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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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Travel and Outdoors
Try This: E-bike sunset tour in Asheville, NC
Asheville Adventure Company’s e-bike tours offer accessible natural excursions.
October 17, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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Culture
13 Asheville ghosts + the buildings they haunt
October 17, 2022
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AVL jack o'lantern mushroom
Travel and Outdoors
Spooky and fierce fungi in Asheville, NC
Poisonous Jack O’Lantern mushrooms resemble seasonal gourds and also glow in the dark.
October 13, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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Travel and Outdoors
All about the Northern cardinal, NC’s official state bird
We’re sharing red hot facts about NC’s official state bird.
October 11, 2022
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Brook Bolen
UNC Asheville Mascot at UNC Asheville
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City
The city proclaims October as Asheville Sister Cities Month
Celebrate Asheville’s seven international sisters, which span from Dunkeld & Birnam, Scotland to Saumur, France.
October 10, 2022
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Laura Hackett
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Food
Shellebrate NC Oyster Week in Asheville, NC
NC Oyster Week runs Oct.10-16. Celebrate at these local oyster spots, with guidance from Chef Will Cisa on how best to enjoy them.
October 10, 2022
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Laura Hackett
Galloway, an adoptable shelter dog
Culture
Celebrating Adopt a Shelter Dog Month in Asheville, NC
Whether you adopt a pup or a senior dog, these local spots will help you find your furever love.
October 7, 2022
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Brook Bolen
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City hall’s chimes could sound once again
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Culture
Telling a community’s story with Creatives Under Instruction
The program, led by Hood Huggers International in collaboration with a number of local partners, fosters artistic inspiration for youth in the Burton Street Neighborhood.
June 18, 2024
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Culture
Test the waters with local swimming lessons
Whether you’re looking for the little ones or for yourself, these local swimming instructors will help keep your summertime safe and fun.
June 18, 2024
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A large, inflatable cow is on a mini stage and holds a Chick-Fil-A sign that says "Eat Mor Chikin." Behind the cow is blue-gren archway with a clock at the top and words that read "Biltmore Square."
Culture
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Once booming, now barren. Let’s take a peek at malls of Asheville’s past — plus hope for the future.
June 17, 2024
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Brianna Williams
The front of Sweeten Creek Brewing, the venue for Bele Shred Summer Music Festival, showing a colorful cloud mural and a yellow sign in capital letters reading "Brewery."
Festivals
Sweeten Creek Brewing hosts its first Bele Shred Summer Music Festival
Two days, three stages, 40+ performances.
June 17, 2024
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Rendering of the exterior of the unbuilt Thomas C. Lea House
Culture
The local Frank Lloyd Wright house that never was
The famous architect designed a mountain cabin outside Asheville — but owner Thomas C. Lea had a different plan.
June 14, 2024
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Molly Wilson
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City
Buncombe County reveals community survey results
You shared your feelings + feedback on life in Buncombe County — here are a few key takeaways.
June 14, 2024
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