Climbing Prices: ACS tuition hike rankles preschoolers’ parents
Volume
28
/ Issue 46
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Last month, parents of children at Asheville City Schools preschool programs learned tuition for the 2022-23 school year would increase by up to 29%. The steep hike comes after years of budget woes for ACS and an unsuccessful ask for extra support from the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
arts
Midwives and doulas, past and present, in WNC
On Monday, June 20, historian and educator Kelly Dunbar and doula Cindy McMillan will present African American Women’s Midwifery and Doula Work in Buncombe County: Then and Now.New book explores the legacy of George Masa
Brent Martin's book includes 75 of Masa's photos alongside essays that contextualize the imagery through a modern-day lens.The 400 Years Project celebrates Indigenous photographers
The collaborative project archives historical work by Indigenous photographers and helps contemporary Native people committed to the craft.Around Town: Local artists reflect on pandemic in new collection
A new book of photos and poems explores the emotional toll of the pandemic. Plus, the Vance Birthplace teams with the American Myth Center to present stories of enslaved people,…food
What’s new in food: Lucky Coffee introduces rock ‘n’ roll flavors to Sweeten Creek Road
A pessimist might say including the word “Lucky” in your business name is an invitation to trouble. But when entrepreneur Savannah Logan purchased a horse trailer on April Fool’s Day…living
Q&A: Waterfall enthusiast shares hot spots and photography tips
Xpress chats with Thomas Mabry — waterfall enthusiast and photographer — about the best outdoor places to visit in WNC.news
Former intern claims unsafe conditions at Buncombe County Jail
Caleb Resnick, a recent Warren Wilson College graduate who served as an intern from last November through this April in the Buncombe County Public Defender’s Office, says he witnessed several…Urgent care centers and the debate over advanced practice providers
As of this April, 26 states and the District of Columbia had granted nurse practitioners full practice authority — the ability to diagnose and treat patients without physician supervision —…The ripple effects of downtown Asheville parking costs
Downtown representatives, transit experts and Montford residents discuss the various impacts of Asheville's parking woes.ACS preschool parents taken off-guard by price hike
Asheville City Schools maintains its increased preschool tuition — as much as $275 per month for some families — are in line with those of other local programs.Buncombe school staff urge commissioners to increase pay
“We still have to work other jobs to make ends meet,” said Melanie Allen, a 26-year veteran of BCS’ technology department. “We’re struggling. We feel like nobody cares. Morale is…opinion
Letter: Yes to allowing medicinal cannabis
"Yes, yes, yes. Legalize medicinal marijuana!"Letter: Do unaffiliated voters matter?
"There are more voters in Buncombe County registered as unaffiliated than with either political party, and this is true across the country, but I often get the feeling we’re overlooked…Letter: Medical marijuana should be legal here
"There should be commonsense laws that go along with it, but don’t make it difficult for citizens to buy it."Letter: Minimum wage — always behind the times
"Minimum wages seem always to be behind the times re: what it actually costs for workers to experience an adequate quality of life."Letter: Put historic monument back up
"Put the historic monument back up and remove the Vance name and then install the names of people who made Asheville what it was."Letter: Asheville’s 21st-century monument
"I think the monument should celebrate protest."Mountain music
Letter: Rebuilding Jones Park Playground
"If the city can maintain a baseball field at an annual cost of $25,000, used almost exclusively by boys paying to play in organized sports leagues, I sincerely hope we…Letter: Fix the medical marijuana bill
"It will hand production and sales to wealthy, established corporations, and local North Carolina hemp farmers won’t be able to compete."Supply chains
Letter: Take steps to legalize medical marijuana
"Small steps forward are better than no steps forward!"