If you weren’t at Blue Ridge Pride hollering loud and loving proud…then where were you? Blue Ridge Pride brought together over 200 vendors and tons of people to celebrate its Pride festival in Pack Square Park on Sept. 26. Throughout the day, there were many performers, as well as speakers on the main stage and […]
Asheville’s 16th annual Beer City Cup soccer tournament
September 16, 2026 by
Adult soccer teams from across the country come to Asheville to compete and celebrate the sport at the annual Beer City Cup hosted on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5-6. For tournament director and co-founder Usher, the event has become a primary event of Asheville’s soccer community. “It’s been a staple of the Asheville soccer community […]
Making Strides of Western North Carolina walks to support breast cancer awareness
October 24, 2025 by
Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville turned pink on Oct. 18 for Making Strides of Western North Carolina, an annual fundraising walk that raises awareness and supports the fight against breast cancer. The event was part of the American Cancer Society’s nationwide Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign, which raises money for breast cancer research […]
Tattoo Arts Convention returns to Asheville Nov. 5-7
November 5, 2021 by
If the body is a temple, who says it can’t be a heavily decorated temple? The city of Asheville will host its second Tattoo Arts Convention at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center Nov. 5-7. Hosted by Villain Arts, the family-friendly convention will feature special guests like Al Fliction and Holli Marie, who have both competed on […]
State of the University System Address shines a light on the future of WCU
April 27, 2018 by
Leaders of the North Carolina University System came together at the NC Arboretum of Asheville as UNC system president Margaret Spellings delivered the State of the University System Address, on April 27. Spellings was the U.S. Secretary of Education from 2005 to 2009 under the George W. Bush administration. In that role, she led the implementation of […]
Area nonprofits look to provide oasis for ‘food desert’ inhabitants
February 22, 2017 by
Mountain organizations are raising awareness for an issue that plagues nearly every North Carolina community, yet often goes ignored. An open discussion in Asheville, entitled “WNC Food Deserts & Food Policy,” centered around the concept of “food deserts,” and how a growing tally of Tarheel families, particularly rural ones, are finding themselves isolated from a […]
