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• This weekend on a shoestring

  

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  Dane Smith | 07/04/2012

  Take a hike, learn about aquatic life or browse local crafts. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.

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• This weekend on a shoestring

  

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  Dane Smith | 05/16/2012

  The best things in life are free (or cheap), and we've got local theater, a letterpress print collective, nature walks and yoga to prove it. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost happenings to keep you entertained on a budget.

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• Conscious Party: Adventures in film

  

  Jen Nathan Orris | 02/14/2012

  Whether you’re an avid outdoors person or just interested in the natural world, experiencing adventure on the big screen sounds pretty good this time of year.

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• RiverLink starts its annual tree giveaway

  

  Bill Rhodes | 11/02/2011

  Free Trees! Asheville High students Jake Rickman and Clay Hurand listen to RiverLink's Dave Russell, right, talk about the history of the mill site, where the nonprofit is set up for its annual tree giveaway.

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• RiverLink and Americorps team up for French Broad River cleanup *Video*

  

  Jake Frankel | 09/10/2011

  RiverLink and Americorps teamed up for a Sept. 9 cleanup of the French Broad River. The group hauled a plethora of trash and unusual items out of a stretch of the river near downtown Asheville, including huge tires, a rocking horse, a news bin and more.

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• RiverFest: Anything that Floats

  

  Jen Nathan Orris Photos: Jonathan Welch | 08/14/2011

  The Anything that Floats Parade, a contest to test the creativity of water-lovers, kicked off this year's RiverFest. Photo by Jonathan Welch

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• OM Sanctuary buys Richmond Hill Inn site

  

  David Forbes | 08/01/2011

  The Oshun Mountain Sanctuary, a nonprofit "dedicated to creating a center for rejuvenation," has purchased the site of the former Richmond Hill Inn. The group, in partnership with RiverLink, announced the purchase today, Aug. 1, and noted the intent of raising $5 million more to complete construction of the project.

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• It's time for RiverFest 2010!

  

  Alli Marshall | 08/12/2010

  The free, all-day, French Broad River-saving, rafting, dancing, band-listening, local food-eating, dog parading festival is held at French Broad River Park on Saturday, Aug. 14.

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• Riverlink blog, donations by 6-year-old featured on CBS Evening News

  

  Margaret Williams | 06/03/2010

  What connects RiverLink, a 6-year-old from Southern Pines, N.C., and Katy Couric? An interest in the Gulf oil disaster. CBS Evening Show host Couric contacted RiverLink recently after seeing a RiverLink blog that featured 6-year-od Skylar Fielder-Jones' efforts to collect cleanup supplies for the oil disaster and donate them to the Asheville-based nonprofit. Here's the full scoop from RiverLink.

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• Earth Day art/poetry contest deadline March 17

  

  Margaret Williams | 03/10/2010

  There's only one week left to submit for RiverLink's 3rd Annual Earth Day Art and Poetry Contest! Submission deadline is Wednesday, March 17, say contest sponsors RiverLink. Pictured here, Olivia Soosar, a second-grader at Veritas Christian Academy, offers her vision of Earth Day.

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