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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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Events
Make the most of the season with 20+ fall events in Asheville
Make the most of the season with this list of the best local events and activities happening this fall.
September 16, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Culture
Biltmore announces new immersive art installation, Luminere
This spring, images marking milestones in the estate’s history will be projected onto the house and gardens and set to original scores.
September 16, 2025
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History
Local toponymy, part two: How these landmarks got their name
Let’s uncover the history behind the names of these notable WNC spots.
September 15, 2025
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Travel and Outdoors
Blue Ridge Parkway opens 26-mile section, restoring access to Mount Mitchell State Park
The opening completes the first phase of the NPS’ Helene recovery work.
September 15, 2025
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Food
Local restaurant deals by day of the week
We have your go-to guide for delicious deals all week long.
September 11, 2025
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History
How Asheville fought for the Blue Ridge Parkway
Thanks to the lobbying efforts of local leaders, politicians, and business owners, the Blue Ridge Parkway didn’t pass us by.
September 9, 2025
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Travel and Outdoors
County earns funding to purchase Deaverview Mountain for a public park
In partnership with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, Buncombe County will acquire Deaverview Mountain, meaning the 343-acre mountaintop tract will be conserved as a public park.
September 8, 2025
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A Spirit Halloween store in a retail plaza. The building has a red roof and cars line the parking lot.
City
Asheville will have two Spirit Halloween stores... right across the street from each other
Spirit Halloween will strike South Tunnel Road twice, with stores in neighboring shopping plazas.
September 2, 2025
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Travel and Outdoors
Celebrate and learn about the monarch migration through Indianapolis
Find out where to spot the winged creatures and what you can do to keep them protected + flying high.
August 29, 2025
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City
Meet the WNC natives being honored at the North Carolina Award
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.
August 29, 2025
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City
City announces partnership for new downtown entertainment venue
The City of Asheville has partnered with a UK-based entertainment company to begin initial phases of developing a public-private arts facility.
August 28, 2025
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Food
Sugar & Snow Gelato is coming back to the RAD
The shop announced it will reopen this November inside The Wyre in the upper RAD. Did we mention there will be dessert pizza?
August 28, 2025
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Sports
Where to watch sports in Asheville
Hit up these bars + restaurants to see the upsets on the big screen.
August 26, 2025
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History
Two local restaurants earn grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village and Zadie’s Market in Marshall received $50,000 grants through the trust’s Backing Historical Small Restaurants program.
August 25, 2025
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Arts
Welcome Marquee back to the RAD during its grand opening celebration
The art market is throwing “Take II,” a bash celebrating its return to the River Arts District nearly a year after Helene.
August 21, 2025
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RAD Rendezvous
Arts
Explore 30+ artist spaces at RAD Rendezvous
The warehouse next to The Radical Hotel has been transformed into a gallery and workspace.
August 21, 2025
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Culture
Commemorating the 1925 Asheville Sessions with a four-day music and history showcase
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.
August 19, 2025
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Travel and Outdoors
Finding farm fresh flowers in Kansas City
Explore local u-pick fields, subscriptions, and workshops to gather new blooms this season.
August 18, 2025
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Sports
Asheville hosts US Open Family Day
The whole fam can explore a love for the game with the brand new event from the US Open.
August 18, 2025
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History
Local toponymy: The origins of WNC place names
We’re exploring the history behind the names of some local landmarks.
August 18, 2025
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Education
UNC Asheville presses pause on Millennial Campus project
The university is pausing development plans to explore proposed alternatives and solicit additional community input.
August 14, 2025
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Business
Meet the 12 fastest-growing companies in the Asheville area
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.
August 14, 2025
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City
A temporary skating rink could roll into downtown Asheville
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.
August 12, 2025
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History
The lavish Gilded Age fashions of the Biltmore
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.
August 12, 2025
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Travel and Outdoors
This Appalachian amphibian is getting its own festival
Spruce Pine’s first NC Hellbender Festival will put snot otters in the spotlight.
August 5, 2025
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City
3 public art projects coming soon to Asheville
By the end of fall, we’ll have three stunning new art pieces gracing greenways and city streets.
August 4, 2025
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City
The AVL Unpaved project rolls forward
The Asheville Unpaved Alliance earned council approval to design and construct two natural surface trails in East and West Asheville.
July 31, 2025
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Food
The chef behind The Med debuts new cookware brand, Fifth Quarter Kitchenware
Fifth Quarter Kitchenware is here to inspire your next meal, giving you the right chef-tested tools to get cooking.
July 31, 2025
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City
Widespread Panic shows generated $8 million in Asheville area spending
A report from Explore Asheville and the BCTDA shows that more than 80% of the 19,000 attendees were visiting Asheville.
July 29, 2025
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Business
New pickleball courts and golf simulators headed for Hi-Wire’s RAD beer garden
New sports club Ace & Eagle is partnering with the brewery to bring sports simulators and IRL pickleball courts to the RAD.
July 29, 2025
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