Good News Asheville - June 16, 2026 - Issue #110
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
A Note From DylanTaylor Montgomery just won a James Beard Award. Asheville's been cooking like this for years - nice that the rest of the country noticed.
- Dylan
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✨ Today's Good News
Asheville Food Nonprofit Scales Up to Meet Tripled Community Need
📰 828newsNOW.com
Bounty & Soul is expanding its free food distribution programs to meet a 300% surge in community need.
☀️ More Bright Spots
Asheville Chef Taylor Montgomery Wins Prestigious James Beard Award
📰 Citizen Times
Asheville chef Taylor Montgomery won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast, bringing major national recognition to the city's dining scene.
Read more →Community Rallies to Help 'Mattress Sisters' Rebuild After Helene
📰 WLOS ABC 13
The community is organizing a fundraiser to help the 'Mattress Sisters' buy a new home after they were swept four miles by Hurricane Helene floodwaters and lost everything.
Read more →Ukrainian Family Turns Refugee Journey Into Beloved Asheville Bakery
📰 Citizen Times
A Ukrainian family who fled the war opened Merry Go Round Bakery on Church Street, bringing their baking traditions to Asheville.
Read more →🌸 Micromoments
Small joys we noticed
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