On Tuesday night, officers in full riot gear were video recorded destroying a makeshift medic station for protestors along Asheville's Patton Avenue. About a hundred yards away, the following afternoon, Ian Wilkinson, an established muralist in Asheville, immortalized the scene on a boarded up storefront along Lexington Avenue. "This is our job," Wilkinson said in between applying bursts of spray paint on a board beneath the awning of Asheville Hemp Farms. "We're used to kinda creating this

On Tuesday night, officers in full riot gear were video recorded destroying a makeshift medic station for protestors along Asheville's Patton Avenue. About a hundred yards away, the following afternoon, Ian Wilkinson, an established muralist in Asheville, immortalized the scene on a boarded up storefront along Lexington Avenue. "This is our job," Wilkinson said in between applying bursts of spray paint on a board beneath the awning of Asheville Hemp Farms. "We're used to kinda creating this

A group of mostly students from Western Carolina University led a peaceful protest Tuesday afternoon in downtown Sylva. Over a hundred people gathered at the old Jackson County courthouse steps calling for justice for George Floyd and protesting against racism. Organizers say that there were about 300 people. You can hear the crowd chanting, "Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter..." Local business owner Natalie Newman spoke to the group over a megaphone. "To see this many people in this place

A group of mostly students from Western Carolina University led a peaceful protest Tuesday afternoon in downtown Sylva. Over a hundred people gathered at the old Jackson County courthouse steps calling for justice for George Floyd and protesting against racism. Organizers say that there were about 300 people. You can hear the crowd chanting, "Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter..." Local business owner Natalie Newman spoke to the group over a megaphone. "To see this many people in this place

The recent death of George Floyd, as well as countless other officer-involved killings of African Americans, bears a significant cost to the mental health of black and brown communities. One clinical mental health counselor in Asheville says part of the solution starts with mindfulness.

The recent death of George Floyd, as well as countless other officer-involved killings of African Americans, bears a significant cost to the mental health of black and brown communities. One clinical mental health counselor in Asheville says part of the solution starts with mindfulness.

The Asheville Brewers Alliance kicked out a member brewery after its new beer - named for an alt-right movement - went viral. Dan Kowal went to Currahee Brewing Company in Franklin for an outdoor jazz concert Saturday night. When he saw the brewery's new line of Boogaloo beers the evening changed. "It just knocked me almost down to see that this was being promoted," says Kowal. In the past, 'boogaloo' , referred to a style of music. Recently it has become a word used by the alt-right as a term

The Asheville Brewers Alliance kicked out a member brewery after its new beer - named for an alt-right movement - went viral. Dan Kowal went to Currahee Brewing Company in Franklin for an outdoor jazz concert Saturday night. When he saw the brewery's new line of Boogaloo beers the evening changed. "It just knocked me almost down to see that this was being promoted," says Kowal. In the past, 'boogaloo' , referred to a style of music. Recently it has become a word used by the alt-right as a term

Protests ignited in cities large and small across North Carolina this weekend over the death of George Floyd. BPR was at a vigil in Sylva. A large crowd gathered at the bottom of the Jackson County Courthouse steps for a candlelight vigil around the fountain on Sunday evening. The event was organized by the local NAACP chapter and Indivisible. The group stood in silence for 45 minutes. Then Pastor Jo Schonewolf from Whittier United Methodist Church gave a benediction focusing on the children at

Protests ignited in cities large and small across North Carolina this weekend over the death of George Floyd. BPR was at a vigil in Sylva. A large crowd gathered at the bottom of the Jackson County Courthouse steps for a candlelight vigil around the fountain on Sunday evening. The event was organized by the local NAACP chapter and Indivisible. The group stood in silence for 45 minutes. Then Pastor Jo Schonewolf from Whittier United Methodist Church gave a benediction focusing on the children at