NCDOT engineer Nathan Moneyham explains how $2 billion in construction will reshape traffic, bike lanes and pedestrian paths
	
	The Cherokee legend of Spearfinger, a witch born of stone and shadow, endures as one of Appalachia’s oldest and most haunting stories.
	
	$4 million in new federal grants to expand temporary jobs, training across Western North Carolina
	
	Five-day closure will prepare for new temporary bridge as $17.7 million replacement project continues
	
	A handmade stone marker in Waynesville’s Green Hill Cemetery tells the story of a wife and mother whose 1935 grave reflects the humble artistry of mountain families.
	
	Find out how your favorite Asheville area teams fared
	
	It feels like Guillermo del Toro has been building toward this moment for his entire career. After constructing a dozen beautiful, gothic films featuring eccentric laboratories, empathetic monsters and crumbling mansions, he has finally been granted the opportunity to work with the ur-text of them all: “Frankenstein.” Read our review of the “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape of Water” director’s adaptation.
	
	The 18-hole Grip It and Sip It disc golf competition will be held from 1-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Asheville Municipal Disc Golf Course. Registration for two-player teams is $40 and includes entry, two custom Devil’s Foot driver discs and drink tokens for an afterparty at The Mule.
	
	The Arts Council awarded 24 different grants to Buncombe County alone, totaling $570,922 and supporting everything from the Asheville Art Museum to Claxton Elementary School.
	
	This weekend, the Sirkus is coming to town. This Saturday, the Surreal Sirkus Arts Festival will bring a day of experimental theater, circus performers, live music and over 50 art vendors to Pack Square Park.