Any Given Friday: WNC high school football still reigns supreme
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Four of a Kind: Rachel Weisberg talks local fashion
The fashion designer talks new projects and the city's fashion scene.Four of a Kind: Melvin AC Howell on Asheville’s dance scene
The choreographer and owner of Heart & Soul Dance Co. offers his take on upcoming dance performances.Mike Poggioli’s photography book captures the Blue Ridge at sunrise
The Asheville transplant discusses his journey to landscape photography.Best Medicine with Morgan Bost: Comedians offer ways to survive Thanksgiving with your family
If you're reading this, it means you’ve successfully survived the season thus far. Yes, I realize it's still early. Nevertheless, preparation is key.Four of a Kind: Joshua Overbay on the film scene in WNC
The filmmaker and program director of the Film & TV program at Western Carolina University offers his thoughts on the local film scene.Four of a Kind: Chelsey Lee Gaddy on local theater
The senior artistic director at Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre discusses the local scene and the work being done for and about exceptional children.Around Town: Flat Rock Playhouse presents ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
The Flat Rock Playhouse presents a live action take on "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Plus, local artists address housing crisis with Pack Square sculpture, singer-songwriter Andrew Wakefield releases a new…food
What’s new in food: Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian rolls out new lunch food truck
Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian introduces a new mobile lunch option. Plus: PIE.ZAA launches new food challenge; Orale’s Bar & Grill announces plans to open on Fairview Road; and more!living
Forensic nurses play key role after assaults
Few crimes are more personal than sexual assault. Unfortunately, collecting evidence that may lead to a conviction of an attacker can be traumatic and invasive as well. That’s where trained…news
Library’s special collections suffer from funding snag
Although an $870,000 trust fund exists to support the Buncombe County Public Libraries' historical archives, manager Katherine Cutshall says she's been locked out of accessing that money for years due…Q&A: Mary Crowe on the community effort to rename Clingmans Dome
Mary Crowe shares her experiences in a community-based effort to restore Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi.Xpress surveys WNC’s independent voters
Over 140 people responded to an Xpress questionnaire designed to learn more about Western North Carolina's unaffilaited voters. Their answers show that, at least in WNC, the simple label of…Across WNC, high school football is king
High school football is king in the Haywood County communities of Waynesville and Canton, and they’re not alone. Throughout many towns Western North Carolina, Friday night football provides the glue…Local entrepreneurs pitch business plans during annual Mountain Raise
This year, seven companies were ready to pitch. Xpress takes a look at them all.Culture war comes to Asheville school board
Two people speaking during public comment revealed brewing tensions around critical race theory and sexuality education in the Asheville City Schools district.$2.5M city grant approved for 153-unit East Asheville complex
With a unanimous vote during their Nov. 15 meeting, Asheville City Council members approved their fourth land use incentive grant of 2022. The award to South Carolina-based Orange Capital Advisors…Buncombe tests and tweaks Code Purple plan
As presented to the county Board of Commissioners Nov. 15 by Jennifer Teague, Buncombe’s aging and adult services program manager, the Asheville-Buncombe County Homeless Coalition called the first Code Purple…opinion
Letter: Will leaf peepers visit WNC to see kudzu turn gray?
"What happens when our beautiful fall colors provided by the hardwood trees are increasingly overtaken and killed off by kudzu?"Letter: Who is really protecting our rights, voice and future?
"I am an independent voter, and I don’t feel the Democrats or the Republicans represent my voice, protect anyone’s rights or anyone’s future."Traffic jam
Letter: New City Council should take note of citizens’ concerns
"There is a significant number of citizens who want to see a Council that is serious about transparency, mitigating local effects of climate change, particularly through sensible and innovative programs,…Letter: Alcohol sales could fund sidewalk repairs
"There’s an info nugget about our civic priorities."Letter: The trouble with single-use developments
"After World War II, we have built our cities as subdivisions, shopping centers, office parks and similar, all separated from one another, requiring motor vehicles to perform simple daily tasks.…Mob Rules