Steal this Paper Instead: Asheville merchants fight shoplifting
Volume
29
/ Issue 15
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Brent Brown
Shoplifting numbers are on the rise in Asheville. In response, some local shop owners have gotten creative about theft prevention.
arts
Lee Stockdale on poetry’s ability to heal deep wounds
Xpress speaks with local poet Lee Stockdale about his past trauma, his early exposure to poetry and his passion for introducing others to the form. Along with the conversation is his…Around Town: Pop-up art show will feature Beatles cartoons and more
A pop-up exhibit of work by a legendary TV animator comes to Asheville. Plus, Sew Co. hosts a makers market in the RAD, a photographer spotlights the Blue Ridge Parkway…Mars Hill University launches the Bobby McMillon Legacy Project
“Bobby [McMillon] had a completely disarming personality,” says Leila Weinstein, program coordinator at The Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies at Mars Hill University. “He was very soft-spoken, but…food
What’s new in food: Highland Brewing Co. hosts Cold Mountain Winter Ale Festival
Whether you’ve lived in Asheville your entire life or just moved here, chances are you’re familiar with Highland Brewing Co.’s seasonal Cold Mountain Winter Ale. “We have some die-hard Cold…living
Birth professionals lament labor unit closures
Researchers found mothers reported increased anxiety about the uncertainty of travel, distant pregnancy care providers not being easily accessible and insufficient coordination among care providers.news
APD and local retailers team up to fight shoplifting
After a reduction in the number of incidents reported to the Asheville Police Department in 2021, local shoplifting numbers are rising again.Pinners Cove residents blast process for proposed development
After the Buncombe County Planning Board voted not to recommend a plan for mountaintop development on 176 acres in Pinners Cove, developer KLP Pinners EAT, LLC resubmitted an application for…Pro bono lawyers assist Asheville’s Afghan evacuees
Jacob Oakes, who directs Pisgah Legal Services’ immigration program and manages its Afghan Asylum Project, calls the latest influx of evacuees an “unprecedented situation” and a “learning experience” due to…Buncombe approves affordable parking program at Coxe garage
The initiative will make 150 spaces in the county’s Coxe Avenue garage available to low-income downtown employees at $40 per month — less than half the current $85 monthly rate…opinion
Letter: It’s in our hands to transform schools and values
"Schools will not change until we develop a revolutionary, nonviolent transformation of our cultural values. In other words, education is not a single, standalone issue."Letter: A threat to our voting rights
"Our courts and not local politicians need to make the decisions as to whether submitted district voting maps are fair."Don’t just celebrate Native American heritage — take it seriously
"Indigenous heritage is not just important for its cultural value: It offers solutions to some of the biggest problems we face as a society today."Memory lame
Letter: Write city leaders about Merrimon Avenue disaster
"Take what’s left of the money to stop this endeavor now and use the funds to repaint the lines on Merrimon to their former, workable configuration."Feeling the heat
Letter: Reclaiming Nov. 11 as a day for peace
"Veterans for Peace Western North Carolina will again this year assemble in remembrance and reclamation of the origins of Armistice Day."