The Asheville Downtown Association’s 2026 State of Downtown event struck a celebratory tone at its annual luncheon April 14. Hundreds of downtown business owners and workers, as well as politicians ...

Hayden Plemmons, executive director of the Asheville Downtown Association, addressed attendees at the 2026 State of Downtown ...

Through a new partnership with Hi-Wire Brewing, the Asheville-based St. Rains cannabis drink company is set to begin local ...

Brame, who serves as a board member of RiverLink, a local nonprofit that promotes the environmental and economic vitality of the French Broad River, represented one of 17 regional and national ...

In the past year, the U.S. House considered legislation that would completely defund the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which was critical in providing real-time data, imagery ...

In her latest poetry collection, sixth-generation Big Ivy native Nancy Dillingham explores her lifelong love of music, celebrating musicians from Elvis Presley to Sinead O’Connor. Images courtesy of ...

With the 25th anniversary of director Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring arriving in December, it’s an especially good time for Sweeten Creek Brewing to bring back its Hobbit Affairs event.

Thursday, April 16, 2026, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Bunco ...

Following a successful 2025 edition, “The Dark City Speaks” returns on Saturday, April 18, at the Black Mountain Center for ...

CLASSICAL HEIST: "It's kind of like Ocean’s 11," says The Beethoven 32 organizer Hwa-Jin Kim, pictured. "I had a lot of fun coming up with the title." Photo courtesy of Sonare Music Academy Movie ...

Asheville City Council and the Asheville Tourists threw a changeup at fans of the the minor league baseball team. At its ...

Below are responses from Incumbent District 49 Sen. Julie Mayfield. Her opponent, Charles “CJ” Domingo, did not respond to requests to participate.  We will have additional Q&As with other local ...