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Grace Powers

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Grace is based in Asheville, NC and started with AVLtoday in April 2023. Before joining 6AM City, she wrote for Music Daily and worked in digital marketing. In her free time, you’ll find Grace working on jigsaw puzzles, testing new recipes, or exploring the outdoors with her friends and family.

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At this year’s North Carolina Awards, all recipients have made a valuable impact on WNC. Meet the locals who earned NC’s highest honor.
The City of Asheville has partnered with a UK-based entertainment company to begin initial phases of developing a public-private arts facility.
The shop announced it will reopen this November inside The Wyre in the upper RAD. Did we mention there will be dessert pizza?
Bookmark this guide for a curated list of events taking place each month that we’re most looking forward to.
Hit up these bars + restaurants to see the upsets on the big screen.
Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village and Zadie’s Market in Marshall received $50,000 grants through the trust’s Backing Historical Small Restaurants program.
The art market is throwing “Take II,” a bash celebrating its return to the River Arts District nearly a year after Helene.
The warehouse next to The Radical Hotel has been transformed into a gallery and workspace.
In early November, the historic and influential Asheville Sessions are getting a citywide centennial celebration, with panels and performances from artists including River Whyless, Tyler Ramsey, and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show.
Explore local u-pick fields, subscriptions, and workshops to gather new blooms this season.
The whole fam can explore a love for the game with the brand new event from the US Open.
We’re exploring the history behind the names of some local landmarks.
The university is pausing development plans to explore proposed alternatives and solicit additional community input.
As Rihanna famously said, “work, work, work, work, work, work,” which is something many Ashevillians do at companies recognized in the new Inc. 5000 list.
After Carrier Park’s rink was damaged by Helene, a proposed skating and inline hockey rink on Asheland Avenue could offer recreation until a permanent one is built.
As the HBO series “The Gilded Age” wraps up another season, let’s explore how the era of fashion unfolded a little closer to home.
Spruce Pine’s first NC Hellbender Festival will put snot otters in the spotlight.
By the end of fall, we’ll have three stunning new art pieces gracing greenways and city streets.
The Asheville Unpaved Alliance earned council approval to design and construct two natural surface trails in East and West Asheville.
Fifth Quarter Kitchenware is here to inspire your next meal, giving you the right chef-tested tools to get cooking.
A report from Explore Asheville and the BCTDA shows that more than 80% of the 19,000 attendees were visiting Asheville.
New sports club Ace & Eagle is partnering with the brewery to bring sports simulators and IRL pickleball courts to the RAD.
In September, the popular Filipino food truck will have locations at Zillicoah and RAD Brew Co.
The Rankin Avenue garage will close for the month of August, followed by the Wall Street garage’s closure in September. Here’s how to navigate downtown parking during the closures.
NC’s Natural and Cultural Resources Department awarded over $11M to Great Trails State projects in WNC—including $600K for Buncombe County.
The recommendations outlined in the Downtown Patton Avenue Corridor Feasibility Study look to transform the downtown gateway into a safer area for bikers, pedestrians, and drivers.
One of the most quoted movies of the 2000s is coming back to life with a live show.
Get ready for brews, bites, and buzzer-beaters.
The nonprofit has been working for more than nine months to clean up WNC’s rivers after Helene’s wreckage. Now, with funding from the NCDEQ, efforts will increase.