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Laugh Your Asheville Off comedy festival set for Aug. 12-15
Jason Sandford June 25, 2015

Tickets are on sale now for the comedy festival, now in its ninth year.

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WIN TICKETS To Burning Can beer festival at Oskar Blues in Brevard
Jason Sandford June 24, 2015

This year, Oskar Blues is offering festival-goers the chance to camp at their REEB Ranch facility.

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Burners & BBQ event returns to Asheville, with mural artists and music
Jason Sandford June 4, 2015

Asheville's getting a Big Lebowski mural, y'all.

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GeekOut 2015: Costumes, celebs, games, programming at UNC Asheville June 6-7
Jason Sandford June 4, 2015

The event celebrates all aspects of pop culture, from film and TV to costuming and comics.

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Jim Lauderdale to headline July 4th party in downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford May 28, 2015

The Independence Day celebration will also feature local country music singer Joe Lasher Jr., the Ultimate Air Dogs and more.

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Proposed construction of Duke Energy substation near Asheville school topic of forum
Jason Sandford May 21, 2015

The May 31 forum will be held at Dickson Elementary School, where parents are upset about the proposed construction of an electric power substation nearby.

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Wild Connections: Documentary film fest Wednesday at Pisgah Brewing honors outdoors
Jason Sandford May 12, 2015

Over the past decade, Pisgah Brewing has been a key collaborator in raising awareness, and money, to help protect the environment.

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Stu Helm: Food Fan, on Asheville Wine & Food Festival, bitters and booze
Stu Helm April 29, 2015

Stu's all over the place in this one, from blogging and bitters to Bill Cunningham. Check it, and beware the swear words.

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Stu Helm, Food Fan: Mellow Mushroom wows crowd, judges at Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest
Stu Helm April 27, 2015

The Mellow Mush crew crushed it with their "French onion soup" grilled cheese sandwich.

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Carson Kressley, former ‘Queer Eye’ star, to host Asheville Outlets event
Jason Sandford April 14, 2015

Kressley will host a fashion show during the Asheville Outlets' grand opening weekend in a few weeks.

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First-ever Asheville Fashion Week set for August
Jason Sandford April 14, 2015

Gage Talent will sponsor the new August event, which will include an emerging designer show and a ready-to-wear runway event.

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Stu Helm: Food Fan, on [Re]HAPPENING, Ultimate Ice Cream, Gypsy Queen Cuisine, Buxton Hall BBQ, Asheville
Stu Helm April 10, 2015

Hey ReHaps, you might want to add a food truck or two for next year.

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Spring ‘FashMob’ of Asheville designers, models, photogs gathers in River Arts District
Jason Sandford April 10, 2015

The fashion mob lit up the rear of Riverview Station Thursday night.

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Asheville Brewing celebrates Sister Bad Habit Amber Ale release today
Jason Sandford April 7, 2015

A gaggle of nuns will jump on the LaZoom bus and hit stops all over Asheville to celebrate.

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Horse + Hero in downtown Asheville hosting art opening tonight for Aeolian Research Team
Jason Sandford April 2, 2015

Come out to Horse + Hero tonight and support the artists of the Aeolian Research Team, a group working to create a new instrument that will give new voice to the wind. The group is ...

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Canceled: All Go West 2015 music festival in West Asheville
Jason Sandford March 27, 2015

Another Asheville music festival bites the dust.

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Asheville’s Lobster Trap celebrates 10 years of serving seafood in the mountains
Jason Sandford March 25, 2015

The restaurant opened its doors on Patton Avenue in March, 2005, and people are still lining up for its great food.

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FIG Bistro in Biltmore Village celebrates 10th anniversary w/ wine dinner
Jason Sandford March 25, 2015

The celebration begins April 7 with a wine dinner featuring vineyard owner David Adelsheim of Adelsheim Vineyards.

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Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain to celebrate 10th anniversary throughout 2015
Jason Sandford March 25, 2015

A series of events in April in Asheville will mark exactly 10 years from the first kegs ever sold to participating locations.

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Asheville’s Meet the Geeks celebrates 10th anniversary today at Scully’s
Jason Sandford March 25, 2015

The networking group for IT professionals is a great local resource.

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Jay Bakker to speak at Christian LGBT event in Asheville in April
Jason Sandford March 24, 2015

Bakker, the son of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, is the pastor at Revolution Church in Minneapolis.

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VIDEO Music Video Asheville set for April 29
Jason Sandford March 24, 2015

The event celebrating Asheville's music- and video-makers is set for April 29 at Diana Wortham Theatre.

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Stu Helm: Food Fan, on Punk Rock Sundays, balls, brains, and Asheville Industry Night
Stu Helm March 17, 2015

Stu asks: Are you punk enough?

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Conference aims to boost local economy in Asheville
Jason Sandford March 16, 2015

The Authentic Communities Summit "is a multi-day event aimed at advancing the local economies movement through innovation, collaboration and authenticity."

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New downtown Asheville race event in August will benefit LEAF Schools and Streets
Jason Sandford March 13, 2015

The first LEAF Art Dash Asheville is holding a logo contest, with the winner receiving a custom prize pack from LEAF.

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Music Video Asheville seeking submissions
Jason Sandford March 12, 2015

The deadline looms, but it's not too late to get your videos in.

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Travel Channel to film Blind Pig dinner in Asheville; tix on sale now
Jason Sandford March 12, 2015

This is the first chef collaboration between corporate and independent Asheville chefs for the popular underground supper club.

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Stu Helm: Food Critic, on Red Stag Grill, AIR Passport, Restaurant Week Asheville
Stu Helm February 17, 2015

Helm reports that he pounded back that meatloaf like a hungry Hessian.

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Foothills Deli workshops include butchery demo with Moss, charcuterie with Deihl
Jason Sandford February 6, 2015

Some fun workshops from Foothills Deli and Butchery coming up

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Book nerds unite! Authors, indy booksellers and fans converge on Malaprop’s in Asheville
Jason Sandford February 6, 2015

The American Booksellers Association is holding its annual winter conference in Asheville, complete with literary stars, panels and more.

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No circus for Asheville; new city policy forbids exotic, wild animals at US Cellular Center
Jason Sandford February 4, 2015

City officials quietly changed the US Cellular Center's booking policy to forbid the acts. There's a move on to ban shows that include wild/exotic animals from all city property.

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Carolina Runner: First Spartan race comes to Black Mountain in August
Jason Sandford January 16, 2015

Grove Stone & Sand is the location of the race, where "trail running meets mud running meets obstacle course meets cross fit."

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Miracle in Fletcher? Rectors at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church claim icon is weeping myrrh
Jason Sandford December 31, 2014

Church leaders say they have no explanation for why an oily resin is seeping from a wooden icon at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Fletcher.

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6,000 jobs up for grabs at Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce job fair Jan. 7
Jason Sandford December 30, 2014

Who's hiring? Local tech companies, start-ups, breweries, health care companies and more.

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Inspirational talks of TEDx Asheville set to return in January 2015
Jason Sandford December 26, 2014

The theme for the short talks revolves around vulnerability.

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WNC Alliance to host ‘Seeing Systems: Peace, Justice & Sustainability’ discussion group
Jason Sandford December 26, 2014

The program is designed to address the connections between peace, justice and sustainability.

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‘Listen to This’ storytelling series returns to The Orange Peel in Asheville Thursday
Jason Sandford December 16, 2014

The show will feature Asheville personalities sharing stories and songs of holiday travel hardships.

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The Root Bar, Swannanoa’s best dive bar, to celebrate 10th anniversary Dec. 13
Jason Sandford November 24, 2014

The event will include Root Ball competitions, some hot comfort food and music by Sweet Claudette and Holy Ghost Tent Revival.

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Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Karen Kicks Cancer registration, Shop West Asheville, more
Jason Sandford November 24, 2014

Also, a choose-and-cut Christmas tree outing, a benefit for an Asheville sous chef and more.

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Asheville Holiday Parade set for Saturday; American Idol Caleb Johnson is grand marshal
Jason Sandford November 21, 2014

The parade through downtown Asheville, with more than 100 entries, begins at 11 a.m.

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Beer Run: New Asheville running race series will start, end at WNC craft breweries
Jason Sandford November 20, 2014

Race to the Taps will add a new dimension to the old B, double-E, double-R, U N.

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UPDATED: FOR SALE: Collection of Asheville historical items, including old photos, coins, books, key to the city
Jason Sandford November 4, 2014

Asheville photographer Jenny Bowen is selling her collection of Asheville ephemera.

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Naughty faeries hit the runway Nov. 15 for Asheville Faerie Arts Festival
Jason Sandford October 30, 2014

Nearly 30 models will show off the work of more than a dozen fashion designers.

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WIN a BMX bike in advance of Red Bull Dreamline event airing on NBC Nov. 8
Jason Sandford October 30, 2014

The BMX competition brought heart-stopping action to Oskar Blues REEB Ranch in Brevard recently.

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Review: Both endearing and revolting, Steve-O’s show in Asheville doesn’t disappoint
Jason Sandford October 27, 2014

Steve-O autographed boobs, butts and pregnant bellies after the show.

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Empire Strikes Bass, doggie costume contest Sunday at Aloft Hotel in Asheville
Jason Sandford October 24, 2014

For the last time this year, the public is invited out to the party on the pool deck of the Aloft Hotel. Proceeds benefit Charlies Angels Animal Rescue.

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Oskar Blues Osktoberfest party returns to Brevard on Saturday
Jason Sandford October 23, 2014

The party includes a great music line-up (including The Broadcast from Asheville) and Oskar Blues' rare specialty beer, Osktoberfest Marzen.

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Steve-O, on hating roller coasters, fake teeth, real tattoos, being vulnerable and more
Jason Sandford October 22, 2014

Steve-O will bring his stand-up show to The Millroom in Asheville on Oct. 26.

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Asheville Flyer for Kids celebrates two years of publishing on Sunday
Jason Sandford October 15, 2014

Games! Crafts! Door prizes! Goofiness!

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WIN TIX To the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, today through weekend in downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford October 6, 2014

Nearly 200 juried artists of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will be selling works of clay, metal, wood, jewelry, fiber, paper and more.

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