As Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty reflects on its 11th anniversary, it’s clear that a focus on people and community is at the heart of the agency’s success. Since its inception, Mosaic has given over $700,000 to hundreds of nonprofits and local organizations. In addition, Mosaic’s employees make it their mission to work with and support [...]

With the holiday season starting up, it’s a good time to think about ways to bring joy not only to your friends and family, but to the world around you. As you plan your holiday gatherings, consider supporting [...]

As involved residents of Asheville, Mosaic Realty agents and employees are passionate advocates for the outstanding area organizations that contribute to the strength and vibrancy of our community. Mosaic’s partnership with Asheville City Schools Foundation highlights this passion; in particular, Mosaic’s support of the foundation has helped [...]

As long-time residents of Asheville, Mosaic agents and employees make it their mission to work with and support the outstanding area organizations that advocate for the vitality and health of our local and global community. To that end, a team of 15 Mosaic employees recently came together to work on an Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity job [...]

Asheville’s Wortham Center for the Performing Arts – located in the heart of downtown’s Pack Square Cultural District – will soon kick off its “Wortham Center Presents” 2021-22 season. The ever-popular annual season of national and international touring artists offers live and virtual performances, bringing the best in music, dance, theatre [...]

Asheville and the Western North Carolina region are home to a number of institutions for higher learning. From technical colleges to four-year private universities to continuing education offerings, there are many options for students to pursue a wide range of studies. 

University of North Carolina at Asheville – Part of the 16-campus UNC system, the University of North Carolina at Asheville offers classes toward more than 30 majors. The campus, just one mile north of downtown Asheville, serves more than 3,300 undergraduate students. The only designated liberal arts institution in the UNC system, UNCA routinely receives high marks for innovation and is ranked among the best liberal arts colleges in the country.

Warren Wilson College – Just 10 miles east of Asheville in Swannanoa, Warren Wilson is a four-year, private liberal arts institution known for a curriculum that combines academics, work and service: Each of the 900 annual students must complete a requisite course of study, work a job on campus, and contribute community service.

Western Carolina University – Part of the UNC system, Western Carolina (located 52 miles west of Asheville in Cullowhee, N.C.) has more than 9,000 students. The university has an Asheville instructional site in Biltmore Park Town Square, which focuses on professional and graduate degrees for working students.

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College – This public, two-year community college near downtown Asheville boasts five academic divisions, including business & hospitality, engineering, and health & public service. It has 9,000 annual students, with an extensional enrollment of more than 17,000.

Brevard College – Nestled in Brevard, N.C., 33 miles southeast of Asheville amid the lushness of Pisgah National Forest, this private liberal arts institution has 700 students studying toward Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in an experiential setting. Brevard College is famed for its fine arts and music contributions to the community.

Mars Hill University – This private liberal arts institution, 15 miles north of Asheville in Mars Hill, N.C., offers five degrees (bachelors in arts, science, music, fine arts or social work) and more than 30 majors. Around 1,600 annual students attend Mars Hill, which has received high marks in U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey of the country’s best colleges.

Montreat College – This private, four-year liberal arts Christian college has three campuses – in Black Mountain, Asheville and Charlotte – in addition to its primary campus in Montreat (19 miles east of Asheville). Along with traditional four-year degrees offered to 450 undergrads, Montreat College offers adult studies programs and courses in team and professional development.

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The Asheville area is brimming with exciting activities to keep kids happily engaged. From kid-centric museums to factory tours to adventure courses, there’s an array of experiences aimed at the young – and the young at heart. Following are a few to check out:

Asheville Museum of Science – This museum, in the heart of downtown Asheville, features the Colburn Hall of Minerals, STEM lab, dinosaur skeleton and fossil displays, Southern Appalachian Forest tree climb, and other exhibits supporting experiential science learning, discovery and exploration.

Asheville Art Museum – Every Friday, this downtown Asheville museum’s Art PLAYce space features kid-focused events in a sensory-rich environment, inviting exploration of art via fun activities as well as unique interactives created by regional artists.

Hands On! Children’s Museum – This colorful children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville is famed for creative hands-on exhibits, as well as events, programs and classes.

Adventure Center of Asheville– This in-town center has it all for the outdoor adventurer in your kid. KidZip is a unique zipline course designed for kids 4-10 featuring nine ziplines and four climbing elements. Its Treetops Adventure Park is an aerial challenge course with 77 unique climbing, rolling, walking, jumping, swinging, and rappelling challenges specific to different ages (4 and up) and experience levels. Kolo Bike Park offers 4 miles of purpose-built mountain bike trails, two pump tracks for beginner and experienced riders, and even a Littleville bike playground for the youngest shredders.

Pinball and arcades – Rainy days don’t have to drown out the fun: Downtown’s Asheville Pinball Museum offers 75 pinball and classic video games to play for a flat admission price. West Asheville’s Retrocade features video games, pinball, billiards, Skeeball and Foosball for flat-fee indoor fun (and both boast bars for the adults!).

ClimbMax – This climbing gym has two in-town locations featuring varied indoor terrain, along with expert instruction and equipment. The downtown location, with numerous top rope and auto-belay features, is well-suited to younger climbers.

The N.C. Arboretum – These gardens offer plenty of opportunities to learn about nature in a fun, immersive environment. Among the activities are TRACK Trail, which explores the Natural Garden Trail through the eyes of Shelly, the Arboretum’s resident eastern box turtle; and Rocky Cove Railroad, which highlights the entry of trains into Western N.C. in the early 1900s via an intricately detailed garden-scale model railroad and trains.

Biltmore House and Grounds – Kid-centric activities abound at this famed destination. Offerings include: a kids’ audio guided tour of the house; a model train exhibit meandering through the gardens; guided bird walks and falconry experiences; horse-drawn carriage rides; kids’ lagoon fishing with instructor and equipment provided; and Antler Hill Village, featuring Pisgah Playground, the Farm with hens, goats, lambs and calves, and the Barn with blacksmith, broom-maker and woodworker demos.

Sweet factory tours – Visitors to the River Arts District’s French Broad Chocolate Factory can take a tour of the facility to learn about the journey of the cacao bean, from farm to factory; the Hop Ice Creamery in West Asheville offers three different tours highlighting the history of ice cream and the Hop.

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As long-time residents of Asheville, Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty agents and employees make it their mission to work with and support the outstanding area organizations that advocate for the vitality and health of our local and global community. In that spirit, Mosaic is sponsoring Pisgah Legal Service’s Run for Justice 5K – a virtual [...]

When Mike Figura started Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty 11 years ago, the ideas around sustainable development in the Asheville market were gaining traction. Figura’s creation of Mosaic Realty was based on guiding principles grounded in sustainability and community. Possessing degrees from the University of Virginia in Environmental [...]

Giving back to the community that has supported its growth has always been Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty’s mission. Since the realty’s founding a decade ago, the number of [...]