Lifestyle
4 days ago in Lifestyle
Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health
Recess isn't just a fun break for grade schoolers. It's crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected.
7 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending
Olivia and Liam top the list of most popular US baby names for the seventh year running
Olivia and Liam for a seventh year in a row topped the list of names for babies born in the United States in 2025. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with lists dating back to 1880.
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5 minutes ago in Business, Community, Education, Local, On The Town
Brand-new Burlington opens on Tunnel Road, donates to Haw Creek Elementary
Burlington, a national off-price retailer, has opened a new store on Tunnel Road in Asheville. During the ribbon cutting, store staff presented Haw Creek Elementary School with a check for $5,000.
Asheville City SC returns to Greenwood Field with unified USL vision
Club highlights integrated performance system, expanded health partnerships and community focus
2 hours ago in Local, Politics
Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations
North Carolina Republican says he welcomes investigation, denies allegations of harassment and hostile work environment
2 hours ago in Local, Native Advertising
Hot, humid stretch ahead for Asheville area as highs push toward 90
Forecasters say warm, humid pattern will build through early next week before late-week cold front brings rain chances
3 hours ago in Business, Community, Local, Music, On The Town, Outdoors
Lake Lure to lure over 800 visitors for Memorial Day beach reopening
Nearly 20 months after Tropical Storm Helene devastated the lakeside town, Lake Lure is poised to celebrate its grand reopening over Memorial Day.
Entertainment
7 minutes ago in Entertainment, Music
New Wings exhibit traces Paul McCartney’s reinvention as husband, father and bandleader
The largest collection of Paul McCartney's personal artifacts ever publicly displayed is part of a new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame centering on his life after The Beatles.
8 minutes ago in Entertainment
Bam! Pow! Krakoom! The everlasting allure of the American comic book
Pick one up. Be seduced by its glossy cover. Gaze upon the impossibly muscular body clad in a skin-tight suit. Our hero or heroine will surely be soaring, shouting, blasting a villain into next week. They are ridiculous. They are addictively great. Comic books, of the superhero variety, are 100% American.
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3 weeks ago in Features
Man who helped fellow runner across Boston Marathon finish line says it was natural instinct to help
One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston Marathon said he had been struggling earlier himself but drew strength from the supportive crowd.