2019 Goombay Celebration
Bringing it Back to the Block, September 20, 21 & 22, 2019. Goombay Celebration will
Our Town
Burton Street Agriculture Fair
Celebrating 107 Years of Community. The Buncombe County District Agricultural Fair was established in 1913
Fall 2019 Fairs & Festivals
NC Mountain State Fair September 6–15, 2019 The NC Mountain State Fair celebrates the people,
Who’ll Untie the Knot in the Purse Strings?
by Nelda Holder – Over a month past its fiscal-year deadline, a final budget for
The Achievers Summer Reading Program
By Sarah Williams – The Power to Achieve Asheville and Buncombe County Schools have faced
On a Mission: ‘Keeping It REAL’
Leadership is serious business at the School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville (SILSA).
Extraordinary Women
This month we interviewed three amazing women who inspired us to follow our dreams and
State of Black Asheville
Dr. Dwight Mullen, retired professor of Political Science from UNC Asheville, has long reported on
The Glitter Sisters at Asheville’s School of Inquiry and Life Sciences
At the beginning of March The Urban News met with Nicole Cush, the principal of
Continuing the Legacy
The YMI elevates black communities through cultural, economic, and leadership development activities. So says the
Asheville’s New City Manager Debra Campbell
Debra Campbell took the reins on December 3, 2018, and we interviewed her shortly after
2018: The Year in Review
A year to remember—and one we’d rather forget. While Washington spent the entire second year
