The Home Office: Pros and cons of remote work
Volume
28
/ Issue 25
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Working from home full time has its advantages, including no commute and the flexibility to deal with personal matters. But telecommuting life can also be isolating and blur the lines between home and work. Xpress talked to several Western North Carolinians who work remotely about their experience.
arts
Around Town: Asheville Symphony embraces pop
The Asheville Symphony hits to road to perform at various local venues. Also, the Asheville Art Museum acquires work by Cherokee artists, local singer Jordan Scheffer celebrates her new album…food
Beer Scout: Archetype pivots from Bottle Club to Beer Club
The West Asheville brewery seeks to reward its most loyal customers while Highland gives back to hospitality industry colleagues.What’s new in food: Asheville Independent Restaurant Association hires new executive director
Asheville Independent Restaurant Association hire Kim Murray, co-owner of Creekside Taphouse, as its new executive director. Plus: Asheville Tea Co. offers Dry January recipes; MANNA FoodBank announces new chief executive…living
Local volunteers provide ‘emotional first aid’ for tragedy victims
Deaths, injuries and fires are all in a day’s work for emergency service workers. They may also be part of a shift for Trauma Intervention Programs of WNC volunteers, who…Q&A with Janet Cone, director of athletics at UNC Asheville
by Bob Rose The UNC Asheville athletic department is a modest NCAA Division I program by comparison to other top-level programs in North Carolina, such as the North Carolina Tar…news
The inn crowd
Community members address need for homeless shelter space
Asheville is gearing up to conduct its annual Point-in-Time count of unhoused community members Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 25-26. But even without the official numbers, which are typically released by the U.S.…The pluses and perils of working remotely
Two years into a global pandemic, more and more people are looking for work-from-home options, particularly in Western North Carolina. Xpress taked to some of the select few who are…Asheville settles lawsuit over ACSF scholarships
The lawsuit was brought by WNC Citizens for Equality, led by former Council member and Buncombe County Republican Party Chair Carl Mumpower, and charged that the scholarships excluded otherwise eligible…APD data on homeless encampments shifts debate among Council members
During a presentation, Capt. Mike Lamb of the Asheville Police Department cited data showing that 10% of overall crime in Asheville from Jan. 1, 2020 to Jan. 9, 2022 —…opinion
What happened to my Plan A to buy a house in Asheville
"So, looking for a home? Consider building your own — it’s good development that helps you and increases the city’s housing supply, a key element for improving housing affordability."Letter: Weigh the costs of all-day masking for kids
"It’s uncomfortable, inhibits learning and impairs social interaction and growth (consider how many of your favorite memories involve people’s faces — all of them?)."Letter: Overlooked and steps from being homeless
"I’ve had the chance to observe and talk with many, many teenagers and young adults in their early 20s who don’t fit the above scruffy/dirty stereotype, yet are perennially just…City schools get failing grade for closing Asheville Primary
"If we’d had an inclusive process, there could have been a viable solution."Winter wishing
Letter: Shelter has created crisis in East Asheville
"I feel that the City Council just dropped these people off in East Asheville to continue their downward spirals out of sight of downtown or the Montford area."Letter: Maintaining a free society
"With all debate and discussion against the pseudo-vaccine jab stifled, your article took an act of courage."Covered 19