Lifestyle
1 day ago in Lifestyle
You should be dancing, yeah. Moving to music offers all kinds of benefits as you age
Moving to music is one of the best ways to stay healthy. Medical professionals say it doesn't matter if it's Western line dancing, ballroom steps, salsa, tap, Zumba at the gym, or with a group
7 days ago in Lifestyle
Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?
Soft, stretchy plastics can make up grocery bags, bubble wrap and more. They're impossible to avoid and harder still to properly dispose of. If thrown in the trash, they can take up to hundreds of years to degrade in landfills and release harmful microplastics into the environment.
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12 minutes ago in Community, Crime & Safety, Local
Citations surpass 15 at former Patton Avenue U-turn
The Asheville Police Department has reported double digit numbers for citations and warnings issued to motorists who have attempted a now-illegal U-turn at the intersection of Patton Avenue and Regent Park Boulevard.
3 hours ago in Local
Swannanoa event offers residents a closer look at flood, fire, landslide risks
Community workshop at Warren Wilson College aims to help homeowners understand property vulnerabilities before the next major storm
4 hours ago in Local, Native Advertising
Large hole on I-40 West near Exit 44 blamed for multiple blown tires
Motorists report exposed concrete in the left lane at the West Asheville/Enka/Candler exit and warn others to move right through the area
4 hours ago in Local
Asheville budget hearing draws public pushback over taxes, wages and city services
Residents challenge pay plan, property tax increase, and community center hours in FY27 budget debate
5 hours ago in Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors
8 inches of rain trigger flooding across Asheville area
From Fairview to Lake Lure, communities deal with flooding impacts while forecasters predict more thunderstorms through the week
Entertainment
3 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’
Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.
21 hours ago in Entertainment
What tastes like a Korean pancake and is purple all over? An Oreo inspired by K-pop group BTS
Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers' growing interest in global flavors.
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Features
5 days ago in Features
A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better
After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family's Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.