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Mashable.com: Moogfest adds speakers, including Janelle Monae and reps from ‘Futurama,’ Google
Jason Sandford February 25, 2014

Moogfest organizers have worked hard to make this year's event much more than just a music festival.

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Asheville News
Weaverville restaurant update: Athens is out, Moe’s is in
Jason Sandford February 25, 2014

Moe's is reportedly moving into the former Jack of Hearts space on Main Street.

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Asheville food and drink
White Duck Taco restaurant owners target downtown Asheville for second local taco shop
Jason Sandford February 25, 2014

The owners of the popular River Arts District taco shop are taking preliminary steps to take over the former Circle in the Square location on Biltmore Avenue.

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Asheville News
Sold: 81 Broadway in downtown Asheville for $1.2 million
Jason Sandford February 24, 2014

Property in downtown Asheville is hot.

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Asheville News
Laverne Cox, transgender star in ‘Orange is the New Black,’ to speak at UNC Asheville
Jason Sandford February 24, 2014

Cox is an actress, writer, producer and transgender advocate.

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Asheville News
New wave of indy restaurants set to open on Haywood Road in West Asheville
Jason Sandford February 24, 2014

Buffalo Nickel, King Daddy Chicken & Waffles, Asheville Sandwich Shop and Nine Mile West are all on track on a strip that's already bursting with activity.

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Asheville food and drink
Stu Helm, Asheville’s Facebook Food Critic, on his lunch date at Oyster House Brewing
Jason Sandford February 24, 2014

Stu took one reader to lunch, and another reader's advice on eating oysters, and had a bizz-omb diggity time along the way.

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Asheville Music
Spaceface w/ Analog Moon, Giant Giants tonight at The Mothlight in West Asheville
Jason Sandford February 24, 2014

Spaceface features a member of the Flaming Lips tonight at the West Asheville night spot.

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Asheville events
PHOTOS: Asheville restaurant workers compete in Bartender Winter Games at Pisgah Brewing
Jason Sandford February 24, 2014

Check out some fun shots from the Bartender Winter Games on Sunday at Pisgah Brewing.

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Asheville benefits
PHOTOS: Ashvegas After Dark visits Bike Love fundraiser for Asheville on Bikes
Jason Sandford February 24, 2014

Scenes from the Bike Love at The Isis.

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Asheville News
Prayer at Polk County commissioners meeting: Lord, save us from promotion of homosexual lifestyles, coercive health care laws
Jason Sandford February 24, 2014

Pastor Thomas Olson also prayed for help to stop the lawless abuse of children, strong families and "the indefensible slaughter of the unborn."

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Asheville food and drink
PHOTOS: Ashvegas After Dark drops in at Nightbell in downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford February 21, 2014

Check out the new Nightbell on South Lexington Avenue.

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Asheville benefits, Asheville events
PHOTOS: Ashvegas After Dark at the Asheville Affiliates Red Hot Reveal Party
Jason Sandford February 21, 2014

Folks turned out in Valentine's Day style at The Isis in West Asheville for the party.

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Asheville food and drink
Cocktail event ‘Dance With the Green Fairy’ to benefit Asheville Art Museum
Jason Sandford February 21, 2014

Mixologist Cynthia Turner is handling the cocktails for the Sunday event, while dinner and dessert will be prepared by The Junction.

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Asheville business
Katuah Market in Biltmore Village to celebrate grand opening on Saturday
Jason Sandford February 21, 2014

The new grocery store is celebrating the opening of the new locally owned market.

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Asheville News
WNC Alliance and native plant specialist Ron Lance offer winter plant hike Saturday
Jason Sandford February 21, 2014

Lance is a native plant specialist who has more than 30 years of experience growing, studying and teaching about native plants

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Asheville News, Asheville politics
Ashvegas Political Hit List: The ‘thanks for nothing’ edition
Jason Sandford February 21, 2014

Also, Tillis is ready to debate, Buncombe commissioners are not ready to talk Moogfest incentives, and more.

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Asheville business, Asheville News
UPDATE: Malaprop’s Book Store in Asheville gets $7,500 James Patterson grant
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

Patterson, a best-selling author, has pledged to $1 million to indy booksellers, and the first round of grants has gone out.

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Asheville food and drink
New Belgium Brewing and Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House team up new RyePA
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

Asheville beer geeks get first crack at this beer, which launches nationally by early March. Taste the beer tonight at Barley's.

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Asheville Music
‘Asheville meets Austin’ in a mini SxSW show at Emerald Lounge on March 2
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

Four bands heading for SxSW in Austin will stop in Asheville and play.

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Asheville business, Asheville News
Gray Line Trolley Tours of Asheville buys Asheville Historic Trolley Tours
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

Gray Line has red trolleys, and they just bought the white trolleys.

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Asheville food and drink
Lex 18: New moonshine bar coming to downtown Asheville?
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

There’s a new Twitter account for a venue called Lex 18, a new “moonshine bar, Southern fusion cuisine” spot and “musical diversion” at 18 North Lexington Avenue, former location of the Green Light Cafe: We are ...

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Asheville News
News obit: John Lantzius, key figure in downtown Asheville revitalization, dies
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

The Lantzius name has been synonymous with Lexington Avenue, Asheville's most eclectic street, for decades.

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Asheville Music
Asheville’s Caleb Johnson makes it into top 20 for American Idol 2014
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

Third time might be the charm for Caleb Johnson.

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Asheville food and drink
Stu Helm, Asheville’s Facebook Food critic, on Mayfel’s, Bull & Beggar, Blackbird
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

Let's just say Stu's not down with oysters. As usual, if you don't like four-letter words, don't read Stu's profanity-laced reviews.

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Asheville business
BREW-ed Beer News: Twin Leaf, Asheville’s newest brewery, set to open in March on South Slope
Jason Sandford February 20, 2014

Twin Leaf, opening at the corner of Coxe Avenue and Banks Street, is in an area some are calling Asheville's Brewery District.

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Asheville News
Lark Books announces it will close Asheville offices and move work to owner Sterling Publishing’s NY base
Jason Sandford February 19, 2014

The move to close Lark Books in Asheville ends a long and storied history for the book publisher in town.

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Asheville News
Asheville city officials to Pack Place board: We’re willing to negotiate a new lease or leases
Jason Sandford February 19, 2014

A group of about 20 elected officials and arts and cultural leaders met Wednesday morning to try and work out differences regarding the cultural center's lease with the city.

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Asheville News
Asheville DJ and bartender faces criminal charges for secretly videotaping another person for sexual purposes
Jason Sandford February 18, 2014

Robert G. Castillo II, known around Asheville as DJ Rob, spins records and tends bar at venues around town.

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Asheville food and drink
Going for gold: Asheville’s Food Service Winter Games set for Pisgah Brewing
Jason Sandford February 18, 2014

Nine local restaurants will compete in events like Pisgah can curling and Wii ice dancing.

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Asheville News
PHOTOS: Remembrance wall honors Asheville entrepreneur, activist Laurey Masterton
Jason Sandford February 18, 2014

Postcards, pictures, notes written in crayon and a bouquet of tulips were collecting in a corner of Laurey's Catering in honor of Laurey Masterton, who died Tuesday.

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Asheville News
Job fairs coming up for Biltmore’s F&B department, Asheville Tourists
Jason Sandford February 18, 2014

Biltmore and the Asheville Tourists are looking to fill dozens of jobs.

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Asheville food and drink
Third annual Asheville Wing War set for March 9 at Asheville Music Hall
Jason Sandford February 17, 2014

Local bars and restaurants will face off for bragging rights.

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Asheville News
Mountain Xpress: Developer puts hold on Coggins Farm development plans in Riceville
Jason Sandford February 17, 2014

The developer has withdrawn a rezoning request headed for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.

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Asheville News
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville faces in a new David Wilcox video; Stu needs a bike; more
Jason Sandford February 17, 2014

Also, an open data event, Jackson Underground gets a facelift, more.

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Opinion
Opinion: Omni Grove Park Inn’s parking fee donation aids Asheville nonprofits
Jason Sandford February 17, 2014

The Omni Grove Park Inn raised a total of $63,930 for several Asheville nonprofits.

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Asheville News
New Buncombe County charter school to open at intersection of Sand Hill Road and Lake Drive west of Asheville
Jason Sandford February 17, 2014

Applications for students in grades six through nine are now being accepted. There's also a series of meetings set for parents to learn more.

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Asheville events, Asheville food and drink
Top of the Monk in Asheville to host ‘Good Whiskey Hunting’ event on Feb. 19
Jason Sandford February 17, 2014

The event complements Whiskey Wednesdays, the Top of the Monk's weekly whiskey flight series.

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Asheville business, Asheville News
The Fresh Market to open new south Asheville grocery store on March 5
Jason Sandford February 17, 2014

Grand opening activities will include chef demonstrations, food sampling throughout the store, and drawings for The Fresh Market gift cards.

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Asheville News
UPDATED: Laurey Masterton, Asheville activist, entrepreneur, dies after long fight with cancer
Jason Sandford February 16, 2014

Masterton, a pioneer downtown business owner, was known for living her life by the catchphrase "Don't postpone joy."

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Asheville News
Biltmore Estate to host TheKnot.com ‘dream wedding’ for Boston Marathon bombing survivors
Jason Sandford February 16, 2014

TheKnot.com picked the couple for a dream wedding, which was held today.

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Asheville News
One World Brewing eyes April opening in downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford February 16, 2014

One World promises to have plenty of beers on tap when it opens this spring.

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Asheville Music
Review: Soul sister Sharon Jones delivers Asheville a Valentine with show to remember
Jason Sandford February 16, 2014

Back from a bout with cancer, Jones sang and danced for two hours.

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Asheville food and drink
Asheville Chef William Dissen to host dinner at James Beard Foundation House in March
Jason Sandford February 16, 2014

Dissen's dinner, "Craving Carolina," will feature Sunburst trout, last summer's tomato jam and much, much more.

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Asheville News
Arson was cause of January fire at abandoned building on Leicester Highway in Asheville, investigators say
Jason Sandford February 16, 2014

Investigators are offering a $1,500 reward for information about the case.

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Asheville News
After French Broad fuel oil spill, Riverkeeper and residents question speed, effectiveness of cleanup
Jason Sandford February 16, 2014

Thousands of gallons of fuel oil may have flowed into local waterways.

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Asheville News
Industrial leak dumps thousands of gallons of oil into Hominy Creek; 4,000 gallons may have reached French Broad
Jason Sandford February 15, 2014

Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Board of Commissioners visited the scene this afternoon.

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Asheville Music
Consequence of Sound: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a Valentine’s Day appearance by Band of Horses
Jason Sandford February 14, 2014

Band of Horses has a strong Asheville connection.

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Asheville events
Season opener for Blue Ridge Roller Girls set for Saturday
Jason Sandford February 14, 2014

Roller Derby!

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Asheville politics
Ashvegas Political Hit List: Moogfest-loving Asheville City Council, Meadows challenger, more
Jason Sandford February 14, 2014

Also, the river of money flowing into this year's N.C. Senate race keeps widening.

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