The all-volunteer, antiracism organization grew from a single nine-week course back in 1993.
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“If we don’t take action to solve our plastics problem, there will be less and less environment to celebrate — and maybe even more plastic in your beer.”
The all-volunteer, antiracism organization grew from a single nine-week course back in 1993.
Harm reduction, an evidence-based set of practices that reduces harm among people who use drugs, is a key part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Overdose Prevention Strategy. But harm reduction wasn’t always embraced in Buncombe County. “I was brought to a room at one point as a county employee, with major […]
UNC Asheville plans to phase out its Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Drama, Philosophy and Religious Studies programs.
Lyrically rich hip-hop and healing fusion are on tap this month.
“We’re creating a budget that has recurring expenses,” Mayor Esther Manheimer said. “You’ve got to have a source of revenue that continues year after year.”
‘We haven’t really seen any widespread emergence of the periodical cicada so far, but we think it’s really going to be isolated to very small areas in southern Buncombe and around the Arden area and in Fairview,” says Owen.
As the pandemic-era backlog of emergency vehicles continues to delay new trucks from reaching Buncombe County, paramedics are left driving aging ambulances longer than they should just as they are needed more than ever before.
The Asheville-based author discusses the long journey to his second novel.
SART fiddles on the roof while Flat Rock Playhouse goes to jail.
On June 10, the Asheville City Association of Educators delivered a letter signed by the Parent Teacher Organizations or parent teams from all eight of the district’s schools.
After several months of discussion, including a contentious meeting with the Asheville City Board of Education June 3, Mike Sule, who was spearheading the project, asked the board to remove the project from its agenda June 10.
Woman of color inducted into Daughters of the American Revolution, Brew and View back on the market, Frozen live on stage, new book about labyrinths and more!
Local chefs will collaborate with a Texas barbecue star for the event at Hi-Wire Brewing’s Biltmore Village location. In other local food news: Carolina CiderFest is on tap, Chestnut and Corner Kitchen are on the menu at Beloved Asheville’s Raise Another Home gala, Regina’s Westside celebrates its first birthday, Jargon hosts a magic show dinner event and more.
“Zebulon Vance, throughout his life, worked for the welfare and defense of North Carolina. His monument should come back.”
“And Kiesa Kay’s insightful interview with co-founder Nancy Gavin about the Laps and Naps organization revealed the careful planning of the new sanctuary that will house senior cats during their golden years.”
“It is we the people who create a more caring world — not corrupt or outdated institutions, power-hungry politicians or wealthy elites. Again, take a stand for what is best in the human species!”