Nearly 7 miles of Western Carolina University trails are now open for bikers, hikers and runners. About 100 people celebrated on Feb. 23. (photo courtesy of WCU)
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Money talks: For nonprofits, doing good makes clear economic sense
As state lawmakers craft sweeping legislative changes, we urge our elected officials to consider the crucial economic and social impacts of Western North Carolina’s wide web of nonprofit services.
North Carolina manufacturing: Dead or alive?
Is North Carolina manufacturing dead? “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” So said Mark Twain after hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal.
Transcending Asheville: Local clinic works to aid Asheville’s transgender residents
For many transgender men and women — the “T” in LGBTQ — Asheville offers a road to acceptance and a comfortable, integrated life. But transgender people often face hurdles in receiving health care, particularly the uninsured.
A warmer place: Experimental label Headway Recordings offers an interior experience
If the typical sequence goes band, record label, concerts, then Asheville's Headway started backward. Headway began in 2008 as a series of live events — Headway Presents — at Izzy’s. Its purpose was to provide support for “an aesthetic outside the realm of the mainstream [that] needed a live audience and a venue,” says co-founder and musician Christopher Ballard.
Borderline: Asheville family lives the immigration debate
In May 2005, Angela Tapia stood on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande River, waiting to cross to the United States with her husband, Ernesto Galindo, and their two children, Pedro, 10, and Maria, 6. About 12 feet wide due to dry weather, the Rio Grande looked more like a small lake than a river. But none of them knew how to swim, and the “coyote” they’d hired to take them across was telling them to wade in, promising to return the backpack containing their possessions on the other side. This Asheville family is part of a heated national immigration debate. Here is their story.
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Downtown Canton’s face-painting “scene” a joke: An anti-Art-Clique manifesto
CSA FYI: Trends, Types, and To-Dos
A quick guide to today’s Community Supported Agriculture programs What is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a great way to enjoy fresh, locally grown food and connect with the farmers growing it. Family farms offering traditional CSAs provide the chance to sign up for a season and receive a steady supply of farm-fresh […]
Compliments don’t pay the bills: Knowing when to let a business go
Best choices: Leslie Logemann, founder (and baker) of Ms. American Pie Company in Brevard, made one of the toughest decisions a business owner can — close down and focus on another endeavor. The act of starting a business is an optimistic one. No one dreams of putting blood, sweat and tears into an enterprise, then […]
Who’s really stealing your wages?
I am writing in response to Jennifer Casey's Feb. 6 letter, "We Are Not All Made of Patience. I would like to take this opportunity to inform the author and the rest of the service workers of Asheville of their rights as employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. First, and most importantly, the […]
Business Blotter
Openings Dough market, 372 Merrimon Ave., 712-4350, www.doughasheville.com. Livi’s Pantry, 41 N. Merrimon Ave., 251-1958. http://www.livispantry.com. Smoke Rings smoke shop, 105 Broadway St. 575-9553. Closings Tomato Cocina Latina, 70 Westgate Parkway. Renovations and other changes Dancing Bear Toys, from Tunnel Road to 518 Kenilworth Road. http://www.dancingbeartoys.com. Ship to Shore Clothier, Haywood Road to 85 State […]
Go big or go home
While I don’t agree with all laws/government mandates, I don't think wielding a gun to create my militia to protect my homeland is the right answer [“Diversity Is Perfection,” Feb. 6 Xpress]. People/guns have evolved, and so should our thinking. The Second Amendment has not caught up with the times. I don't need a bazooka […]
Arming teachers isn’t unreasonable — it’s insane
Reading William Forstchen's argument in favor of arming teachers made me almost physically sick to my stomach [“Shooting From the Hip,” Feb. 6 Xpress]. Every month in America more than 2,500 people die from guns. That is very nearly the same amount as died in the World Trade Center attacks of 2001. Given this fact, […]
Not your average Confederate
Someone has to have some serious white guilt if she thinks that some kids mocking H.K. Edgerton walking around with his rebel flag merits a letter to the editor [“Be Respectful or Be Gone,” Jan. 30 Xpress]. Who does not take some pause when facing a black man in full Confederate garb? — Reena Patel […]
Can’t Mountain Xpress find a more intelligent cartoonist?
I was happy to see the Jamie Cameron's Feb. 13 letter to Xpress criticizing "cartoonist" Randy Molton. Aren't cartoons supposed to be funny sometimes? Aren't they supposed to convey a touch of intelligent social commentary? All Molton does is draw crude images characterizing the demographic he wishes to attack as being ignorant, slobbering, subhuman creatures. […]
You have a responsibility to be mindful
A little less than two months ago I migrated to Asheville from New York City, as many did before me. I came for the spiritual vibe, to surround myself with positive people and take in the beauty of the Appalachians. Relaxed and eased into this welcomed community from day one, I am now starting to […]
Use tax dollars to support more students
I enthusiastically support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in our schools, but there are many issues with putting it in the location recommended by the Buncombe County school board. The school will serve only 6 percent (400) of our high school students. Why not build STEM Learning Centers in our six comprehensive high […]
Integrative medicine is our future
While there is controversy regarding the use of drugs such as antidepressants, if psychotropic medications work for some individuals with severe brain imbalances, then such an option that should remain on the table.
Just Us For All seeks nonprofit status, invites public to Feb. 22 gender-identity fundraiser
The Asheville-based activist group, Just Us For All, has organized a Friday, Feb. 22, fundraising event, “How We Identify.” It is the group’s third annual arts+words show, which aims to celebrate different spectrums of queer identity. “I believe this will be our most informative and inclusive How We Identify event to date,” says Sam “Basil” […]
Rethinking mental health: Local practitioners, groups reject mainstream treatment
A growing movement, both locally and nationally, that’s challenging the most fundamental assumptions about mental illness. (Pictured: Faith Rhyne. Photo by Max Cooper)
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Day-hike off Parkway ends in cannibalism