I’ve got to admit, it is a great ad. When I first saw it, I laughed out loud. Then I had to tell my wife about it. And I’m ...

Hopes were high in 2014, when Emily Sutton Dezio, fellow Enka-Candler residents, and representatives of Buncombe County and the Enka Commerce Park came together with a vision to create a greenway ...

This issue of leadership style is at the heart of a hard-fought and sometimes contentious race for Asheville mayor that is ...

President Harry S. Truman celebrated his upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election by displaying the famously incorrect “Dewey Defeats Truman” headline in the ...

North Carolina's higher education governing board has asked the North Carolina Department of Justice to investigate Excel College in Black Mountain. This is one of the college’s main buildings on ...

She knew the name might annoy people — that it could strike them as gimmicky, craven, even exploitative. The first time she mentioned it to a friend, he told her: That’s a terrible idea. But it had ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Are there more stink bugs around here this ...

Asheville Watchdog is expanding its staff, moving Katie Linsky Shaw into a full-time role as engagement editor. Shaw, who has been working part time with The Watchdog, has helped build our Instagram ...

Campaign ads in the 11th Congressional District feature Democrat Jamie Ager touting family barn dances and Republican Jennifer Balkcom featuring her mother’s memorable story about shooting a home ...

The new developer plans to preserve three older homes on site, as well as green space and wetlands. If and when they build, they’ll create a “wellness-focused community” with “walking connections” and ...

An antitrust lawsuit against Mission Hospital and HCA Healthcare appears close to settlement. // Watchdog photo file by Katie Linsky Shaw A major antitrust lawsuit against Mission Hospital and its ...