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3 weeks ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Local, On The Town
Asheville Tourists to host trick-or-treat trail, free Halloween movie night
The Asheville Tourists will host a free "BOO Ridge" Halloween event next month at HomeTrust Park, featuring a trick-or-treating trail and a family-friendly Halloween movie screening.
Buncombe affordable housing project faces $15M funding gap
203-unit Coxe Avenue development received neither state CDBG-DR funding nor housing tax credits
3 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, Native Advertising
28-year-old dies in Tunnel Road speeding accident
Joshua Gregory Reed, 28, was killed in a fatal single motor vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Tunnel Road.
3 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors
Buncombe County approves funding to preserve 250 acres
Funding will help protect century farms in Newfound, expand a Camp Sequoyah easement and seek another $2 million state grant
3 weeks ago in Education, Local, Native Advertising
Western North Carolina parents, teachers invited to join Tele-TAPP study
A federally funded research project involving East Tennessee State University is inviting Western North Carolina schools, teachers and parents to participate in a study focused on helping young students experiencing behavioral, social or learning challenges.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment
Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears also make it this year?
Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are among the finalists to get into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, a lineup that also includes cuddly Care Bears, the dice game Yahtzee, the ancient game Mahjong and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
Karol G, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Rosalía and Drexler are the most nominated for the Latin Grammys
A fight of titans is coming up for the 27th edition of the Latin Grammys with singers Karol G, Rosalía, Jorge Drexler and hip hop duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso as the most nominated artists revealed on Wednesday.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
3 weeks ago in Sports
Formula 1 schedules 2027 season-opening race in Bahrain in March despite Middle East uncertainty
Formula 1 plans to open the 2027 season in Bahrain even as uncertainty remains over this year's races in the Middle East. F1 released a 24-race schedule for 2027 on Wednesday starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 14 and then Saudi Arabia a week later, with events also scheduled for Qatar and Abu Dhabi at the end of the year.
3 weeks ago in Local, Politics
Buncombe election officials warn voters about absentee ballot changes
New rules change how some ballot mistakes are handled ahead of the Nov. 3 election
3 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, Native Advertising
Black Mountain honors 4 men for tackling armed man
Four men tackled and disarmed a man at Trailhead Restaurant before police arrived July 2
3 weeks ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Lifestyle, Local, On The Town
Pack’s Tavern ghost stories to be featured in paranormal documentary
First in Fright Paranormal, a team of paranormal investigators who explore rumored haunted locations across the United States, will make a stop in Asheville this November. The crew will shoot a short documentary featuring the ghost stories of Pack's Tavern.
3 weeks ago in Sports, Trending
Lionel Messi added to Argentina’s roster for Oct. 6 friendly that team says will be farewell match
Lionel Messi might have one last dance with Argentina after all. Despite announcing his international retirement, the 39-year-old Inter Miami star was included Tuesday in Lionel Scaloni's 28-man Argentina squad ahead of upcoming home friendlies.
3 weeks ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Local, On The Town
Traffic delays expected around YWCA as pool renovation continues
The YWCA of Asheville anticipates temporary traffic changes and impacted facilities through next week as its ongoing pool renovation hits the next phase of construction.
3 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, Native Advertising
Tunnel Road car crash near VA hospital leaves Asheville pedestrian dead
The Asheville Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian that occurred last week on Tunnel Road.
3 weeks ago in Business, Food & Drink, Local
Paperhouse Pizza coming to former Wayside site in Biltmore Village
Historic train depot damaged by Tropical Storm Helene will get a new restaurant tenant
3 weeks ago in Local
Black Mountain rejects 4-foot floodplain standard
Town Council keeps the existing 2-foot freeboard requirement for structures in regulated floodplains despite planning board recommendation
3 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, Native Advertising
Black Mountain to assess troubled public safety building
Town authorizes up to $10,000 for structural engineering study as it weighs repairs or a new facility
3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘Widow’s Bay’ breaks Emmys record with 14 wins including best comedy series, ‘Pitt’ wins best drama
A "Widow's Bay" wave slammed into the Emmy Awards on Monday night as the Apple TV show set a single-season record for a comedy with 14 wins, including best comedy series and best actor for star Matthew Rhys, who personally took home three trophies.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment
Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Marilyn and defined ’70s glamour, dies at 87
Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s — including putting Carol Burnett in some of her kookiest getups and Cher in her raciest ones — died Monday. He was 87.
