Asheville News

After the wettest year on record in 2013, the Asheville area has been surprisingly dry since the first of the year.

The Asheville Community Band usually sticks with familiar and beloved musical works, but for its next concert, it is bringing out something completely new.

Consultants are finishing up construction documents for two greenways leading to the city's urban riverfront and conceptual plans for significant development of 10 acres the city owns along Riverside Drive.

A body was discovered by a kayaker in the French Broad River Saturday, but authorities cannot yet identify the person or say when or how he died.

Brie is the daughter of Greg and Tracey Brown of Scarborough, Maine. Matt is a graduate of TC Roberson High School, with an undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University, and will graduate with a Masters of Science in Psychology from Walden University in May. He is currently a Licensed Clinician at Spectrum Health Systems.

A beetle the size of a single grain of rice is the latest best hope for hemlocks in the Southeast that have been felled by the millions by an invasive bug.

The Asheville area is in for a soaking rain Sunday, and freezing rain and sleet are possible in some counties Sunday night and Monday night.

Anyone who has eaten at Lexington Avenue Brewery knows that, in spite of its name, the place is not just about the beer.

The locally owned and operated business received the CEO Circle Award, which is given to the 25 centers in the U.S. and Canada with the highest sales volume from the previous year.

George Buckner loves banjos and automobiles. Known as one of the best Earl Scruggs-style banjo players in the region, Buckner not only had the opportunity to play with Scruggs, he painted the iconic banjo player's car.

Learn to ink dye the gourd and make a gem or stone top. $39 includes supplies. 693-4545 or www.artmobstudios.com.

Five local environmental groups are sponsoring a forum Monday to update residents on the battle over the city's water system.

"If comedy doesn't work out," says comedian Ben Kronberg, "which eventually it always doesn't, I want to open up a low-carb chinese restaurant.

Cherokee Dance Group, Warriors of AniKituhwa, to Perform March 25 at UNC Asheville The Warriors of AniKituhwa, Cherokee dance group and official cultural ambassadors for the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will perform at 12:30 Tuesday, March 25 at UNC Asheville's Main Quad.

Diamond Brand Outdoors invites Western North Carolina's outdoor loving women to celebrate this year's Spring Diva Night benefiting Girls on the Run, 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, at the Arden store on Hendersonville Road.

Asheville singer Caleb Johnson advanced to the "American Idol" Top 10 Thursday night.

The Asheville Tea Party on Friday challenged the registration of 182 voters in Buncombe County who the group says no longer live at the addresses they gave the elections office.

Developers of downtown property where a TK Tripps restaurant once stood have submitted plans for a Hilton Garden Inn, four-story office building and 320-space parking garage to city government for approval.

Tickets are on sale Friday for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena at the U.S. Cellular Center.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Friday that a U.S. Forest Service officer and his service dog were shot and killed as they attempted to apprehend a man suspected of killing his parents.