Kids Issue, Part 1: The Inspired Life
Volume
31
/ Issue 32
Cover Design Credit:
Caleb Johnson and Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Milo McBrayer, 12th grade, The Franklin School of Innovation
For this year’s Kids Issue series, Xpress asked local K-12 students to create art and writing around the theme “Who or what inspires you?” The answers ranged from pop stars and pets to workers who helped out in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene. Check out their drawings, photos, essays, poems and short fiction in this week’s issue. Part 2 of the series will come out next week.
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Smart Bets: Ada Khoury Band at Modern Local Art Gallery
The band's March 15 show at Modern Local Art Gallery in Mars Hill is aimed at drawing attention to the work of area artists in the aftermath of Tropical Storm…Asheville Beer Choir fosters community one song and beer at a time
“The goal,” says Laura Williams, the choir's founder, “is to connect with other singers, make friends within the community and support local businesses.” And in the aftermath of Tropical Storm…Smart Bets: Faith + Justice + Film
With its free film series St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sylva hopes to offer space to consider the intersections of faith and action within a peace and justice framework.food
A Year in Beer: Sowing and reaping at Burial Beer Co.
The year-long beer crawl continues at Burial Beer Co. on the South Slope.Yalla food truck moves its hummus to retail shelves
After preparing free meals for the community in the weeks following Tropical Storm Helene, Yalla food truck owners Nir Asaf and Nathan Phillips were inspired to launch Snuuny Hummus.living
Love & Sex in WNC: Tips for talking to your kids about sex
When it comes to talking to your children about sex, we often think about it as “THE Talk.” This mindset is limiting and unrealistic.news
Back in the Day: All roads wind their way to Asheville
Charlotte Ware Epley recounts the nauseating drives she took from Wake City to Asheville in the 1950s with her grandmother.Smart Bets: Asheville Greats
Answer Man John Boyle will lead the March 18 conversation with Highland Brewing founder Oscar Wong and Black-business advocate Matthew Bacoate Jr.Back in the Day: Driving up and down the hills of Asheville in the late 1960s
Emily K. Thomas revisits her daily drives in a 1959 Rambler American and the challenges the vehicle encountered managing Asheville's many hills.Beyond the Dais: Commissioner Drew Ball’s youthful impromptu karaoke session
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Buncombe…Techniques to address anxiety in kids, post-Helene
Jill Williams, licensed clinical social worker and owner of Flourish Counseling & Wellness in Asheville, recommends parents be age-appropriate, honest and fact based when discussing tragedy.Beyond the Dais: Commissioner Terri Wells reflects on her favorite childhood music, movies and publications
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Buncombe…Preservation Society documents historic buildings after Helene
Tropical Storm Helene gives shipwreck experts a new way to use their skills — documenting storm-battered historic homes.Beyond the Dais: Bo Hess’ outgoing personality started at a young age
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Council…Beyond the Dais: Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley’s childhood memories of pet cats and C-SPAN
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Vice…BCS revises academic calendar after weather cancellations
Associate Superintendent Jennifer Reed explained that the revisions would change Monday, March 17 from an optional teacher workday to an early dismissal day and adjust Tuesday, April 1 and Friday,…After storm delays, countywide property tax assessments resume
Properties that remain damaged or destroyed as of Jan. 1 have been reappraised for 2025. Businesses and private property owners will begin receiving property valuation notices for the current tax…opinion
Letter: Reconsider I-26 Connector project
"The whole Interstate 26 Connector project should be both reconsidered and possibly redesigned with probable future flooding put into the mix."Letter: Layoffs put WNC’s forests at risk
"While political polarization may have soared to extreme levels over recent years, I hope most of us here in WNC can agree that we want to protect — not develop…Letter: We need smarter school snow-day policies
"While safety is paramount, the current system of blanket school closures is failing our kids and families."The case for open minds and innovation in education
"Let’s prioritize the educational needs of our students over political divisions and embrace the opportunities that charter schools and other forms of public education offer."Therapy session
Letter: Better things to do than babysit trash company
"I know we have been through a lot recently, and I have been very patient, but I’m sick of the half-assery that has become prevalent in our society."Letter: Federal budget cuts would impact my family
"I have a large immediate family living within Rep. Chuck Edwards’ District 11. Two of us are on Social Security and Medicare. Cuts to those programs will certainly impact us."Letter: Community’s strength shows after Helene
"I saw a real strength in the community of Asheville, and I’m happy that I got to watch people lift each other up in times of crisis rather than tear…Connect the D.O.T.s
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