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Culture
Create your own Asheville holiday Hallmark movie
We’re taking a page out of Mad Libs’ book to create our own holiday Hallmark films set in Asheville in honor of the new flick being filmed in our neck of the woods.
January 15, 2026 03:37 PM
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Grace Powers
Painting of The Shattered Rose by Robert Williams on display at the Asheville Art Museum's "The New Salon: A Contemporary View" exhibition
Arts
The Asheville Art Museum unveils “The New Salon: A Contemporary View” exhibition
The exhibit, featuring both local and nationally renowned artists, is on display through mid-August.
March 7, 2024
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Grace Powers
Two bone-in chops of meat are being grilled over a fire.
Culture
Vote in AVLtoday’s barbecue bracket
We want to know: Where is the best barbecue in Asheville? Vote for your favorite to help determine a champion.
March 4, 2024
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Brianna Williams
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Entertainment
How Melvin AC Howell is working to make dance lessons accessible to Asheville and beyond
His online platform HASdance is here to help you boost your self-confidence (and your dancing skills) in a judgment-free zone.
March 1, 2024
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Grace Powers
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Culture
Donate your formal wear to local students going to prom
The Prom Dress Exchange and Eblen Charities’ Prom Dress Express are outfitting students with dreamy dresses for their big night.
March 1, 2024
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Grace Powers
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Violin royalty returns home for inaugural Artist Residency
World-renowned violinists Noah Bendix-Balgley and Shanshan Yao headline this week-long artistic celebration.
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A crowd of people gathered standing in front of a large screen to view a film. String lights are hanging in the space.
Arts
Indie music and film come together for the Mythic Monsters Music Video Showcase
See how songs from local musicians come to life.
February 20, 2024
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Grace Powers
A brown, brindled, adoptable dog is the focal point of the photo, with its right ear pointed down and left ear pointed up. The dog has a white patch of fur around its nose going up between its eyes.
Culture
Adoptable pets around Asheville
Find your forever best friend at a local shelter.
February 19, 2024
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Brook Bolen
View of the outside of the aquarium with an ocean blue overhang that has two clown fish.
Culture
Meet the celebrity stingray living just outside the Land of the Sky
Charlotte the round stingray has been making international headlines for her rare pregnancy — and she’s living down the road in Hendersonville.
February 16, 2024
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Grace Powers
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Events
Earth Fare celebrates 50 years in Asheville
The city’s first health food store is celebrating its 50th birthday by offering you free cake.
April 14, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
Be a force of nature on Earth Day in Asheville
Join the cleanups, crafting, parties, and promotions happening in honor of the world around us.
April 14, 2025
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Molly Wilson
Corner Kitchen time capsules
Food
Corner Kitchen preserves its history as it rebuilds
A fixture of the local food scene, the restaurant is preserving its history by placing time capsules in the wall as it rebuilds from Helene.
April 11, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Events
Your guide to Downtown After 5
Asheville’s free community concert series kicks off this week at its new location
April 11, 2025
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Bethany Osborn
The inside of Period Nirvana, showing shelves of reusable period products and a display of gifts in the center of the room.
Small Business
Period Nirvana opens in West Asheville, offering menstrual cycle care products
The new West Asheville shop is one of just a handful of physical period care shops in the world.
April 10, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Food
Meherwan Irani hosts the popular Bon Appétit web series, “Street Eats”
The Chai Pani chef and owner takes you to the streets of Mumbai in a viral video with the food magazine.
April 10, 2025
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Grace Powers
City
The story of Asheville’s Sister Cities
Find a little piece of home in these seven international cities.
April 9, 2025
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Bethany Osborn
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Events
The Whale’s grown-up version of the Scholastic Book Fair
Imagine shopping at the iconic Book Fair again, but this time with grown-up money and a beer in hand.
April 9, 2025
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Bethany Osborn
The exterior of a brick building with a banner that reads "Buncombe County Helene Resource Center" in English and in Spanish.
City
Long-term resource center for Helene survivors opens in downtown Asheville
The Helene Resource Center is open at 94 Coxe Ave. as Buncombe County reaches a key recovery milestone.
April 8, 2025
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Bethany Osborn