Asheville Watchdog

The normally crowded leaf season and Christmas holidays were painfully slow. Visitation to downtown, a walkable area packed with art galleries, restaurants and shops, has declined this year – by one estimate it was down 21 percent year-to-year for a recent 30-day period. While downtown Asheville emerged largely unscathed from Tropical Storm Helene, its lack of potable water for nearly two months and a dramatic dropoff in foot traffic have led more than three dozen businesses, some that had been

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The normally crowded leaf season and Christmas holidays were painfully slow. Visitation to downtown, a walkable area packed with art galleries, restaurants and shops, has declined this year – by one estimate it was down 21 percent year-to-year for a recent 30-day period. While downtown Asheville emerged largely unscathed from Tropical Storm Helene, its lack of potable water for nearly two months and a dramatic dropoff in foot traffic have led more than three dozen businesses, some that had been

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