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Business
16 hours ago
Asheville weighs River Arts District’s future after Helene

City leaders are weighing how to rebuild the flood-damaged district while preparing for future flooding

Mission Hospital
Business
2 days ago
Mission Health antitrust lawsuit heads toward settlement

Agreement in principle could end yearslong legal fight over health care competition in Western North Carolina

A hotel in Asheville’s River Arts District is seen on a fall morning. Buncombe County lodging sales rose nearly 11% in July, even as hotel demand and occupancy dipped from a year earlier.
Business
2 days ago
Asheville tourism revenue increases as hotel demand slips

Buncombe County lodging sales jumped nearly 11% in July, but hotels sold fewer rooms than a year ago

Business
2 days ago
Asheville Costco heads to key zoning hearing

City staff recommends approval of the Enka store, with 914 parking spaces, 32 fuel pumps and several development modifications

The building at 123 Lyman St. in Asheville’s River Arts District is slated to become the first building of the planned RAD Creative Campus. The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority has approved more than $2.1 million in tourism-tax funding for the building.
Business
2 days ago
RAD Creative Campus gets $2.1 million tourism grant

The Buncombe County TDA award will help fund the first building, but the foundation must buy the property by December 2027

Western North Carolina Windows users can get Microsoft Office 2024 for $49.97
Lifestyle
3 days ago
Western North Carolina Windows users can get Microsoft Office 2024 for $49.97

Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus provides Word, Excel, PowerPoint and three more apps on one Windows PC without a Microsoft 365 subscription. The lifetime license is $49.97 through Oct. 4.

Andaaz has reopened at 15 Page Ave. in downtown Asheville after Tropical Storm Helene flooding destroyed the Indian restaurant’s former Biltmore Village location in September 2024.
Business
5 days ago
Andaaz makes post-Helene comeback in downtown Asheville

Restaurant relocates to Page Avenue after its Biltmore Village space was destroyed by flooding

Business
5 days ago
Asheville weighs how to spend $30M in Helene recovery funds

City Council wants more information before deciding how federal money should be invested in flooded commercial corridors

Business
1 week ago
Costco revises Asheville plans amid tree-canopy questions

The Enka proposal now calls for a larger store, smaller fueling station and changes to how the project would meet Asheville’s tree-canopy rules

Local
2 weeks ago
Best of Asheville 2026 winners announced after more than 255,000 votes

The annual community choice awards recognized 394 winners across Asheville and Western North Carolina.

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