The annual Asheville Holiday Parade was held today. Dozens of marchers, floats and Christmas characters took to the streets of Asheville to spread holiday cheer. Check out our photos from the festivities.
Something brand-new has opened in Old Fort. At a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday, Nov. 20, Destination McDowell, the Tourism Development Authority for McDowell County, debuted a reimagined Old Fort visitor center.
Asheville Media Group partners with Eliada to support 400 children in need this holiday season.
As November comes to a close, communities all over Asheville are preparing for the advent of the holiday season with tree lightings, parades and more. Check out our list of the festivities.
In observance of Thanksgiving, city of Asheville offices and a select few services will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, including the Asheville Rides Transit bus system, Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville and the WNC Nature Center.
Looking for things to do this weekend? Look no further. 828newsNOW has you covered with a weekend guide to Asheville and WNC. From a volleyball championship to visits from Santa Claus, there are all sorts of activities happening all over town.
The YMCA of Western North Carolina announced today that it will take part in the national YMCA Reach & Rise Mentoring Program, a new initiative which connects adult mentors with groups of kids ages 6-17 for up to 16 week periods.
As the SoCon motto goes, “it’s all here.” The Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships will be held here in Asheville, at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center-Asheville arena, until 2035, officials announced at a press conference this morning.
The city of Asheville is inviting residents, nonprofit leaders, business owners and community stakeholders to participate in a public engagement survey for the development of its first-ever Urban Forest Master Plan.
In a press release yesterday, registered nurses with the National Nurses Organizing Committee-North Carolina, a chapter of National Nurses United, called out North Carolina lawmakers for “playing politics with patients’ health.”