Anticipation has been growing for the potential construction of a Costco Wholesale supermarket in Asheville since March of this year, when meetings between Costco and city planners began. As of yesterday, an application for Costco development in Enka-Candler has officially been submitted to the city.
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said. The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across the United States.