Browsing: Asheville

After 28 years of dedicated public service to the City of Asheville, Finance and Management Services Director Tony McDowell has formally announced his plans to retire on December 31, 2026. 

Next week, the Asheville Regional Airport will implement a new parking model. The update is intended to “introduce simplified parking options to make parking choices clearer and improve the customer experience,” the airport said.

SEPT. 1, 2026 — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent answers questions from the media during a news conference as the G20 finance meetings wrap up in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo: WLOS Staff)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) —As world leaders gather in Asheville for the G20 finance meetings, the international spotlight is raising questions about what the high-profile event could mean for the city’s economy long after the meetings end.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) –Asheville is in the international spotlight this week as it hosts the G20 Finance Track meeting, bringing finance ministers, central bank officials and business leaders from some of the world’s largest economies to Western North Carolina.

AUG. 30, 2026 – G20 Finance Track meeting themed decorations in Asheville. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) —Global finance leaders are gathering in Asheville for high-levelG20 Finance Track meetings, putting western North Carolina’s ongoing Helene recovery and federal dollars earmarked for that recovery in the international spotlight.

A bouquet of red umbrellas blossomed in the middle of Broadway Street the afternoon of Aug. 27, as two men in fluorescent green safety vests laid out pairs of baby shoes on the asphalt.

AUG. 28, 2026 – Protesters on the Flint Street overpass ahead of the G20 Finance Track meetings taking place this weekend in Asheville. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) —Leaders from some of the world’s largest economies are arriving in Asheville as the Grove Park Inn prepares to host high-level G20 Finance Track meetings this weekend — while local groups plan demonstrations criticizing the event and questioning its connection to western North Carolina’s recovery.