Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Can you outrun a 747? Register for the AVL Runway 5K

Registration is underway for the AVL Runway 5K, which is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17.

Business
2 years ago
Novant Health plans medical center on Long Shoals Road

Novant Health wants to build a 26-bed cancer-focused hospital — Novant Health Asheville Medical Center — on a 24-acre site on Long Shoals Road.

A class and collective action lawsuit filed last month against HCA Healthcare accuses the company of not properly compensating employees.
Business
2 years ago
Lawsuit claims HCA not properly paying Mission Hospital employees

A federal lawsuit filed April 25, 2024, accuses HCA Healthcare of changing the timecards of Mission Hospital employees.

Education
2 years ago
As non-profit dissolves, Weaverville to manage center’s programs

The non-profit Weaverville Center for Creative and Healthy Living (WCCHL) has led programming at the community center since 2021, but will dissolve this summer. The town will assume management with the help of an ad hoc committee.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
On the clock: Veterans Healing Farm needs help for a new home

Veterans Healing Farm is racing to raise funds and find a suitable site before it must leave its longtime home this summer.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Food scraps program keeps hundreds of tons of waste out of landfills

A food scraps program honored by the Carolina Recycling Association has kept tons of waste out of the Buncombe County landfill.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Hopes are high for state’s first legal medical marijuana joint

“I think they’re going to be busy,” a Cannabis Control Board director said of the 4/20 opening of Great Smoky Cannabis Co.

Arts & Culture
2 years ago
Construction takes a break for hopeful BeLoved Asheville benefit

For one night next week, the power tools can take a rest and the […]

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signs a proclamation celebrating assisters who enroll people in health care coverage, surrounded by member of the NC Navigator Consortium and the Care Share Health Alliance, April 16, 2024.
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Governor honors assisters who help people enroll in health coverage

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday honored those who’ve helped hundreds of thousands of state residents enroll in health care coverage, including navigators from Buncombe County.

Health & Wellness
2 years 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.