Greetings from BRCA 28605! Happy Friday, it was a very full week.
Well, we started at “zero” Wednesday morning, now up to 23.
WinterFest Here We Go!
January 23-25, 2025. All events are sold out.
WinterFest After Dark, Friday, January 24, 6-8pm
Shop late, enjoy live music, and specialty WinterFest food and cocktails! Stroll around the picturesque Main Street of Blowing Rock and enjoy the festive atmosphere! There are number of local businesses staying open later to welcome visitors. Polar Plunge at Chetola happens Saturday the 25th at 10:00 am. Event link:
https://blowingrockwinterfest.com/
Art in the Park 2025
May 17, June 14, July 12, August 16, September 6, & October 4, 2025. Mark your calendars accordingly.
Public Notice: Retreat
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Blowing Rock Town Council will hold their annual planning retreat on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday January 29, 30, and 31, 2025 (corrected dates). The anticipated meeting times are from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on January 29th and January 30th and 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on January 31st. The retreat will be held at the Blowing Rock Conference Center located at 1818 Goforth Rd, Blowing Rock, NC. The meeting room will be the Upper
Shuford Conference Room. The agenda for the retreat can be found on the Town website www.townofblowingrock.nc.gov on Friday, January 24, 2025.
The Blowing Rock Town Council will have a training session with the NC League of Municipalities on Friday, January 31, 2025 from 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The training session will take place at Town Hall located at 1036 Main
Street, Blowing Rock, NC. Agenda not available at time of posting.
Hilari H. Hubner
Town Clerk
Public Survey to Close January 31st
There was a Public Information Workshop on Downtown Development for citizens on January 22, 2025, from 4:00-7:00 PM. We had 20 citizens drop for with great discussion and comments. Thank you to those who braved the cold. Some 229 citizens have completed the survey, time is running out. You can also find the survey at:
https://www.townofblowingrocknc.gov/departments/downtown-survey
Opinion on Buildings Downtown from Survey
Top 10 Best
Library – 32
Mellow Mushroom – 22
Ragged Garden – 21
Martin House – 20
Town Hall – 16
St. Mary’s – 15
BRAHM – 15
Rhinehardt Building – 13
Rumple – 13
Embers – 13
Top 10 Worst
Embers – 84
1150 Main – 21
Town Tavern – 14
Meadowbrook – 11
Neaco/Gilded Lily – 9
Storie Street – 9
Rug Company – 7
BR Market – 7
South Mark – 7
Social on Main – 6
President Trump To Visit Western NC Today
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Continues to Help
As time goes on, we tend to forget about those still in desperate need after the Hurricane. Today the need is heat. Checks started arriving from last week’s post within two days. THANK YOU! With temps around zero this week families are in desperate need of propane. Providing a “day of propane” runs from $3,000-$4,000 per day based on demand. If you would like to help keep families warm you can send your donation to:
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
PO Box 129
Linville, NC 28646
Memo Line “Propane”
100% of your donation goes to the relief efforts. We sincerely hope you help with our efforts.
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
As time goes on, we tend to forget about those still in desperate need after the Hurricane. Today the need is heat. With temps around zero next week families are in desperate need of propane. In a discussion this week we learn that 100,000 homes were destroyed. We also know there are some 3,000 still in temporary housing. Providing a “day of propane” runs from $3,000-$4,000 per day based on demand. If you would like to help keep families warm you can send your donation to:
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
PO Box 129
Linville, NC 28646
Memo Line “Propane”
100% of your donation goes to the relief efforts. We sincerely hope you help with our efforts.
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Tom Barrett
Vice President
Executive Committee Member