Beginning at 12:00 p.m. today the City of Asheville added an additional water distribution location at Asheville Middle School (211 S. French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC 28801).
Tell us your about your experiences during Hurricane Helene. Perhaps your father-in-law spent all night scooping water out of the basement with a leaking Lowe’s bucket. Or maybe you and your neighbors banded together to clear trees on your street. Whatever the story may be, we want to hear it and consider it for publication.
If you were impacted by Hurricane Helene, you may be eligible to receive disaster assistance from FEMA.
Drinking water is being distributed at Pack Square Park, 70 Court Plaza.
For the first time since the storm hit overnight Thursday, Sept. 26, water has arrived for distribution to residents in need of potable and non-potable water.
Xpress wraps up its “On the Record” series with current council member Sage Turner, who is running for reelection. Unlike the other five subjects in the limited series, Turner opted to walk and talk, as she meandered through West Asheville on a recent afternoon.
Shiver in the Pines debuts Friday-Saturday, Oct. 18-19, at Diana Wortham Theatre.
After a previous developer went bankrupt, a new plan focuses on supportive housing for veterans and affordable housing.
DIY projects for using fall’s bounty of peppers and chiles to spice up your pantry. Also, advice on growing Brussels sprouts in WNC and saving squash seeds.
Leaf season is here, but Cayla Clark and her latest cohort of local comedians aren’t interested in the sea of orange, yellow and red foliage. No, they’ve got other ideas for what tourists and residents alike should flock to see.
Hungry kids can’t learn. That’s one thing Heather Smith has learned in nearly a decade as a teacher.
“I truly believe that they have a hard time focusing if they’re worried about when their next meal is coming or if they don’t have energy,” says Smith, an eighth-grade math teacher at Waynesville Middle School.
Board of Equalization and Review Chair Miriam McKinney wrote two letters to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners warning that all five volunteer members of her board would resign if Tax Assessor Keith Miller was fired.
The Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission thinks it still has a future months after Buncombe County TDA stripped its funding. “We feel confident in our game plan moving forward,” says Executive Director Chris Smith.
The Main Street business serves made-to-order doughnuts in the morning and bowls of noodles and broth in the evening. Also in this week’s food news: A new cocktail bar for book lovers, Asheville Dispensary opens a location in the RAD, Westival celebrates West Asheville food, Asheville Greek Festival returns and more.
The Asheville-based chamber music company reflects on a rich body of work, the WTF Festival returns, plus more area arts news.
“Clifford was a steady presence in the Veterans Treatment Court (VTC), where he helped many veterans navigate the challenges of returning to civilian life — whether it was coping with the wounds of war or overcoming personal struggles.”
“Terri Wells is a candidate who has a proven record of service to our communities, children, open spaces and farmlands.”
“By failing to include a professional property manager on the task force, the county risks creating regulations that lack a full understanding of the practical realities of this market.”
