GayAsheville Weekly
Your Friday guide to life in Asheville. Free, every Friday morning.
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Real Talk About Real Asheville
Every Friday morning, GayAsheville Weekly lands in your inbox with what's worth doing this weekend: arts, music, food, the outdoors and what's changing around town. No fluff. Just the good stuff, picked by someone who actually lives here.
I started this after my 50th "hey, thinking about moving to Asheville" DM. Turns out, people want more than neighborhood guides and business directories. They want to know what it's actually like. The social scene surprises. The unexpected joys. The places only locals know about.
What Shows Up in Your Inbox
This Weekend's Best Events
The actually good stuff: concerts, festivals, hikes, markets and the community events worth showing up for, from Pride to a Tuesday night jam.
Arts, Music, Food & Drink
What's opening on stage and in galleries, the new restaurant everyone's talking about, and the places that actually walk the walk.
Neighborhood & Development News
Beyond the West Asheville hype. What's getting built, what's changing, and what it means for Montford, Kenilworth, West Asheville and North Asheville.
Thinking About Moving Here?
Something useful every week for people sizing up Asheville: healthcare, housing, neighborhoods, and what life here is really like.
How It Works
It's free and goes out every Friday morning. Each issue is short: about ten picks, weekend first, so you can plan in two minutes.
Every email has a one-click unsubscribe link at the bottom. Got a tip, an event or a new spot we should know about? Just reply to any issue.
Why Trust Me?
I'm Dylan - moved here in 2020, moved from academic science into real estate, and help LGBTQ+ folks navigate this weird, wonderful mountain town.
I run marathons on the greenways and around Beaver Lake, lift, and play rec volleyball at Highland Brewing.
This newsletter started because I kept writing the same "here's what you need to know" email to friends of friends. Now it's a growing group of locals and soon-to-be locals getting the real story every Friday.