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Asheville History

11 months ago

Strangeville: Haunted history of Asheville’s first skyscraper

How the 13-floor Jackson Building wound up in Western North Carolina urban legends and on ghost tours.

Asheville History

1 year ago

Tombstone Tales: World’s heaviest twins were pro-wrestlers from Hendersonville

Recognized by Guinness World Records, Benny and Billy McCrary, or McGuire, were famous showmen and wrestlers, wowing audiences with their immense size, each weighing over 700 pounds.

Local

1 year ago

Strangeville: Three-time presidential nominee’s house in Asheville

The home of William Jennings Bryan, the famed orator and three-time Democratic presidential nominee, is in Asheville, N.C. near the Grove Park Inn.

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Crime & Safety

8 hours ago

MISSING: Asheville police search for woman last seen in February

Authorities say 28-year-old Sherley Jean-Francois is known to frequent downtown and Tunnel Road areas

Entertainment

7 hours ago

‘André Is an Idiot’ filmmakers on their hilarious, creative colonoscopy doc – 828reviewsNOW

“André Is an Idiot” is a funny, inventive documentary about the necessity of colonoscopies and the life and death of the creative, eccentric André Ricciardi. Read our interview with the filmmakers.

Local

8 hours ago

New food scrap drop-off site opens in North Asheville

City says composting program has diverted 1.5 million pounds of waste since 2022

Food & Drink

14 hours ago

Fork & Dagger: Mountain Madre a mouthwatering stop on Merrimon

Fluffy rice, barbacoa tacos and shrimp chowder make it impossible to stop at just one round

On The Town

16 hours ago

Things to do in Asheville & WNC: March 6-8

Try on prom dresses, throw some color and check out a bunch of plants in Asheville this weekend. Find more activities in our guide.