Local volunteers raise money to keep Western NC residents in hotels amid winter storm
As temperatures plummet, local organizations are raising money to keep displaced families in hotel rooms before the end of ...
Gov. Stein urges 6-month extension from FEMA to keep eligible NC residents in hotels
Gov. Stein sent a letter Jan. 16 to FEMA's administrator, urging the agency allow eligible NC voucher holders to stay in ...
BeLoved Asheville buys Swannanoa property with plans for new deeply affordable 'village'
Nonprofit BeLoved Asheville has purchased an about 8-acre parcel in Swannanoa with plans to build a new "village" of deeply ...
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Asheville residents call on FEMA to extend housing aid for Hurricane Helene victims
People gathered at Pack Square in downtown Asheville to demand FEMA extend temporary housing assistance for Helene victims.
3,500 WNC households deemed ineligible for Helene FEMA hotels; residents rush for housing
As a winter storm approaches Western North Carolina, most of the 5,700 households in FEMA hotel voucher housing have been ...
The sweetest gift: Thomasville woman’s gingerbread creation brings hope to WNC
Brenda Wheatcraft hadn’t even planned to enter the 2024 National Gingerbread House Competition. Personal health issues had dampened her enthusiasm for participating in the annual contest, which is ...
New York Times names 52 places to go in 2025 — including a beloved Western North Carolina city
In 2025, visitors are invited to celebrate the Blue Ridge Mountain area’s “new openings and reopenings” wrote the Times’ ...
In chilled North Carolina mountains, white-hot heat rises on FEMA
As the chill and snow of a winter storm blanketed western North Carolina, blowtorch heat is white-hot on FEMA and ...
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SpringHill Suites by Marriott Asheville
North Carolina. Guests can drive to Asheville Regional Airport easily, but the hotel does not offer a shuttle service. This lodging option and urban oasis sits surrounded by mountains and several ...
FEMA kicks hurricane survivors out of temporary housing into snowstorm and freezing temperatures
Approximately 2,000 North Carolina households that survived Hurricane Helene will have to move out of their FEMA-expensed hotel rooms on Saturday amid a winter storm.