Residents of Asheville’s Five Points neighborhood are rallying to preserve a nearby wooded area owned by UNC Asheville. The university says it has made no decisions about developing the area.

Residents of Asheville’s Five Points neighborhood are rallying to preserve a nearby wooded area owned by UNC Asheville. The university says it has made no decisions about developing the area.
“Over the decades, thousands of residents from Five Points, Montford and beyond have enjoyed this forest as a local green reprieve from our urban stressors.”
Craft cocktails made quickly comes to the Five Points neighborhood. Also, The 14th annual Taste of Compassion Gala returns, the WNC Cookbook & Food Writing Festival comes back for a second year, a new cookbook celebrates local inn recipes and Nightbell and Cúrate host a benefit dinner for Homeward Bound.