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As promised, I went out and about through the streets of Bele Chere today and the beautiful photo gallery above is the result. I got a few videos as well, and I’ll be posting them soon enough.
Setup for Bele Chere 2011 is officially in full swing as the downtown area prepares for the biggest festival of the year. Here at AshevilleLiveCam, we’ll be adjusting our cameras to give you the best views of the festival as it progresses. If you can’t be here, then you can beat the heat by sitting back and watching the festival unfold from the comfort of your own home. If you’re coming out, then you can see how thick the crowds are and plan accordingly. As always, we’ll still be focusing our west cam on the Westgate Bridge every so often so you can check the traffic.
We’ll be posting lots of pics of the festival, and hopefully a video or two. We’ve got some helpful festival links on the right side of the page, including links to the official Bele Chere site (which is currently getting hammered, so it’s kind of slow), and the official street guide and entertainment schedule. There may also be a surprise or two in the offing, but shh… can’t talk about that.
Be sure to check back often to see what we’ve got in store for you today at AshevilleLiveCam.com!
UPDATE: I’ve uploaded a large gallery of high resolution images captured this morning as the vendors were still setting up. Check it out below.
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When I posted the most recent call for nominations for AshevilleLive’s Faves, it was for your favorite place to shop in Downtown Asheville. When I did so, I didn’t consider the wide assortment of shops we have downtown. Unfortunately, what we ended up with was an assortment of nominations for stores that really aren’t very similar, and only 2 shops were nominated more than once. Those shops were Dolce Vita, an awesome store which sells locally made gift items, and True Blue Art Supplies, another cool local shop which obviously sells art supplies. These stores cater to different shoppers, so it feels unfair to pit them against each other in a vote. Therefore, I am hereby declaring BOTH the winners of AshevilleLive’s Faves: Favorite Place to Shop Downtown!
Dolce Vita
34 Wall Street
True Blue Art Supply
30 Haywood Street
Below: a gallery of some of the other nominated stores.