/tags/blue-ridge-parkway Blue Ridge Parkway en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:54:12 GMT /news/2022-06-09/part-blue-ridge-parkway-shut-down-replace-bridge The park service says work has begun on the $29 million project to replace the Laurel Fork Bridge in Ashe County, according to a park service news release. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:54:12 GMT /news/2022-06-09/part-blue-ridge-parkway-shut-down-replace-bridge Associated Press /race-demographics/2021-07-09/how-race-informed-the-creation-and-construction-of-the-blue-ridge-parkway America’s Favorite Drive. That’s what the National Park Service calls the Blue Ridge Parkway. And they have the numbers to back it up: 14 million visitors last year on nearly 500 miles of meandering two-lane road from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smokies in North Carolina.But like the rest of the South through which it winds, the Blue Ridge Parkway wasn’t always welcoming - or even accessible - to all of America. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:39:41 GMT /race-demographics/2021-07-09/how-race-informed-the-creation-and-construction-of-the-blue-ridge-parkway Will Michaels /podcast/tested-podcast/2021-07-09/reckoning-with-racism-on-the-blue-ridge-parkway America’s Favorite Drive. That’s what the National Park Service calls the Blue Ridge Parkway, and they have the numbers to back it up: 14 million visitors in 2020. But like the rest of the South through which it winds, the Blue Ridge Parkway wasn’t always welcoming - or even accessible - to all of America. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:00:00 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2021-07-09/reckoning-with-racism-on-the-blue-ridge-parkway Will Michaels /environment/2020-10-29/photos-nc-fall-colors-from-the-blue-ridge-parkway October is typically one of the busiest months for traffic along the Blue Ridge Parkway and – despite the pandemic and everything else going on – 2020 has… Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:58:01 GMT /environment/2020-10-29/photos-nc-fall-colors-from-the-blue-ridge-parkway Chuck Liddy /environment/2019-03-06/blue-ridge-parkway-falls-from-top-of-most-visited-parks-list The Blue Ridge Parkway has lost its spot atop the rankings of the most visited national parks.Newly released National Park Service data show Golden Gate… Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:02:11 GMT /environment/2019-03-06/blue-ridge-parkway-falls-from-top-of-most-visited-parks-list Associated Press /environment/2017-09-04/professor-average-season-for-fall-leaves-in-nc Forecasters say North Carolina can expect an "average" season for fall leaves, but a college professor suggests it may not be so bad.The Asheville… Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:01:49 GMT /environment/2017-09-04/professor-average-season-for-fall-leaves-in-nc Associated Press /environment/2016-08-25/the-national-park-service-turns-100 For a century the National Park Service has established and preserved parks, seashores and memorials across the country. Sites range from Yellowstone… Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:23:00 GMT /environment/2016-08-25/the-national-park-service-turns-100 Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-25/the-national-park-service-turns-100 For a century the National Park Service has established and preserved parks, seashores and memorials across the country. Sites range from Yellowstone… Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:23:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-25/the-national-park-service-turns-100 Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2014-07-02/tropical-storm-might-send-holiday-travelers-to-the-mountains AAA is forecasting the busiest July 4th travel weekend since 2001, in part because of a recovering economy. But with a tropical storm headed toward the… Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:30:16 GMT /business-economy/2014-07-02/tropical-storm-might-send-holiday-travelers-to-the-mountains Rebecca Martinez /politics/2013-10-02/shutdown-slams-north-carolina-tourism Just because you don’t work for the federal government does not mean you are immune from the effects of the shutdown. Tourism in North Carolina could be… Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:57:02 GMT /politics/2013-10-02/shutdown-slams-north-carolina-tourism Alex Granados, Frank Stasio