Kid-friendly restaurant 1. Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company
Junior Naturalist program and more, make the WNC Nature Center a great place to learn about WNC’s wild life.
2. The Health Adventure
675 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, 254-1281 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, 254-6373 and 77 Coxe Ave., Asheville, 255-4077 3. N.C. Arboretum “It’s a local place where parents can come 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, socialize after work, have a beer, and feed 665-2492 and entertain their kids,� says co-owner Leigh Lewis. Tuesday nights are designated Entertainer family nights and include The Balloon Guy 1. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and free ice-cream sundaes. www.secretagent23skidoo.com 2. TIE Mellow Mushroom Kid-hop artist 23 Skidoo describes his music 50 Broadway, Asheville, 236-9800 as, “a fun-house mirror of the Asheville 2. TIE Chuck E. Cheese scene.� He adds that his album, Easy, remixed 104 River Hills Road, Asheville, 299-3750 and re-released in July, keeps selling, and he’s touring up and down the East coast. See 3. TIE Fuddruckers him perform at White Horse Black Mountain 130 Charlotte St., Asheville, 254-2161 on Saturday, Oct. 31.
3. TIE Papa’s & Beer
1000 Brevard Road, Asheville, 665-9070; 17 Tunnel Road, Asheville, 255-2204; and 1821 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, 692-9915
Place to entertain kids 1. Asheville’s Fun Depot
7 Roberts Road, Asheville, 277-2386 This “family playground� contains 64,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor games, including laser tag, go-carts, batting cages and more. Just don’t get lost.
2. The Health Adventure
2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, 254-6373
3. WNC Nature Center
75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, 298-5600
Place to learn outside of school 1. WNC Nature Center
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2. Billy Jonas
www.billyjonas.com
3. Jolly Balloon Smiths Balloon line: 680-1066
Toy store 1. Dancing Bear
144 Tunnel Road, Asheville, 255-8697 and 418 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 693-4500 Family business Dancing Bear offers toys for all ages, not just for kids. “Also, people can come in and play. They’re not pressured to buy,� says Sarah Evers, who owns the two locations with sister Erika Evers and their parents Mary and Dave Evers.
2. Toy Box of Asheville
793 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, 254-8697
3. Enviro Depot
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75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, 298-5600 Year-round programs for kids, plus summer camps (which always sell out quickly), a
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Offering High-Quality Early Care & Education • Serving Children Prenatal to Pre-K of all Socio-Economic and Ability Levels • Early Head Start • “Rainbow In My Tummyâ€? Healthy Food Nutrition program • New Classroom Opening • Limited Toddler Spaces Available • 2 locations - Candler and East Asheville
2586 Riceville Road, Asheville, NC 28805 (828) 298-0808 • www.macfc.org BEST OF WNC HALL OF FAME: winners who have won 4 or more years in a row
• Featuring commercial/retail space • Only 5 minutes to downtown Asheville starting at $169/square foot • In the midst of great shops in West • One to three bedroom condos starting Asheville in the $140’s • Green/healthy built Paul Ellis
Phone: 828-255-4663 Cell: 828-545-9002 paulellis@recenter.com Fax: 877-813-2591 60 McCormick Place, Asheville, NC 28801 www.recenter.com
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