Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, pictured at a recent meeting, is heading to Washington, D.C., to lobby with a Task Force on Homelessness for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Housing
2 years ago
Manheimer, fellow mayors to lobby for help on homelessness

The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Homelessness Task Force will be advocating for federal help on the nationwide issue.

Education
2 years ago
Tour sheds light on the dirty laundry Thomas Wolfe aired

A Riverside Cemetery Tour will weave fact and fiction to highlight Asheville residents who inspired author’s characters.

Local
2 years ago
Crossnore hopes children are winners of this year’s Derby

A derby-themed “Big Hats & Bow Ties” event will raise funds for work helping children who have experienced abuse or trauma.

An annual census of people in rescue shelters, transitional housing or on the streets finds growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness in the city.
Housing
2 years ago
Annual count confirms rise in homelessness in Asheville

The 2024 Point-in-Time Count found more people who were unsheltered, living in transitional housing or rescue shelters.

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.

By mid-2025, butterflies will descend on the Western North Carolina Nature Center, where construction soon will begin on a new "Gateway to the Southern Appalachians" including butterfly exhibits.
Local
2 years ago
Contract clears way for metamorphosis at WNC Nature Center

A $1.1 million contract award Tuesday means work on a gateway and butterfly exhibits soon will start at WNC Nature Center.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man arrested in weekend shooting on Atkinson Street

Local law enforcement agencies teamed up to arrest and charge a 23-year-old man in connection with a shooting Saturday, April 20, at an apartment complex on Atkinson Street in Asheville.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Sheriff identifies deputies involved in fatal shooting near Mills River

 The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the deputies involved in a fatal shooting earlier this month on North Mills River Road.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Petitions unlikely to lead to charges in bear cub case, agency says

Online petition drives are unlikely to lead to charges against people who snatched bear cubs from a tree, a wildlife official says.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Dykes out as Woodfin police chief

Michael Dykes is no longer chief of the Woodfin Police Department.