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Outdoors
1 day ago
Hikes of WNC: Devil’s Courthouse

Don’t let the name fool you. Devil’s Courthouse on the Blue Ridge Parkway boasts some truly angelic views, even if the hike up is hellish on the calves. Read more in our hiking guide.

Brick building façade with an arched red sign reading 'Biltmore Crossing Gemelli Italian' and smaller tenant plaques below.
Food & Drink
2 days ago
Italian restaurant Gemelli brings new life to historic Biltmore Village building

Gemelli Italian restaurant is serving up community and recovery in Biltmore Village. As the historic Asheville business sector rebuilds from damage caused by Tropical Storm Helene, Gemelli has brought new life to one of its oldest buildings.

The city is moving forward with early planning to dispose of surplus properties, including the historic fire station at 300 Merrimon Ave.
Local
1 day ago
Asheville evaluates surplus city properties for potential lease, redevelopment

City explores lease, sale and donation options as officials assess underutilized assets, including 91 Riverside Drive, former fire station

Nighttime fire engulfs a graffiti-covered building; flames and smoke erupt from the roof as firefighters spray water from hoses.
Local
2 days ago
Another setback for Salvage Station as fire damages new location

Smoke prompts return Friday morning as overnight blaze leaves Lyman Street building with significant damage

Group of professionals in suits and business attire shovel dirt at a construction site, with a large yellow excavator in the background.
Local
3 days ago
Ground broken on long-awaited I-26 Connector in Asheville

$1.8B project aims to ease congestion, improve safety and link key regional corridors by 2031

Couple poses in front of a white signboard announcing a horse-riding event, smiling with arms around each other.
Music
6 days ago
White Horse rebuilt: Music venue gallops back to Black Mountain

Just under four months after a section of White Horse Black Mountain collapsed during building renovation, the nonprofit music venue has reopened, with a full calendar of events on the way.

Local
3 days ago
Things to do in Asheville and WNC: April 24-26

Local favorites and seasonal events highlight a busy weekend across the 828.

Granite grave marker in a sunny cemetery, reads Theodore Sum­mey Morrison (1852–1926) and Ella Davidson Morrison (1851–1939) with other worn headstones nearby.
Asheville History
1 day ago
Tombstone Tales: Ella Morrison shaped Asheville institutions

Buried at Riverside Cemetery, Ella Morrison left a lasting mark on Asheville’s civic life.

Woman in a blue blouse speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium with a university seal, outdoors.
Community
2 days ago
UNC Asheville dedicates Oscar Wong Memorial Garden to late Highland Brewing founder

Oscar Wong, the late founder of Highland Brewing Company renowned as the “Godfather of Asheville craft beer,” was memorialized with a garden at the University of North Carolina Asheville this week.

Tattoos musician with a flower headpiece plays a didgeridoo on a city sidewalk, a golden retriever in a vest rests nearby.
Opinion
6 days ago
From artists’ haven to affordable housing crisis

The artists and workers who built the city’s cultural boom now struggle to afford life in the community they helped create