Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Several weeks ago I submitted a request ...

Asheville’s Tree City USA distinction, which it held for nearly 45 years, has lapsed. Eric North, a program manager for the Arbor Day Foundation, which administers the Tree City program, said in an ...

The University of North Carolina-Asheville should not build a stadium atop the wooded land south of its main campus, ...

Forget about the hipster bars in West Asheville or the upscale places downtown. There’s a new local hot spot that puts them to shame. Not only can you quaff a very reasonably priced craft ale while ...

The fourth floor of the new apartment building on Long Shoals Road is designed like the upper levels of countless other rental blocks in Buncombe County, the state, and most of the nation: A staircase ...

Forget about the hipster bars in West Asheville or the upscale places downtown. There’s a new local hot spot that puts them to shame. Not only can you quaff a very reasonably priced craft ale while ...

Asheville Watchdog has won three awards, including first-place honors for investigative reporting and news feature reporting, in the North Carolina Press Association’s 2025-2026 journalism awards, the ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Can you find out why a geodesic dome is ...

Living off-grid in Madison County, Nina Sabatino thought she had a little slice of paradise, getting by with an outdoor ...

Following the sale of Asheville’s Mission Health system to HCA Healthcare in 2019, nurses and doctors left in large numbers, ...

The Craggy Gardens picnic area on the Blue Ridge Parkway will remain closed through 2026, and the portable toilets by the visitor center will also remain in place for a while until renovations of the ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: How did the Buncombe County employees that ...