pizza N P

55 Main St, Weaverville 658-8777 • bluemountainpizza.com

Law Enforcement Officer/Firefighter

104 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-7974 • dryridgefamilymedicine.com

2 Weaverville Family Medicine N P 63 Monticello Rd, Weaverville 645-3066 • weavervillefamilymed.com

1 Andy Mace, Weaverville Police Department N P Politician

1 Al Root, mayor of Weaverville N P

Number 1 Best Business that gives back to the community Best Neighborhood Gathering Spot Best Restaurant in Marshall Best Sweets / Dessert Place 7 n. Main Street, downtown Marshall

(828) - 649 - 1617

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Reason To Live In Your Town

1 Small-town feel 2 Quiet 2 The friendly people 3 Proximity to Asheville Reason To Visit Your Town

1 Small town charm 2 Main Street N P 2 Well-Bred Bakery & Café N P 26 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-9300 • wellbredbakery.com

3 Art

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Business That Gives Back To The Community

1 Blue Mountain Pizza & Brew Pub N P

55 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-8777 • bluemountainpizza.com

2 Well-Bred Bakery & Café N P 26 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-9300 • wellbredbakery.com

Architectural Feature/ Building

1 Echoview Fiber Mill N P

76 Jupiter Rd, Weaverville 855-693-4237 • mill.echoviewnc.com

Street or Road

1 Main Street N P 2 Reems Creek Road N P Weaverville

Car Repair

3 Jimmy’s Automotive N 277 Weaverville Rd, Avl 658-3030 • jimmysauto.com

Hair Stylist

1 Aabani Salon N P 12 N. Main St, Weaverville 484-8488 • aabani.com

2 Clay Spa & Salon N P 3 S. Main St, Weaverville 645-2529 • clayspasalon.com

3 Hair Razors Salon and Tanning N 175 Weaverville Hwy, Avl 658-2474 • avl.mx/wa

Veterinarian

1 The Animal Hospital at Reems Creek N P 32 Reems Creek Rd, Weaverville 658-0099 • reemscreekah.com

1 Rodney’s Auto Service N P

2 Appalachian Animal Hospital N P

2 Jason’s Autocare & Collision Center N P

3 All Pets Animal Hospital N

37 N. Main St, Weaverville 645-8163

37 Reems Creek Rd, Weaverville 645-9100 • jasonsautocare.com

68 N. Main St, Weaverville 658-8989 appalachiananimalhospital.wordpress.com 7 Reynolds Mountain Blvd., Avl 645-5252 • allpetsasheville.com

Marshall & Hot Springs Saturday-Night Hangout

1 Good Stuff N P

68 N. Main St, Marshall 649-9711 • goodstuffgrocery.com

2 Good Stuff N P 68 N. Main St, Marshall 649-9711 • goodstuffgrocery.com

3 Iron Horse Station N P

2 Hot Springs Resort & Spa N P 315 Bridge St, Hot Springs 622-7676 • nchotsprings.com

24 S. Andrews Ave, Hot Springs 866-402-9377 theironhorsestation.com

3 Zuma Coffee N P B

3 The Depot N P

7 N. Main St, Marshall 649-1617 • zumacoffee.blogspot.com

Local Musician/Group

1 Bobby Hicks N P

blueridgeheritage.com/ traditional-artist-directory/bobby-hicks

2 Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work N P pierceedens.com

3 Sarah Tucker N P sarahtuckermusic.com

Neighborhood Gathering Spot

282 S. Main St, Marshall 206-2332 • avl.mx/w3

Art Gallery

1 Flow N P 14 S. Main St, Marshall 649-1686 • flowmarshall.com

2 ArtiSun Gallery N P 16 S. Andrews Ave, Hot Springs 622-3573 • artisungallery.com

2 Madison County Arts Center N P 90 S.Main St, Marshall 649-1301 • madisoncountyarts.com

1 Zuma Coffee N P B

3 Marshall High Studios N P

7 N. Main St, Marshall 649-1617 • zumacoffee.blogspot.com

Blanahassett Island, Marshall 649-0177 • marshallhighstudios.com

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Zuma Coffee: Best Neighborhood Gathering Spot, Restaurant, Sweets/Desserts Place, Business That Gives Back, Marshall & Hot Springs Photo by Max Cooper

Bar

1 Good Stuff N P

68 N. Main St, Marshall 649-9711 • goodstuffgrocery.com

2 Spring Creek Tavern N P 145 Bridge St, Hot Springs 622-0187 • facebook.com/ TheSpringCreekTavern

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3 Iron Horse Station N P

24 S. Andrews Ave, Hot Springs 866-402-9377 theironhorsestation.com

Restaurant

1 Zuma Coffee N P B

7 N. Main St, Marshall 649-1617 • zumacoffee.blogspot.com

School Teacher

1 Jamie Calloway, Madison Middle School N P 95 Upper Branch Creek Rd, Marshall 649-2269 mms.madisonk12.schoolfusion.us

Law Enforcement Officer/Firefighter

2 Iron Horse Station N P

24 S. Andrews Ave, Hot Springs 866-402-9377 theironhorsestation.com

3 Pot Pie N P

133 S. Main St, #101, Marshall 545-0664 • potpieshop.wordpress.com

Sweets/Dessert Place

1 Zuma Coffee N P B

7 N. Main St, Marshall 649-1617 • zumacoffee.blogspot.com

2 Crumbs and Cream N P

24 S. Main St, Mars Hill 680-1166 • crumbsandcreamnc.com

Dentist

1 Robert Adams, retired N P 81 N. Main St, Marshall 649-2621

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1 Cody Ervin, Marshall Police Department N P madisoncountync.org

Reason To Live In Your Town

1 Hot springs & natural mineral baths nchotsprings.com

2 Small-town feel 3 It’s peaceful Reason To Visit Your Town

1 Hot Springs Resort & Spa N P 315 Bridge St, Hot Springs 622-7676 • nchotsprings.com

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2 French Broad River 3 Appalachian Trail nps.gov/appa

Business That Gives Back To The Community

1 Zuma Coffee N P B

7 N. Main St, Marshall 649-1617 • zumacoffee.blogspot.com

Architectural Feature/Building

1 Madison Co. Courthouse N P Car Repair

1 By-Pass Automotive N P 5077 U.S. Hwy 25/70, Marshall 649-2540 • bypassautomotive.com

Burnsville, Celo & Spruce Pine Saturday-Night Hangout

1 The Pizza Shop & Dry County Brewing Co. N P 585 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine 765-4583 • drycountybrewing.com

Local Musician/Group

1 He Said, She Said N P avl.mx/wm

1 Polly Lorien N P pollylorienmusic.com

Neighborhood Gathering Spot

1 The Pizza Shop & Dry County Brewing Co. N P 585 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine 765-4583 • drycountybrewing.com

2 Mary Jane’s Bakery Café N P 114 Main St, Burnsville 678-9362 • maryjanesbakerycafe.com

2 Garden Deli N P

107 Town Square, Burnsville 682-3946 • garden-deli.com

3 The Pizza Shop & Dry County Brewing Co. N P 585 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine 765-4583 • drycountybrewing.com

Bar

1 The Pizza Shop & Dry County Brewing Co. N P 585 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine 765-4583 • drycountybrewing.com

2 Foxfire Downtown N P 159 Locust St, Spruce Pine 765-2007 • avl.mx/wb

3 Spoon N P

61 Locust St, Spruce Pine 765-1511 • knifeandforknc.com

Sweets/Dessert Place

3 Garden Deli N P

1 The Ice Cream Deck N P

3 Pack & Ship Center N P

2 Knife & Fork N P

107 Town Square, Burnsville 682-3946 • garden-deli.com 962 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine 765-0220 • avl.mx/uy

Art Gallery

1 Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine & Burnsville Galleries N P

573 Micaville Loop, Micaville 778-5241 • facebook.com/icecreamdeck 61 Locust St, Spruce Pine 765-1511 • knifeandforknc.com

3 DT’s Blue Ridge Java N P 169 Locust St, Spruce Pine 766-8008 • dtsblueridgejava.com

Health Care Practitioner

269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine 765-0520 • trac@toeriverarts.org 102 W. Main St, Burnsville 682-7215 • trac@toeriverarts.org

1 Denise Harrison N P

2 Crimson Laurel Gallery N P

2 Joseph Antinori, Burnsville Family Medicine N P

23 Crimson Laurel Way, Bakersville 688-3599 • crimsonlaurelgallery.com

3 Penland School of Crafts N P 67 Doras Trail (P.O. Box 37), Penland 28765 • 765-2359 • penland.org

Restaurant

205 Locust St, Spruce Pine 467-0037 sprucepinecounseling.vpweb.com

14 Academy St, Burnsville • 682-7333

Dentist

1 Alan Ray N P

131 E. Main St, Burnsville 682-2979

1 Knife & Fork N P

2 Taylor Townsend N P

61 Locust St, Spruce Pine 765-1511 • knifeandforknc.com

54 Broad St, Spruce Pine 765-7383

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TRAC Gallery: Best Art Gallery, Burnsville, Celo & Spruce Pine Photo by Shane Robinson

School Teacher

1 Peter Bobbe, Mountain Heritage High School N P 33 Mountain Heritage H.S. Rd, Burnsville 682-6103 • mhhs.yanceync.net

Architectural Feature/ Building

1 Burnsville Courthouse (Yancey County Courthouse) N P 110 Town Square, Burnsville 678-5700 • nccourts.org/County/ Yancey/Default.asp

1 Nu Wray Country House N P 102 Town Square, Burnsville 682-2329 • nuwrayinn.com

Reason To Live In Your Town

1 Scenery

BEST OF WNC is also online BESTOFWNC.COM Street or Road

1 Main Street N P Burnsville

2 Blue Ridge Parkway blueridgeparkway.org

2 Oak Avenue (Spruce Pine) N P Car Repair

1 Summit Repair Shop N P 1426 Hwy 19E, Spruce Pine 765-5548

2 Mountains 2 People Reason To Visit Your Town

1 It’s beautiful! 2 Gem mining 3 Knife & Fork N P

Veterinarian

1 Jennie Stewart, Stewart’s Mountain View Animal Hospital N P 2918 Hwy 19E, Spruce Pine 765-7059

2 Jeffrey Denny, Burnsville Veterinary Clinic N P

61 Locust St, Spruce Pine 765-1511 • knifeandforknc.com

210 W Burnsville School Rd, Burnsville 682-2100 • None

3 Penland School of Crafts N P

3 Stacy Jones: Cane River Veterinary Wellness Clinic N P

67 Dora’s Trail (P.O. Box 37), Penland 28765 765-2359 • penland.org

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660 W. Main St, Burnsville 682-7710 • canerivervet.com

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