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Where to make spring cleaning donations in Asheville
Don’t just throw it all away — give your old clothing, furniture, and miscellaneous items a second life at one of these donation sites.
March 12, 2026 02:51 PM
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Grace Powers
State of the Arts Brunch
Arts
ArtsAVL gives an update on Asheville’s creative economy at the State of the Arts Brunch
The organization checked in on our city’s creative health by the numbers.
October 31, 2023
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Grace Powers
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Events
Plan ahead for November in Asheville
Now that the holiday season is just beginning and the temperatures are dropping, there are plenty of events + happenings to fill your local schedule.
October 30, 2023
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Molly Wilson
Katie Button posing in front of The White House.
Culture
Chef Katie Button shares her experience cooking at the White House State Dinner
We talked to Button to learn about the planning, execution, and her takeaways from the event.
October 29, 2023
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Grace Powers
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Culture
See the winning pumpkin from our 2023 jack-o-lantern contest
Your votes are in for your favorite pumpkin — drumroll, please.
October 27, 2023
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Emily Shea-Owen
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Events
Tell us a tale at AVLtoday’s storytelling open mic
Join us for an evening of story sharing and community (not to mention a few drinks) as we celebrate what makes us proud of Asheville.
October 26, 2023
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Molly Wilson
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Festivals
Stirring up at the WNC Fermenting Festival
Get a taste of the practice + its products during this festival in Marshall.
October 24, 2023
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Molly Wilson
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Culture
Asked: Where would you film a scary movie in Asheville?
Imagine a horror movie set in the Land of the Sky — where would the hauntings happen, the slasher strike, or the final hero end up?
October 20, 2023
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Haley Bartlett
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Culture
Connecting cultures at the LEAF Global Arts Festival
Join the four-day celebration of creativity, culture, and coming together.
October 18, 2023
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Molly Wilson
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Locally-made: 76th annual craft fair happens this weekend
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Culture
Get in the spooky spirit
Costume contests, dance parties, murder mysteries, even a canine haunted house — your Halloween schedule is looking pretty full.
October 12, 2023
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Molly Wilson
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Swannanoa River Road set to reopen this Friday
This essential road will reopen to traffic on the afternoon of Friday, April 4 after more than six months since Helene wreaked havoc on the corridor.
April 3, 2025
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Grace Powers
Aerial shot of Memorial Stadium showing the blue six-lane track surrounding the field.
City
Memorial Stadium renovations are complete
Lace up your sneakers — the stadium’s construction has wrapped up, and you’re invited to take the new six-lane track for a spin.
April 3, 2025
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Grace Powers
Keyboard and other instruments and equipment set up in Echo Mountain Recording studio.
City
Echo Mountain Recording to close at the end of the year
Since 2006, the studio has been an institution in music — producing Grammy award-winning work.
April 2, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Food
Asheville establishments considered for MICHELIN Guide
As the lauded list expands to our region, WNC restaurants will be contenders for the recognition.
April 2, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Food
Sweet Cub Soft Serve dishes out artisan ice cream on wheels
Three words: Ice cream nachos.
April 1, 2025
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Grace Powers
A group of six women wearing matching blue shirts crossing the finish line of a relay race.
Sports
Celebrating 8 years of the Ville to Ville relay
The 72-mile relay from Asheville, N.C. to Greenville, S.C. returns with record-breaking numbers.
March 31, 2025
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Bethany Osborn
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City
Best places to read a book around Asheville
If reading is your activity of choice, try one of these Asheville spots the next time you crack open your favorite novel.
March 31, 2025
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Amelia Grooms
A group of volunteers with Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity raises a wall inside of a house being built.
Nonprofits
Asheville’s Habitat for Humanity sees an influx of volunteer interest
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity has been busy hosting out-of-town college students interested in spending their spring break volunteering.
March 28, 2025
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Bethany Osborn
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City
Wildfire updates and resources for Buncombe County
The statewide burn ban remains in effect as wildfires continue to pop up throughout Western North Carolina, with one active fire in Buncombe County.
March 27, 2025
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Bethany Osborn