Press release from A-B Tech: Join A-B Tech for its annual Earth Day Festival on Wednesday, April 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students and employees will celebrate outdoors with a variety of environmental booths, drum circle, photo booth, t-shirts, flowerpot painting, puppet making, lunch, T-shirts, and a parade. The A-B Tech Climate Café […]
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Letter: How does peace not fit in holiday parade?
“If promoting peace, environmental sustainability and human rights in a holiday parade have become too controversial in the ‘Christmas season,’ then we are certainly in a sad state indeed.”
Letter: Asheville’s eclectic nature rejected from parade
“Recently, I am seeing our city’s eclectic nature being rejected, as in this situation, and Asheville succumbing to corporate entities!”
Letter: Why can’t we promote peace in holiday parade?
“Can we not try to keep some of that inclusivity alive during this season by allowing a parade unit that promotes care for our home — Earth — and peace as a big way to do that?”
Letter: Asheville Downtown Association should reconsider holiday parade parameters
“We think it is a sad commentary about those promoting and organizing this annual event that they cannot see that the groups in Only One Earth Coalition are a vital part of our Asheville community and deserve to be celebrated and raised up, not excluded.”
TDA’s promotion machine contributes to influx of transplants, rising housing costs
Figures show visitor spending on second homes doubled from 2009 to 2017, from $44.6 million to $90.4 million.
MountainTrue Announces 2023 Annual Award Winners
News release from MountainTrue: MountainTrue is proud to announce our annual award winners for 2023. These awards are given to MountainTrue members and volunteers who have been outstanding in their commitment to protecting WNC waterways, forests and communities. Awards were formally presented at our October annual gathering at Devil’s Foot Beverage Co. in Asheville, […]
Letter: Where are the involved local churches?
“What would it be like if each church would have small group meetings regularly addressing social issues that determine our way of life? Issues like economic security, health care, the environment, and war and peace.”
Declaration of Peace and Nonviolence 2023 in Western North Carolina
Press release from WNC4Peace: We, the undersigned proponents of peace, living on ancient Cherokee lands, and working for a world free of the ravages of war, hereby declare our observance of the International Day of Peace and the International Day of Nonviolence on Thursday, September 21, and Saturday, September 23, 2023 in Western North Carolina (WNC). […]
Green in brief: GreenWorks contributes to federal heat-mapping study
Asheville is one of 18 communities across the U.S. and Chile selected for the work, which will help scientists understand how cities experience extreme heat.
Field of dreams: New farmers struggle to find land in WNC
New farmers piece together solutions in the face of out-of-reach property prices,
Green in brief: Asheville unveils draft Municipal Climate Action Plan
Nearly a year after its original timeline, Asheville’s government is preparing to ratify a Municipal Climate Action Plan. The city’s Sustainability Advisory Committee on Energy and the Environment unanimously recommended adoption of the plan Feb. 21. City Council is expected to approve it at its meeting Tuesday, March 28. As previously reported by Xpress, the […]
Letter: Building a healthier, safer and more caring future
“The group is dedicated to building a healthier, safer and more caring future for our children and grandchildren. This includes meaningful jobs, living wages, health care, supporting families and a sustainable environment.”
Letter: Local leaders must listen to the people calling for change
“The good news is that there are many local, national and international groups that are open, alive and thriving, resisting inequality, consumerism, racism, militarism and passivity by using their hearts and minds.”
Earth Day 8 walk away with a win
“We sincerely felt that we had no other recourse than to commit this act of civil resistance because of the secrecy and complicity of elected officials and the business community in making this deal.”
What’s new in food: Asheville’s past meets future at Eldr
Eldr opens in North Asheville. Also: New Belgium Brewing Co. launches Poured for All Initiative; Legally Addictive Foods announces plans to move its manufacturing operations to Asheville; and more!
From CPP: Rethinking NC mountain habitat conservation in the face of climate change
Innovative approaches such as land restoration and private-public partnerships, as well as revisiting tried approaches such as herd grazing and indigenous land management, offer partial answers to the challenges of a changing climate in WNC forests.
Green in brief: Chestnut Mountain Nature Park opens to public
About 35 acres of the nearly 450-acre tract — purchased by the nonprofit Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy in 2020 and recently transferred to the town of Canton — are now open, including the Berm Park mountain bike skills course and a mixed-use hiking/biking trail.
Letter: This Democrat respects views of moderates and progressives
“Then there’s Mr. Thomson’s concern that my candidacy will cause Buncombe County to lose its only African American commissioner. And though I agree this is an important issue, I felt it was more important to oppose Mr. Whitesides because he voted to subsidize the Pratt & Whitney plant by $27 million of our tax dollars — a plant that will be making parts for one of the most lethal weapons on Earth, the F-35 Lightning.”
Letter: Electric vehicles offer opportunity for WNC
“The Blue Ridge EV Club is an excellent resource for prospective EV owners. On Saturday, April 30, the club will hold its annual Drive Electric Earth Day event at the Asheville Outlets on Brevard Road.”
Earth Day rally and parade set for April 22 at Bent Creek River Park
Press release from Reject Raytheon AVL: Local coalition Reject Raytheon AVL will call attention to war profiteering and the planetary climate emergency on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 10 am with a demonstration at the site of the Pratt & Whitney bridge across the French Broad River. Pratt & Whitney, a multinational corporation in the aerospace […]