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Asheville food scene: A few things happening in Ashevilles food and beverage community.

People come from all over the country and outside the U.S. to view the dazzling annual phenomenon at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park just announced its firefly viewing dates for spring 2022.

In the first quarter of 2022, these Asheville restaurants and bakeries have earned national recognition.

Memorial Day weekend weather: Whats in store for your cookouts and pool celebrations Mackensy Lunsford, Asheville Citizen Times © Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com A scene from downtown Asheville Memorial Day celebrations in 2019. The weather for 2021 looks cool and pleasant. ASHEVILLE - After a period of warmer-than-usual weather comes some good news: The Western North Carolina mountains are looking at a cooldown, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Thats perfect f...

Asheville gets another nonstop flight to a Florida beach with Allegiant Air Shelby Harris, Asheville Citizen Times © Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com The Allegiant Airlines sign at the Asheville Regional Airport on March 27, 2019. Ashevillians can now add another direct flight to a Florida beach. On May 27, Allegiant Air rolled out a nonstop flight from Asheville to Destin, Florida. To celebrate the new route, the airline is offering one-way to Destin for as low as ...

Experts say overbuying spurs gas shortages; Gov. Cooper declares state of emergency Mackensy Lunsford, Asheville Citizen Times © Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com A sign on the pump at the EnMarket gas station on Tunnel Road in East Asheville indicated that they were out of regular unleaded gasoline before noon on Sept. 13, 2018. ASHEVILLE - After the operator of one of the nations largest fuel pipelines endured a ransomware attack May 7, and people rushed to snap up ga...

Asheville Citizen Times wins journalism honors for outstanding work Staff reports The Asheville Citizen Times was honored with 16 awards from the North Carolina Press Association Friday night in a virtual ceremony held in lieu of the annual convention and banquet.  Among the awards were several first place honors for staff reporters Mackensy Lunsford and David Thompson, and for photojournalist Angela Wilhelm.  Asheville competes in a category that includes newspapers in Wilmington, Durham,...

Shadow seekers, billionaire tax, vaccines for cabbies: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: The state on Monday launched an online portal for people to check their eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations and make appointments. The Alabama Department of Public Health said the site at alcovidvaccine.gov will allow those eligible to make an appointment if shots are available in their county of choice. The portal also pr...

Closed schools: Asheville parents band together, favor in-person learning Derek Lacey, Asheville Citizen Times © Angeli Wright, ANGELI WRIGHT/ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES Nathan Feimster, 8, works on his third grade assignments during the Positive Opportunities Develop Success, or PODS, program at the Tempie Avery Montford Center on Oct. 19, 2020. The partnership between Asheville City Schools, the Asheville Housing Authority, Asheville Parks and Recreation and a number of communi...