New directions of DuPont Forest
Volume
30
/ Issue 44
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Adobe Stock
DuPont State Recreational Forest attracted more than a million visitors in 2023, something nobody expected when the site in Henderson and Transylvania counties opened nearly 30 years ago. To keep up with the growth, forest officials are about to enact some major changes, including closing little-used trails, improving existing ones and making some pathways and roads off-limits to mountain bikes or horses.
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Best Medicine: House a Cop Week could be Asheville’s next big thing
In Xpress' latest humor feature, "Best Medicine," local comic Cayla Clark is joined by fellow humorists Helen Jenny, Kathleen Hahn and George Awad to brainstorm ideas for unique music festivals…Around town: Connect Beyond Festival celebrates art that inspires
Connect Beyond Fest returns, Montford Park Players stage Richard II, Vance Birthplace hosts Juneteenth play and more!food
What’s New in Food: Luminosa opens in Flat Iron Hotel
Lemon pizza and rye pasta are on the menu at the recently opened Luminosa restaurant. Also in this week's local food news, 10th Muse Comfort Food reopens, Vowl cocktail bar…Chai Pani moves and supersizes
After 14 years downtown, the award-winning Indian street food restaurant has moved to a much larger South Slope building and has expanded its menu to match the space.living
Report, conference address Buncombe’s aging population
By 2041, it is predicted that adults ages 65 and older will comprise one-quarter of Buncombe County’s population.Gardening with Xpress: Wet spring sprouts mold in all the wrong places
A rainy spring brings molds and rot into the gardening mix. That's OK, there are ways to ward them off.news
Big changes on the way at DuPont State Recreational Forest
DuPont State Recreational Forest attracted more than a million visitors in 2023, something nobody expected when the site opened nearly 30 years ago. To keep up with the growth, forest…A-B Tech works to shore up its stormwater infrastructure
When it rains on the campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, stormwater pours off its plethora of parking lots into the neighborhoods, forest and French Broad River below, taking pollutants…County manager recommends tax hike to balance 2024-25 budget
County manager Avril Pinder’s proposed $441.9 million general fund budget, which still has to go through a public hearing and final vote next month, includes a 2.55 cent property tax…Buncombe child care providers face financial crisis when state grants evaporate in June
Buncombe currently has 95 child care facilities serving children up to age five, and advocates worry some will close or reduce services when the grants run out.opinion
Letter: Use electric vehicles where they shine
"I feel that electric vehicles should be kept within cities as much as practical because they are at their best in urban gridlock and upwind of downtown."Let’s make the city’s pop-up parks permanent
"With the city bond proposal and some rigorous assertion of eminent domain, we could fight back against this myopic system and turn all these properties into permanent, beautiful parks —…Out of time
Letter: An obvious choice for monument honors
"However, if a new monument is to be in honor of some person or family, I believe the answer is obvious: the Vanderbilts."Letter: UNCA overreaches with protest surveillance
"It raises serious questions about the fairness and integrity of our institution's commitment to free speech and equal treatment under campus policies."Bear with us