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Talks about bringing a Costco Wholesale store to Enka Commerce Park have resumed weeks after the retailer stepped away from the project over rising costs, according to city officials.
Business
2 days ago
Asheville officials say Costco project back in discussion

Officials say discussions have resumed after rising costs stalled Enka Commerce Park project

Crime & Safety
2 days ago
Safety tips for aging parents in WNC: A local checklist for home, phone and online security

The Nancy Guthrie case has drawn national attention, but for many Western North Carolina families, the deeper concern is familiar: how to better protect aging parents and loved ones at home.

Local
2 days ago
Buncombe County property values jump in new assessments

Appeal clinics planned as residents question sharp increases in assessments

Community
2 days ago
Community Night turns Owen Middle School into a gathering place

Families gather weekly for dinner, resources and conversation in a program designed to bring the community into local schools

Nantahala National Forest law enforcement officers pose next to 425 pounds of illegally collected ramps. Photo credit: USDA Forest Service/Tori Stackhouse
Local
2 days ago
Ramp season about to ramp up in Asheville area

Slow-growing Appalachian delicacy returns to forests and farmers markets as Forest Service officials warn against overharvesting

Entertainment
3 days ago
Stabby’s dollhouse: ‘Dolly’ is derivative slasher fun – 828reviewsNOW

“Dolly,” a new horror film evoking slashers like “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and filmed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, does Appalachian horror with gory panache. Read more in our review.

Music
3 days ago
2026 Downtown After 5 concert lineup announced

Downtown After 5, Asheville’s annual free, outdoor concert series, will return for four multicultural shows this spring and summer.

Crime & Safety
3 days ago
Juvenile shooter succumbs to wounds after March 9 incident

Following the fatal shooting of William Wyatt Adair, 20, on Monday, March 9, his suspected attacker has been pronounced dead.

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