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Google Street View cars on the streets of Asheville

| May 23, 2013 | Comments (1)
Google Street View cars on the streets of Asheville

Smile, you’re on Google’s camera.

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City of Asheville: Thursday is Bob Moog Day

| May 22, 2013 | Comments (2)
City of Asheville: Thursday is Bob Moog Day

Moog Music is donating moe than $25,000 in instruments to Asheville City Schools to celebrate the occasion.

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Asheville runners, take note: ‘Spirit of the Marathon II’ to screen June 12

| May 22, 2013 | Comments (0)
Asheville runners, take note: ‘Spirit of the Marathon II’ to screen June 12

Carolina Cinemas will show the film June 12. Proceeds benefit fund aiding victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Posana Cafe in downtown Asheville opens after major renovation

| May 22, 2013 | Comments (0)
Posana Cafe in downtown Asheville opens after major renovation

Word on the street is that Posana dropped $100,000 on the overhaul.

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Biltmore Estate photo shoot: TV starlet Bellamy Young poses for Southern Living

| May 22, 2013 | Comments (0)
Biltmore Estate photo shoot: TV starlet Bellamy Young poses for Southern Living

Bellamy Young, a star of “Scandal,” was posing for the September issue of “Southern Living.”

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May 31 meeting set to hear public input on four River Arts District community projects

| May 21, 2013 | Comments (5)
May 31 meeting set to hear public input on four River Arts District community projects

Asheville Design Center and OPEN Asheville want input on a new bus shelter and footbridge, as well as a couple of other projects.

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Sold: Asheville South Slope warehouse to Run Riot LLC

| May 21, 2013 | Comments (2)
Sold: Asheville South Slope warehouse to Run Riot LLC

Run Riot plunked down $1.1 million for the former Standard Paper building on Banks Avenue as South Slope boils with development activity.

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Craigslist Asheville: Pub-cycle driver wanted

| May 21, 2013 | Comments (4)
Craigslist Asheville: Pub-cycle driver wanted

Looks like Asheville’s first drink-and-ride beer trolley is getting cranked up.

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The Week in Film: Sequel Hell edition

| May 21, 2013 | Comments (4)
The Hangover Part III
(Warner Bros.)

The Wolfpack and Vin Diesel return, but take heart: so do the Bluths!

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Ashvegas movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness

| May 20, 2013 | Comments (1)
(Paramount Pictures)

J.J. Abrams’ return to the Enterprise is big time, big money entertainment at its best…until it treads some very familiar territory.

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Beach Day, and their gorgeous surf rock sound, coming to Double Crown June 23

| May 17, 2013 | Comments (0)
Beach Day, and their gorgeous surf rock sound, coming to Double Crown June 23

This surf/garage rock trio channels the classic sound of ’60s girl bands. They’re playing the Double Crown on June 23.

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Big Sam’s Funky Nation kicks off Downtown After 5 in Asheville tonight

| May 17, 2013 | Comments (1)
Big Sam/ photo by Jason Sandford

There’s a fun moonlight bicycle ride through downtown following the concert.

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Ashvegas movie review: Gimme The Loot

| May 17, 2013 | Comments (0)
Gimme The Loot
(Sundance Selects)

Adam Leon’s graffiti tale is a fast and fresh experience too rarely seen in modern cinema.

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Buncombe County pays more than $1 million for 8 acres on Hendersonville Road

| May 16, 2013 | Comments (6)
Buncombe County pays more than $1 million for 8 acres on Hendersonville Road

The transaction may be part of a secretive economic development deal dubbed “Project X” that the county is pursuing.

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Word on the street: New restaurant coming to Haywood Road

| May 15, 2013 | Comments (13)
Word on the street: New restaurant coming to Haywood Road

Work to renovate this building near the Haywood Road/I-240 intersection is coming together.

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Asheville Citizen-Times: Winning $1 million lottery ticket sold at Ingles

| May 15, 2013 | Comments (0)
Asheville Citizen-Times: Winning $1 million lottery ticket sold at Ingles

The winner bought the ticket at Ingles on Leicester Highway. So who’s the lucky winner?

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Asheville’s newest brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing, will be ready for Asheville Beer Week

| May 14, 2013 | Comments (2)
Asheville’s newest brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing, will be ready for Asheville Beer Week

Hi-Wire’s first tasting event will be held on May 31 at the Thirsty Monk.

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Ashvegas movie review: The Great Gatsby

| May 14, 2013 | Comments (0)
(Warner Bros.)

Baz Luhrmann glitzes up 1920s New York “Moulin Rouge!” style, but can’t fully overcome the classic novel’s cinematic flaws.

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The Week in Film: Captain’s Log edition (Part 2…or is it 12?)

| May 14, 2013 | Comments (0)
Star Trek: Into Darkness
(Paramount Pictures)

Kirk, Spock & Co. square off against one of their own while a pair of smart indies vie for the leftovers.

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Biltmore Mall to be transformed into outlet center

| May 13, 2013 | Comments (15)
Biltmore Mall to be transformed into outlet center

The new Asheville Outlets will feature “top manufacturers and retail outlets” and is scheduled to open next year, according to press release.

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CONFIRMED: New mixed-use building, parking deck planned for River Arts District

| May 10, 2013 | Comments (13)
CONFIRMED: New mixed-use building, parking deck planned for River Arts District

A major new development is planned for the ever-changing River Arts District.

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RiverLink: Old Cotton Mill in River Arts District to be torn down

| May 9, 2013 | Comments (3)
RiverLink: Old Cotton Mill in River Arts District to be torn down

The brick building was recently the site of an arson fire, one of a recent string of RAD arsons.

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Hall Fletcher Elementary School mural to be dedicated June 4

| May 9, 2013 | Comments (0)
Hall Fletcher Elementary School mural to be dedicated June 4

The mural is meant to help uplift students at the school, one of the poorest schools in Buncombe County.

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River Arts District motorcycle shop seeks public’s help after suffering water damage

| May 9, 2013 | Comments (7)
River Arts District motorcycle shop seeks public’s help after suffering water damage

Hugh’s Handbuilt is trying to raise $5,000 after a water pipe broke last week and damaged the motorcycle shop.

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