The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners July 15 meeting agenda and materials has been posted online and can be found here. Please let me know if you have any questions.

This month, Adam Keene and Langston Kelly — a pair of musical and poetic story travelers known collectively as BecoMyth — will perform the three-part, immersive, genre-blending series We Begin in ...

Joe Hooten, an eighth grade social studies teacher at Asheville Middle School and longtime local musician, has launched a guitar donation drive that’s placed dozens of free instruments into students’ ...

Wednesday, July 9, 2025, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities.

The Asheville Downtown Improvement District (ADID) launched in May. The initiative includes an 11-member team of community ambassadors who help maintain downtown’s cleanliness and de-escalate ...

Movies in the Park is a cornerstone of our summer programming, designed to bring our community together through the joy of shared experiences,” says APR Director D. Tyrell McGirt in a press release.

Pride Month may technically be over, but any day that ends with a “y” is a good excuse to celebrate Asheville’s rich LGBTQ+ comedy scene. We share your inclination to get the whole story. For the over ...

As Lees grew older, the weight of this secret became harder to bear. In Lees late teens, when he received a draft notice ...

Back in 2013, the popular Doomed and Stoned heavy metal blog formed, and three years later its team held the publication’s inaugural festival in Indianapolis. Since then, official events have occurred ...

After a triumphant return in December when the city and local artists needed it most, The Big Crafty continues its twice-yearly schedule Saturday-Sunday, July 12-13, at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – ...

Local recreation seekers can now visit the newly opened Foothills Watershed in Old Fort to ride mountain bikes on features-rich forest bike trails, set a chair on the edge of the Catawba River or take ...

But like many veterans charting their next chapter in life, Stephan leaned into her military past instead of closing the door ...