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National Health Lottery | Local business owner/author releases book | More>

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“Much to Sasha’s chagrin, the President starts dancing to the music at the Fiesta Latina event on the South Lawn of the White House." Photo: White House, "The First Year"

Is Obama's Asheville vacation his 'Victory Vacation'?

Obama and family to vacation in Asheville this weekend | More>

President Obama's family vacation in Asheville is quite fitting and historians may consider it to be his "Victory Vacation" given that during his presidential campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama made his first major health care speech on Oct. 5, 2008, at Asheville High School. During that rally, Obama was introduced by local Mission Hospitals cardiovascular nurse Elizabeth Allen, R.N., after she delivered a moving speech about the need for health care reform. This vacation is his first since the health care reform bill was passed. To view DowntownAsheville.com's photos of that historic 2008 visit by photographer/artist Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine, Click Here>

Grove Park Inn increases security during Obamas' stay | More>

Obamas begin Asheville vacation with BBQ and hike | More>

'Peacetown' activists protest war during Obamas' visit | More>

Videos monitor Obamas' vacation in Asheville

► Arrival on Air Force One at Asheville Regional Airport | More>
► From the airport, President's motorcade travels west on I-26 | More>
► Motorcade travels north on Charlotte Street | More>
► Obamas lunch at 12 Bones in River Arts District | More>
► President Obama unwinds with a little golf | More>
► WLOS-TV reports on Obamas' weekend vacation | More>
  

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The real price of 'Cheap Energy' April 23

Free presentation at Asheville Green Drinks this Friday | Author/activist/city councilmember Cecil "Keep It Real" Bothwell will provide this week's Green Drinks presentation and keeps keeping it real. It is entitled "The Social Consequences of Cheap Energy." As always, it will be held at Bobo Gallery on N. Lexington Avenue. Networking at 6 p.m; presentation starts at 6:30 p.m. | More>

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Put on your high-heeled shoes April 24

Walk a mile in her shoes | April 24, 2010, fundraiser video to support "Our Voice" encourages Ashevillians to step up and do some good. This humorous video raises awareness for a most serious topic: More> | FYI: April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. For details, visit WalkaMileAsheville.org or Click Here>

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JUST RELEASED: 2010 directory online and in print

The free, annual update, a collaborative effort between WNC Green Building Council and Mountain Xpress, offers articles, case studies and checklists about sustainable building practices, and lists who can get the job done. It is available in print at local newstands and online | More>

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Patsy Keever yard signs now available | More> 

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Walk a mile in her shoes | April 24 fundraiser | More>

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Councilmember Cecil Bothwell pushes for more civil rights | More>

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DowntownAsheville.com Commentary

Asheville's Unholy Media Marriage: Ashvegas & AC-T

I have sad, sad, sad news for you who love the grassroots community of Asheville: the lively, colorful, local blog that everyone loves, Jason Sandford's Ashvegas, has just teamed up with the Gannett newspaper, Asheville Citizen-Times.

Or as CBS late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson would say, "Oh, my God! I know." | To view this commentary, Click Here>

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 Nesbitt is new local GOP chair | Scrutiny Hooligans' responses | More>

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'Bus art' unveiled
Works of three local artists hit the road

The City of Asheville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department along with the Public Art Board and the Transit Commission hosted the unveiling of the "Art on Transit" buses on Sat., Mar. 27, 2010, at 11 a.m. in City/County Plaza in front of City Hall. The event was free and open to the public. More>

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NC jobless rate hits record 11.2% | Reports News Observer | More>

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Rich countries are happier than poor countries | Denmark #1 | More>

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What kind of city do we want to be? asks Mayor Bellamy
On Feb. 4, 2010, at the annual State of Downtown luncheon, Asheville mayor Terry M. Bellamy asked and answered the main question that the 100-plus attendees wanted to know: "What kind of city do we want to be... and how will we get there?" | Also, read an informative 11-page report, entitled "Asheville, NC 2010: A Financial Crossroads." | More>

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Asheville police safely explode suspicious package | More>

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Retired Asheville firefighter wins lottery | $141 million | More>

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Shuler votes NO to health reform bill | Facebook responses | More>

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Health care reform: What's in it for you? | NYTimes report | More>