Asheville News

BANDING TOGETHER: The Asheville Symphony Orchestra is the leading presenter of classical music in WNC, and one of many groups making up the region's diverse music industry.

Recording studios tend to focus on a single thing: crafting great albums. Echo Mountain does that well, with Grammy-winning projects by the likes of the Steep Canyon Rangers and the Zac Brown Band to its credit.

Movie starts filming in downtown Asheville in front of BB&T building; vehicles and pedestrians are advised to avoid College and Patton.

Every musician's worst nightmare is to lose a favorite instrument, and it happens all the time.

Hollywood comes to Asheville turning the streets of downtown into a sound stage.

A North Carolina mayor fighting for the hospital that closed in his rural North Carolina town has finished his protest march to the nation's capital.

Better news on the price at the pump. Gas prices are at their lowest level since March.

Overnight thunderstorms in western North Carolina left behind some damage. Trees and powerlines were knocked down, leaving several customers in the dark THOUGH, THERE WILL BE A COMANS OF SHOWERS EACH -- CHANCE OF SHOWERS EACH AFTERNOON.

Wearing pill boxes as hats, Asheville NOW held a "Bitter Pill" rally, calling for equal rights for women.

Writer and historian Suzannah Smith Miles will present "Finding Barbara Allen," a discussion of Southern Appalachian folk music history and the "songcatchers" who first captured this music for posterity, Olive Dame Campbell and Cecil Sharp.

Want to learn about sustainable farming but don't have the time to WWOOF ? Then you may be interested in the Perennial Agriculture Immersion class, a three-week course in August hosted by the Urban Farm School in Asheville, NC.

There is something comfortingly familiar about Ali Douglass' whimsical illustrations and paintings.

Severe storms overnight knocking down trees and power lines across Asheville and surrounding mountain counties.

The Canton Board of Aldermen wants some more time to mull over a possible ordinance change to allow for alcohol on town streets and sidewalks following a public hearing Thursday night.

As a long-time proponent of media for social change, my early activities included coordinating the creation of a small community FM radio station to serve a poor section of St. Louis, Mo.

A tornado watch is in effect for Charlotte and areas to the west and north until the early-morning hours Monday, as strong thunderstorms threaten the western Carolinas.

Campaign coordinator Anna Joyner says the new partnership between the WNCA and the Creation Alliance will allow the group to amplify events and initiatives.

What is in Asheville's water? Are we going to lose control of it? And how can we plan for drought? Asheville water experts will answer those questions and more during a forum at the Asheville Chamber of Commerce building , Thursday, July 31, from 6-9 p.m. Representatives from local agencies and organizations will address coal ash and CTS pollution, ... (more)

Megan is the granddaughter of the late Dr. & Mrs. Donald Jones, the late Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Cravener, both of Indiana, PA, and the late Mr. & Mrs. John Allen of Lakeland, FL.

Since the release of their latest album, Catacombs of the Back Vatican , Black Label Society has been touring relentlessly in promotion of the record, including the Revolver Golden God tour with Butcher Babies and the summer festival circuit.