We’ve got it all: development news; big b**r happenings; tasty tidbits about the fantastic food scene; celebrity sightings; and much more. With the exception of about a two-year break, I’ve been covering local news in Asheville steadily since 1993. I began my career as a newspaper reporter after graduating UNC Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree. In 2005, I started Ashvegas.com as a personal blog, and it’s evolved into the hyperlocal community news site that it is today. Every year since 2008, Ashevegas has been voted in the top three in either the "best local blog" or "best local website (other than Mountain Xpress)" category in the annual Xpress Best Of awards. That’s an incredible run, and I’m extremely grateful to the Ashevegas community of readers that have made that possible.
