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Lux Salon moves to Seventh Avenue

  Lux Salon is hosting an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, to celebrate its move to a larger space in the Historic Seventh Avenue District, owner Christine Carver announced.The public is invited to tour the new 2,400-square-foot space at 409 7th Avenue East and enjoy local food and beverages from Underground Bakery, Daddy D’s and Southern Appalachian Brewery. The staff will be offering complimentary consultations and the opportunity to experience their new braid bar. In addition, there will be a raffle for services, hair products and more.Originally from New York, Carver worked as a fashion and production designer in Los Angeles before relocating to North Carolina seven years ago. She opened Lux Salon in 2012. The new space features eight styling stations, five hair stylists, and a full-length color bar.“I believe in historic Seventh Avenue, and love the creative environment and neighborhood feel,” Carver said. “I think it’s going to be the next big thing, and I want to be a part of it.”   Read Story »

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Asheville again breaks record for passengers

Asheville Regional Airport served a record number of passengers in 2015, breaking the record it had set the previous year.   Read Story »

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Apodaca endorses Chuck Edwards for his seat

Retiring State Sen. Tom Apodaca (R-Henderson) on Thursday endorsed Chuck Edwards in the Republican primary for Senate District 48 — the seat Apodaca has held since 2003.   Read Story »

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Brewing company open in Fletcher

Dreams do come true. Owners of Fletcher’s first brewery, Blue Ghost Brewing Company, Zachary Horn and Erik Weber have been dreaming of opening their own brewery for over a decade now and this weekend years of imagining, months of planning and building will come to fruition. Blue Ghost Brewing will hold a weekend long Grand Opening celebration starting Friday March 4th, including live music, food trucks, and children’s crafts and of course an extensive beer menu which will highlight the staple beers and specialty brews. Both Horn and Weber have experience in home brewing and commercial brewing but are eager to craft their own brews here in Fletcher. They said they’d like Blue Ghost to be a community center of sorts. Where family and friends can come hang out, have a good time and connect over a brew or two. The taproom is stocked with both children’s and adult games and even Fido will get a dog biscuit on the house.Blue Ghost is located at 125 Underwood Road in Fletcher. This weekend’s Grand Opening hours are Friday March 4th 2-9pm, Saturday March 5th 12pm-9pm, and Sunday March 6th 12pm-6pm.Check out the Blue Ghost Brewing Company’s Facebook page and website (www.blueghostbrewing.com) for normal hours of operation and information on upcoming specialty beer releases, live music, food trucks, and children’s activities.   Read Story »

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Summer concert series moving to Main Street

Rhythm & Brews, the popular concert and craft beer event, has outgrown the downtown venue it’s used for three years and is moving to South Main Street, where it will take up two blocks.   Read Story »

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Towne Place developer agrees to drainage work

Residents of Towne Place were able to extract a promise of drainage improvements from a developer seeking permission to build the last four units in the development on Greenville Highway.   Read Story »

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Senior, workforce housing may ease shortage

Two developments are in the works that could ease Henderson County’s shortage of affordable housing.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's HendersonvilleLightning.

You won't want to miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

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Loft Cafe & Pub opens off Greenville Highway

Start with a little Italian and a little Mediterranean and sprinkle in local influences shepherded onto the plate by a chef with plenty of Hendersonville experience and you get the Loft  Cafe and Pub, now open at 111 Joel Wright Drive off Greenville Highway.   Read Story »

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