8 Ways to Drink in an Appalachian Holiday

This season, show up (in person or virtually) and raise a glass with us here in Western North Carolina. We're finally beginning to reopen for business.

All we mountain folks want for Christmas is … to see your face.

In the two months since Hurricane Helene made landfall here in Southern Appalachia, our reality has shifted. Nearly everyone here has been impacted, with some effects still rippling: tourism in Asheville (just one of many areas hard-hit) has dropped 70%, giving rise to daunting economic con…