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Asheville City Council is scheduled to take a vote Tuesday on whether to remove the 65-foot Vance Monument from downtown's Pack Square. The decision will…
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Vance Elementary School in Asheville will now be named Lucy S. Herring Elementary School, removing the name of North Carolina's Civil War Governor and…
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Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Commissioners both voted to remove the Vance Monument from Pack Square in downtown Asheville. But where will it…
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Asheville City schools will rename Vance Elementary School in West Asheville. Superintendent Gene Freeman made the announcement Tuesday at a board of…
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Aaron Snook has devoted his professional life to creating theater off the beaten path.“I started envisioning a theater that was different, that was more…
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Of all the options for the future of the Vance Monument in Pack Square, putting it and its namesake into context might be the most difficult to imagine.…
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Around 100 people demonstrated in Pack Square Sunday night. They were there to honor Heather Heyer, the counter protestor who was killed at a white…
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The city of New Orleans earlier this year removed statues of Confederate president Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee. Asheville has its own…
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Author Steven Nash is well-versed on Zebulon Vance, and the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction when Vance became a U.S. Senator and political…
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The Vance Monument in Pack Square is one of downtown Asheville’s most recognizable landmarks. It honors Zebulon Vance, North Carolina’s governor during…