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Shadow of Our Past: Historians ponder future legacy of today’s decisions
Volume
28
/ Issue 43
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Cindy Kunst
A year after the 75-foot obelisk honoring Zebulon Baird Vance was removed from Pack Square in downtown Asheville, many local historians view its absence as a step in the right direction. Meanwhile, leaders at area historical sites continue to expand exhibits, creating a more comprehensive view of the region’s past to learn from it and create lasting change.
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Local historians reflect on the Vance Monument, one year after its removal
While some historians were already telling fuller stories before the monument's removal, others have been inspired by its absence.Around Town: ‘The Asheville View’ welcomes back a live audience at ACT
'The Asheville View' welcomes back a live audience. Plus, a local resident launches a craft podcast, Pisgah Legal Services raises money to help kids, and veterans share their stories at…food
AVL Beer Week celebrates industry resilience
AVL Beer Week co-coordinators Joanna Postlethwaite Brown and Katie Smith discuss the long road to bringing back in-person events.What’s new in food: GrindFest celebrates local Black businesses
GrindFest returns to the River Arts District. Also: American Craft Sake Festival relaunches; First Watch launches in Asheville; and more!living
Gardening with Xpress: What to do with all those dandelions?
In her latest monthly feature, local garden expert Chloe Lieberman addresses questions about fertilizers and weeds.news
Q&A with Safi Martin on gardening, social justice and life as an introvert
Xpress speaks with Safi Martin about her behind-the-scenes role as COO of Hood Huggers International, how she balances business and home-life while working with her spouse and Blue Note Junction…School-based health center opens at Asheville Middle School
A new health center opened May 2 to reach adolescents in need of health care right where they are: in school. Asheville Middle School’s school-based health center, or SBHC, is…Local governments take different approaches to address staffing woes
Xpress took a look at the hardest-hit departments at the city of Asheville and Buncombe County to learn how job openings might be impacting residents and what governments are doing…Five takeaways from Buncombe’s 2022 primaries
The Buncombe County Board of Elections won’t officially certify the results until Friday, May 27, and the N.C. Board of Elections will issue its own certification Thursday, June 9. But…A closer look at WNC’s unaffiliated voters
North Carolina voters can register with one of three political parties — Republican, Democratic and Libertarian — or as unaffiliated. The last has become an increasingly popular option, both in…Buncombe approves $17 minimum wage for county staff
The move comes after a two-year long examination of employee compensation across 16 other government agencies comparable to Buncombe County.opinion
Letter: Occupancy taxes should pay for services
"Having sidewalks, road improvements and replacement of inadequate sewer pipes will benefit both tourists and residents."Letter: Schools’ funding requests boggle the mind
"A reasonable increase to fund salaries and other needed school facility improvements makes total sense. But these mind-boggling proposed numbers will and should be ridiculed."Letter: Spend occupancy taxes on our community
"I think it would be a ridiculous waste of revenue to stop collecting a tax that visitors are used to paying. But it certainly should be used to benefit the…Stop and start
Letter: Hendersonville project is neither smart nor sustainable
"We don't need more development in the city when our streets can barely sustain what we currently carry."Check please
Letter: Free your children from government schools now!
"When will Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools consolidate into all one for equity, inclusion, diversity, for the children and the taxpayers?"