Breast is Best: WNC celebrates breastfeeding Aug. 1-7
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Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Maggie Shackelford
Public health experts and elected leaders agree: Breastfeeding through the first year of life provides a range of health benefits for babies and mothers. But does a stigma against nursing in public persist in Asheville and Buncombe County?
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Smart Bets: Dara Tucker
The eclectic Nashville-based musician brings her band to Isis on Aug. 4.Miriam McNamara returns to Asheville to launch her new YA novel
Born in Ireland and raised in Virginia, the author first came to the Asheville area (which she called home for 17 years) as an undergraduate at Warren Wilson College.Smart Bets: Imagine
The fundraiser for Haywood Street Congregation’s fresco takes place Aug. 4 at Diana Wortham Theatre.Marcus ‘Mook’ Cunningham excels in hip-hop and pro wrestling
The local multifaceted entertainer's next pro wrestling match takes place Aug. 3 at the Fairview Community Center.The Cardboard Sea premieres a searching (and comedic) show
The play stars Cardboard Sea company members Kristi DeVille and Kirstin Daniel, with newcomers Stevie Alverson, Sam Yoffee and Travis Lowe, and there’s original music by Ryan Anderson of local…Smart Bets: Village Art & Craft Fair
The 47th annual showcase returns to Biltmore Village on Aug. 3-4.Theater review: ‘The Miracle Worker’ at SART
The importance of the deaf and blind culture is kept in the limelight with The Miracle Worker, and this moving and unexpectedly funny production deserves to be a hit for…Smart Bets: John Cage’s ‘Sonatas and Interludes’
Amy Williams performs Cage's “prepared piano masterwork” on Aug. 1 at BMCM+AC.food
Ben’s Friends Asheville supports restaurant workers coping with substance abuse
The volunteer-driven program offers recovery support groups that leverage the camaraderie inherent in the food and beverage industry.Local meal subscription services deliver zero-prep dinner options
As national subscription meal services like Freshly and Sakara gain popularity, similar homegrown businesses are finding success in WNC with locally produced ingredients.Small bites: MG Road bids adieu
MG Road will close on Aug. 3. Owner Meherwan Irani plans to use the space as a downstairs lobby bar for his restaurant, Chai Pani. Also: Asheville Tea Co. and…living
Get Off the Grid Fest workshops explore sustainable gardening and farming
More than 30 bands on three stages plus classes covering everything from aquaponics to regenerative agriculture practices are on the schedule for the three-day festival.movies
Screen Scene: Local film news
**UPDATE: Llama appearance postponed, movie will take place as scheduled.** Asheville Brewing hosts a party with llamas and a llama-starring film, while Silent Sundays return to the Grail.news
Asheville Archives: Letters condemning and condoning segregation, 1955
On Sept. 4, 1955, in an opinion piece published in the Asheville Citizen-Times' Sunday edition, Montreat resident Dr. Nelson L. Bell proclaimed: "Both forced segregation and forced integration infringe on…The Unkindest Cut
ASHEVILLE, N.C.Electric vehicle infrastructure expands in WNC
Although nearly 100 public charging stations are currently installed within 15 kilometers (9 miles) of Asheville, many more are on the way. Governments, businesses and private individuals are all stepping…Not-So-High Horse
ASHEVILLE, N.C.Asheville seeks new approach to water treatment sludge
Last October, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality placed stricter controls on what outside materials MSD could accept, thus barring the plant from taking Asheville's treatment residuals. The city's current…City Attorney Brad Branham on representing Asheville
City Attorney Brad Branham sat down with Xpress to discuss the legal challenges surrounding affordable housing, expanding transit and more.Asheville and Buncombe County seek breastfeeding-friendly designation
Local elected officials say they want Asheville and Buncombe County to be considered a breastfeeding-friendly community to boost lifelong health for residents, but does that intention line up with today's…Middle schoolers research city’s African American past, present
Students participating in the Middle School Magic program at Asheville Middle School presented the results of their three-week exploration of the city's African American history on July 25.Local historians uncover Asheville’s hidden past
On Wednesday, July 31, the North Carolina Room will host the official launch party, celebrating the publication of Hidden History of Asheville.New playground to be named after slain 12-year-old Derrick Lee Jr.
Asheville City Council member Vijay Kapoor announced the naming of the playground, which will be built as a part of the Asheville Housing Authority’s renovation of Lee Walker Heights. Lee…Asheville City Council plans affordable housing, hotel moratorium discussions
On Friday, Sept. 6, said Council member Julie Mayfield, the city will hold an affordable housing work session to explore options such as tiny homes and housing voucher acceptance for…Buncombe sheriff launches listening sessions in Black Mountain
At the Black Mountain Public Library on July 23, Sheriff Quentin Miller spoke to roughly 35 people in the first of five planned listening sessions meant to build relationships with…opinion
Letter: Kudos to ART staff
"And to show my loyal support, I’ve been involved in nine bus accidents in 26 years and wouldn’t change my way of getting around Asheville, so thank you, ART staff.…Letter: District 10, heal thyself
"I don’t know what Big Pharma, health professionals and lobbyists asked of McHenry for their $824,680. But reasonable people can assume it wasn’t to reduce the exorbitant cost of prescription…Letter: Urge legislators to fix insurance coverage gap
"However, in spite of added expense and bureaucracy, the Republican bill (NC Health Care for Working Families) has the best chance of achieving a bipartisan compromise — if Republican majorities…Children, unplugged: The joys of a (mostly) screen-free summer
"Summer is our only chance to give our kids’ growing bodies and minds a break from all of the detrimental side effects of screen time."