Jacob Vander-Weide

Jacob Vander Weide is a staff reporter for 828newsNOW. He is a graduate from Montreat College with a Bachelor's of Science in Christian Ministry. He enjoys long conversations and even longer drives. Contact him at jvander-weide@avlradio.com.

Local
1 year ago
Tombstone Tales: ‘American Godfather’ buried at Riverside

Franklin Silas Terry became the first vice president of General Electric in 1923, a position he maintained until his death.

Politics
1 year ago
Five of six Asheville City Council candidates supported BID

Five of the six candidates for Asheville City Council supported the recent vote to create a downtown Business Improvement District.

Local
1 year ago
Black Mountain OKs alcohol at special events

Black Mountain’s Town Council has passed an ordinance allowing event organizers to apply for special permits to serve alcohol in defined boundaries.

Local
1 year ago
Stormwater project to close part of Patton overnight Monday

Parts of Patton Avenue will be partially or fully closed after crews working on Carter-Ann-Patton stormwater project ran into an unexpected setback

Local
1 year ago
Re-learn joy of reading at a Whaleastic Grown-Up Book Fair

The Whale is partnering with The POP Project to host the riff on the classic elementary school book sales on Saturday, June 15.

Michael Francis Reagan shows off one of his works, a map of southeast Asia, at his home studio. Considered the "Last Mapmaker" for his hand-made methods, his works will be shown this summer at Grovewood Gallery.
Local
1 year ago
‘Last Mapmaker’ leads the way to a lost art

In a high-tech era, Michael Francis Reagan keeps the art of hand-made mapmaking alive.

As in this AP file photo from 2009 in Kissimmee, Fla., people soon might be able to buy beer in to-go cups and stroll through a "social district" in Black Mountain -- if the Town Council approves creating the district.
Local
1 year ago
No ‘social district,’ but Black Mountain considers event permits

The Black Mountain Town Council will consider letting festivals apply for a temporary easing of alcohol restrictions, but so far they’ve held off on a creating a permanent “social district” downtown.

Education
1 year ago
After half a century, professor still at ‘promised land’ in Montreat

Fifty years since he arrived at Montreat College, Dr. Don Wayne King is still in the classroom as a prominent C.S. Lewis scholar.

Arts & Culture
1 year ago
RECORD RELEASE: Santiago y Los Gatos release ‘Washing Away Wetiko’

Asheville-based Santiago y Los Gatos will be releasing their new album album, “Washing Away Wetiko,” on Wednesday night, April 24, at Eulogy, 10 Buxton Ave., Asheville.

runners
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Area runners have two choices of 5K events on April 20

Events include the “She Slay 5K” in Hendersonville and the “Haw Creek Hustle” in Asheville.

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