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During Pride Month, a local oral history project shared some key places in Asheville’s LGBTQ+ history, including what these spaces mean to the community then and now.

Revolve hosts visual arts exhibitions, performance art installations and esoteric music performances—a programming mix unseen anywhere else in this region—but revenue has always been a challenge.

Across Western North Carolina, protesters took to the streets in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to an abortion. BPR was at one march in Sylva.

While the federal reserve continues to raise interest rates, economists are uncertain that it will quickly curtail inflation.

Several days ago, a woman came forward on social media, accusing Minnicozzi of using his access to court records to proposition her after she appeared in court to testify against an abusive ex. Minnicozzi refused to acknowledge the incident but the state's Democratic Party made it clear "harassment" was the reason he dropped out.

Protesters began gathering near Raleigh's Bicentennial Plaza around 5:30 p.m., just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court announced a 6-3 decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

More than 200 abortion rights activists gathered in front of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center Friday evening to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

South Carolina leaders are moving to implement the state’s so-called Fetal Heartbeat Act, which bans abortions when cardiac activity is detected in a fetus. Lawmakers also express interest in curtailing abortion even further when the legislature convenes again.

As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, Duke University economists expect the housing market to slow its frantic pace. But Duke University economists fear the pace of the reversal could put the country into a recession.

The Brevard Music Center welcomes back music lovers for its 2022 summer season with a season opener that includes pianist, composer and emerging classical music leader Conrad Tao. New York Magazine described Tao as “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music.” BPR’s Anastasia Marie spoke with Tao earlier this week ahead of his performance of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at Friday’s opening performance at Brevard Music Center. BPR is broadcasting the concert live beginning at 7 PM.