Wing and a prayer: Working together to save the monarchs
Volume
25
/ Issue 10
Cover Design Credit:
Norn Cutson
As the number of monarch butterflies in the Eastern U.S. declines, local monarch enthusiasts and organizations such as the N.C. Arboretum aim to inspire young people to take up the colorful insects’ cause.
arts
New collective creates art as a spiritual pursuit
Open Coven, a new collective designed to assist fledgling as well as experienced artists in discovering the sacred process of making art, offers indoor and outdoor workshops this fall.Local videographer A.D. Weighs creates a series about difficult conversations
Episodes include topics such as racism, police misconduct, suicide, rape culture and toxic masculinity. “All the conversations are tough — it won’t be celebrity gossip,” Weighs says.St. Paul & The Broken Bones bring a new hip-hop infused concept album to Pisgah Brewing
Vocalist Paul Janeway discusses his group's new album and not wanting to be known as merely a live band.Smart Bets: OHMME
The Chicago-based experimental duo returns to The Mothlight on Sept. 29.Exhibit celebrates African-American artists
On Saturday, Sept. 29, Say It Loud will debut at 22 London Road. The collection explores issues of beauty, gender, ethnic identity and stereotypes.Smart Bets: Mountain Heritage Day
The annual celebration of regional culture takes place Sept. 29 at Western Carolina University.Theater review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ at Hendersonville Community Theatre
Those yearning for a thorough version of this classic will find it here. The cast rises to the emotional challenge and reminds us how wild and untamed Williams' Cat on…Smart Bets: STIG
The recent Asheville transplants play a record release party Sept. 29 at Foggy Mountain Brew Pub.Smart Bets: N.C. Dance Festival
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theater and artists from Durham and Burlington perform Sept. 28-29 at The BeBe Theatre.food
Asheville food artisan Charles Nembhard recognized with statewide entrepreneurship award
In 2014, the owner of Charley King's Jamaican sauce business received hip and femur replacements and rehabilitative therapy with support from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Division…Galleries and museums tap into Asheville’s craft beverage craze
Artists and gallery owners are recognizing the benefits of incorporating craft beverage sales into their business models.Collaboration is key but challenging for organizations fighting food insecurity
The goal looks the same for everyone involved: an equitable, resilient system where all community members have access to plenty of nutritious, fresh food.Small bites: Asheville Coffee Expo is set to grow
The new owner of the Asheville Coffee Expo has big plans for its future. But Abby Dickinson isn’t changing a thing for this year’s event, to be held Saturday, Sept.…living
Under One Sky provides an anchor for kids in foster care
The nonprofit Under One Sky Village Foundation provides camp and learning experiences to children in foster care and those who have been adopted. Constant disruption and dislocation are experiences nearly…Locals work to protect monarch butterflies
Every fall, between late September and early October, monarch butterflies migrate from the Northeastern U.S. to Mexico, with many passing over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although fewer monarchs are making…Fallen leaves offer great garden benefits
Local city governments offer leaf collection and processing services, but residents can also put their own fallen leaves to good use.movies
Screen scene: Local film news
The Manhattan Short Film Festival returns to Pack Library, the Astronomy Club of Asheville hosts the director of a new Saturn documentary and more.news
Asheville Archives: Residents debate the demolition of Battery Park Hill, 1922
In the final months of 1922, news spread that E.W. Grove had plans to raze the original Battery Park Hotel and demolish the hill it stood atop. Not everyone was…Kenilworth residents renew noise complaint against Mission Hospital
Earlier this summer, Kenilworth residents followed up on a complaint first sent to the city of Asheville in September 2017. They allege that changes Mission has made to address their…News in brief: Legislative wrap-up, teachers honored
In this week's news in brief, read about the Sunday, Sept. 30, event that promises to help you get more engaged in shaping city government. Learn which Buncombe County teachers…West Asheville needle exchange fights city zoning violations
Firestorm Books & Coffee and The Steady Collective announced that they had formally appealed their notices of violation on Sept. 17. The appeals will likely be considered at the next…Camera-shy candidate kicks off voter forum
At the first of three planned Asheville-Buncombe County League of Women Voters' candidate forums, the Republican candidate for N.C. Senate District 49 made an unusual request: Don't take my picture…Retirees ask for protection as county considers benefit cuts
A handful of former Buncombe County employees had a message for commissioners during their regular meeting on Sept. 18: “Please consider the retirees.”opinion
Letter: Litter can be deadly to wildlife
"We can protect wildlife by rinsing jars and replacing the lids, folding back the tab on beverage cans to block the hole, crushing cans before recycling them and cutting apart…Letter: Educating our children for peace
"We the people can speak out and vote for a future in which our country will match our desire for guns with our moral restraint; our wealth with our wisdom;…Letter: Pingpong and politics with Will Shortz
"The biological fact is clear that being lucky in belonging to a favorable genetic pool, of growing up in the 'right' neighborhood, of having a lighter skin color, of one’s…Letter: ‘No’ to roadside herbicide spraying
"What puzzles me about this widespread, hazardous herbicidal spraying all along the length of N.C. 251 in the French Broad River basin is why?"NIMBY Town: Conservative progressives hold Asheville back
"Asheville can become a gilded city, where locals drink from gold-plated reusable straws and feel good about themselves, or it can strive toward a more inclusive vision."Letter: Show me the scripture
"Please help me out on this. Show me the scripture that encourages political activity by churches."A festival for the rest of all
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