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Local
6 months ago
Asheville seeks public input on Helene Recovery Plan

Draft outlines 114 projects across Buncombe County to rebuild, restore and prepare for disasters

As Mission Hospital celebrates 10 years of its LVAD program, it also looks ahead to new advancements and more lives saved
Business
6 months ago
Mission Hospital celebrates decade of LVAD care

Concert pianist among patients whose lives were extended by heart pump program

Perspectives
6 months ago
Letter to the Editor – More than nostalgia: Why The Land of Oz matters

For the last three seasons, Austin Maynor, a lifelong Oz enthusiast, has performed as a Winkie Guard and the Munchkin Mayor for the Autumn at Oz festival in Beech Mountain. Read his Letter to the Editor about why the cancellation of this year’s season at The Land of Oz is a great loss for Western North Carolina.

Entertainment
6 months ago
‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ is dull, baffling malarkey – 828reviewsNOW

Read our 828reviewsNOW take on “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell. Spoiler: the title is misleading in nearly every way.

Asheville History
6 months ago
Tombstone Tales: The life and death of Ben Addison, Eagle Street merchant

Ben Addison, a respected Black merchant on Asheville’s historic Eagle Street, was gunned down in 1906 during a desperado’s rampage that also claimed two police officers. His grave at Riverside Cemetery bears a haunting inscription: “Killed by a Desperado.”

Local
6 months ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 5 of high school football

Find out how your favorite Asheville area team fared

Crime & Safety
6 months ago
Jury convicts Asheville father in 12-week-old’s death

Nickolas Stephenson receives 27 to 34 years after jury convicts him of second-degree murder, child abuse

Local
6 months ago
Flood advisory issued for Buncombe County after heavy rainfall

Asheville, Woodfin, Leicester among communities under advisory

Music
6 months ago
Asheville band Blue Dragons to play benefit show for Helene recovery

Blue Dragons, an Asheville Americana and blues band, will perform two benefit sets at the Grey Eagle next weekend, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, in support of a Helene recovery album.

Food & Drink
6 months ago
Finest, farmers market sandwich staple, to open West Asheville brick-and-mortar

Farmers market pop-up Finest has built a strong local following around the deli’s farm-fresh, Italian-American grub. Next week, the pop-up will transform into a place to pop in, officially opening a brick-and-mortar location in West Asheville.