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5 hours ago in Business, Local, Sports
Weaverville pickleball club sets Oct. 24 grand opening
Ballcrank Pickleball Club will celebrate its opening with 12 indoor courts, music, food trucks and free admission
7 hours ago in Business, Local, Native Advertising
Asheville Costco traffic study projects 12,000 daily trips
NCDOT is reviewing proposed improvements to Smokey Park Highway and Sand Hill Road. The developer must pay for required road work before opening.
10 hours ago in Local, Outdoors
Isaias brings record rain, flooding to Asheville area
McDowell County reports landslides and more than 7 inches of rain in some communities
1 day ago in Community, Local, Politics
Asheville voters get another chance to hear from candidates
Mayoral and City Council candidates will discuss transportation, housing, resilience and land use at an Oct. 14 forum
1 day ago in Arts & Culture, Asheville History, Community, Local, Native Advertising
Strangeville: When famous writers crossed paths in Asheville
F. Scott Fitzgerald visited Thomas Wolfe's mother, Zelda stayed at her boardinghouse, and the mountains attracted generations of literary legends
UPDATE: Heavy rain raises flood risk across WNC
Forecasters warn of more downpours overnight as mountain streams rise and thousands remain without power
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9 hours ago in Asheville History, Entertainment, Native Advertising
Haunted Asheville and WNC: Ghost stories, eerie legends and mysterious places
From Asheville's historic landmarks to mountain trails, old cemeteries and Appalachian folklore, explore the ghost stories and mysterious places that have become part of Western North Carolina's history.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Linkin Park documentary ‘Unshatter’ tracks band’s emotional return to recording, touring
For years after the death of frontman Chester Bennington, members of Linkin Park weren't sure if the band would — or should — continue to exist. The new documentary "Linkin Park: Unshatter" takes fans inside the uncertainty, grief and creative risk behind their return, including raw footage of early recording sessions, conversations and experimentation that eventually led to Emily Armstrong joining the group.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Lightsaber Darth Vader used in ‘I am your father’ duel in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ goes up for auction
In July, a lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from "The Empire Strikes Back" sold for $3.75 million at auction, the highest price ever fetched for a prop used in a "Star Wars" film according to the auction house. Now, someone can buy the saber that did the severing.
3 days ago in Business, Education, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Shop Simply
During Deal Days, you can get lifetime access to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more for $70
Asheville and WNC readers can explore multiple AI models and image, voice and video tools with 1min.AI’s lifetime plan. The $69.97 offer ends October 11; monthly credit limits apply.
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2 days ago in Sports, Trending
Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86.
3 days ago in National, Trending
Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts
Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida.
4 days ago in National, Trending
Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.
5 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Nicole Kidman, Zendaya and hovering cars see Paris Fashion Week go out on a high
Louis Vuitton closed Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday evening with Zendaya in the audience and car sculptures hovering above the runway at the Louvre Museum. It was the final major show of a spring runway season that began in New York last month.