Filming Asheville: The Conquest of Canaan comes home Jan. 22

Hiroya — who will be will be performing at Isis Restuarant & Music Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 2 — began his musical journey on this most Appalachian of instruments, though…

Issues of sexuality and race are among the topics explored at this year's Asheville Fringe Arts Festival, Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 26-29.

The ode to Asheville takes place at Malaprops on Sunday, Jan. 22.

“A lot of these younger bands, you know, they tend to sound alike,” says Del McCoury. “But those boys, they have their own sound."

The Altamont Theatre will be transformed into a musical utopia on Friday, Jan. 20.

The new exhibit “Begin to See: The Photographers of Black Mountain College” opens Friday, Jan. 20.

The comedian performs at the Diana Wortham Theatre on Friday, Jan. 20

Asheville

Asheville organizations, including Food Connection and 12 Baskets Café, take advantage of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to salvage untouched food that would otherwise end up in…

The Blind Pig Supper Club's sprawling dinner events have always raised money for charity. But with the organization's new Rally Around the Family campaign, founder Mike Moore wants to focus…

Asheville Restaurant Week offers special prix fixe menus at a number of local eateries. Also this week, Burial Beer and Hickory Nut Gap Farm partner for a feast, The Farm…

When Carmen started first grade, it was apparent that she had a problem. Despite being a bright child, she struggled to make sense of the words on a written page. “She’s…

The Grail screens a film made in Asheville nearly 100 years ago, Kevin Peer leads a workshop on activist/advocacy documentary filmmaking and more.

During January, which is Human Trafficking Awareness month, newly launched local organization Project FIGHT is hosting several events aimed at raising awareness and funds to combat trafficking in Western North…

Asheville

Using data provided by Duke Energy, a local task force has shown that much of the growth in WNC's peak electrical demand is driven by the conversion of existing oil-…

A proposed Asheville Police Department policy hashed out with substantial citizen input could mark a change in the way officers handle volatile situations, proponents say. If the policy is adopted…

by Frank Thompson For local film aficionados, The Conquest of Canaan, which will be screened at Grail Moviehouse on Sunday, Jan. 22, offers more than a movie. Shot on the…

"I pray that we can all keep that hope, move forward toward honest self-reflection and change."

"So here is my challenge to the Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for 2017: Create a few dozen part-time jobs, and title them Street Sweeps."

"The trains kept delivering huge quantities of black treasure to the river basin, but some pretenders began to threaten King Coal’s empire. These upstart princes came from a rapidly emerging…