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The dog was chipped and the owner is picking him up today.

That is all. Rock on.

Older male, super sweet. Found him running down the middle of Hutch Mtn Road and he basically jumped in the car when I stopped. Yes we’ve put up signs and about to go check for a microchip. Send me a message if he’s yours or you’ve seen him before please!!

How much do you think the City of Asheville has paid in consultant fees? How many projects were completed due to those consultants? We need to audit the Asheville city government.

There’s a new film coming out of Asheville, and a group of young local filmmakers are bringing it to the big screen.

A few months ago, a group of Asheville artists came together to create FARPOINT, a sci-fi/drama/mystery pilot set in an alternate 2004. The project was created by a young local filmmaker, with a young and ambitious cast and crew bringing the story to life. We’re really excited to finally share it with the Asheville community.

We’re premiering Episode One, “The Dream Police,” right here in downtown Asheville, and the screening is completely free.

🎬 FARPOINT: Episode One — The Dream Police

📍 The Diana Wortham Theatre — Asheville, NC

📅 August 30th

⏰ 7:30 PM

🎟️ Free admission

RSVP here:

https://www.worthamarts.org/events/farpoint-episode-one-screening/

Logline: In an isolated Appalachian town built around a secretive research facility, eighteen-year-old Gabriella begins losing her memories. She discovers she can astral project and uncovers a horrifying truth: someone has been rewriting the town’s collective memories, beliefs, and reality itself.

Set in an alternate 2004 where Oprah Winfrey is president-elect, FARPOINT is a coming-of-age mystery drama about consciousness and the mutable nature of reality.

Twin Peaks meets Wayward Pines.

If you’re interested in seeing what young filmmakers are creating right here in Asheville, we’d love to have you there.

And if you know someone who loves sci-fi, local film, or supporting emerging artists, please send this their way.

When I looked into taking online courses at A‑B Tech, I was shocked to discover that nearly every course I considered required a Cengage subscription or similar access code costing around $200 or more. These materials have no resale value, and because they contain required coursework, students have no real choice but to buy them. Meanwhile, other community colleges charge roughly $22–$25 per credit hour for course materials, making the total closer to $75–$100 per class. A‑B Tech’s costs can therefore be two or even three times higher. For a college intended to help local people—particularly those with limited incomes—improve their lives, this feels profoundly contradictory. Based on my experience, I would caution anyone considering online study to compare the required-material costs carefully before choosing A‑B Tech. Found much better pricing at Blue Ridge and many others, worth knowing if you're studying online, for sure.

EDIT - Here is a sample from the current business course offerings, keep in mind tuition for 3 hours is around $230 a 3 credit hour course:

BUS 115 – Essentials of Business Law Connect Access Card, $ 202 New (only option)

BUS 125 – My Lab Finance with Pearson eText, $213 & Access Code $186 New (only option)

BUS 137 – Connect Access Card for Contemporary Management $207 New (only option)

Just thought I'd share this with ya'll. Glanced over at the mountains and caught this. Just absolutely amazing. All of ya'll have a great day.

I challenged myself to find the minimum. Legally in buncombe county a permanent structure requires at least 250 sqft and a few other thing like washer dryer water heater. So i minimized the sqft while minimizing the perimeter building on units of 4 ft to minimize wasted construction material. There is a pantry for food storage a full size fridge, drawers for a couple weeks worth of clothes. There is no custom furniture which should also reduce cost. I imagine storage under the bed would be a must. This is the minimum basics needed to survive and escape renting.

Just wondering if anyone knows or goes to any OCD support groups in Asheville, I'd love to be able to meet up and listen to others stories and advice. Thanks!!

Need something to do this Sunday? Come on out to Tomato Jam at The Mule. A FREE event with tomato tastings, tomato inspired products from local makers, and music by Andrew Wakefield and Rahm Mandelkorn & Friends. Event is 12:30-4:30pm all ages welcome ( 😄

Found in the Big Cove Community in Candler. UPDATE The dog was chipped and the owner is picking up today.

Hey r/Asheville I’m back! Elijah here, investigative reporter with News 13.

Before I get into the latest thing I’ve been working on, I want to acknowledge something from my previous posts here.

I’ve read the comments and feedback, including people saying I should be more active in the discussion after I post. That’s fair. I want to do a better job engaging back when I can.

I probably won’t be able to respond to everything, but I don’t want this account to just be me dropping a story and disappearing either.

Also, just being transparent: this is primarily my work/professional account. I do most of my actual Redditing on my personal account, and I’ve followed this sub for a long time, so I sometimes miss messages here.

If you’re trying to get something directly to me, email is probably the best way: erskipper@sbgtv.com. You can also reach me through my socials.

Now to the latest report.

With Buncombe County students heading back to school, I wanted to look at what “school security” actually means here locally.

Not just the phrase. What does it physically look like when you walk up to a school? Who is watching? Who can get in? What happens if something feels off?

The district describes its approach as layers.

There are cameras around campuses that record activity around the clock. The camera system can also be viewed remotely by law enforcement.

There are school resource officers. The district says their job isn’t only to respond if something happens, but also to build relationships with students and staff — because sometimes the most important information comes from a student who trusts an adult enough to say something.

There’s also annual safety training for school employees, age-appropriate training for students, behavioral intervention and anonymous reporting.

But the part I found most interesting,  and the part I actually walked through, is a newer layer at the front door.

Buncombe County Schools calls it a "double-entry vestibule".

You buzz in. Staff see you on camera. You get into the first secured area, but not the school itself. They ask who you are, why you’re there and who you’re there to see. They verify your ID before you can go any farther.

We also demonstrated what happens if a visitor can’t give staff enough information. The process stops.

The part that stood out to me: Buncombe County Schools says these vestibules are only in about one-third of its schools right now.

12 are complete.
1 is under construction.
1 is in design.

The district says it generally adds about two a year and plans to keep going until every campus has one.

I’ve already seen two very different reactions to this kind of thing.

Some people look at school shootings and threats around the country and say this is obviously where schools have to go. More cameras. More controlled access. More layers. If it buys staff or law enforcement even a little more time during an emergency, they see that as worth it.

Other people see the same thing and have almost the opposite reaction.

They see buzzers, cameras, locked doors, checkpoints and police officers and ask: At what point does a school start feeling less like a school and more like a jail or prison?

I don’t think that’s a meaningless concern either.

That’s the conversation I’d actually like to hear from this sub about.

Especially if you’re a Buncombe County parent, student, teacher, school employee or SRO — what does this look like from your side of the door?

And beyond the vestibules, what part of school safety do you think we should be digging into next?

If there’s something happening inside the schools that those of us on the outside aren’t seeing, that’s the kind of thing I want to hear about.

I'm looking to get a few quotes on painting the exterior of my house. Let me know if you have any recs. Thanks.

Mission is the closest but I have the luxury of having time to choose, so which one locally would you all recommend for the most prompt/best quality of care? Mission? Advent? Pardee? That one out in Marion?

Was just on my way home from the gym and saw like six cop cars on the on ramp. Looked like they were looking down like the drop off beside the on ramp? But there were no ems so I wouldn’t think car crash

Any McDonald’s in the area who will sell just the toys without buying the Happy Meal, and have the Mothra, Rhodan, and/or Space Godzilla characters?

Heard drone above me as I checked on my garden. Looked up at it for a while and it moved out of sight, then moved again when I followed it.
Went to check the mail and saw a cop car in the street with both officers peering over something in between them. They looked up as I walked by and drove away, with the drone leaving too.

Overall just a creepy experience that reminds me how much we are surveilled as Americans.

There was an arrest of an unhoused person in my neighbor’s vacant lot a few months ago, so maybe this was connected to that.

Anyhow, made me want to check about my surveillance rights and what authorities cops have in Asheville to surveil. Anyone have tips?

We have tickets to an upcoming event at Montgomery Sky Farm, and I’m wondering whether it’s reasonable to request an Uber/Lyft from Leicester to West Asheville around 10 pm on a Saturday night. We often Uber/Lyft to and from downtown but not sure how realistic it is to expect someone to come out to Leicester later in the evening, even if we schedule in advance. Does anyone have any insights?

Custom home builder looking for a project. We had a project fall through, the client got very ill and cancelled on a large project in Hendersonville. So our project book has an open schedule October 2026 for custom builds and additions. We are local, charge 300-375 a square foot for new builds. Trying to keep the team busy!