Marshall Magic: Downtown prepares to reopen
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Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Caleb Johnson
In Marshall, businesses up and down Main Street are scrambling to open in time for Marshall Magic Days, a downtown festival that organizers are billing as an “open house” showcasing the area’s recovery progress. The multiday happening runs Thursday-Sunday, May 1-4.
arts
Smart Bets: WNC Yarn Crawl
A dozen local fiber businesses are participating in the event May 6-11.2025 {Re}HAPPENING returns with inspiration from Helene
The fundraiser and art event takes place Saturday, May 3, 3-10 p.m. and features local and international works.Smart Bets: Spring Art Fling
Reynolds Village hosts the arts and crafts event May 3.The Playlist: Listen to these 15 tracks to confront death and feel alive
For our April edition of "The Playlist" we reached out to hip-hop artist Davaion “Spaceman Jones” Bristol to tackle the latest theme: sustainable living.Margaret Belk wins 2025 Xpress Poetry Contest
This year's competition asked writers to draft an original, previously unpublished piece focusing on life in Western North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene.Smart Bets: Music for MANNA
The album will be released April 30 to raise funds for MANNA FoodBank with a May 4 performance of the songs at White Horse Black Mountain.
food
What’s new in food: Taste of Black Asheville and Asheville Beer Week
Also in this week's Asheville food news: New spots open around town for pho, coffee and kolaches; Hi-Wire's RAD outpost and Grind AVL reopen after post-Helene closures; Asheville Brewers Alliance's…A Year in Beer: ‘Toasted and sauced’ at Mills River Brewing Co.
FAMILY TABLE: Attendees converge for friendly conversation and beer appreciation at a mid-April Year in Beer gathering at Mills River Brewing Co. Photo by Craig HackWhat’s new in food: DayTrip’s relaunch and Asheville Vegan Market
Plus, a cider release with a Helene backstory; French Broad River Brewery's post-Helene reopening and Cider, Wine & Dine Weekend in Henderson County.Baba Nahm returns with larger space, table service
The new location at 60 Biltmore Ave. features a bar and a larger menu with breakfast service.
living
Appalachian Mountain Health debuts new dental RV
Also in local health and wellness news: Period Nirvana opens in West Asheville offering menstruation products, HCA Healthcare's independent monitor hosts community meetings, Safe Shelter holds its first fundraising event…
news
Marshall charges forward with reopening plans
Businesses up and down Main Street are scrambling to open in time for Marshall Magic Days, a downtown festival that organizers are billing as an “open house” showcasing the town’s…Hundreds turn out to I-26 Connector meeting
DIVIDED SKYLINE: Roughly 375 residents attended a drop-in meeting at the Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel April 24, where the N.C. Department of Transportation presented plans for the northern section of…Buncombe combs budget for ways to come out even
Commissioners took another look at the budget-in-progress, and at the end of a nearly four-hour budget work session April 22, reality began to set in that cuts to favored programs…Asheville school board seeks ‘no-cuts’ budget
The school board passed, 7-0, the most aggressive budget option — one free of cuts — presented by Asheville City Schools (ACS) Superintendent Maggie Fehrman on April 21, counting on…Federal workers speak out at NC labor forum
The event was part of a series of nationwide forums held by the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) as part of its Department of People…
