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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Pack Memorial Library is about to get quiet, even by library standards. The downtown Asheville library has announced several upgrades coming to the library, including noise-cancelling personal study rooms. The personal study rooms, also known as pods, will be arriving this winter, where t

Asheville’s Artists Face a Post-Flood Housing Squeeze. the real estate market in Asheville North Carolina looks like for artists and...

ASHEVILLE - The floodwaters receded, but Western North Carolina’s affordable housing crisis has not. "It’s hard. It's super hard," Maryjo Tucker told the Citizen Times Sept. 9. "I have car problems, and it’s hard to save up for a deposit or even a down payment to buy a home. I have co-workers whose rent is more than th

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools received grants to support innovative digital teaching and learning initiatives across North Carolina, according to the state Department of Public Instruction. The State Board of Education (SBE) approved the funding through North Carolina’s Dig

A golden criss-cross pattern appears on the dining room floor of the Red Rocker Inn, shedding the room with a warm glow. As the sun slowly sinks behind Black Mountain, Maggie Willis adjusts silverware and flowers on tables, soaking in the brief time between stillness and the hum of guests arriving to their dinner at Tr

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly two years after Helene left much of western North Carolina without reliable cell service, Verizon says it has made major upgrades across the region to keep communities connected during the next potential disaster. The company says its work has included six new cell towers,...

Roads have reopened after a tractor-trailer overturned in Woodfin on Monday.

A downtown Black Mountain nonprofit organization that has served as eastern Buncombe County’s primary museum of local history for nearly four decades is welcoming new leadership. Trevor Freeman has been selected to serve as the fourth executive director of the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center, the board of...

MILLS RIVER, N.C. (WLOS) — Bold Rock Mills River is marking two years since Helene with a special event Saturday, Sept. 26, honoring local heroes and first responders. From noon to 8 p.m., the venue will host WNC Strong. For every pint sold during the event, $1 will be donated to Henderson County Heroes Inc., a nonprof

Art on Main is a large-scale fine arts and crafts festival celebrating creativity in the heart of Downtown Hendersonville. Now in its 67th year, the festival features more than 100 artists and craftspeople, a Kids Zone, live artist demonstrations, and plenty of local restaurants and shops to explore along Main Street.