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Culture
Celebrate Lunar New Year with dim sum brunch
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Arts
Indie magazine The Rumpus relocates to Asheville
Allow us to reintroduce this long-running online publication.
January 31, 2023
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Brook Bolen
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Sports
Embrace girl power on National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Play like a girl at Carrier Park on Saturday, Feb. 4.
January 31, 2023
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Brook Bolen
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Food
Chef Luis Martinez’s recipe for pozole
This peppery, porky Mexican stew is great for a crowd.
January 30, 2023
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Laura Hackett
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Culture
Last-minute local ideas for Valentine’s Day
From flowers and happy hours to meteor showers, we’ve got ideas to make your Valentine’s Day special.
January 26, 2023
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Travel and Outdoors
7 super fly peregrine falcon facts
Plus, how to see them up close.
January 25, 2023
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Brook Bolen
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Sports
Get ready to rumble with the Blue Ridge Roller Derby
The Blue Ridge Roller Derby kicks off the 2023 season with a retribution rumble on Saturday, Jan. 28.
January 25, 2023
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Brook Bolen
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Arts
Everything we know about “A Biltmore Christmas”
We’re talking film sites, actors, and a time travel romance.
January 24, 2023
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Laura Hackett
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Arts
The Asheville Designer Toy Expo returns to action this February
The first weekend of February, check out off-the-wall creations from indie toy artists.
January 24, 2023
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Laura Hackett
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Arts
Get ready for The Great Pottery Throwdown
All Together Art’s inaugural fundraiser supports arts education for underserved WNC communities.
January 23, 2023
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Brook Bolen
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Culture
Play “Would You Rather” with us, Asheville
Play this Asheville-centric game next time you’re with friends or family.
January 23, 2023
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Rilee Delgado
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