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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
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Food
Chef J Chong to star in new HBO Max show “The Big Brunch”
The cooking competition show, produced by Dan Levy, debuts Thursday, Nov. 10.
November 7, 2022
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Laura Hackett
A wounded Veteran connects with a horse at Heart of Horse Sense.
Events
Commemorating Veterans Day 2022 in and around Asheville
From family events to equine therapy, here’s how to honor Veterans locally.
November 4, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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City
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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Travel and Outdoors
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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Culture
Local ways to prepare for the end of daylight saving time
From pre-made meals to creative endeavors, here’s how to make the transition as painless as possible.
November 2, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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Culture
NaNoWriMo has begun — here are 10+ local events to keep you writing
The Buncombe County Public Library is hosting events throughout the month, including author events, write-ins, and special workshops.
November 1, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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Culture
Three unusual items to check out from the Asheville Tool Library
You can even rent your own handyman.
October 31, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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Culture
The sweet potato industry in NC
We’re sharing some pretty sweet facts about these terrific tubers.
October 31, 2022
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Brook Bolen
The 2021 Asheville Championship winners.
Sports
Asheville to host early-season college basketball tournament this November
Four teams will go head-to-head at the second annual Asheville Championship, which takes place Fri., Nov. 11 and Sun., Nov. 13.
October 28, 2022
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Laura Hackett
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Travel and Outdoors
All about bats in WNC
This winged emblems of scary season are vital to the health of our environment.
October 27, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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City
Learn and connect at the Buncombe County Leading with Race Summit
The event, which is part of the county’s Racial Equity Action Plan, will engage the community and dedicate a new historical plaque marker.
July 8, 2024
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Molly Wilson
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Sports
Dreaming of gold: Olympians with ties to NC competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics
North Carolina is well represented on the world stage at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics — here are some locals to watch.
July 5, 2024
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Grace Powers
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Small Business
See how it’s made with Diamond Brand Gear’s Factory Fridays
The outdoor gear brand is letting you in on how its canvas tents and upcycled bags are made (and offering some deals) with the launch of the new Factory Fridays.
July 5, 2024
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Grace Powers
Billy Gardenhight and two other golfers mark score cards during the Skyview Golf Tournament
Culture
Skyview Golf Tournament celebrates 64 years on the green
Back in 1960, seven golfers created an event that would offer competition and community to African American players in Asheville.
July 3, 2024
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Molly Wilson
People looking at a table filled with colorful ceramics from artist Daniel Garver.
Arts
The Big Crafty returns for two days of creativity and community
Find one-of-a-kind wares at one of locals’ favorite indie arts and crafts festivals.
July 2, 2024
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Grace Powers
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Culture
Asheville’s 1999 time capsule
What was Asheville like at the turn of the millennium? We took a look back at the final year of the 20th century to see what life was like pre-Y2K.
July 1, 2024
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Michael Beausoleil
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Culture
Introducing our 2024 Picture of the Year contest
We’re almost halfway through 2024 now (whoa), so we’re officially opening up the 2024 Picture of the Year contest.
July 1, 2024
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Madison McMillen
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City
Asheville Parks and Recreation releases the Recreate Asheville draft plan
Now, more than a year after the initiative was launched, community feedback on the Recreate Asheville plan is needed one last time.
June 28, 2024
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Molly Wilson