Blue Ridge Public Radio

Blue Ridge Public Radio has been a member of Linktree for 6 years and joined in March 2020. The social media accounts linked to from Blue Ridge Public Radio are: • Facebook • Instagram • X Besides social media accounts, BPR has populated their site with: • A new bike park could be transformative for Swannanoa amid Helene recovery • Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife sell all of their McDonald’s restaurants in WNC • Driven by Generosity: Enter BPR’s 2026 Summer Car Raffle • Asheville’s new riverfront park plan brings back favorite amenities — and a more flood-resilient design • Blue Ridge ash trees are showing signs of resilience thanks to a decade’s long fight against a major parasite • Buncombe tourism authority approves $34.5M budget amid tighter spending restrictions • A hard rain reveals the slow road to recovery in Hickory Nut Gorge • Once stripped from the landscape, rivercane is returning to WNC as a climate solution • A raccoon mascot, a racially offensive T-shirt and a ‘cultural problem’ inside Asheville Parks and Recreation • 💙 Donate to BPR 💙 • How to watch and listen to the 2024 presidential debate with BPR • Make a gift to BPR • Last night at Council: Locals debate BID despite timing miscommunication • “Black Boy Joy” mural lands in the River Arts District • Contentious Buncombe Co. short-term rental rules head to a vote • As Asheville weighs more HUD funds for Helene home repairs, nonprofits urge another path • In search of life’s diversity: In the Smokies, volunteer scientists document species old and new • After rebuilding in WNC, Ukrainian newcomer fears being uprooted again • Community frustration grows around IPEX's post-Helene plastic pollution in the French Broad River • Helene frayed the safety net for people who use drugs. The community wove it back together. • Hurricane Helene shattered lives — and the systems that keep people sober • These Southeastern forests could soon lose protection if the Roadless Rule is repealed • HUD gave Asheville $225M for Helene repair. Why is there only enough money to fix 8 houses? • Meet Little Ginger, Asheville’s new puppet correspondent