Lifestyle
6 hours ago in Lifestyle
What to say if you’re in recovery and your workplace encourages social drinking
Picture this: It's lunchtime in the 1960s, and you're out with co-workers enjoying not one, not two, but three cocktails with your meal. While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places. After-work happy hours, corporate parties and client meetings at fancy bars are still expected in many areas of American corporate culture.
23 hours ago in Lifestyle
Apple’s ‘big week’ launches a pair of $599 devices aimed at budget buyers
Apple CEO Tim Cook promised a "big week" of product announcements has seen the introduction of a new budget-friendly iPhone trim, an entry-level MacBook tier, updated iPad Air models, refreshed monitors and higher-end chipsets. All of which was on display at hands-on media events held Wednesday in New York, London and Shanghai.
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‘André Is an Idiot’ filmmakers on their hilarious, creative colonoscopy doc – 828reviewsNOW
"André Is an Idiot" is a funny, inventive documentary about the necessity of colonoscopies and the life and death of the creative, eccentric André Ricciardi. Read our interview with the filmmakers.
1 hour ago in Crime & Safety, Local
MISSING: Asheville police search for woman last seen in February
Authorities say 28-year-old Sherley Jean-Francois is known to frequent downtown and Tunnel Road areas
2 hours ago in Local
New food scrap drop-off site opens in North Asheville
City says composting program has diverted 1.5 million pounds of waste since 2022
6 hours ago in Local, Native Advertising
High fire risk, near-record warmth expected in Asheville area
Officials urge residents to postpone open burning as surface fuels remain dry
7 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Fairview VFD adds SUV to support search-and-rescue K9 operations
Donated vehicle and specialized equipment will help safely transport Scout to emergency incidents
Entertainment
7 minutes ago in Entertainment, Trending
Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear
Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early Thursday, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's office, which didn't say what charge she faces.
41 minutes ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Perspectives
‘André Is an Idiot’ filmmakers on their hilarious, creative colonoscopy doc – 828reviewsNOW
"André Is an Idiot" is a funny, inventive documentary about the necessity of colonoscopies and the life and death of the creative, eccentric André Ricciardi. Read our interview with the filmmakers.
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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.