4+ hour, 23+ min ago  (195+ words) May's theme: "I Got It From My Mama"Prepare a five minute story about what runs in the family. From memorized Sunday sauces to generational trauma wrapped in questionable traditions. Fashion tips and whispered warnings. Sharp tongues and sharper cheekbones....

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (151+ words) Blue Ridge Public Radio August 21 | Downtown After Five, Asheville Downtown After Five provides free live outdoor music concerts in downtown Asheville from 5-9 pm every third Friday from April to August. Thousands gather in Pack Square Park to enjoy the music,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (510+ words) Members of the National Council on the Arts came to Asheville this week to talk about the importance of the arts in Hurricane Helene recovery. The visit comes as federal funding for the arts is in a precarious position under…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1027+ words) The mountains of Western North Carolina are carved with steep and twisty roads, many of which overlook rocky cliffs, tree canopies and narrow switchbacks. While these passages may stress out the average driver, they're enticing for a growing class of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (464+ words) A fire caused "significant" damage to the former Asheville Waste Paper Company building, an iconic River Arts District structure slated to be the new home of the Salvage Station music venue. No injuries were reported, according to the Asheville Fire…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (408+ words) Over the years, the Buncombe County Special Collections, an archive and reference library located in Pack Memorial Library, has collected the stories of communities in and around Asheville. Now, the library is setting its sights on the Leicester, Sandy Mush…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (385+ words) Bonesteel, an Asheville-based filmmaker, made a documentary about Masa in 2003. More than 20 years later, he co-authored a book about Masa with former Cornell University librarian Janet Mc Cue. Bonesteel said there have been times when he's wondered whether the countless…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (678+ words) NPR's roving national correspondent, Frank Langfitt, was in Asheville this week. He gave a talk to the World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina " and also made time to swing by the BPR studios to talk about his years as…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (11+ words) How Asheville's wellness tourism industry began. .. with tuberculosis'Blue Ridge Public Radio...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (427+ words) The Museum of the Cherokee People is opening a new exhibit to highlight Aniywiya (Cherokee) voices and perspectives in response to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The exhibit is called "Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution" features…...