Builders’ Burden: How the county is tackling construction waste
Volume
28
/ Issue 42
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Neil Jacobs
The Buncombe County landfill is opening up a new 5.5-acre segment for construction and demolition waste later this year. With new builds and remodeling on the upswing, local builders are trying to be savvier about their use of plywood and looking for other ways to reduce waste.
arts
Cold Mountain Music Festival’s unplugged nature is a feature, not a bug
Launched in 2017 as a fundraiser for the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, Cold Mountain Music Festival returns Saturday, June 4, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.Local author celebrates new trilogy
Author S.E. Chandler discusses her decision to self-publish and the recent success of her new trilogy.Local musicians double down on their craft after working with famous artists
Zach Cooper, Debrissa McKinney and Seth Kauffman discuss their experiences with well-known musicians.Around Town: Black Wall Street AVL teams with Wilma Dykeman Legacy for birthday bash
Black Wall Street AVL and the Wilma Dykeman Legacy will mark Dykeman's 102nd birthday. Plus, a local author publishes a psychological thriller, a pioneering women's rights advocate is honored and…food
What’s new in food: Finch to open in Biltmore Village
Finch Gourmet Market & Wine Bar opens in Biltmore Village. Plus: Pop Bubble Tea prepares for grand opening in North Asheville; Howdy Homemade Ice Cream launches in Arden; and plenty…living
Wellness roundup: Hominy Valley Health Center opens in Candler
Western North Carolina Community Health Services, a federally qualified community health center in Asheville, opened a new branch in Candler on Wednesday, May 4. The Hominy Valley Health Center is…news
Waste reduction and smart design help extend landfill life
Landfills tend to fall in the “out of sight, out of mind” category — unless you’re living next to one. But Buncombe County’s recent move to prepare additional landfill space…Local schools seek major support from Buncombe leaders
Requests outlined by Buncombe County Schools Superintendent Tony Baldwin and Asheville City Schools Superintendent Gene Freeman sought county government spending increases of up to $27.9 million, representing a nearly 32%…Buncombe’s unsheltered homeless population doubles in a year
Buncombe County's latest Point-In-Time count — meant to record every resident sleeping on the streets, at a shelter or in transitional housing on a single night — found 232 unsheltered…opinion
Letter: Council should demand revisions to open space rules
"I hope that the City Council will send this amendment back for revisions to remove the 'giveaways,' along with revisions to the fee-in-lieu amount to make it harder for developers…Letter: On the road to fight cancer
"I look forward to launching a 328-mile bike ride from Asheville to Raleigh to represent communities from the mountains to the sea — because we’ve all been touched by cancer…Letter: Saving the city’s participatory democracy
"We believe that this extreme attempt at dismantling this worthwhile system ... will result in a less inclusive, less transparent, top-down form of governance that’s not in the public’s best…Telling stories
Letter: Good Samaritans make impression
"You read about people having heart attacks on the street and no one stops to help, but that sure wasn’t the case with me."Letter: Use occupancy taxes to address climate crisis
"I support Commissioners Brownie Newman and Jasmine Beach-Ferrara’s calls for the occupancy tax to be used for community needs vs. more tourism marketing."Letter: Fix needed to stop trash burning in Buncombe
"What I’m complaining about is the ineffectiveness of trying to put an end to this burning."Tails of Fish Prison
Letter: Our border crisis affects us locally
"North Carolina is locally sustained by migrant workers, from agriculture to the many other jobs they contribute, yet their lives here and those arriving to enter through our borders crisis…Letter: Take a closer look at ‘freedom’ claim
"Cataldo Perrone, spokesperson for Pratt & Whitney, was quoted in the Mountain Xpress as saying, 'The military aircraft we power are engaged in defensive operations designed to help defend freedom…Letter: Sierra Club favors establishment candidates
"With their endorsements, they typically preclude unaffiliated and grassroots candidates, who often more closely align with the Sierra Club mission statement, and throw their support to the party favorites instead."