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Tuesday, August 1, 202308/01/2023

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina 7/30/2023

Their mission is to create and support mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. WHAT THEY DO:…

Thursday, July 13, 202307/13/2023

SUMMER!! And Crystal’s fridge wars at work.

Wednesday, July 12, 202307/12/2023

Al Bottego Asheville ABC Board 7/16/2023

The mission of local ABC Boards and their employees shall be to serve their localities by controlling the sale of…

Friday, July 7, 202307/07/2023

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 7/2/2023

The Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina is an initiative led by the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership,…

Monday, June 26, 202306/26/2023

CooperRiis Healing Communities 6/25/2023

Healing in a Community CooperRiis (pronounced Cooper-Reese) is a non-profit residential healing community for adults with mental health challenges. Since…

Thursday, June 22, 202306/22/2023

Your Mindset can affect, “The Compound Effect”

Thursday, June 15, 202306/15/2023

Girl Scouts Peaks To Piedmont Jennifer Wilcox 6/11/2023

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts Peaks to…

Thursday, June 15, 202306/15/2023

Aura Home Women Vets Alyce Knafflich 5/28/2023

Did you know that homeless women veterans are the fastest growing homeless population in the United States? North Carolina has…

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‘Song Sung Blue’ is a messy melodrama, but sung sweet – 828reviewsNOW

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Tired of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’? Try these alternative Christmas movies

Are you feeling reluctant to take "Elf" off the shelf? Is your "Home Alone" tradition in need of renovation? Is your 34th viewing of "Miracle on 34th Street" just one time too many? Like Rudolph with his nose so bright, 828reviewsNOW is here to help.

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WNC bluegrass band to celebrate 500th performance this weekend

Local bluegrass outfit The JackTown Ramblers are heading to Jack of the Wood for their 500th performance this weekend. The bluegrass band will take to the stage from 8:30-11:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27 at the downtown pub.

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Top 5 international movies of 2025 – 828reviewsNOW

2025 was a fantastic year for global cinema. From searing docudramas to surreal celebrations of the film medium itself, we visit Brazil, China, Iran, Norway and Palestine to bring you the best international movies of 2025. Read our list.