Outdoors
8 months ago
‘Target for completion is June 1,’ says Corps of Engineers on river cleanup

“The mission you see behind me, the waterway mission, our target for completion is June 1. For our private property debris removal mission, our target is June 30,” said U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corporal Brad Morgan.

Business
8 months ago
‘We were lucky to be spared,’ Navitat manager says of Helene

Tropical Storm Helene dropped hundreds of trees on the Navitat property, but there was no damage to buildings or other assets.

Pets
8 months ago
Happy Valentine’s Dog: Celebrate puppy love at Cupid’s Canine Quest

Get outside with your furry Valentine at Cupid’s Canine Quest, a scavenger hunt this Saturday, Feb. 8 at Jake Rusher Park.

On The Town
8 months ago
Damaged section of Swannanoa River Road reopens in east Asheville

NCDOT announced in a press release this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 29 that an extensive reconstruction project has been completed on Swannanoa River Road near the Western North Carolina Nature Center. The near-total restoration was finished in under 120 days.

Outdoors
8 months ago
Highland Brewing brings on Lunar New Year with glow-in-the-dark disc golf

Glow-disc is a common game at Highland for many players, but the Lunar New Year tournament will feature something special: Highland Brewing glow-discs with a Year of the Wood Snake design on them.

Outdoors
8 months ago
No Man’s Land: Short films for the next generation of adventurous women

The French Broad River Academy will be hosting the No Man’s Land Film Festival, a short film fest celebrating women in the outdoors, this Thursday, Jan. 30.

Outdoors
8 months ago
Just one public pool deemed safe for summer by Asheville Parks & Rec

Following catastrophic damages from Hurricane Helene, APR has announced that the public swimming pool at Recreation Park will not be opening this summer. Instead, the Southside Community Center pool will be open for longer hours.

FILE - A youth looks through a telescope during a stargazing and comet-watching gathering at Joya-La Barreta Ecological Park in Queretaro, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme, File)
Local
8 months ago
It has begun: 6 planets align, 7th to join the parade soon

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune – are visible now. In late February, they will be joined by Mercury.

Pets
8 months ago
Crawl over to the WNC Agricultural Center for Repticon this weekend

The reptile, amphibian and exotic animal convention will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, 775 New Airport Road, Fletcher.

Business
8 months ago
Asheville Pizza files response to Orange Peel’s Rabbit Rabbit lawsuit

Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company and its parent organization, Ninja Brewing Inc., have filed a response to the Jan. 2 lawsuit levied against them by The Orange Peel regarding the rebranding of concert venue Rabbit Rabbit to Asheville Yards.

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