Democratic congressional candidate Jamie Ager outraised U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards by a nearly 9-to-1 margin in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest federal campaign financial reports ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Several weeks ago I submitted a request through the Asheville App regarding the need for at least one of the blue-and ...

Forget about the hipster bars in West Asheville or the upscale places downtown. There’s a new local hot spot that puts them to shame. Not only can you quaff a very reasonably priced craft ale while ...

The University of North Carolina-Asheville should not build a stadium atop the wooded land south of its main campus, according to a committee convened to guide the school’s decisions about several ...

The fourth floor of the new apartment building on Long Shoals Road is designed like the upper levels of countless other rental blocks in Buncombe County, the state, and most of the nation: A staircase ...

Asheville Watchdog has won three awards, including first-place honors for investigative reporting and news feature reporting, in the North Carolina Press Association’s 2025-2026 journalism awards, the ...

The newspaper industry has weathered its fair share of tough times over the past decade or two, but I found a glimmer of hope on Richmond Avenue in West Asheville: Isabel Arcos, age 8. Last October, ...

A new geodesic dome going up in the Fairview area has generated a lot of buzz around town. It will be a new dental office. // Watchdog photo by John Boyle Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: How did the Buncombe County employees that calculated the new real estate appraisals earlier this year miss the mark ...

Living off-grid in Madison County, Nina Sabatino thought she had a little slice of paradise, getting by with an outdoor shower, a compost toilet and paying just $100 a month in rent. But when the ...