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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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Food
Where to find the viral Dubai chocolate trend in Asheville
You don’t have to hop on a plane to satisfy your sweet tooth — here’s where to try the internet-famous Dubai chocolate in the Land of the Sky.
April 30, 2025
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Grace Powers
Several rows of tulips line a field where a bike is standing in the center. Each row of tulips is a different color; the one in front is made of purple tulips, followed by a row of pink tulips, followed by another row of pink tulips, and a row of yellow tulips seen in the back.
Culture
Finding fresh flowers in Winston-Salem
Explore local flower farms, sightseeing spots, and more ways to get your flower fix in the Triad.
April 30, 2025
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Grace Powers
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History
Zelda Fitzgerald Week highlights a slice of local literary history
Celebrate the powerhouse figure of the Roaring Twenties with a series of events about her life and connection to Asheville.
April 29, 2025
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Molly Wilson
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Travel and Outdoors
Celebrate Hot Springs’ grand reopening at Town and Trail Fest
The festival coincides with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s 100th anniversary.
April 28, 2025
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City
WNC welcomes more moon trees
Several WNC colleges now boast American Sweetgums that have been to space through NASA’s Moon Tree program.
April 28, 2025
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Small Business
The RAD artist starting a new chapter at Cheap Joe’s
Philip and Tina DeAngelo will open Asheville Art Supply in the Cheap Joe’s space following its closure.
April 25, 2025
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City
Two WNC locales earn historic designation
Hopkins Chapel AME Zion Church and Marshall High Studios have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
April 24, 2025
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Culture
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in Asheville
Take part in special events or visit a local bookstore to spread the literary love.
April 24, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Food
Watch Ashleigh Shanti compete in the Food Network’s “24 in 24"
The acclaimed chef and owner of Good Hot Fish will take on 23 other chefs in a heated 24-hour battle — here’s how to watch.
April 22, 2025
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Grace Powers
An old white barn with WWC painted on the front.
Education
Where to take lifelong learning classes in and around Asheville
Here are five centers and institutes offering courses to adults looking to learn something new.
April 21, 2025
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Grace Powers
Synchronous fireflies at Elkmont Campground
Travel and Outdoors
The rare fireflies lighting up the Appalachian Mountains
Synchronous and blue ghost fireflies will soon put on a light show in the Appalachian Mountains — here’s where to see them.
April 18, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Sports
An Olympic-level obstacle course opens in Fletcher
OSEGA debuts its newest offering, a training center for obstacle course racing.
April 17, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Airports and Transportation
Asheville Regional Airport unveils new food and retail options
Learn all about the three new restaurants + retail stores coming to a terminal near you this summer — and the four slated for 2027.
April 15, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
Citizen Vinyl’s cafe, event space, and record store to close by May
The public-facing operations will close on Sunday, April 30 as the biz focuses on its vinyl manufacturing and record studio.
April 14, 2025
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Events
Earth Fare celebrates 50 years in Asheville
The city’s first health food store is celebrating its 50th birthday by offering you free cake.
April 14, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
Be a force of nature on Earth Day in Asheville
Join the cleanups, crafting, parties, and promotions happening in honor of the world around us.
April 14, 2025
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Molly Wilson
Corner Kitchen time capsules
Food
Corner Kitchen preserves its history as it rebuilds
A fixture of the local food scene, the restaurant is preserving its history by placing time capsules in the wall as it rebuilds from Helene.
April 11, 2025
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Grace Powers
The inside of Period Nirvana, showing shelves of reusable period products and a display of gifts in the center of the room.
Small Business
Period Nirvana opens in West Asheville, offering menstrual cycle care products
The new West Asheville shop is one of just a handful of physical period care shops in the world.
April 10, 2025
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Food
Meherwan Irani hosts the popular Bon Appétit web series, “Street Eats”
The Chai Pani chef and owner takes you to the streets of Mumbai in a viral video with the food magazine.
April 10, 2025
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Volunteers walk the Art Loeb Trail on Pisgah Project Day
Travel and Outdoors
Be a part of Pisgah’s largest volunteer day
Register for Pisgah Project Day to join hundreds of volunteers in completing improvement projects in the Pisgah Ranger District.
April 8, 2025
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Grace Powers
Asheville Bread Festival. Photo: @bishopse
Events
Your guide to spring festivals in and around Asheville
Consider this a bucket list for spring fun in the Land of the Sky.
April 7, 2025
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Grace Powers
Earth River Records' sign for Record Store Day 2025
Events
Stock up for Record Store Day in Asheville
Here’s where to score special Record Store Day releases, from Belly to Bowie.
April 7, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
Swannanoa River Road set to reopen this Friday
This essential road will reopen to traffic on the afternoon of Friday, April 4 after more than six months since Helene wreaked havoc on the corridor.
April 3, 2025
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Grace Powers
Aerial shot of Memorial Stadium showing the blue six-lane track surrounding the field.
City
Memorial Stadium renovations are complete
Lace up your sneakers — the stadium’s construction has wrapped up, and you’re invited to take the new six-lane track for a spin.
April 3, 2025
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Grace Powers
Keyboard and other instruments and equipment set up in Echo Mountain Recording studio.
City
Echo Mountain Recording to close at the end of the year
Since 2006, the studio has been an institution in music — producing Grammy award-winning work.
April 2, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Food
Asheville establishments considered for MICHELIN Guide
As the lauded list expands to our region, WNC restaurants will be contenders for the recognition.
April 2, 2025
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Food
Sweet Cub Soft Serve dishes out artisan ice cream on wheels
Three words: Ice cream nachos.
April 1, 2025
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Grace Powers
A woman biking through a neon green biking lane in Crystal City, Arlington. The action earns you points on GetGreen Arlington.
City
Reduce your carbon footprint with the GetGreen Arlington app
Arlington County and environmental nonprofit EcoAction Arlington are giving you the tools to reduce your carbon footprint — right from your back pocket.
March 21, 2025
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Grace Powers
A walking path lined by trees inside the Richmond Hill Forest
City
SAHC conserves 83 acres to expand Richmond Hill Park
After nearly 20 years of seeking to secure the property, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has protected an 83-acre parcel, which will be added to the city’s largest forested park.
March 20, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
Takeaways from the State of Downtown
Local leaders, business owners, and community members gathered to hear the Asheville Downtown Association’s insights on Helene’s impacts to downtown — and how we can bounce back.
March 19, 2025
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Grace Powers
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