“The stress caused by the uncertainty of not being able to rely on a program I’ve contributed to my entire working life is unconscionable.”
New Stories
Letter: Save our neighborhood’s woods
“Please protect the woods for the animals that live there and for the humans that enjoy them. Please preserve our ecosystem.”
Letter: Use habitat restoration to reverse destruction
“For example, 90% of the parking lot at the outlet mall is not being used.”
Back in the Day: The water of my youth
Robert McGee reflects on his childhood days in Marshall and the powerful hold the French Broad River still has on him.
Letter: Closing federal offices cuts access to resources
“Closing Social Security offices and U.S. Department of Agriculture offices in WNC makes it impossible for our communities to access programs that are meant to be available to them, in some cases critical financial programs that are meant to be there to sustain them.”
Letter: BCS needs to radically change weather policy
“The merest appearance of the possibility of theoretical danger or liability does not justify Buncombe County’s kids missing hours of real instruction.”
Letter: Worried about DOGE tinkering with Social Security
“I actually downloaded my work history from the Social Security site and saved a copy because I don’t trust these DOGEs.”
Back in the Day: Strolling through downtown in the early 1960s
Deborah Austin revisits her childhood adventures in Riceville and downtown Asheville.
Buncombe’s budget outlook ‘not quite as dire’ as initially thought
Staff projects county revenue will come in $15.6 million under what was initially projected last summer, far better than the up to $25.7 million drop staff feared was possible in January. Next year’s numbers look similar.
Local arts leaders share post-Helene highs and lows
Xpress checks in with ArtsAVL, the Center for Craft and the Asheville Theater Alliance.
Best Medicine: The benefits (as well as the horrible realities) of raising a child in Asheville
As “Best Medicine” co-host Cayla Clark prepares for motherhood, she turns to three local comedians for parenting advice. Xpress should note we are not responsible for any of the suggestions and recommendations made by these stand-ups.
Beyond the Dais: The music, laughter and leaky diapers of Kim Roney’s youth
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Council member Kim Roney shares her tales.
State legislators discuss federal cuts and disaster relief at town hall in Asheville
Over 300 constituents gathered at the Ferguson Auditorium at A-B Tech for the latest town hall, featuring Sen. Julie Mayfield (District 49) and Reps. Lindsey Prather (District 115), Brian Turner (District 116) and Eric Ager (District 114).
School crossing guards share their stories
Two longtime crossing guards share the personal joys of working with kids and their strategies for conducting traffic in the school zone.
