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How Asheville fought for the Blue Ridge Parkway
Thanks to the lobbying efforts of local leaders, politicians, and business owners, the Blue Ridge Parkway didn’t pass us by.
September 09, 2025 03:24 PM
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Grace Powers
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Culture
#TBT: Take a drive through time with the Tourists ⚾
April 11, 2018
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Audra Goforth
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Culture
Zelda Fitzgerald: more than America’s flapper
March 13, 2018
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Education
Where to take lifelong learning classes in and around Asheville
Here are five centers and institutes offering courses to adults looking to learn something new.
April 21, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
The rare fireflies lighting up the Appalachian Mountains
Synchronous and blue ghost fireflies will soon put on a light show in the Appalachian Mountains — here’s where to see them.
April 18, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Sports
An Olympic-level obstacle course opens in Fletcher
OSEGA debuts its newest offering, a training center for obstacle course racing.
April 17, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
Brush up on these life skills in and around Asheville
From knife techniques to CPR we’ve got a roundup of basic skills to make life a little easier.
April 17, 2025
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Bethany Osborn
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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.
April 16, 2025
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Laura Hackett
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Airports and Transportation
Asheville Regional Airport unveils new food and retail options
Learn all about the three new restaurants + retail stores coming to a terminal near you this summer — and the four slated for 2027.
April 15, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
Citizen Vinyl’s cafe, event space, and record store to close by May
The public-facing operations will close on Sunday, April 30 as the biz focuses on its vinyl manufacturing and record studio.
April 14, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Events
Earth Fare celebrates 50 years in Asheville
The city’s first health food store is celebrating its 50th birthday by offering you free cake.
April 14, 2025
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Grace Powers