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Jaye Bartell | 15 days ago

It's time to vote in this year's Best of WNC reader survey. We moved the unveiling of winners from October to August, so the time to vote is now! As spring leans toward summer and the days grow longer, we're offering twice as many categories to match the abundance of the season, and the brilliance of what makes life in WNC the best. Voting has started!

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Forward momentum: A-B Tech’s Jon Snover brings people and technology together

NEWS IN PRINT

Rachel Winner | 5 hours ago

Jon Snover thought he’d found his dream job at a fuel-cell company in 2001 — and that, as lead chemist for the company, he was going to change the world by developing advanced technology to solve society’s energy crisis

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Mission Foundation takes over operations at the Rathbun Center

NEWS

Caitlin Byrd | 20 hours ago

Standing on the veranda of the wooden house she dreamed into a reality nearly 20 years before, Adelaide Key announced she will now share her vision to house families and caregivers with Mission Foundation. (Photo of Adelaide Key and Bruce Thorsen by Caitlin Byrd)

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Cranky Hanke's Weekly Reeler May 22-28: Fast and Epic Hangover

MOVIE

Ken Hanke | 1 day ago

You know it's a pretty dire week when the thing I'm most looking forward to is Fast & Furious 6. (And you can imagine how much it pains me to type those words.) There's not even a single new art title to brighten the weekend (no, last Friday's ActionFest offering, Java Heat, going to a full run doesn't count) — merely three mainstream movies I find it hard to get jazzed about. These are the conditions that prevail.

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Another Broken Egg Café to open in Biltmore Park

FOOD

Emily Patrick | 2 days ago

The Louisiana-based, egg-centric brunch restaurant could open as early as September.

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Hearings in Franklin, Marion on Duke Energy rate hike

BLOGWIRE

David Forbes | 2 days ago

Local environmental groups are trying to mobilize opponents to Duke Energy's proposed rate hike to show up at six public hearings held over the next few months, including in Franklin and Marion.

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Ten questions with DJ Equal

AE

Alli Marshall | 3 days ago

Asheville native Elliot Heller (aka DJ Equal) is based in New York City but returns to WNC on Friday, May 24 for a show at Club Tetrus. RBTS WIN also performs a DJ set as Brutal Wizards. In advance, Heller talks to us about his career, the New York scene, how he finds new music, and his travel tips.

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The Race to Nowhere

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Jen Nathan Orris | 3 days ago

Carolina Day School will explore the pressures of high school overachievement at a screening of Race to Nowhere on Wednesday, May 22.

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Community conversations: Asheville loses Beer City crown, but is the spirit still alive?

NEWS

Jake Frankel | 3 days ago

With Asheville garnering significantly less votes in the annual Beer City USA online poll than it did in 2012, does that mean our hearts are no longer in our pint glasses? Have we lost our Beer City spirit? Or with MLive reporting that Grand Rapids tourism marketers waged a highly organized campaign, maybe it’s more of a reflection on our commerce officials? Whatever the case, local residents shared their thoughts on a variety of online mediums this week, expressing everything from disappointment to good riddance.

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'Firm correctness': an I Ching app predicts the Asheville City Council elections

STAFF BLOGS

David Forbes | 4 days ago

Amid the lawsuits and budget wrangling, Asheville City Council elections are approaching. There's something clearly missing in the media speculation about who will run and win: electronic versions of ancient Chinese prophecy. Here's what my I-Ching phone app says about each campaign, along with some agricultural and marital advice.

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State Water Quality officials file amendment to March lawsuit on coal ash

Jake Frankel | 1 hour ago

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Free trolley available from downtown Asheville to the RiverMusic series

Jake Frankel | 1 hour ago

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Watercolor exhibit opens today at UNCA

Caitlin Byrd | 2 hours ago

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MANNA Food Bank to hold celebration for 30th anniversary, proceeds go to the nonprofit

Caitlin Byrd | 2 hours ago

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Times-News: First phase of bike park opens to public

Caitlin Byrd | 3 hours ago

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Buncombe County offices and libraries closed for Memorial Day

Caitlin Byrd | 3 hours ago

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Parkway Medical Group adds family nurse practitioner to its practice

Caitlin Byrd | 4 hours ago

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Local charities award more nearly $60,000 to Buncombe County Schools programs

Margaret Williams | 6 hours ago

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University of North Carolina system switching student health insurance

Brandy Carl | 23 hours ago

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Buncombe County Department of Health issues rabies warning

Brandy Carl | 23 hours ago

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Vote for your favorite everything

Forward momentum: A-B Tech’s Jon Snover brings people and technology together

Mission Foundation takes over operations at the Rathbun Center

Cranky Hanke's Weekly Reeler May 22-28: Fast and Epic Hangover

Another Broken Egg Café to open in Biltmore Park

Hearings in Franklin, Marion on Duke Energy rate hike

Ten questions with DJ Equal

The Race to Nowhere

Community conversations: Asheville loses Beer City crown, but is the spirit still alive?

'Firm correctness': an I Ching app predicts the Asheville City Council elections

Blogwire

State Water Quality officials file amendment to March lawsuit on coal ash

Free trolley available from downtown Asheville to the RiverMusic series

Watercolor exhibit opens today at UNCA

MANNA Food Bank to hold celebration for 30th anniversary, proceeds go to the nonprofit

Times-News: First phase of bike park opens to public

Buncombe County offices and libraries closed for Memorial Day

Parkway Medical Group adds family nurse practitioner to its practice

Local charities award more nearly $60,000 to Buncombe County Schools programs

University of North Carolina system switching student health insurance

Buncombe County Department of Health issues rabies warning

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