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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
Two new pho restaurants opening in Asheville
Asheville is serving up big broth energy.
May 8, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Small Business
Practice self care with the help of these 10+ local businesses in Asheville
There are plenty of local businesses dedicated to helping you feel your best, whether it’s through fitness classes, a stress-relieving massage, or a bold new haircut.
May 8, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Small Business
Local home improvement and service companies in Asheville
It’s Small Business Week, and we are highlighting home service companies that will help you with those projects that seem to fall off the to-do list when weekends roll around.
May 7, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Business
10 Small business owners shine a light on their favorite spots
For Small Business Week, we asked local business owners to share the love for another small biz that everyone in town should know about. Here’s what they said.
May 6, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Entertainment
Support local while celebrating this Mother’s Day
Show your love for mom and local businesses with these special events and gift ideas.
May 5, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Arts
Find your new favorite Asheville artist on our virtual art crawl
Let’s explore the work of some of our city’s artists, from potters to painters.
May 2, 2025
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Grace Powers
Three images of the Dempster Dumpster in action, showing the haul, dump, and pick up. Text reads, "Here's a One-Man Trash and Rubbish Collection System for your City."
History
Talkin’ trash: The Knoxville man who created the dumpster
George Dempster’s legacy in Knoxville is all about dumpsters and democratic politics.
May 2, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Small Business
Small Business Week has arrived in Asheville
Join us at AVLtoday in celebrating small businesses from Sunday, May 4 to Saturday, May 10.
May 1, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Music
Inside Asheville Music School’s new recording studio
The AMS Sound Lab dives into the world of electronic music, teaching music production and mixing with programs like Pro Tools, Ableton, and Logic.
May 1, 2025
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Grace Powers
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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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Grace Powers
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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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Grace Powers
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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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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
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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Grace Powers
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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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Grace Powers
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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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Grace Powers
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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