Much of Swannanoa’s history and what may be a big part of its future can be seen from the top of a slope on the grounds of the former Beacon Manufacturing Co. textile mill on U.S. 70. Hollowed-out ...

Citing wage concerns, diminished property taxes and the potential loss of the city’s last remaining industrial development ...

Impact Report for Asheville Watchdog nonprofit newsroom in Asheville, North Carolina and Western North Carolina and ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Asheville recently passed a Business Improvement District tax to improve the downtown environment. My understanding ...

The word “ridiculosity” is one of my favorites, mainly because it sounds made up — but also because it describes Asheville oh so well. Merriam-Webster defines the word as “the quality or state of ...

Mission Hospital has been designated as western North Carolina’s first Level I trauma center — a significant accolade for a ...

Deerfield, Ingles Markets, and HCA, owner of Asheville’s Mission Hospital, all made business news this week. Here’s a look at what happened for each: HCA Healthcare Not everyone is unhappy with ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: What is going on at Highland Brewing? I saw they have construction going on and a sign up about pizza and climbing ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: You’ve recently written about all of the ...

The press release distributed by the North Carolina Board of Elections last month seemed the stuff of everyday news from the agency empowered to oversee voting. It reported on an exchange of ...

Documents obtained by Asheville Watchdog detail an array of staff errors, communication breakdowns and technological problems at Mission Hospital that state and federal regulators said put patients’ ...

I’ve always contended I’d be a less-than-stellar cop. I’m not the most patient guy with annoying people, and on occasion I have a bad temper. I like the general public, generally speaking, but I also ...