3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1276+ words) After five years of litigation, the City of Asheville and its insurers have agreed to pay $11 million to the wife of a crash victim who was killed on Riverside Drive in a collision blamed on poor drainage that caused an…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1714+ words) In a county with a reported shortage of 8,704 rental units, Haley Smith found a surprising abundance of vacancies and deals when she went shopping for a new apartment last fall. Complexes from Candler to the River Arts District offered months…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1671+ words) In 2020, when aerospace giant Pratt & Whitney announced plans to locate a colossal turbine airfoil manufacturing plant in southern Buncombe County, all the numbers associated with the project were huge. Its parent company, Raytheon Technologies (now RTX), said it would invest…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1584+ words) We do get excited about a grocery store in these parts. Especially a new Publix, it seems. When the new store in Mills River opened on Aug. 12, folks were lined up at 7 a.m. to get in. The crowd included my friend…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1655+ words) Vivian O’Hannon steers clear of Maple Crest Apartments’ impromptu street parties like the one on July 5 that ended with a nonfatal shooting. She tells her son, daughter and grandson, who live with her in the complex, to do the same....