Green heron at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, July 18, 2021.
Lifestyle
1 year ago
Spring is prime time for free, guided bird-watching hikes

Beginning or experienced bird watchers all are welcome at Blue Ridge Audubon’s regular Saturday morning bird outings.

A dog shows off its leaping skills during a "dock jumping" event during the fall 2023 edition of Dog Day Afternoon at Lake Julian Park in Arden.
Lifestyle
1 year ago
Pets and their people prep for Dog Day Afternoon on Saturday

Dogs will get star treatment but humans can have fun, too, at Dog Day Afternoon, noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, at Lake Julian Park in Arden.

Lifestyle
1 year ago
Friends, loved ones to gather to dedicate memorial park

A park dedication ceremony on Sunday in North Asheville will honor the memory of a woman murdered at the site in May 2016.

Health & Wellness
1 year 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.

Popcorn
Lifestyle
1 year ago
‘Barbie’ in the park and more on Asheville’s summer screen

Asheville’s summer series of movies in Pack Square Park includes “Wonka,” “Barbie,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Toy Story.”

Arts & Culture
1 year ago
RECORD RELEASE: Santiago y Los Gatos release ‘Washing Away Wetiko’

Asheville-based Santiago y Los Gatos will be releasing their new album album, “Washing Away Wetiko,” on Wednesday night, April 24, at Eulogy, 10 Buxton Ave., Asheville.

runners
Health & Wellness
1 year 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.

As in this AP file photo from 2009 in Kissimmee, Fla., people soon might be able to buy beer in to-go cups and stroll through a "social district" in Black Mountain -- if the Town Council approves creating the district.
Lifestyle
1 year ago
Beer to-go? Black Mountain considers a downtown ‘social district’

Black Mountain is the latest is the latest in the region to consider creating a Downtown Social District, where people could buy beer in a to-go cup.

Fire trucks
Education
2 years ago
Kids can get up-close with trucks, cars and heavy equipment

Children and their families can get up close with some of their favorite big trucks and cars, including fire trucks, police cars and public works vehicles, during a free Truck City AVL event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at Tanger Outlets Asheville. It’s a chance for kids to sit in, explore, touch and ask questions about some of the vehicles they might see from a distance all around town, including rescue vehicles, heavy public works equipment like utility tractors and construction machines, and more.

Countless spotlights hit the darkened American Idol stage in a file image of the 2012 finale.
Local
2 years ago
Local brother and sister advance on American Idol

A local brother and sister earned “golden tickets” to Hollywood during the March 3 telecast of the television competition American Idol.