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Local artist and writer teams up with Asheville dog tag maker to launch web comic series
Jason Sandford May 24, 2013

"This American Dog" will feature everyday insights from the pupper's point of view.

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Asheville food and drink
GRAVY! Biscuit Head opens with massive, mouth-watering goodness
Jason Sandford May 24, 2013

Can ya tell we're a little excited about gourmet biscuits in West Asheville? Yes. We are.

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Asheville food and drink
Asheville Beer Week named Top 10 summer beer festival
Jason Sandford May 24, 2013

Asheville Beer Week kicks off Friday.

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Asheville News
Bolt out of the blue: Asheville man describes getting whacked with lightning bolt
Jason Sandford May 24, 2013

Jason Marlin said he was watching a thunderstorm roll in Wednesday when the finger of God reached out and touched him.

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Asheville arts
Visit the artists of Kenilworth in Asheville Saturday, Sunday
Jason Sandford May 24, 2013

Eighteen painters, potters, jewelers, woodworkers and others will welcome visitors into 8 different studios in the neighborhood.

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Asheville business
UPDATED: A look at Amazing Pubcycle’s Asheville ride
Jason Sandford May 23, 2013

Come on out and see the new beer trolley.

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Asheville News
Photos: Trolley crashes into Miles Building in downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford May 23, 2013

Neither tourists nor Mountain Xpress staffers nor Kim's Wig Shop wigs were injured in this Thursday afternoon wreck.

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Asheville News
Google Street View cars on the streets of Asheville
Jason Sandford May 23, 2013

Smile, you're on Google's camera.

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Asheville News
Nabbed! 10 years ago this month, small town cop Jeff Postell arrested notorious fugitive
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

Postell was a Murphy town cop just making his rounds when he came across a Dumpster-diving Eric Robert Rudolph.

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Asheville business
Splurge to celebrate grand opening in River Arts District May 30
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

The new vintage decor store just opened in the Wedge building.

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Asheville food and drink
Check out the 2013 Brewgrass T-shirt design
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

Brewgrass will be here before you know it. Tickets for the September fest go on sale June 15.

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Asheville food and drink
Blue Kudzu Sake finds home on Depot Street in Asheville’s River Arts District
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

The sake makers are excited.

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Asheville business
Little Flea returns Saturday on Haywood Road in West Asheville
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

Sunshine (hopefully) means shopping: vintage furniture, homemade housewares, plenty more flea market goodness.

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Asheville features
City of Asheville: Thursday is Bob Moog Day
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

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

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Asheville News
Asheville Beer Guy: Add breweries in Black Mountain, Boone, to your list
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

That's 14 breweries in Buncombe County now

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Asheville food and drink
Posana Cafe in downtown Asheville opens after major renovation
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

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

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Asheville features
Biltmore Estate photo shoot: TV starlet Bellamy Young poses for Southern Living
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

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

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Asheville food and drink
Rosetta’s Kitchen gets loan approved for downtown Asheville expansion
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

The restaurant is planning to open a full bar.

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Asheville News
Asheville radio stations to collect donations for Oklahoma City tornado victims
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

Asheville Radio Group station reps will accept donations at three different BoJangles locations around Asheville on Thursday.

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Asheville arts
The Magnetic Theatre returns with 2-week run of ‘The Caro Savanti Experience’
Jason Sandford May 22, 2013

The play will be held at the Bebe Theatre in July as The Magnetic Theatre continues its search for a new home.

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Asheville events
Registration open for Anything That Floats Parade on French Broad River
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

It's all part of RiverFest, set for Aug. 10 this year. Brought to you by RiverLink.

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Asheville benefits
Have a gay ol’ time! Blue Ridge Pride White Party Weekend June 21-23
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

The event is a fundraiser for Loving Food Resources.

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Asheville News
Drink up with Asheville-area homebrewers at Just Brew It on May 25
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

The work of more than 50 homebrewers on display and ready for tasting at Wedge Brewery. Yum. Brought to you by Just Economics.

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Asheville News
WNC BIT Summit is new networking event for Asheville-area small bizzes
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

Meet The Geeks is the sponsor of this new networking event, set for June 4.

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Asheville events
May 31 meeting set to hear public input on four River Arts District community projects
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

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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Asheville events
Big Love Fest organizers look at late summer to reschedule event
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

Big Love was washed out earlier in May.

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Asheville business, Asheville News
Sold: Asheville South Slope warehouse to Run Riot LLC
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

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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Asheville News
Craigslist Asheville: Pub-cycle driver wanted
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

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

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Asheville News
The Week in Film: Sequel Hell edition
Jason Sandford May 21, 2013

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

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Asheville News
Ashvegas movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness
Jason Sandford May 20, 2013

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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Asheville features
Callista Gingrich drops by Biltmore House
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

Callista Gingrich is the president of her own multimedia production company.

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Asheville News
Oyster House Brewing in West Asheville set to open first week in June
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

Can't wait to see the new Haywood Road digs for Oyster House.

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Asheville News
Beach Day, and their gorgeous surf rock sound, coming to Double Crown June 23
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

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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Asheville News
Asheville Citizen-Times: Topless women return to streets of downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

The boob parade continues.

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Big Sam
Asheville Music
Big Sam’s Funky Nation kicks off Downtown After 5 in Asheville tonight
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

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

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Asheville food and drink
Noble Cider, Asheville hard cider, will celebrate with June 5 event
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

You won't have to wait that long to taste, tough. Noble Cider will be on tap May 25 at The Wedge.

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Asheville business
Asheville Habitat ReStore celebrates 10th anniversary with storewide sale May 25
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

Everything will be 25 percent off.

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Asheville features
Reddit Asheville post: Asheville, let’s secede!
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

Given the state of North Carolina politics, some are saying this may not be such a ludicrous idea after all.

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Asheville features
WLOS catches Powerball fever, buys 50 tix and promises to give away winnings
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

The Asheville TV station is asking people to register and promises to share winnings of $10,000 or more with 13 randomly selected people.

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Asheville business
OM Sanctuary sets ribbon-cutting ceremony
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

The health retreat on Richmond Hill Drive is coming together.

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Asheville News
Ashvegas movie review: No
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

Pablo Larrain's film is an exceptional record of an exceptional time.

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Asheville News
Ashvegas movie review: Gimme The Loot
Jason Sandford May 17, 2013

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

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Asheville Music
Asheville Scene: Asheville jingle writer scores with video game soundtrack
Jason Sandford May 15, 2013

Billy Sheeran has a knack for a catchy tune, and he's applied his talents to scoring a new video game called Floris.

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Asheville News
March Against Monsanto planned in Asheville on May 25
Jason Sandford May 15, 2013

Local activists are ready to show they're sick and tried of the corporate takeover of agriculture.

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Asheville business, Asheville food and drink
Word on the street: New restaurant coming to Haywood Road
Jason Sandford May 15, 2013

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

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Asheville News
Asheville Citizen-Times: Winning $1 million lottery ticket sold at Ingles
Jason Sandford May 15, 2013

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

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Asheville News
Politico: Franklin Graham complains of IRS intimidation
Jason Sandford May 15, 2013

The IRS is under investigation for its scrutiny of conservative groups, and now Graham says his organizations were targeted unfairly.

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Asheville News
Catawba Valley Brewing to announce plans for Asheville brewery at Beer Week event
Jason Sandford May 14, 2013

The May 26 Asheville Beer Week event is a dinner pairing food from FIG Bistro with Catawba Valley brews. Yum.

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Asheville News
RiverMusic 2013 hits Friday with StephaniesID
Jason Sandford May 14, 2013

There's a new trolley service to shuttle folks from downtown to the riverside party.

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Asheville News
Add one more to the WLOS news team: Kimberly King
Jason Sandford May 14, 2013

King's reporting has garnered several high-profile awards.

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