Western North Carolina locals enjoy a porch guitar concert for dumpster bears, while Asheville hosts the Dam Slam along the French Broad River. We also cover passenger rail hopes in McDowell County, watershed hikes in Waynesville, and historic postcards in Transylvania County.

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Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 18, 2026 - Issue #150.

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In Asheville, a historic River Arts District church damaged by Helene opens as six restored townhomes along the French Broad River, while Stephens-Lee Community Center hosts a free Halloween costume swap. Other Western North Carolina highlights include a new cookbook from chef Katie Button, an Asheville on Bikes ride to Hellbender, and good news from Brevard and Haywood County.

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Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 17, 2026 - Issue #149.

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In Western North Carolina, the Biltmore Championship announced its 2027 return to Arden alongside community grants, while Long's Chapel prepares a free dinner for Helene survivors. Asheville City Council also approved downtown business support, holiday wreaths, and a new Costco in Enka, with regional microdoses from Black Mountain to Waynesville.

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Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 16, 2026 - Issue #148.

Good News Asheville is made possible by Dylan Lennon, REALTOR® with Unique: A Real Estate Collective, helping neighbors buy and sell homes across Western North Carolina. dylanlennon.com · (828) 412-0678

Across Western North Carolina, Huntersville, Hendersonville, and Canton, communities are celebrating Historic Latta Place breaking ground, a revamped bowling alley, a historic paper mill artifact, and a SpaceX rocket sighting. Plus, hear about pet vaccines in Boone, fresh school lunches and high school football in Transylvania County, and local support services in Asheville and Buncombe County.

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Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 14, 2026 - Issue #146.

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In Western North Carolina, volunteers built a new home for a McDowell County family, Lowe's helped renovate a Fletcher firehouse kitchen, and the Basilica of Saint Lawrence completed its historic dome restoration in Asheville. Listeners will also hear river cleanup updates, soccer academy milestones, and quick local highlights from across the mountains.

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Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 13, 2026 - Issue #145.

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Fish return naturally to the Swannanoa River above Lake Craig Dam, while Weaverville prepares for a new indoor pickleball club. Across Western North Carolina, community events include public art on the Reed Creek Greenway, a Waynesville memorial sculpture, and local gatherings in Brevard and Maggie Valley.

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Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 12, 2026 - Issue #144.

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Warren Wilson College receives an eleven million dollar gift for science, while REACH of Haywood County opens a new advocacy center in Waynesville. Across Western North Carolina, an accessible fishing pier opens at Lake Tomahawk, Brevard honors emergency nurses, and Old Fort unveils wider downtown sidewalks.

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Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 11, 2026 - Issue #143.

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The Asheville Art Museum hosts a free community day, Black Mountain's golf course secures restoration funds, and Asheville plans the Lake Craig Dam removal. Across Western North Carolina, Canton plans new Pigeon River access, Working Wheels delivers its final replacement car, and Graveyard Fields opens a new connector trail.

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Adapted from Good News Asheville - October 10, 2026 - Issue #142.

Good News Asheville is made possible by Dylan Lennon, REALTOR® with Unique: A Real Estate Collective, helping neighbors buy and sell homes across Western North Carolina. dylanlennon.com · (828) 412-0678