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Buncombe County and WNC’s Recovery and Revival  Take Center Stage at Explore Asheville’s Year Ahead Event

Buncombe County and WNC’s Recovery and Revival Take Center Stage at Explore Asheville’s Year Ahead Event

Nearly 350 community leaders and tourism industry partners gathered Wednesday at the Ferguson Auditorium on A-B Tech’s campus for Explore Asheville’s first partner event of 2025, The Year Ahead: The Road to Recovery and Revival. The event underscored a pivotal theme: seizing this moment of recovery as an opportunity to build back stronger, more sustainable, and more resilient than before.

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$100,000 in Grants Awarded to 10 Small, Independent Restaurants from The Cooks For Carolina Dinner Series Through Explore Asheville’s Always Asheville Fund

$100,000 in Grants Awarded to 10 Small, Independent Restaurants from The Cooks For Carolina Dinner Series Through Explore Asheville’s Always Asheville Fund

Explore Asheville distributed $100,000 in essential recovery grants to 10 small, independent restaurants in Buncombe County last night. This funding was raised through 13 curated dinners organized by more than 20 esteemed New Orleans chefs as part of the Cooks for Carolina initiative, dedicated to supporting local restaurants impacted by Hurricane Helene.

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What’s New

Buncombe County and WNC’s Recovery and Revival  Take Center Stage at Explore Asheville’s Year Ahead Event

Buncombe County and WNC’s Recovery and Revival Take Center Stage at Explore Asheville’s Year Ahead Event

Nearly 350 community leaders and tourism industry partners gathered Wednesday at the Ferguson Auditorium on A-B Tech’s campus for Explore Asheville’s first partner event of 2025, The Year Ahead: The Road to Recovery and Revival. The event underscored a pivotal theme: seizing this moment of recovery as an opportunity to build back stronger, more sustainable, and more resilient than before.

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