Asheville Blogs – Exploring the Voices of the Asheville NC Community
There are well over a hundred blogs in Asheville and Western North Carolina. These blogs range from personal diaries and art blogs, to photoblogs or political blogs. What they all have in common is that they are the voice of the people and therefore capture the pulse of the mountains.
Please enjoy the true voice of Asheville and its people.
Featured Blogs in Asheville and Western North Carolina
A Year in Asheville
I'm originally from Chicago, but my heart has always been in the Highlands. My first visit to Asheville, North Carolina, was in 1990. Ever since, it has been my dream to live in this amazing city. This year that dream came true. To chronicle it, I've created A-Year-In-Asheville.
Visit Website: A Year in Asheville
Ashvegas
Some have called it the Paris of the South. The Sedona of the Southern Highlands. An island in a sea of insanity. It is what you make it. And almost everyone agrees that it's a great place to live. I hope this little blog can reflect some of what goes on in our little corner of the world.
Visit Website: Ashvegas
Asheville Beer Blog
A place for beer drinkers of Asheville and western North Carolina to exchange news and share their opinions about anything to do with beer.
Visit Website: Asheville Beer Blog
BlogAsheville
The hub for WNC blogs and bloggers. All area bloggers are welcome to contribute posts to the front page. Email blogasheville@hotmail.com to be added to the blogroll or to request posting privileges.
Visit Website: Blog Asheville
Brainshrub
Political news and commentary from a liberal perspective.
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Bruisin’ Ales Beer Blog
Active beer and brewing blog from the owners of Bruisin’ Ales, downtown Asheville’s beer store.
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Edgy Mama
Hi there! I created Edgy Mama in 2005 while attempting to resurrect my writing career, which had suffered from grievous neglect while I was birthing babies. The blog helped me rediscover my writing edge. Now I’m a fairly successful freelance writer, columnist, photographer and blogga. I do write about kids and parenting here. But also I dish about beer, chocolate, writing, books, climate change, mad squirrels, my Dorkie Poo mutt, Biscuit, and my two marmalade cats, Rocky and Houdini.
Visit Website: Edgy Mama
Hangover Journals
Post hippie, post punk, post the fun years, but still striving for perpetually adolescent party girl nirvana despite being laden with two kids (okay one's grown but she moved back home) and assorted animals and deepest poverty.
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Hillbilly Savants
This blog is about our Appalachia - the real one, not the Hollywood-stereotype nor the third-world nation-esque stereotype being sold by do-gooders, or even the neo-Romantic sylvan stereotype that Rousseau would probably buy into.
It should be interesting.
Visit Website: Hillbilly Savants
My Weaverville
MyWeaverville.com is a website devoted to what’s happening only in Weaverville, North Carolina. Whether it’s a sale at your favorite Weaverville store, an arts festival on Main Street, or a fundraiser for a local organization, MyWeaverville.com is here to let you know about it.
Visit Website: My Weaverville
She Who Eats
When I die, the thing I will miss the most is going out to eat. I spend most of my days trying to avoid eating out every single meal. My dream in life is to create a sushi roll named after myself…
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Scrutiny Hooligans
"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
-- Samuel Adams
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Where's the Outrage?
Thoughtful, intelligent, progressive political discussion from a man outraged over the Bush Administration.
Visit Website: Where's the Outrage?
Alphabetical Blogroll for Asheville and Western North Carolina
The following list contains blogs covering a variety of topics related to Asheville and Western North Carolina, and also contains some niche topic blogs published by bloggers residing in this area.
| a mUSE yourself | Everyday Ramblings, Side Walk Chatter |
| A Sort of Notebook | Writing, Running, Books, etc |
| A Year in Asheville | Photo Diary |
| An Urban Plot | Urban Farming |
| Appalachian Scribe | The Influence of Blogs on American Government |
| Arratik | Diary and Writings |
| Artful Parent | The Intersection of Art and Parenting |
| Around Asheville | Informational About Asheville |
| AshVegas | News, Area Information, and the Occasional Rant |
| Asheville Beer Blog | |
| Asheville GOP P.15 | Republican Party Information |
| Asheville Music Scene | Asheville Music Scene - Enough Said |
| AVL on the Ground | Local Commentary from a Pedestrian, Bicyclist, and Free-roaming Thinker |
| AGirlWhoWearsGlasses | Sarcastic, Humerous Diary of a Girl With Glasses |
| Back Forty | |
| Beyond Meds | A Journey off of Medications and a Look at Alternative Mental Health Care |
| Bird on the Moon | Life and Spirituality |
| BlueRidgeBlueCollar Girl | Naturalist Writings |
| Blue Ridge Blog | |
| Blue Ridge Dreams | Teacher's Journal of Blue Ridge Living, Dreaming |
| Bothwell's Blog | Reflection on the Submerging Culture |
| Brady Hislop Imagery | |
| Brainshrub | |
| Bruisin' Ales Beer Blog | |
| Call Me Lightening | Photojournal |
| Carolina Mornings | |
| Charm of the Highway Strip | |
| Chasing the Bread Truck | |
| Chicken Inwind/Hillfoot Adrift | Ramblings of a Chicken Hill Inhabitant |
| Color Hunter Blog | ExploreAsheville's Blog |
| Cozy Blue | |
| Christine Kane's Blog | |
| Cranky Pants Blog | |
| Dancewater | Political Writings |
| Daily Growl | |
| Dark Topography | |
| Debi Drecksler | Uplifting, Intelligent, Educating Writings of a Jewish Mother |
| Dirty Greek | Personal Blog with Daily Links |
| Easy Bake Coven | Political Satire |
| eatbees blog | |
| Edgy Mama | Parenting Advice and Commentary |
| Ephemera | Exploring the World of Old Paper |
| Et in Arcadia ego | Asheville Politics and More |
| Flypaper of the Mind | Ramblings, Thoughts and Brilliant Ideas |
| Gaia's Tears | |
| George The Bastard | Local Comedy Commentary |
| Girl Named Boo | Diary and Random Writings |
| GISMemories | Info on Geographic Information Systems and More |
| Goodnight Asheville | Asheville Night Photography |
| Nantahala | |
| Hangover Journals | Diary and Writings |
| Hazen Hunter Blog | Photography and Art |
| Hendersonville Epicurean | Hendersonville Restaurant Reviews |
| Healthy Concepts | Health Help Including Recipes, Ideas and Encouragement |
| Hillbilly Savants | About our Appalachia - The Real One |
| Hillbilly White Trash | Commentary on Politics and Much More |
| How To Take a Fall | Diary and Writings |
| Idea Power | Business Consulting, Problem Solving |
| Jennifer Saylor | Freelance Writing |
| JJ Bigpaws | Info About Local T-shirt Shop, JJ Pigpaws |
| Junto | Discussing the Ideas and Topics of the Day |
| Lavender Log | General Commentary |
| Liminal Screeds | |
| Lowell Allen's Serial Photo | Photography |
| Makoviney | Personal Site of Don Makoviney |
| Mister Sugar | |
| Modern Peasant | |
| Moon Meadow Farm | Farming and Mountain Life |
| MotherTrucker | Commentary from a Truck Driver Turned Author |
| Mount Dungeon | Asheville Music Television |
| Mountain Circus Arts | Festivals and Events |
| Mtn Express Blog(s) | Asheville's Alternative Newsweekly |
| Mountain Mama | Diary About Parenting and Life |
| My Life in Cake | About Cake, Making Cake and Other People Making Cake |
| My Weaverville | What’s Happening in Weaverville, North Carolina |
| Nice Marmot | |
| Nothing to Do Here | Comments on News and Appalachian Culture |
| Outside Clyde | Gardening, Mountain Living and Beautiful Photography |
| Pancho's Via | Diary and Writings |
| Patreecia Spauldings Blog | Green Building |
| Petulant Rumblings | Broad Social Commentary |
| Pleasure Saucer | |
| Port Asheville | Links and Information |
| Ptak Science Books | History |
| Randallt | Politics, Science, Art and More |
| Raphael Doxos | Religious Commentary |
| Realestate in Asheville | Real Estate and Green Building |
| Restless Mama | Parenting and Life |
| Running Gags | Commentary on Running, Food and More |
| Scrutiny Hooligans | Local and National Political Commentary |
| She Who Eats | Food and Dining Commentary |
| Skippy Haha | |
| So Much For Tact | Commentary on Music and More |
| Sophie Seriously | Advice and Commentary |
| Sounds Pretty | Music Commentary |
| Spicy Elf | Commentary of Writings |
| Stitch and Bitch | Crafts and Rants |
| Stoplight Haiku | Poetry |
| stupidmommy | Parenting and Life |
| The Ashevillein | Local Commentary and Photography |
| The Asheville Janes | Diary and Writings |
| The Asheville Music Gallery | Music Photography |
| The Avant Garden | Gardening, Nature and Art |
| The Grey Coats | Religious Commentary |
| The Mills River Progressive | Progressive Political Discussion |
| The Oxymorons | Improv Comedy |
| The War In Context | Liberal Political Commentary |
| Thought Patterns | Ramblings of an Insane Lesbian Book Writing Crip |
| 3 Cats and a Baby | Diary and Writings |
| Thunder Pig | Conservative Political Commentary |
| 1000 Black Lines | Poems, Essays and Writing |
| Tingle Alley | Random Writings |
| Through the Fears | Contemporary Art |
| Trapdoor to Dinosaur Pit | Photography and Art |
| Tuesday's Frog | Wedding, Portrait and Baby Photographer |
| Pokey Sticks and Politics | Commentary on Life and Politics |
| Unofficially Asheville | Life and Music in Asheville |
| Undercover Blue | Liberal Political Commentary |
| URTV Forums | A Meeting Place for Producers and Fans of URTV / Channel 20 |
| View from Abnormal Heights | Diary and Commentary |
| Virtual Inanity | Diary and Writings |
| WNCSOS | Land Development |
| What the Hell? | Diary and Writings |
| Where's the Outrage? | Progressive Political Discussion |
| WNCOutdoors | Hiking and Mountain Biking |
| Zenography | Photography and Life |
| Zenscription | Diary and Writings |
