Sip & Brick Preparing To Open Interactive Brick-Building Café
Sip & Brick is working toward an opening at 81 Broadway Street in Asheville, where the upcoming concept plans to combine brick-building activities with a selection of beverages, baked goods, and light bites. According to the company’s social media channels, guests will be able to enjoy both free-building opportunities
How Asheville Became a City of Healing
Some people think it’s the chakras and vibrational energies. Others say it’s the altitude and clean mountain air. In Asheville, whether you’re talking to a TikTok influencer or a medical historian, everyone knows the idyllic Blue Ridge Mountains metropolis is ideal for rest and relaxation. But a...
Asheville City manager to name new police chief later this year after Chief Lamb...
ASHEVILLE, NC. (WLOS) — Seven months after Asheville Police Chief Mike Lamb retired, the city remains without a permanently appointed police chief, with City Manager D.K. Wesley saying it will be another three months before she makes the selection. Interim Chief Jackie Stepp has led the Asheville Police Department...
Diana Wortham, namesake of Asheville theater, dies at 82
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Diana Gayle Wortham, a beloved philanthropist in Asheville, has died. She was 82. The Wortham Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Asheville is named after Wortham, who was known for her contributions to the cultural life of the region. “A dedicated philanthropist, Diana quietly...
A swarm of solar ‘bees’ are coming to western North Carolina community hubs
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. On Friday, a coalition of nonprofits gathered at MANNA Food Bank in Mills River to give updates on a new program to bring solar-powered energy to disaster-impacted areas in western North Carolina. T
Saluda artist’s painting accepted into American Impressionist Society exhibition
SALUDA—Local artist Jim Carson has been selected to exhibit one of his paintings in the American Impressionist Society’s 27th Annual National Exhibition, which will be held September 4 through October […]
Sudden Roar From The Ridge As Severe Storm Warning Jolts Hendersonville And Polk County
Phones buzzed, porch doors slammed and people from Hendersonville to Tryon hustled inside early Thursday evening as a severe thunderstorm warning flashed across Henderson and Polk counties. Radar showed a compact, slow-moving core bearing down on the foothills, and forecasters said it could bring damaging wind and hail
Chris and Jessica Whaley on Building Back Whaley Farm Brewery
Chris and Jessica Whaley are the owners of Old Fort, North Carolina-based Whaley Farm Brewery, where Appalachian-inspired beers, local ingredients, and a resilient community helped shape the brewery’s long road to recovery after Hurricane Helene. Listen to the Episode. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music. After man
Mayor says proposed West Asheville Costco is back on track after talks with company
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — There's an update on the proposed Costco development in West Asheville. Mayor Esther Manheimer says she met with Costco representatives this week and described the project as back on track. The update comes after Costco previously withdrew its application in Feb., citing infrastructure requirem
Deputies: Man dies after he was found injured on highway in Buncombe Co.
An investigation is underway in Buncombe County after deputies said a man died after he was found injured on a highway in Swannanoa.
