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Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.
Your mountain gym fix: Tucked inside Blue Ridge Mountain Club, Ascent Wellness & Fitness Center is the community’s hub for moving and recharging, with group fitness classes, a by-appointment spa, trail maps for exploring, and pickleball paddles for purchase.
Local brew with heart: For a pint that tastes like the mountains, Appalachian Mountain Brewery pours Appalachian-inspired beer and cider with a Southern twist.
Upgrade your sleep: BoxDrop Boone keeps it simple with brand-new, in-plastic mattresses from big names like Serta, Simmons, Beautyrest, Sleep2Win and Sapphire Sleep, plus adjustable bases.
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The five stories Boone readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.
Blowing Rock tavern owners are fighting allegations that they are selling beer and wine illegally, as reported in the Watauga Democrat.
Full story at wataugademocrat.com ↗
The West Jefferson Hotel in West Jefferson, North Carolina, has been renovated and reopened to guests following a period of decline.
Full story at ourstate.com ↗
An affordable housing development in Boone, North Carolina, will receive over $11 million as part of a $69 million Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery award to build 828 new rental units.
Full story at wataugademocrat.com ↗
High in the North Carolina mountains, Seven Devils, has been named after a tiny town with fewer than 400 residents and a name that sounds like it belongs on a warning sign.
Full story at decorhint.com ↗
North Carolina mountain village, known as The Vale of the Cross, has an 1883 general store and a hidden waterfall.
Full story at decorhint.com ↗
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