It’s even more inspiring to witness the students sharing these feelings with each other and finding common bonds through art. What’s the most popular activity you do with kids, and what makes it so ...

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 ...

As for teenagers — don’t let generational bias trick you into seeing a lack of resilience. They are — perhaps surprisingly — ...

The Sunshine Project works to support child care centers and preschools like Harvin's, as well as young children and their ...

Organizations such as the YMCA, Children First, Horizons, Unete, OpenDoors, YTL, My Daddy Taught Me That and In Real Life are ...

Derived from the Italian words for “light” and “dark,” chiaroscuro describes the strong contrast between light and shadow in ...

Haywood County voters will choose a new sheriff in November. Following a contentious race, challenger Mark Mease defeated incumbent Bill Wilke in the March 3 Republican primary, w ...

New research highlights the importance of nature-based experiences to personal resilience and recovery from trauma. Our WNC ...

A play that changes with each performance –based on the roll of the dice– In The Castle of Eternal Sunset follows two teenage boys as they play a game of Dungeons & Dragons on an autumn day in 2004.

ALL AGES: "Most people, even if they are avid music listeners, have a very limited idea of how deep and wide the family music world has become," says Secret Agent 23 Skidoo — also known as Cactus.

In his latest novel, author Tommy Hays, pictured, examines the inner workings of a family in the wake of a tragedy. Montford and surrounding Asheville neighborhoods are the setting for much of the ...

Buncombe has not released an average of the new tax values, but an Asheville Watchdog sampling of more than 80 residential ...