Without A Trace: Experts discuss rise of ghost guns in Asheville
Volume
29
/ Issue 40
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As lawmakers in North Carolina decide how to regulate ghost guns — if at all — gun shop owners and local law enforcement officials say that education is the best hope to keep untraceable or stolen guns off the street.
arts
Asheville Amadeus Festival returns with a new sound
This year’s 10-day event, which runs Thursday, May 11- Saturday, May 20, represents the most ambitious chapter in the festival’s history.Book chronicles complex, colorful story of Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
Local author Craig Gralley has written a comprehensive history of Transylvania County's Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, a 200-acre site originally found by NASA 60 years ago.Around Town: Airing of the Quilts returns to Appalachian Women’s Museum
The Airing of the Quilts honors a rite of spring in the mountains. Plus, Biltmore Lake presents an art stroll, Asheville gets a history museum, and a Black Mountain poet…food
What’s new in food: Asheville Drag Brunch takes flight
Asheville Drag Brunch has launched “Beer Flight,” a new drag queen bar crawl experience doubling as a fundraiser for local nonprofits. Plus: OaxaPunk returns; Sawhorse closes; and more!living
Wellness roundup: Mercy Urgent Care extends hours
Mercy Urgent Care, a nonprofit urgent care network, expanded hours at two locations April 23. The South Asheville clinic, 1833 Hendersonville Road, and the East Asheville clinic, 1272 Tunnel Road,…news
Firearms experts discuss rise of ghost guns in Asheville
Ghost gun kits and other homemade firearms exist in a legal gray area, says Asheville Police Capt. Joe Silberman. That loophole creates the potential for the weapons to end up…No Mow May: Bees will thank you if you leave the mower in the shed
Letting your lawn get a little scruffy in early spring creates a smorgasbord of wild flowers on which pollinators can feast.WNC lawmakers brace business community for polarizing session
With N.C. Republicans in the supermajority, lawmakers from Western North Carolina predict a wave of controversial bills to make their way through the legislature.BCTDA seeks to waive part of penalty for bed-and-breakfast’s missing taxes
If the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners take the BCTDA’s recommendation, owner Dean Whiteford still will owe almost $6,000 in late fees in what was the largest waiver request several…Water fee increases clear Council
The decision comes after an extended back-and-forth between Council and staffers on whether the city could freeze rates for residential customers while still generating the revenue needed for water infrastructure…opinion
Letter: Costs have gone up for landlords, too
"Congratulations to any landlord who graciously holds the line, but I suspect most cannot afford to do so for long and still provide the housing."Letter: We need a countywide tree ordinance
"I would like to see a new tree ordinance adopted countywide that increases the number of trees to be planted on property that is being developed."What you see is what you get
Letter: Child’s artwork offers conservation message
"As you view Orrin Melonas’ drawing, I hope you'll agree that not every parcel of real estate is necessarily best suited to be built upon."Nuke Kids on the Block