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    Checkmate: The Neal Harris experience

    Posted on January 14, 2021January 11, 2021 by Jarrett Van Meter

    Neal Harris — one of only 10 members of the N.C. Chess Hall of Fame — discusses the game’s recent rise in popularity and the challenges of teaching local chess players amid COVID-19.

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    A&E Roundup: ‘Minari’ wins top honors from NC critics

    Posted on January 13, 2021January 11, 2021 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Lee Isaac Chung’s ’80s-set drama wins four awards from the NCFCA, Jonathan Ammons releases a new album and more area arts news.

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    MLK Day events shift to online platforms due to COVID-19

    Posted on January 13, 2021January 11, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    Since 1981, Oralene Simmons, founder and chair of The Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, has watched the organization’s annual prayer breakfast grow from 50 or so attendees to several thousand. Now in its 40th year, the association is preparing for its latest gathering. But unlike in the past, the 2021 […]

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    Council likely to adopt new rules, definition­s for Civil Service Board

    Posted on January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 by Molly Horak

    Currently, the body reviews promotional criteria for Asheville police and fire staff and hears certain employee grievances. If adopted, the rules would outline a two-part test to determine if a dispute rises to the level of a CSB hearing.

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    Local produce distributo­r steers its business over rough roads

    Posted on January 13, 2021January 6, 2021 by Kay West

    Making tough choices and trying out a variety of business models allowed Mountain Food Products to keep its trucks rolling through the pandemic.

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    Letter: Postal Service deserves our respect

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    “I think our local mail carriers are really doing a great job in the face of awful problems.”

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    What’s new in food: A mix of good news and uncertaint­y kicks off 2021

    Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Kay West

    The new year brings new restaurants and fresh collaborations while other businesses take a temporary break and a North Asheville favorite closes permanently.

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    Submit student art, writing for 2021 Kids Issue

    Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 by Xpress Staff

    Xpress is now accepting submissions for the 2021 Kids Issue! The theme: “My Great Idea.” Deadline is Friday, Jan. 29.

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    Letter: A better way to support jobs in Buncombe

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    “We should be giving tax incentives to local sustainable businesses, not to a multinational corporation that relies on fossil fuels and perpetuates a war industry that is the scourge of the world.”

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    Letter: Kudos to AFD — and check those smoke alarms

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    In this year’s Humor Issue, we return to Billy Borne’s cartoons. Though his work was published in The Asheville Citizen for over 20 years, our focus is on 1921. As his illustrations exhibit, the Roaring 20s did not actually kick off with a bang but rather an economic recession-turned-depression. By the end of 1921, however, […]

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    From CPP: Family leave for county employees in some parts of the state

    Posted on January 9, 2021January 8, 2021 by Xpress Contributor

    Seven North Carolina counties now offer paid days off to care for a new child or an ailing family member.

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    Members will hear public comment on a proposed 130,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Enka — a plan that previously drew criticism from thousands of community members worried the facility would mean the demise of the 139-foot Enka Clock Tower.

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    Though the Rev. L.C. Ray prides himself on his faith and optimism, the WNC Baptist Fellowship Church leader says the country’s divided response to the pandemic has challenged his sense of hope over the last nine months. “We’re not on the same page,” he laments. “So many people of faith are denouncing the safety recommendations. You hear it on the television and on the radio. That’s not good.”⁣⁠
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    Though the Rev. L.C. Ray prides himself on his faith and optimism, the WNC Baptist Fellowship Church leader says the country’s divided response to the pandemic has challenged his sense of hope over the last nine months. “We’re not on the same page,” he laments. “So many people of faith are denouncing the safety recommendations. You hear it on the television and on the radio. That’s not good.”⁣⁠
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    However, the pastor still believes the future can be bright. “We’re all going through so much,” he says. “And not only in America, but across the world. But I feel that 2021 — if we’re faithful — will be a better year.”⁣⁠
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