Local
2 months ago
Dry, windy conditions prompt warning on open burning in Asheville area

Buncombe County officials say drought conditions raise fire danger but stop short of issuing a ban

Asheville History
2 months ago
Strangeville: The Flatiron flat iron

Local artist Reed Tood built a giant metal clothing iron in front of the Flatiron Building nearly 30 years ago. The monument remains a fixture of Asheville to this day.

Local
2 months ago
Tombstone Tales: ‘Mayor of Shiloh’ buried in Asheville

Linwood Crump, known as “the Mayor of Shiloh,” left such an impact on his neighborhood that the community center he served at was renamed to honor him.

Asheville History
2 months ago
Strangeville: North Carolina’s stolen Bill of Rights

Stolen during the Civil War, North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights vanished for more than a century before its recovery and a statewide tour that included a stop in Asheville.

Asheville History
2 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Lewis Trexler, killed over seventy-five cents

A former Blowing Rock police chief was beaten to death in 1888 over a minor debt. More than a century later, his grave tells a story of injustice, outrage and a life cut short.

Eye Care Expert
3 months ago
Preparing for cataract surgery: What to expect before, during and after

Understanding what happens before, during and after your procedure can help ease that anxiety and set you up for the best possible outcome

Asheville History
3 months ago
Strangeville: The mystery of Cornelia Vanderbilt

The Biltmore heiress who reinvented herself abroad and left behind a mystery Asheville still wonders about.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Flat Rock’s Slaves and Freedmen Memorial

Beneath a quiet stand of trees near Flat Rock’s oldest Episcopal church, a granite cross rises above a hillside of small white markers. It is one of the few memorials dedicated to enslaved and freed African Americans in Western North Carolina.

Local
3 months ago
Arctic front to bring dangerous cold, high winds to Asheville area

Brief warmup ends as wind chills fall below zero Sunday into Monday

Local
3 months ago
Blustery winds, snow expected in Western North Carolina

Winter weather advisory in effect for areas near Asheville from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning

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