The doctor is in (your phone)
Volume
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Both locally and across the county, telehealth has become the new normal, as patients ditch waiting rooms en masse, opting to talk to their providers from the privacy and comfort of their home. But how well is it working in Western North Carolina?
arts
Artist Lara Nguyen continues to create amid her battle with cancer
Warren Wilson College art professor Lara Nguyen reflects on her family and art as she confronts her ongoing battle with cancer.One Arm Willie makes his mark on the local tattoo industry
Over the last five years, local tattoo artist One Arm Willie has left his mark on clients' skin, while also challenging their ideas of what tattoo artists look like.Local artists respond to pandemic challenges in creative ways
Xpress caught up with three local artists to discuss how COVID-19 has altered their creative approach.food
Boredom, stress and confinement lead to weight gain during pandemic
As alcohol consumption and stress eating increase for many locals, so do unwanted pounds.living
Telehealth popularity soars during pandemic
Telehealth was already on the rise pre-pandemic, but COVID-19 has made it the new normal. Patients are ditching crowded waiting rooms en masse, opting to talk to providers from the…news
Canton’s paper mill seeks new wastewater permit; activists disagree
An online public hearing to review the draft permit, originally scheduled for Jan. 20, was pushed back to mid-April. For environmentalists, the move may be a blessing in disguise.Asheville City Schools on path to budget deficit
“You can’t keep doing that year in and year out. You need to keep an eye on that,” external auditor Michael Wike told the Asheville City Board of Education about…Local comedian’s story highlights need for organ donors
Local comedian, radio personality and podcaster Michele Scheve, who received a kidney transplant from childhood friend Marie Smith Lacey last year, shares the tale of the unlikely donation. “There is…Biz Briefs: Mountain BizWorks, Dogwood Health Trust team up for PPP 2.0
PPP 2.0 Help is at hand for qualifying local businesses seeking to access federal pandemic relief funding. In partnership with Dogwood Health Trust, Mountain BizWorks has opened the application process…Buncombe preps new systems for vaccine rollout
COVID-19 vaccination initiatives announced by the county include a drive-thru site for second doses at A. C. Reynolds High School and a waitlist for first-dose vaccination appointments. The waitlist will…opinion
Letter: Mutually assured monument destruction
"But when we let frustration and fury drive us to demand retribution by destruction, we’ve moved beyond healing historic wounds to pushing the balance hard toward harm against others —…Letter: Dangerous encouragement of violence
"So, the only conclusion that I can come to is that those who have objected are aiding and abetting the lies."Letter: Neighbors should have say in land use
"We chose to buy our homes in this neighborhood and should have a voice in how the land is used."Letter: A better solution for Charlotte Street
"I am 1,000% in favor of mixed use, but not the needless destruction of land and history, only to be replaced by a traffic-clogging, mediocre, Anywhere USA development."How much has Asheville really changed? The Gospel According to Jerry
“I remember when the old passenger rail depot, now a restaurant, had a segregated waiting room.”Letter: City Council should focus on more urgent priorities
"I would have thought that it would be more advantageous for the City Council to redirect the resources and money that are being used on the street renaming and Vance…Can repurposing the Vance Monument help heal the divide in Asheville?
“We cannot avoid the hidden phantom side effects of the desecration of the monument, held so dear by so many.”Letter: Ike’s timely warning and our current reality
"We are all the alert and knowledgeable citizenry that President Eisenhower warned would be necessary to prevent what we see happening in Buncombe County and we say: 'No more, reject Raytheon!'"Trademarks
Chemical appeal
by Irene OldsLetter: Bringing shame on the people of WNC
"After all the horrors of that day, the murder, the desecration and the rape of our democracy, Madison Cawthorn had the impudent lack of any regard or respect for our…Letter: Voice your concerns about Woodfin development
"Our small neighborhood and hundreds of daily Richmond Hill Park visitors do not want a Reynolds Mountain-type development here."