A good place to live, but you need money and a job - 8/29/2018
Considerable amount of whining here -- must be some unhappy people, but not because of Asheville.
The good things:
* an intact downtown: back when "urban renewal" was the rage (1950s-60s) Asheville was too poor to do, so today the pre-1930s building stock is still there (but cleaned up).
* big foodie scene, brewery/distillery scene, music -- all this leads to lots of life downtown and in the nearby areas including after dark. Summer time means street entertainment from the buskers
* surrounded by the mountains, so there is something to see besides high rise
* four seasons - so yes, Floridians will complain about the cold. It seldom gets sweltering hot (but it can), or sub-20s cold (but it can)
* great place for hikers, kayakers, motorcyclists, bicyclists: Blue Ridge Parkway is here, Appalachian Trail is nearby, Smokey Mountain National Park
* autumn! Snow on the mountains in winter! Summer means swimming in the streams/rivers
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