The Asheville Tourists begin their season Thursday night at McCormick Field. Game number one pits the Tourists against the Augusta Green Jackets. Being that it’s a Thursday night, opening night will also be a Thirsty Thursday, the Tourists popular promotion for every Thursday home game that features $1 beer and sodas. The Tourists promotional calendar contains other familiar nights, including the team playing as the Beer City Tourists and Asheville Hippies for one night each, complete with

Two areas of Asheville remained under a boil water advisory Tuesday afternoon due to a water line break in the River Arts District the day before. Other parts of the city are still seeing brown and discolored water, something that could last for the rest of this week. Meanwhile city leaders are apologizing for a lack of clear communication about which neighborhoods were under boil water advisories and for how long.

The Franklin Town Council delayed its decision until next month on transferring the deed of the Nikwasi Mound to nonprofit The Nikwasi Initiative . It was standing room only for the public session on the transfer of the Nikwasi Mound, as 19 different people spoke before town council for and against the deal. Opponents held neon signs saying “Honor the original deed.” Gloria Raby Owenby has been one of the main residents against the transfer. Owenby says that she bears no ill will toward the

Numerous studies on childbirth in the US present a grim fact -- racial disparities persist in the delivery room. Rates of maternal and infant mortality during childbirth are disproportionately higher among African American women in Buncombe County, and nationwide. That stark reality is what prompted a group of women in Asheville to organize and start a doula service for women of color and for women without the financial means.

At its March meeting, the Franklin Town Council moved forward with a motion to transfer ownership of the Nikwasi Mound to a nonprofit. The origin of the ancient mound has been called into question. BPR spoke with historians and archeologists about the mound and what makes it a sacred space. The Nikwasi Mound stands in the middle of downtown Franklin. It has stood in this spot for thousands of years and has never been fully excavated . That means the exact date of when was it was built is unknown

Executives, entrepreneurs, climate scientists, and students from across the country are converging on Asheville to tackle the business of Climate Change. BPR’s Helen Chickering has details.

At its March meeting, the Franklin Town Council moved forward with transferring ownership of the Nikwasi Mound. Now certain residents and Franklin Mayor Bob Scott are asking for more information on the Nikwasi Initiative, the non-profit that will receive ownership of the mound. BPR spoke to members of the group about their history and funding. The Nikwasi Initiative grew out of the now infamous weedkiller incident of 2014 explains co-chair Juanita Wilson. That’s when grass on the mound was

The 2019 NCAA Men’s basketball tournament will undoubtedly be remembered for many things. One of them happened early on the first full day of the tournament. As Michigan State struggled to put away underdog Bradley, Spartans head coach Tom Izzo started yelling at freshman star Aaron Henry as he approached the bench during a timeout. Izzo became so heated as he yelled that Spartan players had to restrain him. The controversy it sparked may have been predictable, bouncing between those who felt it

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama features monuments for lynchings that occurred in more than 800 U.S. Counties. That includes Buncombe, Haywood, Macon, and Cherokee Counties in Western North Carolina. Exact replicas of each monument have also been created, with designers hoping they are taken to be displayed in the counties here each lynching has occurred. That hasn't happened yet for those destined for Western North Carolina.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two gerrymandering cases, one of which involves North Carolina’s Congressional districts. Those were redrawn earlier this decade by Republican leaders to benefit the GOP. Nowhere in the state felt that change more than the city of Asheville.