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mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin |Gina Smith |Christopher Arbor |Kay West
- by Thomas CalderThe gathering is a rebuke of what organizers say is the Trump administration's "authoritarian excess, corruption and attack on personal freedoms," according to a press release from Indivisible Asheville/WNC. - by Brionna DallaraAt its June 10 meeting, Asheville City Council approved next year's budget, which includes a property tax increase, raises for city employees and hiring on more firefighters.
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1 month ago | 
mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin |Kay West |Morgan Sykes
Western North Carolina’s foster care system struggles with a shortage of foster families, overwhelmed courts and limited resources for aging-out youths. Additionally, high turnover at the Department of Social Services worsens the problem, making the region one of the hardest in the state for foster kids to find stability.
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mountainx.com | Kay West
Everything old is new again at the NuWray Hotel. Built in 1833 on the Burnsville town square, North Carolina’s oldest continuously operating hotel celebrates the official opening of its first-floor main restaurant on Saturday, May 31. The launch marks the completion of renovations begun in October 2021 when Amanda and James Keith purchased the property.
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mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin |Kay West |Ken Hanke
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mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin |Kay West |Greg Parlier |Brent Brown
ButterPunk rocks the RAD with coffee, biscuits and baked goodsThe early birds get the biscuits at ButterPunk. The new Depot Street coffee shop and bakery held its grand opening on May 10 as part of the upper River Arts…
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1 month ago | 
mountainx.com | Brent Brown |Kay West |Gina Smith
Don’t bear the feed Categories Humor, Opinion ButterPunk rocks the RAD with coffee, biscuits and baked goods The early birds get the biscuits at ButterPunk. The new Depot Street coffee shop and bakery held its grand opening on May 10 as part of the upper River Arts District’s RAD Renaissance celebration. Categories Food, Food News What’s new in food: Taste of Black Asheville and Asheville Beer Week Also in this week’s Asheville food news: New spots open around town for pho, coffee and...
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1 month ago | 
mountainx.com | Kay West
Amromin gave Asheville a short whirl in 2022, returned to LA then moved to WNC permanently with partner Leo Zimmer (also a pastry chef) in 2024, finding her sweet spot at Potential New Boyfriend. Meanwhile, Kellerhals had tired of markets. “I wanted a place where people could come inside, and I could hold their baby,” she says with a laugh. The place — 372 Depot St. — presented itself in February 2024.
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1 month ago | 
mountainx.com | Kay West
Alive and Kicking, quartet of intimate concerts by a trio of musicians, will showcase works by three living composers. AmiciMusic, the award-winning, Asheville-based chamber music organization, is committed to breaking down barriers between performers and audiences through staging a relaxed and informal atmosphere in nontraditional spaces to present informative talks about each composer’s life before their particular piece is played.
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1 month ago | 
mountainx.com | Kay West
It’s unlikely that a certain female superstar whose name rhymes with “Baylor Clift” will show up and perform her mega hit “Shake It Off” to kick off the What’s Shaking? family-friendly music series on Saturday, May 17, at Sweeten Creek Brewing. But there will be fun for all who attend the series — with a live, interactive 60-minute concert by Asheville musician, teaching artist and What’s Shaking? creator Ryan Glass.
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1 month ago | 
mountainx.com | Kay West
Mixed-media artist Heather Divoky and textile artist Emelie Weber Wade have been studio mates in Pink Dog Creative’s Big Room studio for over two years. That relationship inspired the idea for a joint exhibit, Tea Time for Two, celebrating friendship and collaboration. Then came the ultimate disrupter, Tropical Storm Helene. Delayed but not defeated, the artists kicked off Tea in the Tempest on May 9.
