Business
3 months ago
Lunchbox wins: Delicious and nutritious back-to-school meals

Healthy, easy options to start the school year off right

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
How routine physical activity affects mental health

The physical benefits of routine physical activity may be most noticeable. However, regular exercise also has a profound effect on individuals’ mental health. To learn more about getting your regular exercise routine started, visit YogaSix Asheville.

Arts & Culture
3 months ago
Radically creative: Asheville Creative Arts on the next 10 years

This past August, artists and supporters of all ages gathered to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Asheville Creative Arts, a local organization devoted to creating arts that matter for all ages. Now, ACA is looking to the future, planning for the next 10 years of fostering community creativity.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Strangeville: The Cherokee legend of U’lag‘û, the great yellow-jacket

Long before the Nantahala was a playground for rafters, the Cherokee told of U’lag‘û — a giant yellow-jacket said to be as large as a house. The legend explains the origin of yellow-jackets and marks the land with names still known around Franklin and the Nantahala Gorge.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Before the Science Guy, there was Bill Nye the Humorist

Before there was “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” another Bill Nye made America laugh. Edgar Wilson Nye, a 19th-century humorist and journalist, found his final resting place in Fletcher. His memorial and grave at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard still draw visitors curious about the man once known as “Bill Nye the Humorist.”

If you plan to head to the Mountain State Fair this weekend, keep an eye on the weather.
Local
3 months ago
Scattered rain, cooler air expected in Asheville area this weekend

Isolated storms, patchy fog, gusty winds and temperature drops forecast across mountains

Local
3 months ago
Weather service tracks severe storms in WNC, Smokies

Communities from Marshall to Cataloochee advised to monitor warnings

Local
3 months ago
Cooler temperatures mark start of meteorological fall

Cold front may bring more showers Thursday; warmer weather possible by weekend

Asheville History
3 months ago
Strangeville: Ghost stories and unearthed history at Erwin High School

Clyde A. Erwin High School in Asheville is more than a campus. Built over a potter’s field, the school’s haunted reputation blends verifiable history with enduring folklore.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Tombstone Tales: The 1911 Asheville Murder Story Behind a Riverside Cemetery Grave

A simple grave in Riverside Cemetery marks the tragic story of Allen “Buck” Trivette. In 1911, the young Asheville man was shot by his uncle, Pitt Ballew, during a family quarrel that led to trial in Buncombe County.

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