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East End festival photo
Neighborhood spotlight: East End/Valley Street
Posted on April 24, 2020May 28, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

    Where is it? The East End/Valley Street neighborhood is located east of Biltmore Avenue and rises up Beaucatcher Mountain.   Details: East End/Valley Street is the oldest and most historically significant African-American neighborhood in Asheville. Once the center of African-American life in Asheville, the neighborhood is connected to The Block (Eagle and Market streets) and Valley Street (now [...]

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Oakley clean sweep participants
Neighborhood spotlight: Oakley community
Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

  Neighborhood: Oakley. Where is it? Bounded by Sweeten Creek Road, Thompson Street and I-240. Details: Oakley is a very large neighborhood with more than 2,000 homes. It is a diverse community and have many features outside of residences. We have a local library, Oakley Elementary, a fire station, Asheville’s only police substation, a park, Ray Kisiah baseball [...]

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