When you think of theatre in Asheville, Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective, founded in 2010, is one of the stand-out companies. But when founder Stephanie Hickling Beckman moved from Atlanta…

In 2003, Swati Patel and her husband Himanshu Karvir left Chicago for Swati’s hometown of Asheville and the family’s hospitality business. They already knew that they wanted to be involved…

Flori Pate didn’t intend to start a food recovery revolution in Asheville. She and her husband, along with their two children, were living in Asheville, while she worked remotely as…

Kate Pett, Executive Director of Thrive Asheville, loves how much our community cares. “People are passionate about this community. Even when we don’t agree, people care loudly about seeing this…

Once each year, on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (at least here in the US), social media transforms for one day into a force for charitable giving. Founded in 2011 as…

Every so often, we like to highlight a local superhero. It doesn’t take a cape to be a hero! Sheriff Quentin Miller, born and raised right here in Asheville, was…

Calling all Superheroes! The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone in our community, and some will never recover without the help of organizations in the community like WNC Superheroes. As the…

Here are three ways to find a nearby free summer meals site in North Carolina for children: *Text “FoodNC” to 877-877 *Call toll-free 1.866.3Hungry (1.866.348.6479) or 1.877.8Hambre (1.877.842.6273) *Visit the…