Shows: Asheville Area Focus

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity 9/24/2023

Founded in 1983, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity was the first Habitat affiliate in North Carolina. Through Habitat homeownership and…

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County 9/17/2023

How we show up in our community is just as important as what we do. These Guiding Principles will serve…

CooperRiss Healing Communities 9/10/2023

A New Level of Care –Opening September 5th, 2023 In celebration of CooperRiis’ 20th anniversary, we are launching a new…

Legacy of Hope 9/3/2023

Legacy of Hope is a Nonprofit organization seeking justice for the vulnerable & oppressed. Using Education as our main intervention…

2023 Tunnel to Towers 5k Asheville 8/27/2023

TUNNEL to TOWERS 5 K: Honoring Heroes The annual event has become an iconic tribute not only to all lives…

Literacy Connection 8/20/2023

About Literacy Connection (Formerly Blue Ridge Literacy Council) We transform lives by cultivating literacy skills that promote economic and social…

Ecusta Trail 6/23/2023

The Ecusta Trail, when complete, will be a 19.4 mile, multi-use greenway along an unused railway corridor (‘rail-trail’) connecting Hendersonville…

Skyland Fire Department 8/13/2023

Since 1954, the courageous men and women of the Skyland Fire & Rescue have been working to provide emergency care…

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina 8/6/2023

Goodwill’s annual back to school sale on blue jeans returns Aug. 5-14, just in time to assist families who are…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina 7/30/2023

Their mission is to create and support mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. WHAT THEY DO:…

Recent Headlines

8 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here’s what that says about us

For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren's "Ordinary." As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is "a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer."

9 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Asheville History, Community, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town

Appalachian Barn Alliance celebrates 10th annual Barn Day this weekend

The Appalachian Barn Alliance is a historical preservation society dedicated to cataloguing the barns of Western North Carolina, particularly in Madison County. For their 10th Barn Day, an annual celebration of barn heritage complete with barn tours, live music and a meal, the ABA will highlight their restoration work on the Smith Heritage Farmstead at the Bailey Mountain Preserve.

14 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town

September concert calendar: Live music in Asheville area this month

The Asheville area boasts a vibrant live music scene with venues catering to a wide array of genres, performers and taste. Read our calendar of shows coming up later this month.

15 hours ago in Entertainment

Julia Roberts, Anna Wintour, Ralph Lauren and more pay tribute to Giorgio Armani

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani's work spanned the worlds of celebrity, fashion and power. His death announced Thursday at age 91 has elicited an outpouring of tributes.

15 hours ago in Entertainment

Al Roker lends his voice and meteorology skills to the new PBS Kids animated show ‘Weather Hunters’

This fall, everyone's favorite weatherman is getting a kick out of launching his own educational cartoon TV show — "Weather Hunters," which premieres Monday on PBS Kids.