Asheville Kmart on Patton Avenue to close, Sun Soo moving to new spot
The Kmart closing, and the Sun Soo move, are set to happen at the end of the year.
Articles by: Jason Sandford
Asheville Downtown Commission votes against Biltmore Ave hotel project
The hotel proposal moves on the Asheville Planning & Zoning Commission for review.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Downtown Asheville homeless issue topic of Thursday meeting
Also, Little Jumbo cocktail bar has a new outdoor patio, and more.
Word on the street: Asheville City Council prepared to hire Campbell as new city manager
Asheville City Council has announced that it plans to meet on Wednesday to execute a contract to hire a new city manager.
Jeff Bezos, it’s Asheville calling: Fix your grocery store loading dock
The world’s richest man, and the grocery store chain he owns, was a hot topic of conversation during last week’s Asheville City Council meeting.
Ambitious new Asheville culinary festival seeking sponsors, ideas
The Asheville Independent Restaurants group is holding a forum on Nov. 7 to help folks know more about the new food festival.
Ashvegas celebrity sighting: Chef Sean Brock at Sovereign Remedies in Asheville
Brock was in Highlands earlier this week to cook a special dinner in honor of another top chef.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Trader Joe’s in Asheville plans to expand store sales area
Also, the new Save Me The Waltz Bar in the basement of the S&W Building is planning to open later this month, and more.
WNC Nature Center seeks crowdfunding support for red panda exhibit
Construction of the habitat area has already started at the WNC Nature Center.
Asheville City Council approves new Mainstay Suites hotel on Brevard Road
Before her vote to approve the hotel, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer said City Council is struggling with the ongoing wave of hotel construction.
New Biltmore Avenue hotel gets Asheville Planning & Zoning OK
In other action, an issue with a parking space at The Patton apartments threatens to derail that project.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Urban Orchard opens Asheville South Slope spot
Also, PennyCup Coffee’s new north Asheville coffee shop is open, and much more.
So You Think You Can Dance Live! arrives at Asheville’s US Cellular Center on Nov. 6
The touring show features contestants from Season 15 of the popular television show.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: HGTV producer to speak at AdClub WNC gathering
Also, there’s new construction action on Carolina Lane at the site of a building collapse five years ago, and more.
Blue Ridge Honor Flight celebrates Asheville-area Vietnam veterans
Family, friends and the public are invited to come out to the Asheville Regional Airport about 7 p.m. on Saturday for a welcome home party for the veterans.
Developer: Hotel use is best way to preserve historic Flatiron Building in Asheville
The Flatiron Building has served as an office building in downtown Asheville since its opening in 1927.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Preservation crews will assess Asheville’s Basilica of St. Lawrence
Also, there’s a big new economic development announcement for the Enka Commerce Park, and more.
In painting, Asheville artist Nan Davis finds path to self-acceptance
She worked for two decades as marketing manager for Asheville’s only milk processing plant, Milkco, before devoting her efforts to her art.
Poverty Forum focuses on struggles of Western North Carolina women
One striking statistic: On average, 41.3 percent of single mothers in the six Western North Carolina counties served by Pisgah Legal Services live in poverty.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville City Council set to interview manager semifinalists
Also, a new CBD dispensary on Merrimon Avenue has changed its name, and much more.
The Weight Band, featuring former members of The Band, at Isis Music Hall on Friday
The gig in West Asheville is The Weight Band’s only North Carolina stop on its current national tour.
Asheville Coffee Expo, under new ownership, returns Saturday
This year’s event is will feature a familiar array of shops, sweets and more as Abby Dickinson plans for growth.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Futurist to help Asheville chart economic development path
Also, balladeer Malcolm Holcombe has a new album out, and much more.
North Carolina appeals court hears arguments in Asheville hotel lawsuit
A decision from the N.C. Court of Appeals could come later this year.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Two new downtown Asheville poke restaurants planned
Also, Asheville is getting a new CBD coffee bar, and more.
WIN TIX To see Sarah McLachlan at the US Cellular Center in Asheville
The show is a benefit to support local pediatric cancer patients in the Asheville area.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville Van Life Rally, One World West grand opening, more
Also, the new White Duck Taco restaurant has opened on Riverside Drive, and more.
3 big reasons to visit HempX Asheville 2018
This year’s HempX Asheville is all about flower, not fiber.
American Idol Caleb Johnson honors his Asheville roots with new single
Johnson has just announced that he’ll be releasing a new album in February.
Riverwoods residential development on Asheville site once eyed as brewery location moves ahead
It’s big: 161 single-family homes,188 duplexes, 36 condos, 4 live-work spaces and up to 15,000 square feet of commercial space.
The Med, Asheville’s longest-running downtown restaurant, sold to new owners
The new owners say they plan to stay true to the roots of the classic diner.
Developer wants to buy historic Flatiron Building in Asheville, make it into hotel
The plans are in the earliest stages, but moving ahead.
WIN TIX To see Jason Isbell at Asheville’s Memorial Stadium on Sept. 21
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit will play outdoors at Memorial Stadium, a rarity for the sports stadium.
Chance encounter at Asheville airport connects small band, big festival
Woody Platt offered the duo a slot at this weekend’s Mountain Song Festival after seeing them performing at the Asheville Regional Airport’s monthly music series called Music on the Fly.
2018 Asheville Goombay Festival returns this weekend
The festival includes a Friday night tribute to Aretha Franklin.
Asheville bus system staggered by July breakdowns
The Asheville bus system experienced a lost of 539.5 hours of service in the month of July because of bus breakdowns.
WIN TIX To see Shawn Mullins w/ Jane Kramer, Jeff Thompson at Asheville Masonic Temple
Revelry: Unique Downtown Events is presenting the show in the intimate setting of the historic theater at The Asheville Masonic Temple.
Asheville officials prepare to put civic center naming rights up for bid
What aspect of a new naming rights deal with Asheville city officials value more: the bottom line dollar amount, or establishing a partnership with a corporate entity that shares city values?
Breaking down Asheville’s ambitious new food festival
One benefit of a big new Asheville food festival – drawing the attention of James Beard Award judges, who have yet to bestow an award on an Asheville food scene player.
Ashvegas celebrity sighting: New Orleans artist Ashley Longshore at Biltmore
Longshore’s unrelenting message of female empowerment has won her legions of fans.
New downtown Asheville chain, Ben & Jerry’s, arrives to little of past outrage
In 2015, a group of residents took to the streets out the newly opened Anthropologie store in downtown Asheville to call attention to the importance of supporting local independent stores.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville area fall leaf color predictions are here
Also, the Continental Lounge restaurant opens on Friday, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville FM fundraiser set for Sept. 13
Also, have you checked out the Sweet Cheesus food truck yet? And much more.
Asheville culinary rock stars team up for new food festival
Asheville tourism officials on Wednesday morning pledged $75,000 to festival organizers.
Mountain Medicine Festival to benefit Asheville environmental nonprofits
The event will be held Sept. 16 at the Wedge at Foundation location.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Bob Moog Foundation has new downtown Asheville location
The Bob Moog Foundation’s new space will also be home to its long-planned Moogseum, which it plans to open in 2019.
Sarah McLachlan concert in Asheville to support children battling cancer
The Asheville-based Green Side Up Foundation is hosting the show.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Curate restaurant scoops mega Food & Wine honor
Also, the forthcoming The Continental Lounge is hiring, and more.
WIN TIX to Mountain Song Festival, feat. Steep Canyon Rangers, Taj Mahal Trio, Robert Earl Keen
The Steep Canyon Rangers host this annual festival, which benefits the Cindy Platt Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: New West Asheville retail shops Garden Party, Roanline open
Also, the Miss Gay Latina Asheville pageant is set for Nov. 3, and much more.