Sometimes, 94 years really isn’t enough living. That’s how long Asheville businessman, local columnist and cowboy-hat wearing amateur historian Jerry Sternberg lived before dying on Christmas Day.

Before we get to today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers, allow me to wish you a happy 2025. This might well be a doozy of a year, but let’s go into it with a positive ...

This column wraps up our annual “year in review” series by Asheville Watchdog journalists. So far you’ve heard from: Now it’s ...

Because the North Fork Reservoir was so murky following Tropical Storm Helene, Asheville Water Resources hired a contractor to conduct three rounds of in-reservoir treatment with aluminum sulfate and ...

The losses in Ingles' inventory caused by the storm, $30.4 million, and property, $4.5 million, were on the low end of projections the company announced in October. At the time, Ingles estimated $35 ...