Few Asheville dining establishments can boast the staying power and history of the Silver Dollar Cafe, a diner that’s been open for decades in the River Arts District. Before the neighborhood was a hot spot for arts and food, the diner was a haunt for the average blue-collar Ashevillean. But that’s all about to change.
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