Lifestyle
7 hours ago in Lifestyle
3 big questions to ask your aging parents
One of the toughest things to go through as an adult is helping your parents as they get older. Life is finite, and both you and your parents might be reluctant to talk about what type of support they might need. But as difficult as these conversations can be, it's important to make time for them.
7 hours ago in Lifestyle
Heading off to college? Here are some tips for managing your finances
Heading off to college is exciting, but it also involves new adult responsibilities. That makes it a great time to start getting comfortable with credit, building healthy spending habits and learning how to manage money.
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30 minutes ago in Arts & Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Local
ArtsAVL awards $57,800 in arts education grants for K-12 student programming
The grants will cover eight in-school and 12 out-of-school arts programs for Buncombe County students, including field trips, workshops and performances.
1 hour ago in Community, Housing, Local
Shiloh residents want Asheville growth without losing their neighborhood
Longtime residents say housing, development, aging in place and generational homeownership will shape the future of the historically Black community
3 hours ago in High School, Lifestyle, Local, Sports
YMCA launches first high school girls flag football league in WNC ahead of 2028 Olympics
Before flag football makes its Olympics debut at the 2028 Los Angeles games, the YMCA of Western North Carolina has founded the first NFL FLAG football league for high school girls in WNC.
4 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Asheville 20-year-old sentenced to 51-74 months for felony robbery
Re'al Samuel Wells, 20, was sentenced to 51-74 months of prison time after he pled guilty to a Class D felony robbery.
9 hours ago in Housing, Local, Outdoors
Buncombe voters to decide $70M affordable housing, open space bonds
New campaign launches in support of two November referendums that supporters say would expand affordable housing and protect parks, farmland and drinking water
Entertainment
7 hours ago in Entertainment
Ultrarare Nintendo Mario game cartridges discovered in Wisconsin
A few years ago, a pop culture store owner in Wisconsin mentioned to Jason Ganos, a well-known Nintendo game collector, that he had a box of Super Mario cartridges that had been sitting in storage for years. It stopped Ganos in his tracks.
7 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Sir Rod Stewart calls off remaining tour dates after coronary stent procedure
Sir Rod Stewart will be unable to continue his "One Last Time" farewell tour following a coronary stent procedure and after postponing and canceling a few performances, a representative for the singer has confirmed.
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