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Seriously, this is the American dream made manifest, here in Asheville.

Asheville's Spicewalla grows from one restaurant into a nationwide spice empire Asheville business owner Meherwan Irani started with one restaurant and now has a spice empire.

"Dreamers that have an idea, come to Asheville, and they find an environment that's conducive to doing that, and that environment is called the community," Irani said.
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Realtor Uses AI, Accidentally Posts Listing for Rental Property With Demonic Figure Emerging From Mirror Realtors love AI. But renters seeking a new home in the Washington, DC, area made a horrifying discovery while browsing listings.

People are lazy and AI makes them even lazier.
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If your plans are to visit Asheville in late August, I'd book that room now..✈️🏨👨‍🍳⛰️
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YouTube video by Cool Trip Walks Asheville, North Carolina | Searching for the Thomas Dambo Trolls [4K]

My first narrated walk in a year — exploring the NC Arboretum in Asheville and finding all 12 Thomas Dambo Trolls. A calm winter trail walk perfect for treadmill time or virtual travel.

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#Asheville #ThomasDambo #TrollHunt #CoolTripWalks

My favorite weekend trip destination is a mountain town with cute shops, superb hikes, and access to a national park After my favorite mountain towns started to get too crowded with tourists, I found a new favorite entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Bryson City is an hour west of Asheville and has a great vibe. If you're looking for a great day trip while you're there, take the Great Smokey Mountains Railroad Nantahala Gorge Excursion.🚂😎
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So great to see this historic building saved, repaired and reopened. Yes, you can argue it's still in a flood plain & may flood again at some point, but you can't really move large historic buildings & knocking it down or simply abandoning it would have been such a loss. Some risk, but so worth it.

What a property country does to insurrection plotters and coup planners.

Cotton Mill Studios reopens 16 months after Helene The landmark studio was devastated by Helene, but after much remediation and restoration, the studios are filled with local art and welcoming visitors once again.

As Asheville continues to reopen, familiar places get new tenants and fresh experiences. Come see how our city is both familiar and changed.
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YouTube video by WLOS News 13 Asheville Restaurant Week begins on Feb. 17

For all you locals, it's Restaurant Week in Asheville. If you've been avoiding some of our top spots to eat, this week is the time to take a vacation in your backyard and take in a little of what makes this the greatest place in the world! :)
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Easiest front office decision, ever!

Democratic Demands of ICE:

• No masks (like all cops)
• Warrants to enter homes (as is current law)
• No racial profiling (as is current law)
• Body cams (ICE is already filming us)
• Independent investigations of misconduct (like all cops)

How sad that "follow the law" is the demand of ICE.

I tour principally so that I can sample the max number of vegan reubens worldwide (best one so far was in Denver)

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Taking questions for next week’s #Panthers mailbag.

What’s on your mind?

Every year there's one early release that surprises fans. Who could potentially be an early cut that could be surprising to the fans or player?

Originally, I wasn't going to say a word. I never wrote about 3D-printing face shields during the pandemic. Didn't want to make that about me.

But I need you to know that this is easy. I'm not doing anything special. Robots print them in my sleep. You can do this too.

In just 10 days! Get you READY, Raleigh, NC!

Artist @jamaligle.bsky.social will be at the City of Oaks Comicbook Odyssey convention Feb. 20-22! Get here to come see him! Tix and info: go2coco.com

The 5 ingredients to start making your COMIC BOOK IP. #comicbooks #IPcoach #batmanlevelmanagement #5things

Philly sandwitch with fries and a beer on a table

Had a great lunch with my mentor at The Village pub in Biltmore today. Helene wiped out their old location in an old train depot, but they are right back at it. 💪 #AVLStrong 💪

So, do I look at least eighteen years old?

I'll bet you're thinking, "Wow, that RadicalRuss guy seems to know a whole lot about the drug war, mass incarceration, political activism, and marijuana. I wonder from whom he learned all that?"

Here they are, the experts, the stakeholders, and the friends who taught me.

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Hear me out..

We create a GoFundMe for him and hire Roger Stone to buy a pardon for him from Trump.

I miss that man.
Truly Americana!!

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick Stand Up with Pete Dominick is a classroom where we laugh and learn together. I will interview the smartest people I can find about how to save the planet, our democracy and ourselves. We will talk ab...

Here is the best rundown of headlines and clips you can find on any independently produced subscriber funded podcast. Ad Free!

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Really great interview, well worth the hour.

Democrats hit historic high in Fox Poll as GOP loses ground on key issues Plus: Trump's approval among independents falls to a record low, and the issue landscape shifts ahead of 2026. Your weekly political data roundup for February 1, 2026.

Political data roundup for the last week: Democrats hit historic high in Fox News Poll as GOP loses ground on key issues
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In English, adjectives seem to follow a specific order:

opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun

We’re steeped in the pattern from birth, and apply it effortlessly.

A dramatic, vertical composition of Yellowstone Falls. The powerful white curtain of water is framed by the rugged, sun-drenched canyon walls and the deep green of the surrounding pines, capturing the immense scale and natural texture of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Wednesdays are for waterfalls 🙌

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Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is unite and pronounced ahleekawdee

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are fight against racism and pronounced ahlahstee deegahteelaykee deegadahlaydawdee

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.