Members of the Jewish community are deeply committed to ensuring that everyone has the right to vote and have been dismayed by efforts in recent years in North Carolina to suppress the vote.
Author: Tracy Rose
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Asheville seniors and others encouraged to take advantage of Medicare’s Open Enrollment
From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, seniors and other beneficiaries have the chance to “elect” their Medicare coverage for 2017 during Medicare Open Enrollment.
Poll reveals bipartisan support for Smart Start
“Our local investments in young children, their families and the early childhood system in Buncombe County are essential to the long-term success of our children,” said Amy Barry, Executive Director, Buncombe Partnership for Children, a partner in the Smart Start network.
Enter your barn photo in Historic Barn Photo Contest
“The Appalachian Barn Alliance hosts the Historic Barn Photo Contest each year in conjunction with the Madison County Fair.”
Camp Invention comes to Vance Elementary
Camp Invention, the nation’s premier summer enrichment day camp program, is coming to Vance Elementary the week of June 13.
Asheville platinum-record musician Gary Jules stages May 31 benefit concert
The public is invited to a Night of Music to benefit the Montessori Elementary School of Asheville as we prepare to build more classroom space for our growing school!
Strive not to drive May 18 with Rainbow Community School
“As Rainbow students, we value Strive Not To Drive week as an opportunity to educate ourselves and our community on the environmental and health benefits of leaving that good old car in the driveway as much as possible.”
Event features Stacie Goffin, advocate of early childhood education
Stacie Goffin, a nationally renowned author and veteran advocate for the early childhood education field, will be the keynote speaker at an April 20 event in Asheville. Press release: Stacie Goffin, nationally renowned author and veteran advocate for the early childhood education field. What: NEXT: Emerging Leaders Institute, Smart Start of Buncombe County When: Wednesday, […]
Local team of volunteers offers free health camps in India
The ultimate goal is the cross-culture exchange of knowledge and ideas for the betterment of health care for the rural population in India, especially for women and children.
Eleven Champions of Asheville City Schools announced
“These volunteers make up the heart of the Asheville City Schools community and exemplify what it means to support educators and students in our schools.”
Republican volunteers needed
Buncombe County Republicans need volunteers to help get people registered to vote and work in the 80 polls for early voting, March 3–12, and the primary, March 15.
Xpress seeks kids’ art and writing for 2016 Kids Issue
We can’t wait to see the art and writing submitted by local K-12 students for the 2016 Mountain Xpress Kids Issue!
Miss North Carolina Plus America Pageant seeks contestants
Laronda Franklin, executive pageant director, says, “Our goal with the Miss North Carolina Plus America Pageant is to help build self-esteem, confidence and respect. We also want to educate the community as a whole to embrace plus-size women.”
Free photo exhibit offers local views of parenting
“Through photo assignments and guided discussions, we learned more about what it’s like to parent in our community.”
Governor’s visit highlights early childhood development, business and education
“If we don’t have the early childhood development, then we don’t have the first-, second-graders reading at sufficient levels or doing basic math at sufficient levels; then by third grade, if they’re not at sufficient levels, we know we’ve lost them most likely for life,” Gov. Pat McCrory told the crowd.
Creative Peacemakers engages children in peacemaking skills
“The program provides a nurturing place for children to live into our motto: We are Peacemakers.”
Homework: Solving Asheville’s affordable housing crisis
It’s no secret: The shortage of affordable housing in the Asheville area is one of our community’s biggest problems. Contributing factors include a growing population, the high demand for both apartments and houses, the particular challenges of building in the mountains and the low wages paid by many local employers. Earlier this summer, Xpress decided […]
Grandfather Mountain celebrates Kidfest on Sept. 12
The annual event celebrates the nature and culture of the North Carolina mountains, from its animals and weather to its music and stories. All activities are included with park admission.
A place to call home: Affordable housing essays, part three
“Affordable housing is not just a housing problem,” notes Mike Figura, who owns Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty. “It’s a housing supply problem; it’s a wage problem; it’s an employment problem.”
Home, cheap home? Affordable housing essays, part two
What would it take to solve the Asheville area’s affordable housing problem?
The quest for affordable housing: An introduction
Forget “Keep Asheville Weird.” For many locals, the motto might as well be: “Make Asheville Affordable.”