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Friends of Asheville Muni is using the return of PGA TOUR golf to Western North Carolina to raise support for Asheville’s city-owned municipal course. The nonprofit is participating in Birdies for Charity during the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville. The tournament will run Sept. 17-20 at The Cliffs at Walnut..

Roy Williams will headline a leadership program from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Kimmel Arena on the UNC Asheville campus. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. The arena is at 227 Campus Drive in Asheville. The program is titled “Building Something That Endures: Roy Williams on Teams, Talent,...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Asheville-based interactive art studio opened a free exhibition Sunday featuring interactive artwork, immersive environments, experimental technology, sound installations and miniature worlds. Impractical Instruments, founded by artists and inventors Charlie Huguenard and Jessica Tomasin, op

We’re Hiring: Join the Asheville Downtown Association Team. The Asheville Downtown Association is growing our team! We’re currently hiring for two positions: Development Manager and Coordinator, Programs + Administration. We’re looking for talented, collaborative people who care about Downtown Asheville and want to pla

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Perfect weather and a packed Main Street helped cap the 80th North Carolina Apple Festival in Hendersonville Monday, as crowds turned out for the annual King Apple Parade. More than 50 floats rolled down Main Street as spectators lined the sidewalks, in some places standing...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Downtown Asheville was not that crowded, with some Labor Day visitors loving the calmer atmosphere. Along Biltmore Avenue, families and couples were seen window shopping and enjoying a break from the heat. Some businesses were closed for the holiday, but most restaurants and stores around...

CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — The longest-running Labor Day parade in western North Carolina drew hundreds of people to downtown Canton Monday, Sept. 7, as the town marked the 118th year of the tradition. People lined the streets to watch colorful, homemade floats and local groups roll through the heart...

Funding will support trail sustainability, volunteer training   SALUDA—The Saluda Community Land Trust has received a $13,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Henderson County to improve the management and […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Buncombe County voters will decide in November whether to authorize another $70 million in general-obligation bonds for affordable housing and open space, four years after approving bonds for the same priorities. The proposal would authorize $40 million for affordable housing and $30 mill

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville City Council will consider new protections for tenants living in unsafe housing Tuesday, along with a plan to begin mapping out the future of more than 50 acres in the Deaverview neighborhood. The tenant proposal would make it unlawful for a property owner to...