Historic Bistro Roca destroyed in fire, community comes together

Historic Bistro Roca destroyed in fire, community comes together

After a fire in late January destroyed one of Blowing Rock’s historical landmarks, visitors and neighbors alike have rallied to support the employees of Bistro Roca. In the early hours of Jan. 25, a fire broke out in the basement of the restaurant and bar, quickly consuming the almost 100-year-old building. The initial cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Blowing Rock Fire Department. No one was in the building at the time of the…