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Costumed Ashevillians flock to downtown for Halloween festivities in midst of storm recovery

BPR News | By Laura Hackett
Published November 1, 2024 at 11:55 AM EDT
The Randall family in front of Botanist & Barrel in downtown Asheville.
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The Randall family in front of Botanist & Barrel in downtown Asheville.
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The Dettelbach famiy outside of The Lazoom Room's Halloween party.
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The Dettelbach famiy outside of The Lazoom Room's Halloween party.
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Performance artist Erin Schmidt outside of the Lazoom Room Halloween party.
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Performance artist Erin Schmidt outside of the Lazoom Room Halloween party.
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Megan Phelps, an employee at Relic Jewelry, dressed as medusa.
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Megan Phelps, an employee at Relic Jewelry, dressed as medusa.
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Buskers Zoe Norris and Brandon Thompson in front of Mast General Store on Halloween.
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Buskers Zoe Norris and Brandon Thompson in front of Mast General Store on Halloween.
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In the aftermath of Helene, downtown Asheville looked a little different than years past. But locals are still trying to make the best of it.

The Asheville Downtown Association hosted a block party last night and BPR’s Laura Hackett was there to chat with folks, who were dressed up as everything from wizards to water bottles.
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Laura Hackett
Laura Hackett joined Blue Ridge Public Radio in June 2023. Originally from Florida, she moved to Asheville more than six years ago and in that time has worked as a writer, journalist, and content creator for organizations like AVLtoday, Mountain Xpress, and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. She has a degree in creative writing from Florida Southern College, and in 2023, she completed the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY's Product Immersion for Small Newsrooms program. In her free time, she loves exploring the city by bike, testing out new restaurants, and hanging out with her dog Iroh at French Broad River Park.
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