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The NC troll hunters guide to Thomas Dambo’s new installations
The renowned Danish artist is installing 19 massive, whimsical troll sculptures across the state. Here’s where to find them.
October 27, 2025 03:26 PM
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
Buncombe County trail projects receive $600,000 in state funding
NC’s Natural and Cultural Resources Department awarded over $11M to Great Trails State projects in WNC—including $600K for Buncombe County.
July 22, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
MountainTrue rolls out new state-funded river cleanup program
The nonprofit has been working for more than nine months to clean up WNC’s rivers after Helene’s wreckage. Now, with funding from the NCDEQ, efforts will increase.
July 17, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
Disc golf pro designs new course at Asheville Municipal Golf Course
While city officials get the ball rolling on Muni’s complete restoration, you can enjoy a temporary 18-hole championship-length disc golf course.
July 8, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
Inside the new North Concourse at Asheville Regional Airport
No ticket? No problem. Here’s a tour of the Asheville Regional Airport’s new North Concourse. Plus, what to know for your next flight.
June 24, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Culture
How to spend the longest day of the year in Asheville
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and we’ve got all the best ways to celebrate around town.
June 19, 2025
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Travel and Outdoors
The new summer festival building back the French Broad
The teams behind Wrong Way Campground and Uproar announced a new fly fishing festival benefiting RiverLink and the French Broad Riverkeeper.
June 17, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
3 new businesses opening in Old Fort this summer
There are plenty of new experiences waiting for you just ~30 minutes outside of Asheville, from mountain biking thrills to THC beverages.
June 16, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
The Pisgah Conservancy invites the public to name a new 20-mile loop
If you have a knack for nomenclature, submit your ideas to Pisgah Conservancy before Tuesday, July 15.
June 10, 2025
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Bethany Osborn
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Events
Celebrate National Trails Day in Asheville
Established by the American Hiking Society more than 30 years ago, National Trails Day encourages community gathering, environmental stewardship, and outdoor preservation.
June 2, 2025
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Bethany Osborn
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History
Asheville’s history through the eyes of a cicada
Brood XIV emerges every 17 years — what did Asheville look like to previous generations of these noisy insects?
May 22, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Asheville hotel earns prestigious MICHELIN Key
Blind Tiger Asheville is the only local hotel ever recognized with a MICHELIN Key.
October 16, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Culture
Stream these local horror podcasts
Give your ears a terrifying thrill with these local audio dramas.
October 14, 2025
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Brook Bolen
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Arts
Meet ReMix It, Asheville’s upcoming creative reuse store
The nonprofit is opening a retail store to make art supplies more accessible and more affordable.
October 13, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
$25k could be hidden in on Asheville’s forest floor
The hunt for $25k worth of gold coins extends across the Blue Ridge Mountains.
October 13, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Food
Vegan and vegetarian spots around Asheville
These vegan and vegetarian meals are what dreams are made of.
October 10, 2025
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Arts
Lamplight AVL’s plans to bring affordable artist studios to West Asheville
The arts nonprofit is transforming the house at 2 Westwood Pl. into a creative hub with studio space and community programming.
October 9, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
Asheville plans for permanent water pretreatment systems
The FEMA-funded temporary water pretreatment systems will be operational through the end of November, marking the end of hurricane season.
October 9, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
Buncombe County’s plans for new Swannanoa and West Asheville EMS bases
To field increased emergency call volumes, a standalone EMS base will be built in Swannanoa. A West Asheville EMS base is also in early stages.
October 8, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Food
The rise of THC infused beverages in Asheville
Asheville might be Beer City, but it’s following a global trend showing a rise in popularity of cannabis infused beverages.
October 7, 2025
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Grace Powers