AVLtoday earns two honors in the 2022 Mountain Xpress Best of WNC awards

September 12, 2022 • 
Laura Hackett
AVLtoday team members Emily Shea, Laura Hackett, and Brook Bolen pose in front of Pollen Coffee Shop.

AVLtoday team members Emily Shea, Laura Hackett, and Brook Bolen pose in front of Pollen Coffee Shop.

Photo by AVLtoday

Readers, we can’t thank you enough for reppin’ AVLtoday in this year’s Mountain Xpress Best of WNC awards.

We are humbled and delighted that y’all voted us the No. 1 Best Source for Event News and the No. 2 Best Local News Source in Western North Carolina.

Curious about who else made the cut in categories from food to pets to professional services? See Part One and Part Two of the Best Of Guide.

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