Stonework, terracing, water features, treehouses, a sauna and a “catio” (cat patio) are a few highlights of the 11 gardens featured in the 17th annual West Asheville Garden Stroll on Saturday, Sept.

Girls flag football is taking off across Western North Carolina, opening opportunities that barely existed a few years ago. As the YMCA launches a new league for girls ages 14-17 and local schools add ...

Hill Street will close beginning Sunday, Sept. 13, as part of construction on the Interstate 26 Connector project.

The annual event features three distinct routes, plus Salt Face Mule hosts its third Homebrew Cellarbration and more area food and beverage news.

FEMA announced nearly $33 million in funding for more than 20 recovery and mitigation projects to help North Carolina communities recover from Helene and other disasters. This funding is part of more ...

Scott Cote, left, and Scott Treadway star in Flat Rock Playhouse's production of The Odd Couple. Photo by Jeb Purcell The show centers on the impeccably neat and suddenly single Felix Ungar (Scott ...

During an Asheville Downtown Association Member Mixer on Aug. 27, speakers Beth Silverman, left, and Brian Allen “AJ” Jackson ...

CLOSING TIME: Craggy Correctional Center is closing after more than three decades of operation at its current facility. The Town of Woodfin has formed an ad hoc committee to advocate for Woodfin’s ...

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(September 2026) The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) recently approved two Natural Resources focus area grants totaling $394,811.

Late summer and early fall in Western North Carolina offer a limited window to see certain migratory birds that breed in the North and spend their winters in the Deep South. These “transients” pass ...