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Asheville, North Carolina is located in Buncombe County. Zip codes in Asheville, NC include 28801, 28810, and 28813. The median home price in Asheville is $225,000 which is roughly $134/per square foot. More Asheville information.

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3 hrs ago | Asheville Citizen-Times

Flurry of festivals on tap

Memorial Day weekend is bringing a lot of festival fun to Western North Carolina today, Sunday and Monday.

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7 hrs ago | Asheville Citizen-Times

Abundant strawberries sweeten local markets

This guide to Asheville-area tailgate markets is supplied by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project.

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11 hrs ago | Mountain Xpress

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It's not even June yet, but it's possible that you're already suffering from festival overload.

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15 hrs ago | Mountain Xpress

Statewide March against genetically modified seeds includes Asheville

On Saturday, thousands of North Carolinians will start their Memorial Day weekend by speaking up against an international company.

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19 hrs ago | Asheville Citizen-Times

Building community, one biscuit at a time

Two new breakfast restaurants recently opened in Asheville. And both are working toward offering a place in their respective communities -- east and west of Asheville -- for people to gather.

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Yesterday | The Washington Post

Virginia Burlesque & Sideshow Festival opens

There are some for whom glitter-tracking is an occupational hazard. Sadie Hawkins and Buster Britches are two of those people.

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Fri May 24, 2013

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Roland L. Sargent

Roland L. Sargent, 94, of Givens Estates United Methodist Retirement Community passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Mission Hospital Asheville.

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Asheville Citizen-Times

Proposed Buncombe budget would raise taxes

Buncombe County property owners would see a 2.6 percent tax increase under the budget proposed by County Manager Wanda Greene.

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Mountain Xpress

Through a variety of eclectic projects, Meghan Mulhearn explores the versatility of the violin.

According to the production credits, "26 Minutes" was created almost entirely on violin.

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WCNC-TV Charlotte

Workers at Asheville recycling plant find man's body

Police in Asheville are looking into the discovery of a man's body at a recycling plant.

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Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville man charged kidnapping, assault, robbery

Police say an Asheville man broke into a house where he held two men captive and robbed and assaulted the victims.

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Watauga Democrat

Farm co-op opens distribution facility

The High Country's local food cooperative is growing faster than weeds in a wet spell.

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Asheville Citizen-Times

Disaster relief groups need donations for Okla. victims

Disaster relief agencies continue to seek support from Western North Carolina residents to help those whose lives have been devastated by tornadoes in Oklahoma, and those needs will continue for months and even years to come.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Asheville Citizen-Times

Burlesque fest brings bawdy fun to town

For the seventh straight year the ABSfest: Americana Burlesque and Sideshow Festival will bring a variety of extravagant performances to various venues around Asheville.

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Mountain Xpress

Smoky Mountain approves management agreement, Western Highlands to consider it tomorrow

Board members from both Smoky Mountain Center and Western Highlands Network used the phrase "smooth transition" throughout a meeting held earlier this afternoon - an indication that both entities want another two-word expression they used frequently to come true at Western Highland's meeting tomorrow morning: "seamless process." To do this, Western ... (more)

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Mountain Xpress

Putting numbers to Asheville's housing crunch

It's commonly said that housing's hard to find in Asheville. Numbers from the U.S. Census and elsewhere shine a light on exactly how hard.

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Asheville Citizen-Times

Trolley collides with downtown Asheville building

A trolley collided with the Miles Building at the corner of Haywood and Battery Park today, hitting the overhang above the wig shop.

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Asheville Citizen-Times

High-level Republican says Asheville was targeted

A high-level Republican acknowledged that the city, and Buncombe County, have been targeted by GOP legislation in a hastily written resignation letter.

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Mountain Xpress

SoundTrack web extra: The Honeycutters

During the opening set at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall someone commented, "This is a nice place.

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Mountain Xpress

Cold front

As mountain towns go, Asheville is far from the coldest. In January, the city's most frigid month, the highs hover around 47 degrees, with average lows of about 28.

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