One year after Tropical Storm Helene devastated the Western North Carolina region, a popular publication named Asheville 2025's the "nicest place in America."

Reader's Digest publishes ideas, stories and experiences "in health, home, family, food, finance and humor." Available online at RD.com, in print and on other digital platforms, the publication produces a yearly list of 2025's " nicest places in America ."

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