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Outdoors
2 months ago
Pisgah Area SORBA is protecting WNC trails, one volunteer at a time

After Tropical Storm Helene, many Western North Carolina hiking and biking trails were destroyed, suffering from flooding, felled trees and other damages. They may have stayed that way without Pisgah Area SORBA and its mighty team of volunteers.

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Business
2 months ago
Local coffee shop, arts nonprofit C.A.M.P. to close this May

Just over one year after opening, Coffee, Art, Music type Place, a coffee shop and arts nonprofit located off of Tunnel Road, has announced that it will shut its doors at the end of May.

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Arts & Culture
2 months ago
Different Strokes! produces latest work by local playwright Travis Lowe

This June, Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective will debut the latest play by local writer/actor Travis Lowe, “Love and Other Vices.”

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Food & Drink
2 months ago
Italian restaurant Gemelli brings new life to historic Biltmore Village building

Gemelli Italian restaurant is serving up community and recovery in Biltmore Village. As the historic Asheville business sector rebuilds from damage caused by Tropical Storm Helene, Gemelli has brought new life to one of its oldest buildings.

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On The Town
2 months ago
State of Asheville stages: Montford Park Players

Over a year and a half after the widespread devastation of Tropical Storm Helene, which hobbled business, tourism and the arts across Western North Carolina, 828newsNOW takes a look at how the theater community has recovered. First up, the Montford Park Players.

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Arts & Culture
3 months ago
George Masa documentary to make world premiere in Asheville

George Masa was a Japanese photographer whose pictures helped establish the Appalachian Trail and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Despite his historical impact, little is known about Masa in his private life. In “A Life Reimagined: The George Masa Story,” filmmaker Paul Bonesteel attempts to unearth the story of the legendary photographer.

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Education
3 months ago
Asheville opts for work day, BCS to stay open as teachers plan for May 1 rally

On Friday, May 1, public school workers from all over North Carolina will converge in Raleigh to take part in the Kids Over Corporations rally. According to the Buncombe County Association of Educators, over 100 local educators are projected to join in.

Two performers in glittery black costumes with large purple headdresses on stage; a Color Me Asheville banner is in the background.
Arts & Culture
3 months ago
Purple team triumphs, $20K raised at colorful Goodwill fashion show

The 10th annual Color Me Asheville fashion show took to the stage at the Orange Peel last night. The Goodwill event, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, raised over $20,000 for Bounty & Soul, a local food-based nonprofit.

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Entertainment
3 months ago
Comedian Candice Guardino bringing ‘Italian Bred’ stories, songs to Wortham Center

Comedian Candice Guardino is coming to the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts this weekend with “Italian Bred,” her one-woman, multi-character show.

Community
3 months ago
Lookin’ butter-fly: Renovated farmyard unveiled at WNC Nature Center

Mayor Esther Manheimer, Asheville City Council members and Western North Carolina Nature Center staff participated in a ribbon cutting today for the Gateway to the Southern Appalachians exhibit, a renovated entrance, gift shop and farmyard with a brand-new butterfly garden experience. 

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