That legacy — rooted in both art and action — will take center stage Thursday, May 21, at 6 p.m. during the Celebration of Wilma Dykeman’s 106th Birthday Anniversary, an event organized by the ...

FIRE’s mission is similar to Xpress’: to promote Western North Carolina journalism. So I don’t believe it will be inclined to ...

DOG-FRIENDLY: Since 2024, local musician Sara Brand has created dog-themed jewelry inspired by her rescue pup, Etta Mae James ...

Rosetta's Kitchen, pictured, has implemented its Everybody Eats policy for over 20 years, making the restaurant an obvious ...

As Western North Carolina heads toward what advocates describe as an “unprecedented” 2026 general election cycle, a growing coalition of voting rights groups is urging local governments to invest more ...

The first resolution approved a $1.14 million federal grant to create a real-time intelligence center (RTIC) at Asheville ...

Paula Swepson Avery is the executive director and founder of West Marion Inc., a Black-led nonprofit in McDowell County that ...

Directed by Jeremy Seifert ( The Devil We Know) and co-directed by Asheville-based filmmaker Benjamin James Roberts, ...

And more recently, in response to Tropical Storm Helene, the organization launched its WNC Bedrock Initiative, a grant-funded program that focuses on creating tailored outdoor wellness retreats for ...

On May 1, more than 200 teachers and school staff members from Asheville and Buncombe County joined an estimated 15,000 other educators in Raleigh to lobby state legislators for more public school ...

SPARC’s team of community health workers engages with neighborhoods impacted by gun violence, connecting people in crisis ...

Catherine Amos, left, and Jesse Landl stand outside the Charlotte Street offices of the Preservation Society of Asheville and ...