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Grace Powers

Newsletter Editor

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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2022 TEDx Asheville team
Entertainment
TEDx Asheville presents the Red Rug Roundtable
Get ready for an evening of in-depth conversation and talks from acclaimed speakers.
June 2, 2023
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Smith-McDowell House
History
Asheville Museum of History to open this fall
Discover the history of WNC inside Ashevilles’s oldest surviving house.
May 31, 2023
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Cacao
Entertainment
Amethyst Realm brings cacao and flow arts to the South Slope
This community safe space has big plans to get Asheville moving.
May 31, 2023
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Racks of clothing at Asheville Vintage Market.
Culture
Your guide to Asheville’s vintage and secondhand clothing
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.
May 25, 2023
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Appalachian Mountain Brewery co-owners
Food
Appalachian Mountain Brewery celebrates a new chapter of independence
They’re the first craft brewers to buy themselves back from Budweiser.
May 25, 2023
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Feed Me Foam drop-off site
City
How a local resident is making recycling foam easy
One man’s mission to divert plastic foam products from our landfills and give them new life.
May 23, 2023
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Inside La Bodega
Food
James Beard Foundation’s Taste America comes to Asheville
Taste America brings chefs and diners together to celebrate the shared mission of “Good Food for Good.”
May 22, 2023
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Government
What to know about Buncombe County’s 2043 Comprehensive Plan
Take a peek into the next 20 years of Buncombe County’s future.
May 17, 2023
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GrindFest sign
Festivals
GrindFest returns for Memorial Day weekend
Celebrate Black business in Asheville with food, fun, and educational events.
May 17, 2023
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Cicada on a honeysuckle leaf.
Culture
Cicadas make an early appearance this spring
Expect to hear the cicada choir singing these next few months.
May 15, 2023
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WNC Bigfoot Festival
Festivals
WNC Bigfoot Festival returns
Believers and skeptics alike: immerse yourself in the legends and lore surrounding the elusive Bigfoot.
May 11, 2023
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One of the baby wolves
Culture
WNC Nature Center welcomes nine baby wolves
Congratulate American Red Wolves Oak and Gloria on being first-time parents.
May 11, 2023
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Happy Mothers Day
Culture
7 pieces of advice from AVLtoday readers’ mothers
In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re sharing the best advice readers have received from their moms.
May 9, 2023
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Entertainment
Star Wars-inspired events for May the 4th
Feel the force with these special events celebrating the popular movie franchise.
May 3, 2023
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Asheville mountain view
Travel and Outdoors
Buncombe County’s land conservation efforts
A deep dive into the newly announced process for approving conservation areas spanning throughout Buncombe County in effort to protect our environment.
May 3, 2023
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PubCorps volunteers at a food packing event
Volunteer
PubCorps feeds families in need with Sunday Brunch
The monthly event feeds thousands of WNC families struggling with food insecurity.
May 1, 2023
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Example of an underpass created to help wildlife cross highways safely.
Development
More wildlife crossings to reach WNC
A new initiative to protect animals and their habitats from highways.
May 1, 2023
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Mountaintop view of Banner Elk
A perfect day trip to Banner Elk
Here’s your guide to exploring the highlights and hidden gems of this charming mountain town.
April 25, 2023
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View of the Northern Lights over Asheville
Travel and Outdoors
The northern lights illuminate Asheville (again)
The natural light show danced its way across Asheville skies for the second time in a month.
April 25, 2023
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