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Eclipse info and telescope tour July 14 at PARI
Jason Sandford June 22, 2017

The ticked event costs $20 for adults, $15 for students/seniors/military and $5 for children ages 6-11.

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Ingles Independence Day Celebration set for downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford June 22, 2017

The event will include food trucks, fireworks, the Ultimate Air Dogs and much more.

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Asheville News
New faces abound at WLOS
Jason Sandford June 20, 2017

The significant changing of the guard at WLOS includes a new general manager and four new reporters.

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Asheville Music
VIDEO Premiere: Maggie Valley Band’s ‘Don’t Go’
Caleb Calhoun June 20, 2017

With intricate harmonies, well-crafted songs, and exceptional musicianship, this is a band you need to check out.

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Asheville Music
Cody Wright, and how funk-loving alien rappers led him to an Asheville stage
Caleb Calhoun June 20, 2017

Cody Wright fully believes that if you can dream it, you can do it.

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Asheville News
First look: Proposed design of Duke Energy’s downtown Asheville substation
Jason Sandford June 19, 2017

Conceptual drawings show a substation built below grade level to help buffer it from its surroundings.

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Asheville Music
LEAF Downtown AVL lineup set: The Family Stone, Easy Star All-Stars, more
Jason Sandford June 19, 2017

More music from Free Planet Radio, Billy Jonas Band, The Paper Crowns, and more.

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Asheville food and drink
WNC Battle of the Burger set for July 9 at Salvage Station in Asheville
Jason Sandford June 16, 2017

Sample the best burgers local restaurants have to offer while listening to tunes from Josh Phillips Big Band, Chalwa and Yellow Feather.

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From cookbooks to climate change, a social entrepreneur on a mission
Jason Sandford June 16, 2017

Summer Rayne Oakes will sign copies of her new cookbook, SugarDetoxMe, at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Malaprop's in downtown Asheville.

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Asheville Music
Asheville to host ‘American Idol’ auditions in August
Jason Sandford June 16, 2017

If you're between the ages of 15 and 28 and think you've got what it takes, you can audition for "American Idol" in person and/or online.

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Asheville News
Who’s leaving the Asheville Citizen-Times now?
Jason Sandford June 16, 2017

Four Asheville Citizen-Times reporters and photographers are reportedly leaving the news staff, with apparent plans to fill most of the openings.

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Asheville Music
Asheville Barnaroo lineup: Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Pierce Edens, Southern Culture on the Skids, more
Jason Sandford June 16, 2017

Also, music from Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats, The Get Right Band, Midnight Snack, Resonant Rogues, Laura Blackley and more.

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Duke Energy homes in on downtown Asheville substation site
Jason Sandford June 15, 2017

Duke Energy has a former car dealership site along Patton Avenue under contract.

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Asheville events
VIDEO: All Go West + Weekend Events
Jason Sandford June 15, 2017

All Go West is upon us, and we couldn’t be more excited! The schedule is amazing, but we picked a few of our favorites for you to check out. Asheville Grit will be at the ...

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Asheville Music
On stumbling into All Go West Music Festival
Caleb Calhoun June 15, 2017

One of the best things about All Go West is its ability to expose patrons to great music they would have never found or expected to like on their own.

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Asheville News
Asheville City Council touts affordable housing project, but not everybody’s happy
Jason Sandford June 15, 2017

The project came with several historic firsts for the city, but several residents insisted it didn't go far enough in helping to ease an oppressive lack of affordable housing.

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Western North Carolina growers on display with ASAP’s Farm Tour
Jason Sandford June 14, 2017

A Farm Tour pass costs $30.

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Asheville district election question may be headed to city voters
Jason Sandford June 13, 2017

Asheville City Council will hold a public hearing on the district election question at its June 27 meeting.

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Asheville City Council votes create new Human Relations Commission
Jason Sandford June 13, 2017

City Council is looking for more citizens to take part in establishing the commission.

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SOLD! Homewood building in Asheville’s Montford neighborhood for $2 million
Jason Sandford June 13, 2017

The structure was built as the private home of Dr. Robert Carroll, the renowned psychiatrist who built Highland Hospital.

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Asheville Music
West Asheville set for sonic weekend with two-day All Go West Music Festival
Jason Sandford June 13, 2017

Music highlights include Empire Strikes Brass, Midnight Snack, Axxas/Abraxas, The Nude Party, RBTS Win, Doc Aquatic and more.

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Campaign sign controversy arrives early in Asheville City Council election
Jason Sandford June 12, 2017

Following a complaint, city of Asheville officials order candidates to take down campaign signs.

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Living Asheville Arts Festival set for Lexington Avenue on Sept. 3
Jason Sandford June 12, 2017

The festival is the renewed, rebranded version of the former Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival.

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Asheville Music
VIDEO: Soundcheck AVL at Salvage Station, featuring Ben Phan
Jason Sandford June 8, 2017

Ben Phan and the Soul Symphony held a successful crowdfunding campaign last year to pave the way for "Fear is the Teacher."

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Asheville events
VIDEO: Xpand Fest, and more weekend things to do in Asheville
Jason Sandford June 8, 2017

Also this weekend: Asheville VeganFest, Zombie Poetry Cabaret and much more.

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Asheville Music
Music Video Premier: Emma’s Lounge – Shakin’ & Swayin’
Jason Sandford June 6, 2017

The world premier of Emma’s Lounge new music video – Shakin’ & Swayin’, exclusively on Ashvegas.

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Asheville Music
Edens offers masterful mix of dark, vulnerable songs on latest album
Caleb Calhoun June 1, 2017

Madison County-based singer-songwriter Pierce Edens' fifth album is his most fully-realized record yet, offering his trademark mix of folk, rock, grime and scratch.

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Asheville events
VIDEO: Just Brew It and more Asheville weekend events
Jason Sandford June 1, 2017

Here's a quick look at some of the events happening around Asheville this weekend, including a screening of silent films accompanied by live music performed by Andrew Fletcher.

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Asheville food and drink
EAT OF THE WEEK: These Mussels Were Smoky-Dokey!
Stu Helm June 1, 2017

Charred Things on the Deck… When the weather is nice in Asheville, it’s really nice, and that brings out the hippy-dippy-deck-diner in all of us. Who wants to sit and eat outside tonight? Raise your ...

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Asheville events
VIDEO: Things to do in Asheville for Memorial Day Weekend ’17
Jason Sandford May 25, 2017

It's a jam-packed weekend full of festivals, as well as ceremonies to honor our nations veterans. Check it out.

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Asheville food and drink
FANCY EATIN’! Early “Dinner of the Year Contender,” Local Provisions.
Stu Helm May 25, 2017

Getting to Knowww Youuu… I always say that liking the people who make the food I like, makes me like the food they make even more than I liked it before! This has never been ...

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Asheville events
Asheville fitness coach on 5 ways to make change right now
Jason Sandford May 25, 2017

It's time to get started.

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Asheville Music
Soundcheck AVL: Pierce Edens
May 25, 2017

Pierce Edens and Kevin Reece offer a sneak peek of their upcoming new album, "Stripped Down, Gussied Up."

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Asheville events
Opinion: Fast-internet initiative critical for Western North Carolina’s future
Jason Sandford May 21, 2017

When it comes to fast internet availability, the Asheville area is falling behind, and that's bad news for economic growth.

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Asheville Music
The wonderful world of LEAF, found through the universality of music
Caleb Calhoun May 21, 2017

The universality that is LEAF has welcomed one more consciousness to it.

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New Yancey County observatory will give stargazers delight
Jason Sandford May 21, 2017

The observatory will be home to a 34-inch telescope.

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Asheville events
A book marketing effort like few others in author Beatty’s ‘Serafina’ series
Jason Sandford May 20, 2017

Asheville author Robert Beatty is masterminding, and funding, a massive marketing effort around his young adult "Serafina" mystery series.

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Asheville food and drink
Asheville Sandwich Report: Around the World & Home Again in Asheville, NC
Stu Helm May 19, 2017

I may have overdid it on the sandwiches… Now that I write a sandwich report every month, I might be perhaps going a li’l cray-cray on the sandwich consumption. Everywhere I go, no matter how ...

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Asheville food and drink
EAT OF THE WEEK: Grandma’s Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting
Stu Helm May 18, 2017

In Asheville, we call it CAAAAKE!!! Holy fuck, are you kidding me? You guys may or may not already know that 50/Fifty The Art of Dessert is the weekly “food sponsor” for my Food Fan ...

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The Bliss Mob Hug Parade is coming to downtown Asheville!
Asheville events
The Bliss Mob Hug Parade: Our Featured Event on the GritVegas Weekend Update
wordpress May 18, 2017

We can’t think of a better way to enjoy your weekend than to treat yourself (and others!) to free hugs, compliments, smiles, and laughter, which is why this weekend we’re featuring the Bliss Mob Hug ...

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Asheville events
WIN TIX forTour de Fat, the big fest at New Belgium in Asheville
Jason Sandford May 18, 2017

Asheville musician Ian Ridenhour, as well as Third Eye Blind, will bring the entertainment, along with a host of other performers.

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Asheville events
Word on the street: Red pandas coming to WNC Nature Center
Jason Sandford May 11, 2017

The red panda is just one of several new animals the Nature Center hopes to add, according to its 2020 Vision Plan.

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Asheville Music
Dancing in the rain at French Broad River Festival
Caleb Calhoun May 10, 2017

The rain, the cold and the mud did nothing but add to a festive celebration of the event's 20th anniversary.

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In Chattanooga, arts leaders in Asheville see model for greater impact
Jason Sandford May 9, 2017

With a change in emphasis, a Chattanooga arts nonprofit is empowering artists and energizing the economy. What can Asheville take away from its success?

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Asheville food and drink
EAT OF THE WEEK: Norwegian-American Ski Queen Cheeseburger
Stu Helm May 8, 2017

Ski Queen Me. I had a little time to kill so I decided to eat some cheese. I went to see Brenton Vasconcellos at the 5 Walnut Wine Bar’s Cheese Shop — because he’s a ...

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Asheville food and drink
Asheville entrepreneurs brew ideas to cash in on craft beer’s appeal
Jason Sandford May 8, 2017

Brewfully, Brewed Clues, Brewpon and Brew-Ed Tours are three examples of how the craft beer scene is inspiring entrepreneurs.

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Asheville Music
Cocktails, conversation and music by Victor Wooten at Asheville Masonic Temple
Jason Sandford May 8, 2017

The May 18 show, which will be hosted by another fantastic musician, Gary Jules, who lives in Asheville, promises to be a special night.

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Asheville events
Consider ditching the car as Strive Not to Drive Week arrives May 12
Jason Sandford May 8, 2017

Strive Not to Drive Week is expanding to include events in Haywood and Henderson counties this year.

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At TroopScore.com, Asheville entrepreneurs arm veterans with power of reviews
Jason Sandford May 8, 2017

TroopScore.com hopes the reviews their users leave on the site lead to improvements in VA healthcare.

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Asheville events
Burlesque fest celebrates 11 years in Asheville on Memorial Day weekend
Jason Sandford May 7, 2017

The "Golden Glamazon," Sydni Deveraux, headlines this years festivities.

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