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Will 2023 be the Asheville Tourists’ final season at McCormick Field?
The answer depends on whether or not the minor league team can secure about $30 million in new funding.
December 7, 2022
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Laura Hackett
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Help decide the future of West Asheville’s Haywood Road
Does this main artery need more bike lanes, parking spaces, sidewalks, or all of the above? You decide.
December 5, 2022
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Laura Hackett
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2023 predictions for the Asheville real estate market
Real estate experts explain what Asheville home buyers should know and predict whether we’ll see prices continue to rise in 2023.
December 5, 2022
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Gabe Guarente
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Asheville’s pickleball pickle may be solved
Plus, every public court where you can play tennis or pickleball.
November 10, 2022
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Sarah Leonhardt
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Dive into the history of Walton Street Pool and Park
The property, a bastion of Black history in Asheville, was recently designated a local historic landmark.
November 9, 2022
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Laura Hackett
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The 2022 election results for Asheville and Buncombe County
From bonds and city council seats to Asheville’s next mayor — see how residents voted in this year’s general election.
November 8, 2022
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Laura Hackett
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Your guide to the 2022 election in Asheville and Buncombe County
Here’s what we’re voting on in 2022 — from Asheville City Council seats and county bonds to the mayoral election.
November 7, 2022
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Asheville skater Rachel Bagels to compete at the World Skate Games
This will be her second appearance at the games — in 2019, she finished in seventh place.
November 3, 2022
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Laura Hackett
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Safe Passage’s campaign to make wildlife crossings safer in WNC
Work is set to begin on bridges and tunnels that will help area wildlife cross roads more safely and reduce collisions.
November 2, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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