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Community
12 months ago
‘We’re building it:’ Inside massive I-26 Connector project in Asheville

NCDOT engineer Nathan Moneyham explains how $2 billion in construction will reshape traffic, bike lanes and pedestrian paths

Asheville History
12 months ago
Strangeville: The legend of Spearfinger, the Stone Witch of Appalachia

The Cherokee legend of Spearfinger, a witch born of stone and shadow, endures as one of Appalachia’s oldest and most haunting stories.

Business
12 months ago
More funding headed to Buncombe County for Helene job recovery

$4 million in new federal grants to expand temporary jobs, training across Western North Carolina

Local
12 months ago
U.S. 74 west lane to close in Clyde for bridge project traffic shift

Five-day closure will prepare for new temporary bridge as $17.7 million replacement project continues

Asheville History
12 months ago
Tombstone Tales: The Handmade Grave of Fannie Lou Swayngim

A handmade stone marker in Waynesville’s Green Hill Cemetery tells the story of a wife and mother whose 1935 grave reflects the humble artistry of mountain families.

Local
12 months ago
828 Scoreboard: This week’s high school football results

Find out how your favorite Asheville area teams fared

Entertainment
1 year ago
Jacob Elordi is electric in Netflix’s gorgeous, imbalanced ‘Frankenstein’ – 828reviewsNOW

It feels like Guillermo del Toro has been building toward this moment for his entire career. After constructing a dozen beautiful, gothic films featuring eccentric laboratories, empathetic monsters and crumbling mansions, he has finally been granted the opportunity to work with the ur-text of them all: “Frankenstein.” Read our review of the “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape of Water” director’s adaptation.

Community
1 year ago
Disc golf for a cause: Devil’s Foot organizes charity tournament

The 18-hole Grip It and Sip It disc golf competition will be held from 1-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Asheville Municipal Disc Golf Course. Registration for two-player teams is $40 and includes entry, two custom Devil’s Foot driver discs and drink tokens for an afterparty at The Mule.

Arts & Culture
1 year ago
N.C. Arts Council awards $11 million in grants: Over $500 thousand for Buncombe Co.

The Arts Council awarded 24 different grants to Buncombe County alone, totaling $570,922 and supporting everything from the Asheville Art Museum to Claxton Elementary School.

Arts & Culture
1 year ago
Surreal Sirkus Arts Fest this Saturday: Experimental theater, live music and more

This weekend, the Sirkus is coming to town. This Saturday, the Surreal Sirkus Arts Festival will bring a day of experimental theater, circus performers, live music and over 50 art vendors to Pack Square Park.