Copper Crown News Today

Downtown businesses hope to make shoppers shout "Bingo" this holiday season.

Downtown businesses hope to make shoppers shout "Bingo" this holiday season.

It was another excellent edition of Louisiana Cup Day on Saturday at Louisiana Downs as the quality of the Louisiana breeding industry shone brightly in each of the six stakes on the program.

"She’s getting close to earning $1 million, but even more importantly, she brings new people to the sport."

A reader seeks recommendations for restaurants with heated and covered outdoor seating areas in Asheville.

A one-eyed long, long, long shot won the $1 million Grade II 1 1/16th-mile Rebel Stakes for 3-year-old horses to become a virtual lock for a place in the Grade I Kentucky Derby's 20-stall starting gate.

There is not a more organized and polite takeout line than the one you will stand in at OWL Bakery. If you’re in line, you’re probably there early. Because, unless you’ve put in an order for one of the weekly afternoon pickup times, you pretty much have to be in line when it opens if you want to snag one of your favorites. Currently, the walk-up window is only open Thursday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-noon. In the still cool, early spring temps, people waited with bated breath, wondering if the pastry...

East Asheville restaurants often get overlooked. Trendy West Asheville spots get the social media buzz and downtown joints show up on everyone’s radar. Meanwhile, East Asheville plugs away, serving an ever-loyal neighborhood clientele. Being on an opposite side of town, I don’t often find myself on the east side. That got me thinking about Copper Crown, a restaurant where I’ve had good meals in the past. On the menu youll find plenty of options, including larger plates from North Caroli...