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Asheville Airport Tops Out Frame of Its New Terminal in Fletcher

October 24, 2026
FLETCHER, N.C. — Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, N.C., marked a milestone on its new passenger terminal this week as crews hoisted the last structural beam into place, finishing the building's steel frame. The beam carried signatures from airport employees, board members and the construction partners on the job. Builders call the ceremony a topping
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Asheville Home Market Finds Balance as Prices Hold Flat

October 23, 2026
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Home prices in Asheville and the rest of Buncombe County have stopped climbing, and a new quarterly review of sales from July through September shows the local market sitting closer to an even split between buyers and sellers than it has in years. The review, put out by an Asheville real estate
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Asheville Accepts $6M Right at Home Housing Grant

October 15, 2026
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville City Council on Tuesday accepted a $6 million Right at Home grant aimed at keeping Buncombe County households from slipping into homelessness, voting unanimously to take the money for a three-year prevention pilot. The city is the lead shop for the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care coalition. Buncombe is one of 10
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Boys & Girls Clubs Expand After-School Reach in Asheville

October 14, 2026
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Boys & Girls Clubs of the Asheville Region is expanding after-school opportunities for children and families in Asheville, N.C., launching its first program at a local elementary school and planning additional programming for 2027. The organization also purchased a property in west Asheville that it plans to transform into a permanent clubhouse
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Flora Sorrell Boarding House Becomes Boutique Hotel

October 14, 2026
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A 115-year-old building at downtown Asheville southern entrance will become a boutique hotel next year, as the GBX Group converts the Flora Sorrell Boarding House at 100 Biltmore Ave. into a 10-room property expected to open next fall. Built in 1911, the structure first operated as a boarding house under Flora McDonald
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Asheville, N.C., Costco rezoning heads to City Council

October 9, 2026
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville's Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a conditional rezoning application for a proposed Costco on Wednesday night, Oct. 7, clearing the path for a City Council vote. According to concept plans submitted in September, Costco proposes building an approximately 166,800-square-foot retail warehouse on a 39.67-acre property at 264 and 274 Enka