Lifestyle
2 days ago in Lifestyle
Do you really need a water filter? Here’s what experts say
U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn't mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building's plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.
4 days ago in Lifestyle
Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here’s how to do it
One recent study linked a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline to lifelong learning, meaning intellectually stimulating experiences — reading and writing, learning another language, playing chess, solving puzzles, going to museums — from childhood into retirement.
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39 minutes ago in Business, Local
Asheville officials say Costco project back in discussion
Officials say discussions have resumed after rising costs stalled Enka Commerce Park project
1 hour ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Safety tips for aging parents in WNC: A local checklist for home, phone and online security
The Nancy Guthrie case has drawn national attention, but for many Western North Carolina families, the deeper concern is familiar: how to better protect aging parents and loved ones at home.
3 hours ago in Local
Buncombe County property values jump in new assessments
Appeal clinics planned as residents question sharp increases in assessments
6 hours ago in Community, Education, Local, Native Advertising
Community Night turns Owen Middle School into a gathering place
Families gather weekly for dinner, resources and conversation in a program designed to bring the community into local schools
6 hours ago in Local, Outdoors
Ramp season about to ramp up in Asheville area
Slow-growing Appalachian delicacy returns to forests and farmers markets as Forest Service officials warn against overharvesting
Entertainment
4 hours ago in Entertainment
Two long-lost episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ have been found. Fans will soon be able to watch them
Over six decades of "Doctor Who," the intergalactic adventurer's adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early episodes of the now-iconic sci-fi TV series. A film charity announced Friday that it has found two previously lost 1960s episodes among the possessions of a deceased collector.
12 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Perspectives
Stabby’s dollhouse: ‘Dolly’ is derivative slasher fun – 828reviewsNOW
"Dolly," a new horror film evoking slashers like "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and filmed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, does Appalachian horror with gory panache. Read more in our review.
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2 weeks ago in Features, Trending
Triceratops skeleton ‘Trey’ to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars
A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs.