I write in response to Christina Dupuch’s letter regarding the construction of pickleball courts [“New Pickleball Facility Could Serve Locals and Tourism,” May 13, Xpress]. It is a good idea. The ...

In January, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued another sanction of immediate jeopardy, meaning the ...

Buncombe County experienced a 9.1% increase in homelessness from 2025-26, for a total of 824 people. Photo by Cindy Kunst For ...

Plans for the long-awaited Enka Heritage Trail have stalled because Buncombe County has not been able to reach a deal with ...

Having built a reputation as a go-to talent in the jazz band Scrappy Hamilton and roots rock outfit Truth & Salvage Co., ...

Roughly a month after Helene, Aydin called his friend Gene Luen Yang, the award-winning writer and illustrator of the graphic novel American Born Chinese, and ran his idea for Islands in the Sky by ...

[Regarding “Once-charming Mountain Escape Now Battling Homelessness Homeowners Say Turned Postcard City Into No-go Zone,” April 25, Fox News Digital:] As a local, if I could take a bus in without ...

Directed by Basil Soper, the documentary film Fixin’ to Stay explores how queer and trans Southerners remain rooted in the region despite legislative, environmental and economic challenges, and ...

We share your inclination to get the whole story. For the over 30 years, Xpress has been committed to in-depth, balanced reporting about the greater Asheville area. We want everyone to have access to ...

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, right, and Asheville City Council member Kim Roney, left, participated in their first forum on the campaign trail on May 27, hosted by Leadership Asheville. The two ...

Many West Asheville business owners who express a deep compassion for the hardships the unhoused population experiences, while at the same time feeling ill-equipped to address these challenges on an ...

Intent on his task, a blond-headed child with pink, chubby cheeks plants a miniature Confederate battle flag on a gravesite in a little church cemetery. The placid image dominates the cover of a ...