Apr 16 2008, 1:32 pm - By carolinamornings

Just wanting to start some fun discussion.

What is YOUR favorite thing about Asheville?

Mine is the energy! Bzzzz.........
And the art...
And music...
And mountains...

Jeesh - I just love it all.

And you?

Apr 18 2008, 11:07 pm - Replied by: Luigi

The sheer beauty of the area, which to a local might go truly unappreciated, captivated my wife and I from the minute we got into the area via northern Georgia backroads, to the sad afternoon we left driving down into the North Carolina piedmont.

Asheville west to the Smokies is a memorable ecology and terrain, especially for someone living in NE Florida for 5 years prior. In my mind nothing I've seen in the entire eastern US, from Key West to the Green mountains of Vermont can rival the area's flora, fauna, and the canvas this masterpiece is painted on, the mountains themselves.

Apr 19 2008, 3:12 pm - Replied by: feral_patriot

The area is great, great beauty, weather, things to do, great people.

Asheville itself is a boil that continues to fester in the middle of a great area.

Apr 19 2008, 7:36 pm - Replied by: James

awww...geez feral, Asheville really isn't that bad....I would say it has it's up's and downs and its good and bad points and actually compared to NC as a whole I would say it is an Oasis...lol!

Luigi...say out of the Piedmont....I call it "North Carolina's Stinky Arm Pit". I grew up in Winston-Salem and am glad to be out of there. My parents recently moved back there and I wonder if they have lost their minds and when it was suggested I move back they got the "Hell No" answer.

Apr 26 2008, 10:43 am - Replied by: gordonjay

asheville is nice, but the surrounding 5-10 miles is........ eh


let's just go somewhere else.

Apr 26 2008, 5:46 pm - Replied by: James

gordonjay wrote: asheville is nice, but the surrounding 5-10 miles is........ eh let's just go somewhere else.

Knock yourself out.....I'm staying put

Apr 26 2008, 10:06 pm - Replied by: carolinamornings

Carolina Mornings ain't goin' nowhere! ;)

Hehe...how do you like my grammar?

Anyways...we have offices in Asheville and Carrboro - the best two places in NC in my *humble* opinion.

Asheville is truly wonderful. I love it. We love it (since this is a business profile...hehehe..) but we REALLY do!

Personally, I've lived all over the country...from the far reaches of South Florida, all the way over to San Francisco and quite a few places in between.


Wouldn't ya know that I end up here and love it. :)

Eh...where would go if we left? Really? Where would we go?

Apr 26 2008, 10:16 pm - Replied by: James

ummm if I were to move away...maybe British Columbia or the Virgin Islands or Alaska. Atlanta if it were employment and $$$.

Apr 27 2008, 3:00 pm - Replied by: RexRudd

The Music scene, the beauty of the area, the people

Apr 28 2008, 12:50 pm - Replied by: BennyWorth

The growth of the music scene since I arrived in 1990 has been impressive, to say the least. I'd have to say that is my "favorite thing" about being here. Additionally, the fact that I can drive a few miles and get lost in a random spot of hills and woods; there's nothing but good in that.

Apr 30 2008, 11:10 am - Replied by: todd

I love the culture and the music scene however, I think it's time to head back Raleigh way.

Technology calls my name. Errr, money too I guess. Companies don't pay squat here.

Example: A client of mine (a business consultant) charges $180 per hour in the Atlanta and Charlotte areas. In Asheville he charges $80.