Asheville artist escapes
Will Asheville's once-booming riverfront art district ever recover from Helene?
The river that runs through Asheville, North Carolina, is littered with artwork drifting downstream after deadly floods from Hurricane Helene decimated the mountain city's arts district, a linchpin of tourism in the area that some residents fear will never recover.
Artists, volunteers begin digging out flood-shattered River Arts District
Volunteers gather to begin cleanup at the River Arts District. Artists were amazed by, and appreciated, the strangers who came to help.
‘Hopeless and helpless’: River Arts District in Asheville was another casualty of Helene
I don’t even know how to describe how I feel,” a gallery worker said. “I feel hopeless and helpless, like I need to be doing more to help other people.”
River Arts District, Foundy businesses closed indefinitely after Tropical Storm Helene
The future is unknown for RAD restaurants, coffee shops, breweries and more severely damaged by Tropical Storm Helene.
Helene floods wipe out Asheville River Arts District businesses: 'Completely destroyed'
For many business owners in Asheville's River Arts District, the destruction is total due to the record floods.
Asheville artist who evacuated to Raleigh describes damage to River Arts District
Asheville’s River Arts District, a creative hub known across the country, is now heavily damaged from Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene Obliterates Asheville’s River Arts District
The city and its artists were hard-hit by the storm that tore a deadly path of destruction from Florida through inland Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee.
Arts District, Decades in the Making, in Ruins After Helene
The hurricane damaged an estimated 80 percent of the buildings in the River Arts District of Asheville, N.C., and upended the lives of artists who had recast the city as a cultural force.
Asheville artist escapes after River Arts District devastated by Helene
David Sheldon, an artist who showcases his work in Asheville's famed River Arts District, escaped from Helene's devastation to Raleigh with his insulin-dependent cat.
Asheville's vibrant arts scene powered its economy — now much of it lays in ruins
My entire portfolio is in the river somewhere,” one artist said after floodwaters from Hurricane Helene destroyed over a ...
See extensive flood damage across Asheville, Western North Carolina in videos, photos
Flooding from Helene has left Asheville and other key locations in WNC in turmoil, with photos and videos documenting the ...
Why was the flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, so extreme? Meteorologists explain.
The remnants of Hurricane Helene were not the only factor that caused contributed to the severity of the flooding in ...
After Helene, can NC businesses and tourist sites restore ‘the magic of Asheville’?
Hurricane Helene raged through western North Carolina, destroying homes, local businesses and thriving tourist areas from Asheville to the town of Chimney Rock.