Local
1 year ago
Planners consider facility for women veterans in Hendersonville

Hendersonville’s Planning Board will consider a plan to open a residential care facility for female military veterans at risk of homelessness.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Police arrest two on drug charges while investigating shooting

While Asheville police were investigating a shooting on Atkinson Street, they made two drug arrests.

Michael Francis Reagan shows off one of his works, a map of southeast Asia, at his home studio. Considered the "Last Mapmaker" for his hand-made methods, his works will be shown this summer at Grovewood Gallery.
Local
1 year ago
‘Last Mapmaker’ leads the way to a lost art

In a high-tech era, Michael Francis Reagan keeps the art of hand-made mapmaking alive.

Downtown Asheville
Local
1 year ago
DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN: City Council tries to address BID concerns

Resolution tries to address critics’ issues before a planned vote Tuesday on creation of a downtown Business Improvement District, or “BID.”

Local
1 year ago
Art in the Park is back for three Saturdays in June

Several hundred people turned out at Pack Square on Saturday, as Asheville Art in the Park series got underway for the first of three Saturdays this month.

On The Town
1 year ago
Artist threads the needle from SoHo to AVL

Nava Lubelski is threading the needle between New York’s competitive art scene and the traditional craft market of Asheville, N.C.

Local
1 year ago
Exhibit celebrates night same-sex marriage became legal in NC

The Buncombe County Register of Deeds Office is commemorating the night same-sex marriage became legal in North Carolina.

Business
1 year ago
Imagine the future in Asheville airport’s hard hat zone

Tour offers a rare glimpse inside the construction of a new north concourse at Asheville Regional Airport.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Asheville Christian Academy coach faces sex crime charge

A man who was a coach at Asheville Christian Academy has been charged with felony sexual activity with a student.

Education
1 year ago
Study will help decide if city, county school districts should merge

The Buncombe County Board of Education got an update Thursday on the School Consolidation Feasibility Study