By Gracie Palmer ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s housing code Tuesday…

By Marisa Sardonia ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville City Council voted 5–2 Tuesday to authorize the city manager to end…

By Zach Rainey ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night, Aug. 25, to terminate its contract with…

By Kara Fohner ASHEVILLE – The mayor of Asheville intends to call for a vote during the Aug. 25 City…

By Marisa Sardonia ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer is calling for the city to end its contract…

By Chloe McCoy ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer is calling for the city to terminate its contract with…

By Kara Fohner ASHEVILLE — On July 23, officers with the Asheville Police Department went to the Walmart on Bleachery…

Star Point Apartments provides deeply affordable housing, including units for young adults aging out of foster care By Dee Pridgen…

By Ruby AnnasSun ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The City of Asheville has released a statement following an early morning shooting…

By Itinease McMiller ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville leaders said they’re making progress on one of the city’s biggest challenges,…

By Elijah Skipper ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A longtime Asheville homeowner is finally back home nearly two years after Helene. North…

By Kara Fohner ASHEVILLE – The impact of a possible closure of Salvation Army’s homeless shelter could have on the…

by DAN DeWITT and JACK EVANS One fact about the exploding data-center industry became clear before the Asheville City Council…

By Jessica Wakeman Asheville City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on the development of data centers within city limits…

By Rian Stockett ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The City of Asheville awarded $855,000 in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds…

By Dee Pridgen City leaders also approved a data center moratorium, launched major Municipal Building renovations and advanced affordable housing…

By Marc Liverman JUNE 24, 2026 – Station 26 — Past and Promise, part of the Urban Trail in downtown…

by Taylor Thompson ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — After six months of community collaboration following Helene, the City of Asheville has…

By Pruett Norris ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — During the Asheville City Council meeting tonight, a temporary skating rink was approved…

By Will Hofmann ASHEVILLE – Western North Carolina’s biggest city may soon join a number of towns that have moved…

By Rian Stockett MountainTrue hosted an event on June 24 to talk to residents about a push for affordable housing…

By Kara Fohner ASHEVILLE – The city of Asheville is back in talks with Costco regarding the opening of a…

By Jessica Wakeman Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on homelessness in West Asheville. You can…

by Itinease McMiller ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — More than $14 million in grant funding will soon be available to small…

By Will Hofmann ASHEVILLE – They agree on where they are going, but they disagree on how to get there.…

By Liz Auclair Throughout the two days in Western North Carolina, the National Endowment for the Arts and National Council…

By Sarah Honosky ASHEVILLE – Putting the key in the door of her Pisgah View apartment for the first time,…

By Sarah Honosky ASHEVILLE – As thousands of fans poured through the gates of HomeTrust Park on April 21 for…

by Justin McGuire As the great philosopher Yogi Berra once said, “You can observe a lot by watching.” That was…

By Pruett Norris Mayor Esther Manheimer, Asheville City Council members and Western North Carolina Nature Center staff participated in a…

By Thomas Calder The general election is not until Tuesday, Nov. 3, but as part of Xpress’ annual Sustainability series, we reached…

All Are Welcome Celebration May 17Free, public campaign kickoff event for Mayor Esther Manheimer on Sunday, May 17, 2026, from…

By Felicia Sonmez Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, who spoke on a panel with Kluttz at the conference, said she’s optimistic…

Costco is back in discussions about the proposed West Asheville project, a development that would bring significant job opportunities to…

by Deanna Sipe ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer posted to social media, saying she sent a letter…

By Justin McGuire The proposed line would carry riders from Asheville to Salisbury in an average of about 3 1/2…

By Anisa Snipes ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – Mayor Esther Manheimer and Interim Police Chief Jackie Stepp have issued a…

Our hearts and thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones, the victims grappling with trauma, and all…

For this installment of Asheville Matters, I’m talking about Costco. It’s important that we work hard to get them here…

By Felicia Sonmez Asheville and Buncombe County are getting a significant boost in their efforts to prevent homelessness. The region…