Farm Forward: Agricultural preservation efforts pay off
Volume
27
/ Issue 8
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After 13 years, Buncombe County’s Farmland Protection Plan has yielded encouraging results, despite population growth and increased development. A 2020 reboot of the program aims to keep up with the current agricultural landscape.
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Modern Strangers celebrates debut album with a livestreamed show
The Asheville jangle-pop quartet leverages its success as poll-winners and high-profile opening acts on its up-tempo, irrepressibly catchy debut album, “Dangerous Fiction.”Author George Singleton examines life’s daily struggles through comedy
On Friday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m., Malaprop’s will host a virtual book event with South Carolina author George Singleton. His latest collection, “You Want More,” blends humor and tragedy…Record-pressing facility Citizen Vinyl opens in downtown Asheville
The collaboratively envisioned vinyl-pressing facility, performance space, record store, craft cocktail bar and eatery opens Thursday, Oct. 8.food
Carolina Beer Guy: Sanctuary Brewing moves, gives rise to Oklawaha Brewing
The Hendersonville brewery has morphed into two separate endeavors, including one in its former location but under a new name.Asheville restaurants and food businesses are betting on the future
Tasty Greens, GRIND, Morsel Cookie Co. and Leo's House of Thirst are among the many new food and beverage businesses opening this fall in Asheville.living
Keeping COVID at bay
Local conventional and alternative health care practitioners offer suggestions for staying healthy in the time of COVID-19. To boost your immune system and physical resilience, they advise taking some simple…news
Local historians honor forgotten railroad workers
Local historians have teamed up to commemorate the hundreds of lives lost during the construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad in the late 1870s.Asheville Archives: Lee-Walker Heights opens, 1951
In 1951, during segregation, the Asheville Housing Authority launched Lee-Walker Heights, the city’s first low-rent housing project built for African American residents. The city’s second, all-white housing project, Pisgah View…COVID-19 campaigning divides local candidates along partisan lines
Many Republican candidates have continued to build voter support through traditional in-person campaign events such as rallies and fundraising concerts. In contrast, Democrats have largely relied on virtual efforts such…Buncombe County updates its Farmland Protection Plan
The revision comes thirteen years after the county Board of Commissioners first adopted the plan and reflects myriad changes to Buncombe's agricultural sector, from the vibrant expansion of its direct-to-consumer…Preservation Society quietly announces new executive director
Jessie Landl, the new executive director of the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County, discusses the challenges of stepping into a leadership role during COVID-19.Pisgah Legal Services’ annual forum will grapple with racial justice
COVID-19 isn’t slowing conversations on justice, nor will the virus stop Pisgah Legal Services from hosting the Asheville-based nonprofit’s 10th Justice Forum on Thursday, Oct. 1. Writer Clint Smith will…Buncombe seeks input on $900K in COVID-19 spending
Buncombe County must submit a detailed application for up to $900,000 in federal grant funding that will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Rachel Nygaard, the county’s director of…New book explores DuPont forest history
“In Pisgah [National Forest] or the Smokies, it’s very difficult to know exactly who owned the land before it became public. With DuPont, it’s not,” explains author Danny Bernstein. “You…opinion
Letter: Shouldn’t civic center’s name be changed, too?
"Shouldn’t the name of Asheville’s civic center, Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville, be among those that must be changed, since the Cherokees were also slaveowners?"Letter: Wells has unwavering commitment to community
"I have no doubt that she will bring her fair-minded dedication to this position, benefiting the whole community."Letter: Protections make sure your vote is secure
"Much effort has been put into making sure our elections are fair and secure. Please vote."Letter: Roney advocates to make city more equitable
"She ... stands in solidarity with the intergenerational leadership of Black Asheville Demands, calling for divestment from police and reinvestment in the Black community."Letter: Taxpayers’ money should go to help Black and white communities
"We need to elect new Council and county commissioners who know how to spend our money in the right places, not to please someone who doesn’t like to look at…Patriotism or bigotry? The Gospel According to Jerry
"You cannot practice racism and bigotry and still call yourself a 'patriot.'"Letter: Mission nurses’ victory will ripple across the South
"I also predict that nurses will earn a higher hourly rate and will be able to work in an environment with higher nurse-to-patient ratios."Back to school blues
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