I spent all weekend there. Downtown is full of hippies and small shops for everything.
There's a coffee shop in a bus called Double D's. Britain and boobs, what more do you need?
But on Saturday night, at around 7pm, there was a loud bang, and all of the street lights (except the low orange ones) went out, and the building next to us had the emergency lights turn on. No sirens, no fix, nothing else... does anyone know what happened?
Also, I want to hear about your experiences in Asheville.

1/21/2013 12:08:23 PM

home of the greatest music venue in the state

1/21/2013 12:09:25 PM

I like Jack of the Wood

Early Girl is delicious

[Edited on January 21, 2013 at 12:10 PM. Reason : ^Orange Peel is awesome]

1/21/2013 12:09:52 PM

Moogfest, or something else? We passed by the Moog Museum but it was closed on the weekends so we didn't get to go in

1/21/2013 12:10:23 PM

Transformer exploded

I hate Asheville because everyone stinks

1/21/2013 12:11:01 PM

We went to Early Girl for lunch a bit after we got there The crayons were probably my favorite part, hehe

1/21/2013 12:11:20 PM

I shoulda moved up there

I got an interview for a job in that area recently but turned it down (foolishly)

1/21/2013 12:13:34 PM

Is the Jazz/Martini bar Belugas still there? I enjoyed going there, even though I"m not into jazz or martinis all that much. I just liked getting sauced in street clothes while watching old folks in formal wear dance to jazz.

1/21/2013 12:15:29 PM

^ Not sure, I'll check it out next time I go, which will hopefully be in a couple of weeks. We were hoping to go swing dancing Saturday night at the Grove Park Inn, there was a big Jazz and Swing festival elsewhere, but alas, we ended up doing other things.

1/21/2013 12:32:39 PM

I really enjoy visiting there, especially in the fall. Fun little walkable downtown with some good restaurants. Thirsty Monk is one of my favorite bars in town. My sister and her husband moved from there a little over a year ago and so I don't make it up as much now (we had an excuse and a place to crash previously). I need to be better about getting back there though since we only live 1.5 hours away.

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1/21/2013 12:40:08 PM

I got married there. Great city.

1/21/2013 12:42:29 PM

Cúrate is one of the best restaurants in NC.

1/21/2013 12:46:26 PM

jack of the wood is great.

thirsty monk's cellar belgian bar is awesome.

The LAB has good beer and food, though overpriced.

I thought ABC's beers were bad.

Pack's Tavern was quite disappointing (foodwise)

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1/21/2013 1:11:32 PM

G Garvin did a road trip to Asheville.

1/21/2013 1:17:59 PM

The fishing was not as good as I expected; French broad was a little large for me to try to fish

But the town is amazing and the people where hippies but unlike college liberals they aren't a bunch of judge mental smart asses they are just laid back and cool

But the best thing about Asheville are the signs at the park that say "if you're a convicted sex offender you cannot be on the property"

Lol never saw anything like that, imagine seein a guy look at that sign and then turn around

1/21/2013 1:28:38 PM

Boone is full of temporary hippies

Asheville is full of lifelong, legit hippies

1/21/2013 1:30:09 PM

Murphy is kinda similar to Asheville as well, it's just a much smaller town

1/21/2013 1:38:36 PM

you could also make the case that Boone is where hippies are born and Asheville is where hippies go to die

1/21/2013 1:43:36 PM

I miss Asheville

got my undergrad degree from UNCA

1/21/2013 1:46:15 PM

My gf got her undergrad there as well (she's from Hayesville). We try to make it there every now and then, either to visit friends, go to a Bulldogs game, etc.

1/21/2013 2:46:15 PM

i wouldn't mind dying in the north carolina mountains one bit.

assuming it's not from dehydration.

1/21/2013 3:21:52 PM

I grew up there and it's what made me so awesome.

1/21/2013 3:36:13 PM

http://www.12bones.com/

12 Bones Smokehouse

Dry rub ribs + collards + cornbread + Cheerwine

1/21/2013 3:46:23 PM

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"Downtown is full of hippies and small shops for everything."

thats what I took away from it as well.

I was only there for one night back around october. We went camping in Black Mountain, and went to Asheville just to hang out.

1/21/2013 4:10:47 PM

^^ 12 bones is really fucking good. Try some of their more interesting marinades/rubs. They had a blueberry habanero that was incredible.

1/21/2013 4:25:10 PM

oh, and i forgot he best thing about Asheville

every restaurant is all about local produce, i got the impression that if you arent keeping local producers in business you are run out of town

1/21/2013 4:26:41 PM

Sigh I wanna visit Asheville now...that sounds yummy

1/21/2013 4:29:36 PM

I'm getting married there on 4/20/13. Rehersal dinner at LAB, wedding at Yesterday's spaces.

My fiance and I hope to move to one of the towns near there soon (Waynesville hopefully). We love the food and beer of Asheville, but we dont like the hippes. I'm also big into fishing and hunting, and the mountains around Asheville offer a great setting to do both.

1/21/2013 4:45:46 PM

1/21/2013 4:47:02 PM

what evening event would you recommend this weekend?

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6/10/2014 4:57:49 PM

staying dry.

i think elkaybie and fam are heading up as well.

6/10/2014 5:03:32 PM

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"I hate Asheville because everyone stinks"

dtral, why do you hate poor people? You shouldn't be so judgmental of people's whose situation you know nothing about.

6/10/2014 5:14:17 PM

I've actually never been to Asheville, just places nearby. Thinking of taking a weekend. Is it the kind of place where you could go for a long weekend, or do regular weekends there, and feel adequate? Or does it need a longer trip? Always looking for cool weekend trips.

6/10/2014 7:34:21 PM

i went to asheville for the first time in may.

I was not impressed. Maybe it was because the drop kick murphy's were playing but there was fucking punk hippies every where

6/10/2014 8:42:24 PM

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"i think elkaybie and fam are heading up as well."

Fun fact! It's just [user]jelanca2[/user] and I 5 yr anniversary trip. Mother in law is coming to baby/dog/house sit. Very excited. Just learned today Andrew Bird is playing the night b4 we arrive which we wish we knew sooner.

6/10/2014 8:53:30 PM

I live here. Ask me anything.

6/10/2014 11:57:08 PM

Potential home for the Obamas?

6/11/2014 8:43:31 AM

going with the wife and parents to the Asheville Wine & Food Festival in August.

6/11/2014 9:46:24 AM

Luella's hands down some of the best BBQ/smoked meat I've ever had in my life.

Tons of microbreweries to check out.

Pretty cool little town overall.

6/11/2014 9:51:11 AM

I think it's cool small big city in the mountains. Kinda like a couple city blocks of a big city like Portland or somewhere.

6/11/2014 10:01:40 AM

Luella's is ok, but way overrated, 12 bones much better

6/11/2014 10:10:35 AM

Im guessing the town will be vacant this weekend due to bonnaroo

6/11/2014 10:47:58 AM

12 bones best ribs in the world

6/11/2014 11:14:22 AM

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"dtral, why do you hate poor people? "

why are you implying that only poor people stink? everyone in Asheville stinks.

6/11/2014 11:57:01 AM

^^ i dunno man, did you see seedless's? message_topic.aspx?topic=642315

6/11/2014 11:57:32 AM

^^that's a gross generalization that is simply not true.

6/11/2014 11:58:41 AM

But his point is valid, there are a lot of smelly people in Asheville that are not poor

6/11/2014 12:06:23 PM

Not really, he said everyone.

There's also a lot of smelly people all over the world that aren't poor. Asheville may have a slightly higher percentage than others.

6/11/2014 12:11:27 PM

I like asheville once i get there but i hate driving up that goddamned mountain

6/11/2014 12:13:34 PM

i guess Asheville has some tourists from places that don't think deodorant is unhealthy, but every Ashevillian person stinks.

6/11/2014 12:19:42 PM