Laura Hackett
ReporterLaura Hackett joined Blue Ridge Public Radio in June 2023. Originally from Florida, she moved to Asheville more than six years ago and in that time has worked as a writer, journalist, and content creator for organizations like AVLtoday, Mountain Xpress, and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. She has a degree in creative writing from Florida Southern College, and in 2023, she completed the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY's Product Immersion for Small Newsrooms program. In her free time, she loves exploring the city by bike, testing out new restaurants, and hanging out with her dog Iroh at French Broad River Park.
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A massive climbing gym, art bazaar and woodworking studio are slated to open later this year. -
Your guide to Asheville’s annual budget process. Understand how it works — and how you can be involved. -
Thousands of tulip bulbs were planted in a North Carolina community that saw massive devastation from flooding after Hurricane Helene. Now they're blooming as a sign of hope.
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Asheville’s only art supply store, Cheap Joe’s, will remain open under new ownership. -
Want to follow the money in Buncombe County? Here’s your guide to how county government leaders shape and vote on municipal spending. -
Hurricane Helene flooded the plaza leased by post office, and community members say the venue should reopen. -
What you need to know from the April 8 Asheville City Council meeting. -
Tourists spokesperson says construction won’t hinder America’s favorite pastime. -
Hope – and thousands of tulips – spring to life in post-Helene Swannanoa as a European company’s flower bulbs donation becomes the centerpiece of a small town park. -
As part of the nationwide "Hands Off" protest, people take to the streets in Brevard, Sylva, Franklin, Waynesville, Bryson City and Asheville to oppose Trump's policies on federal funding, Medicare, Social Security and immigration.
