Entertainment
5 hours ago
Asheville online beer festival aims to support local breweries during slower season
Discounted online beer deals aim to boost Asheville-area breweries and beer-focused businesses during the winter slowdown.
11 hours ago
Bad Bunny brings Gaga, Martin and Puerto Rican pride to Super Bowl as Green Day, Puth play pregame
Stars were front-and-center at Super Bowl 60, with Chris Pratt and Jon Bon Jovi introducing the teams, a series of soaring pre-game performances and Bad Bunny's much-anticipated halftime show featuring a tour of Puerto Rican culture and a real-life marriage.
21 hours ago
3 new movies to see, stream or skip in February 2026 – 828reviewsNOW
This February, we review a zany new sci-fi adventure from the director of "Pirates of the Caribbean," an Oscar-nominated documentary about senior opera singers and the concluding installment of a horror movie trilogy. Which should you see, stream or skip? Find out in our review.
4 days ago
The well-meaning ‘Whistle’ is a bit of a whiff – 828reviewsNOW
We wouldn't say that "Whistle" blows, but it definitely doesn't sing. Corin Hardy's horror flick is a love song to its genre, but too much of a clunky retread of other "death curse" flicks to feel fresh. Read more in our review.
4 days ago
Not just pups this time: ‘Puppy Bowl’ embraces older dogs
This year, the Puppy Bowl isn't just about puppies. Older dogs are getting some attention, too. There will be a halftime showdown between Team Oldies and Team Goldies, offering a showcase for senior dogs as a reminder that they also need adoption and love.
4 days ago
Fans race to learn Spanish before Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny is expected to perform the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday entirely in Spanish — which has inspired fans to quickly learn the language.
4 days ago
Jon Hamm on hosting NFL Honors and ‘fellow Pisces’ Bad Bunny’s moment: ‘I applaud him as an artist’
When Jon Hamm first attended the NFL Honors, the league's annual awards show was still finding its footing. It was a relatively new addition to Super Bowl week that had yet to fully define what it would become.
5 days ago
Things to do in Asheville & WNC: Feb. 6-8
This weekend, check out a play for Black History Month, have ice cream for breakfast or cheer for a puppy before the Super Bowl.
5 days ago
Penny the Doberman pinscher wins the 150th Westminster dog show
A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs' most coveted prize — and giving veteran handler Andy Linton another win after nearly four decades.
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Super Bowl LX ads feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebs from George Clooney to Kendall Jenner
As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.
6 days ago
‘Send Help’ is campy, gross and total paradise for horror fans – 828reviewsNOW
"Send Help" stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien as workplace rivals stuck on a paradisiacal island turned deadly hunting ground. After 17 years away from the the genre, "Evil Dead" director Sam Raimi has returned to his roots with a fantastically campy piece of horror filmmaking. Read our review now.
7 days ago
February concert calendar: Live music in Asheville this month
Shake off the winter chill with live music this February. Check out our calendar of shows happening all over the Asheville area.
1 week ago
Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a first for a Spanish-language album
Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically-acclaimed "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize.
1 week ago
The Westminster dog show is turning 150. Here’s what has — and hasn’t — changed over time
When some Gilded Age gentleman hunters organized a New York event to compare their dogs, could they have imagined that people would someday call it the World Series of dogdom or the Super Bowl of dog shows?
2 weeks ago
Different Strokes! kicks off 2026 with staged reading series, ‘INK of our KIN’
In celebration of Black History Month, Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective is honoring door-opening Black artists by selecting some of their works to be read onstage as part of their inaugural season of "INK of our KIN."
2 weeks ago
Year of the Fire Horse begins with Highland Brewing Lunar New Year party
Highland Brewing will mark the start of the Lunar New Year next month with a weekend-long celebration of the Year of the Fire Horse.
2 weeks ago
As if! ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Inception’ among 25 movies entering National Film Registry
As if they'd leave "Clueless" off the list. Cher Horowitz fans, rejoice: Amy Heckerling's 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry.
2 weeks ago
After 20 years, Oliver Wood is playing concerts for connection
The Wood Brothers band member Oliver Wood sat down with 828newsNOW to discuss the band's new album, "Puff of Smoke," his relationship to Asheville and two decades of playing music.
2 weeks ago
What to know about the 2026 Grammys
Sunday's Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.
2 weeks ago
Chanel couture gets a breath of fresh air — and a star-studded audience
Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Margaret Qualley.
