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Laura Hackett

Senior City Editor

Laura is based in Asheville, NC and has written for AVLtoday since March 2021. Before joining 6AM City, she wrote for Mountain Xpress and created content for the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce (the 2019 National Chamber of the Year). In her free time, she loves exploring her city by bike, testing out new restaurants, and hanging out with her dog Iroh at the park.

Locals have spotted the showy bird on hikes, drives, and in the middle of an engagement shoot.
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LostPetsAVL is here to make reuniting pets easier in the Asheville area.
Chapters Bookstop, a passion project of Dawnn Sanders, launched this month.
This spot will have you howling for a martini.
Explore Appalachia in the aftermath of a mysterious, world-changing event.
There will be specialty LPs and merch, Burmese tapas, and a DJ set from one half of Sylvan Esso.
It’s a new heyday for the fairway, clubhouse, and stormwater systems.
Works from Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are on the menu.
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