Weekly Village Update 3/16/23

Upcoming Meetings & Events

CORE Saint Patrick's Day Happy Hour at Blowing Rock Brewing Co, 5:04pm, March 17
Business After Hours at BRAHM, 5:30 - 7pm, March 21
Ribbon Cutting - The Speckled Trout Outfitters, 4:30 pm, March 24
Blowing Rock Trout Derby, April 1st

Business After Hours at BRAHM!

Tuesday, March 21st @ 5:30 - 7:00 PM

Sponsored by:

BRAHM and Magic Bound Travel

*Non-profits appearing include The Children’s Council and Casting Bread*

RSVP Required by March 20

RSVP

Blowing Rock has been voted by Southern Living as the Best Small Town in North Carolina and one of the the 50 Best Small Towns!!

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Letter from the Chamber

Underground Utilities Fact Sheet

Restaurant Hours

As our local restaurants continue to face unpredictable staffing and abrupt changes in travel patterns, restaurant hours continue to change often. The Chamber of Commerce is currently maintaining a listing of Blowing Rock restaurant hours. The hours are updated weekly. Bookmark this page for reference so you can help your guests and customers when they are looking for dining!

Restaurant Hours List

NEW: March Economic Slides

Please click here to view a new economic conditions slide deck from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Economic Policy Division. As you will see, the economy is stronger at this point than most expected. If there is to be a recession this year, it has been pushed back later than anticipated.

The Blue Ridge Parkway welcomed an estimated 15,711,004 recreation visitors in 2022, making it the most visited national park in the country yet again.

The scenic route saw more visitors than Grand Teton, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite national parks combined for the same year. Great Smoky Mountains National Park hosted 12,937,633 visitors, while Shenandoah National Park saw 1,449,301.

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