Paws Off: Protecting wildlife from selfie culture
Volume
30
/ Issue 43
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Courtesy of Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
In April, an online video showed several people pulling two black bear cubs from a tree and taking selfies with them. One of the cubs managed to get away; the other is currently being cared for by Appalachian Wildlife Refuge in Candler. AWR founder Savannah Trantham discusses the costs associated with human interactions with wildlife.
arts
ArtsAVL’s Creative Spaces study spotlights affordability gaps
The data comes from 400 surveys — 305 (76%) by arts professionals and 95 (24%) by arts businesses — across Buncombe, Haywood Henderson and Madison Counties in early 2024.Around town: Nerd Pride Festival returns for second year
Nerd Fest returns, local painter gives away art, WCU announces endowed professorship, Unity of the Blue Ridge hosts a singing and storytelling festival and more.food
What’s new in food: Flour opens in S&W Market
The new bakery and café offers a menu of early-morning breakfast options and lunchtime focaccia sandwiches and salads. Also in this week's food news, the launch of Terra Nova Beer…living
Protecting wildlife from selfie culture
“It is interesting to me that anybody would think it's OK to just walk up and grab a bear cub and not be concerned about where mama is,” says Appalachian…Hospitality workers reveal health care struggles in new survey
Less than one-fourth of Asheville hospitality workers in a recent survey have paid sick leave, and 85% have gone to work sick.news
Around the region: WNC police chiefs discuss challenges, strategies
For this month’s “Around the Region,” Xpress talked to six area police chiefs about how smaller law enforcement agencies address crime, public safety, recruitment and retention, community relations and other…Candidates talk affordable housing, homelessness with business leaders
Three candidates for Buncombe County Board of Commissioners gathered at the May 10 Council of Independent Business Owners meeting to lay out their vision for the county’s future direction.Business improvement district passes first round of voting
A proposed downtown business improvement district passed the first round of voting despite concerns about how it would operate. The vote defined the boundaries of the district and set a…ACS asks who will pay to revamp school site
Recent comments by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has some members of the Asheville City Board of Education questioning the future costs associated with the former Asheville Primary School…Reparations commission continues flurry of recommendations as deadline looms
The Community Reparations Commission of Asheville and Buncombe County passed three education-centric recommendations May 13, adding to the four endorsed earlier this month, informing how the city and county can…opinion
Letter: Incident drives home Richmond Hill’s concerns
"For three years, residents of Richmond Hill and Woodfin have been raising concerns about the Bluffs megadevelopment that proposes hundreds of luxury condos be jammed between Asheville’s largest wooded park…Letter: Preserving WNC environment requires action
"Take a moment to contact your representatives in Raleigh. Let them know you want effective action to stop climate change."Letter: Housing Trust Fund boost would help WNC, state
"This is an opportunity for the state to leverage funds in a way that benefits entire communities, not just in urban areas, but across the state."Vulture capital
Letter: Malvern Hills Pool deserves a second life
"With Council’s support and funding from general obligation bonds, the pool could be renewed, providing a public space to build friendships and community for many decades to come."Letter: School site could be repurposed for reparations
"Why not locate a resource center and an early childhood education center for Black students there, at 441 Haywood Road?"Letter: Let Southside Community Farm thrive
"In a time when local food is essential, a discussion about growing food or paving the land for a playground is senseless."The road ahead
What happens if UNC dismantles diversity programs?
"In academia, DEI crosses multiple disciplines, and in the real world, as in our classrooms, DEI is about learning to pass the mic."