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What’s new in food: Asheville Restaurant Week returns
Posted on by Edwin ArnaudinAsheville Restaurant Week returns for the first of its two annual installments, Tuesday-Monday, Jan. 20-26. Organized by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, the event celebrates the city’s diverse food...
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Looking ahead: Council member Bo Hess says citywide collaboration and action essential for 2026
Posted on by Thomas CalderEditor's note: Xpress reached out to all seven members of Asheville City Council at the end of 2025. We are sharing individual responses from participating members over the next week....
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Flour café to move into former Laughing Seed space
Posted on by Gina SmithThe downtown space occupied for 32 years by Laughing Seed vegetarian restaurant is about to enter a new chapter. Flour biscuit café and bakery will move from its current location...
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Looking ahead: Council member Maggie Ullman seeks to continue two-way conversations in 2026
Posted on by Thomas CalderEditor's note: Xpress reached out to all seven members of Asheville City Council at the end of 2025. We are sharing individual responses from participating members over the next week....
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Former city employee formally challenges eligibility of Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley to run for reelection
Posted on by Asheville Watchdogby DAN DeWITT A former City of Asheville employee who previously sued the city alleging racial discrimination in a commission appointment has formally challenged the eligibility of Asheville Vice Mayor Antanette...
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Letter: A 10-year-old’s view of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Posted on by LettersIn Asheville, the conservation is very good in the city, such as the Western North Carolina Nature Center teaching us about animals and how to live with them. But I...
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Should public dollars fund private schools? I beg to differ
Posted on by Xpress Contributorby Carl Mumpower and Bill Branyon Editor’s note: This column aims to highlight contrasting views on local issues from two writers who come from different perspectives — and to encourage...
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Letter: Consider volunteering for Buncombe kids
Posted on by LettersAs we wrap up this season of giving, I’m giving of myself. I volunteer as a Guardian ad Litem (GAL), appointed by the District Court to advocate for children who...
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Looking ahead: Council member Kim Roney emphasizes community solidarity and getting out the vote in 2026
Posted on by Thomas CalderEditor's note: Xpress reached out to all seven members of Asheville City Council at the end of 2025. We are sharing individual responses from participating members over the next week....
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Letter: Mission Hospital’s successes merit gratitude
Posted on by LettersIn early December, just four days after suffering a heart attack, I was discharged from Mission Hospital’s cardiac unit. In the last few months, the hospital has endured a barrage of...
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Looking ahead: Mayor Esther Manheimer stresses economic growth and community investment in 2026
Posted on by Thomas CalderEditor's note: Xpress reached out to all seven members of Asheville City Council at the end of 2025. We are sharing individual responses from participating members over the next week....
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Transportation staff update CIBO on future road improvements
Posted on by Danielle ArosteguiOn Jan. 9, members of the Council of Independent Business Owners (CIBO) received an update on the status of road improvement projects in the Asheville area, including the Interstate 26...
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Smart Bets: Andrew Scotchie’s Always Sunny B-Day Bash
Posted on by Edwin ArnaudinAndrew Scotchie knows how to have fun on his birthday. Whenever possible, the local singer-songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire rings in another year on this planet by playing a show with...
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