Business
2 years ago
Debate over local preference in contracting delays project

The “Boosting the Block” project is delayed by a debate about whether an out-of-town facilitator should be hired.

Hendersonville City Hall, wheelchair accessible entrance,
Local
2 years ago
Henderson asks for help identifying barriers to accessibility in city

Hendersonville is seeking public input on accessibility issues as it undertakes an Americans With Disabilities Act Transition Plan.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty to setting fire at Asheville Outlets in 2023

A man has pleaded guilty to an arson-related charge in connection with a Jan. 11, 2023, fire at Asheville Outlets.

Education
2 years ago
‘Unavoidable’ layoffs hit UNC Asheville as chancellor expresses regret

Twelve active staff positions have been eliminated at UNC-Asheville, which is facing a $6 million budget deficit.

Business
2 years ago
Aviation veteran named new COO for Asheville Regional Airport

An airport operations director from Charlotte has been tapped to become the new Chief Operations Officer at Asheville Regional Airport.

Local
2 years ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Wind advisory, then a gradual warm-up

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory through Saturday morning for Western North Carolina.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty in 2021 Asheville break-in, stabbing case

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges including felony assault with a deadly weapon related to a 2021 incident when he was accused of kicking through the door of his former partner’s apartment and stabbing a man who was inside.

Hoax alert: it's not true what the window lettering says. There is not an actual roller rink planned for a vacant dollar store building on Haywood Road, real estate broker A. Ryan Israel says.
Business
2 years ago
Wishful thinking or a hoax, no roller rink is planned at vacant dollar store in West Asheville

Sorry, West Asheville. There’s no roller rink heading to that vacant dollar store building on Haywood Road.

An introduction to Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" lies next to the poet's engraving in the rare first copy of the book at The College of New Jersey library in Ewing, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997. Professor Michael Robertson came across the 130-year-old inscription by Whitman, written in pen and pencil on several small pieces of paper, during a recent examination of the book which was in the library's vault. (AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer)
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Brevard College employee charged after lost Whitman book hit eBay

Police recovered a $100,000 1st edition of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” and arrested a man who said he had it “stored” at home.

Cat and dog from Metro Creative Graphics
Local
2 years ago
Dogs, cats, hedgehogs… Warren Wilson dorms to welcome pets

Small dogs? Sure. Cats? Of course. Hedgehogs? Iguanas? Snakes? Chinchillas? Yes. Those and other […]