Local News

The results of ArtsAVL’s comprehensive Creative Spaces study are out now. Over the last year, ArtsAVL has surveyed and interviewed over five hundred arts professionals and businesses to better understand the space challenges facing the local arts sector.

Warren Wilson College has received a $1.5 million gift from Helmar E. Nielsen of St. Petersburg, Florida, to galvanize how students engage with the significant ideas, questions and challenges of society using perspectives from the Humanities.

Thanks to the generosity of philanthropists Jerry and Marlene Sternberg, Pisgah Legal Services has purchased land at 52 Orchard Street, adjacent to the nonprofit’s Asheville office location on Charlotte Street.

Governor Roy Cooper is urging North Carolinians to learn about and prepare for the dangers of severe tropical weather in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season.

In today’s electronic age, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous. Compared with the lead-acid versions that have dominated the battery market for decades, lithium-ion batteries can charge faster and store more energy for the same amount of weight.

No matter who you’d like to honor this week, farmers markets give you plenty of options for gifts, flowers, and special treats.

Play like a kid again in Buncombe County Parks & Recreation’s first summer adult co-ed kickball league!

Buncombe County is committed to affirmatively furthering fair housing. Whether you are seeking housing, or are a provider of housing, the public is invited to take part in one or both of upcoming fair housing training sessions.

One out of every three bites of food we eat relies on pollinators, mostly insects, to reproduce. Unfortunately, bees (colony and solitary), butterflies, moths, bats, birds, and beetles are facing challenges due to habitat loss, disease, parasites, and pesticides.

The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that making certain energy efficient updates to their homes could qualify them for home energy credits.

Mission Health facilities in Asheville had more than 450 registered nurse vacancies in mid-October 2023, according to company staffing data obtained by Asheville Watchdog.

Wine & Roses, a romantic, intimate parlour bar, has debuted at celebrated new hotel, Zelda Dearest (150 South Lexington Avenue, Asheville, NC), a Hatteras Sky property and part of the Lark Hotels portfolio.

On May 15, nonprofit Pisgah Legal Services invites the community to an event filled with live music and family-friendly activities – including a fantastic inflatable obstacle course and face painting – at Rabbit Rabbit.