Resilience Rising: Biltmore Village Bounces Back, RAD Marketplace Expands, and Asheville's Vibrant Cultural Scene

Good morning, this is your Asheville Local Frequency for Monday, August 11, 2025.

A big milestone for local resilience today. Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village is officially back open after 10 months of rebuilding from Helene’s flooding, serving brunch from 9:30 and dinner at 5. The owners say the community’s support carried them through, and today they’ll be the first independent restaurant back on the Village’s main stretch, a signal that normal is returning to a beloved neighborhood dining district[7]. Over in the River Arts District, the Marquee marketplace is ramping up for a late-September grand reopening with a vastly expanded layout, climbing from 120 vendor spaces pre-storm to 320, with dual checkouts, new kiosks, and food and bar concepts to keep folks browsing longer. A soft opening is targeted for mid-September, with the grand reopening slated for September 25, nearly a year after Helene’s waters filled the building to the rafters[1].

If you’re planning midweek errands or looking to support local growers, the River Arts District Farmers Market pops up on the lawn at New Belgium every Wednesday at 3 p.m., with SNAP and Double SNAP accepted, and plenty of fresh produce, bread, honey, and crafts. It’s a year-round staple and a great way to stock the pantry while enjoying the French Broad breezes[2]. And mark your calendar for Friday evening sets in the New Belgium beer garden, with free live music and those sunset terrace sessions continuing this month[2].

Arts and culture fans can dip into the Asheville Art Museum’s August lineup downtown, with guided tours, Slow Art Friday sessions that invite deeper looking, and live music events rotating through the atrium in the weeks ahead[9]. For a golden-hour escape, the North Carolina Arboretum is hosting sip-and-stroll evenings with live regional music amid the gardens, a gentle reset after a hot summer day[8].

On the civic front, national politics made a local stop: Senator Bernie Sanders brought his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour through the ExploreAsheville.com Arena at Harrah’s Cherokee Center yesterday, drawing attention to economic issues and energizing attendees ahead of the fall season[3]. And for those tracking recovery and community needs, Asheville Watchdog continues to report on post-Helene rebuilding, food insecurity pressures, and local land and development questions shaping daily life here[5].

This has been Asheville Local Frequency. We'll see you tomorrow with more local updates.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. This is your Ashville local frequency for Monday,
August eleventh, twenty twenty five. A big milestone for local resilience. Today,
Porner Kitchen in Biltmore Village is officially back open after
ten months of rebuilding from Helene's flooding, serving brunch from
nine thirty and dinner at five. The owners say the
community support carried them through and today they'll be the

(00:22):
first independent restaurant back on the village's main stretch, a
signal that normal is returning to a beloved neighborhood dining district.
Seven over in the River Arts District, the Marquee market
Place is ramping up for a late September grand reopening,
with a vastly expanded layout, climbing from one hundred twenty
vendor spaces pre storm to three hundred twenty with dual checkouts,

(00:46):
new kiosks, and food in bar concepts to keep folks
browsing longer. A soft opening is targeted for mid September,
with the grand reopening slated for September twenty fifth, nearly
a year after Helene's waters filled the building to the rafters.
One If you're planning midweek errands or looking to support
local growers. The River Arts District Farmers Market pops up

(01:09):
on the Long at New Belgium every Wednesday at three pm,
with snap and double snap accepted and plenty of fresh produce, bread,
honey and crafts. It's a year round staple and a
great way to stock the pantry while enjoying the French
broad breezes. Two and mark your calendar for Friday evenings
sets in the New Belgian Beer Garden with free live

(01:32):
music and those sunset terrace sessions. Continuing this month's second
Arts and culture fans can dip into the Ashville Art
Museum's August lineup downtown with guided tours, slow art Friday
sessions that invite deeper looking, and live music events rotating
through the atrium. In the weeks ahead nine for a
Golden hour escape, the North Carolina Arboretum is hosting sip

(01:55):
and stroll evenings with live regional music amid the gardens.
Gentle reset. After a hot summer day on the civic front,
national politics made a local stop. Senator Bernie Sanders brought
his Fight Oligarchy tour through the explorershavel dot Com Arena
at Haras Cherokee Center yesterday, drawing attention to economic issues

(02:17):
and energizing attendees ahead of the fall season, and for
those tracking recovery and community needs. Ashville Watchdog continues to
report on post Hellen rebuilding, food and security pressures, and
local land and development questions shaping daily life. Here five
this has been Ashville local frequency. We'll see you tomorrow

(02:38):
with more local updates.