Yogurt offers an assist via lactic acid, a type of alpha-hydroxy acid found in dairy products. This acid works to penetrate ...

Based in Chapel Hill, Paperhand Puppet Project has told ambitious, emotionally rich stories through comparably imaginative puppets and music for 25 years. To commemorate its silver anniversary, the ...

When North Asheville neighbors and artists Valerie Holstein and John Batovsky collaborated to create a 2023 Halloween skeleton stripper display on the latter’s front lawn, they weren’t envisioning a ...

We share your inclination to get the whole story. For the over 30 years, Xpress has been committed to in-depth, balanced reporting about the greater Asheville area. We want everyone to have access to ...

Photographer and community historian Andrea Clark, who spent decades working to ensure Asheville’s Black history would not be ...

At a candidate forum in Weaverville’s Town Hall last week, every office-seeker raised the issue of the hospital and the big ...

Asheville’s tourism sector is slowly finding its footing after Tropical Storm Helene, with hotels bouncing back faster than ...

For this month's comedy feature, Eric Brown, top left, and his latest batch of local comedians embrace the Halloween spirit, including one theory on F. Scott Fitzgerald's culpability for our ...

With the federal government shutdown dragging on since Oct. 1, local counties, municipalities and nonprofits are mobilizing to address the looming suspension of critical food assistance benefits.

The beautiful autumn sunlight dances off gorgeously crimson sourwood leaves. Little radish plants look cute as they grow quickly. And this is my last gardening feature for 2025, but I’ll be back in ...

At Asheville City Council’s Oct. 28 meeting, members approved an amendment permitting performance centers to increase the number of sound exceeding events. City staff also presented updates to ...

Nearly 80 years after Zelda Fitzgerald ’s tragic death in a fire at Montford’s Highland Hospital, the Jazz Age artist’s life and legacy continue to inspire adventurous souls — particularly those in ...