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Happening through midnight this Wednesday: Give UNC Asheville
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Education
How to submit to our 2023 poetry contest
It’s National Poetry Month, and our readers are invited to submit original poems in a special AVLtoday contest.
April 8, 2023
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Sarah Leonhardt
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Education
10 elementary, middle, and high schools in Asheville, NC
From Montford to South Asheville, we’re giving you all the pertinent details about some of the elementary, middle, and high schools.
March 24, 2023
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Emily Shea
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A career in tech is calling (and this program can help) 💻
With a variety of virtual + in-person courses, Flatiron School is designed to help Ashevillians prepare for a career in tech.
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Carolina Day School to host open houses in January 2023
At an open house, parents can see the school in action, and meet the dedicated teachers + the bright students who fill their classrooms.
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Pilot program to annually award new Western Carolina University students
WCU is helping to bridge the gap and make attending college more affordable for North Carolinians.
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Arts
No Man’s Land Film Festival returns to Asheville
Attend the No Man’s Land Film Festival, which is returning to Asheville for its fifth year.
November 21, 2022
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Mila Raque
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Culture
How to feed others this Thanksgiving
Support these local organizations this holiday season to make sure our community stays fed.
November 18, 2022
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Mila Raque
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What does it mean to Live Western?
See what happened when Western Carolina University discovered its personality type and how it’s transforming the Catamount brand.
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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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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
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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Culture
The unique history of Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
PARI is one of only three International Dark Sky-certified Parks in North Carolina — and it has fascinating ties to NASA and the Cold War.
October 4, 2022
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Laura Hackett
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