Good News Asheville - September 11, 2026 - Issue #121
Friday, September 11, 2026
A Note From DylanLEAF's youth arts programs got a last-minute rescue - the kind of thing that happens quietly and nobody hears about until it's already fixed. Two years out from Helene and WNC's still climbing back, while over in Waynesville people showed up to help plan parks a decade out. Long memory, longer horizon.
- Dylan
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✨ Today's Good News
Nonprofit Rescue Keeps LEAF's Youth Arts Programs Alive
📰 WLOS ABC 13
A local nonprofit has stepped in to absorb LEAF Global Arts, keeping its youth arts programs alive after years of financial struggle.
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Two Years After Helene, WNC's Recovery Marches Forward
📰 WLOS ABC 13
Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene, communities across western North Carolina have made significant recovery progress, even as the pace varies by area.
Read more →Waynesville Residents Help Shape Decade-Long Parks Plan
📰 WLOS ABC 13
Waynesville is drafting a 10-year parks and recreation plan shaped by community open houses and public survey input, with new tennis courts and a skate park on the table.
Read more →That's all for today. Until tomorrow 🌱
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