As residents of severely flooded areas rebuild and repair, long-awaited federal funds have proven difficult to nail down.
New Stories
Q&A with Dr. Tiffany Sauls, psychiatrist providing psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
Medical school did not teach Dr. Tiffany Sauls anything about psychedelics. “Not at all, other than to stay away,” she says with a laugh. But as she moved into her career as a psychiatrist, Sauls began to wonder about effective alternatives to exclusively treating mental health symptoms with pharmaceuticals. Over time, she became interested in […]
Letter: Huge benefits of vaccine outweigh low risks
“For her, the vaccine has been a godsend, allowing patients and staff some protection against this catastrophe. Not just for patients, but for all of us, especially those with vulnerable friends or family.”
Health checkup: Meditation and cognitive therapy
Xpress recently caught back up with Gary Ray, who shares with readers his efforts at keeping himself centered and the perks of revisiting old books.
From CPP: Tight timeline for challenge to Cawthorn’s eligibility to run
Process and legal questions about involvement in Jan. 6, 2021, events at the U.S. Capitol abound in legal challenge to candidacy of U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn.
Letter: Caution about vaccines is justified
“It is a choice to be vaccinated or not, and the better informed people are, and not just by the institutions pushing for vaccination, the more we are able to make the right choice for ourselves.”
Letter: We need a boot camp for the homeless
“A special hearing ‘court’ can spell out the program — leave our community or be confined to boot camp.”
Q&A with Henry Begner of Smoky Mountain Counseling
Xpress speaks with Henry Begner, licensed clinical mental health counselor, about treating anxiety and depression through connection, mindfulness and wilderness therapy.
Letter: Let’s really talk about homeless encampments
“It’s not enough to just ask for suggestions about ‘what to do with ‘these’ people.’ We’re talking about human beings with diverse needs and circumstances.”
County considers $749K grant for Haywood Road housing project
On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will vote on whether to award Haywood Street Community Development a $749,000 grant toward construction of a 45-unit project in the West End/Clingman Avenue neighborhood. Asheville City Council has already contributed $296,000 toward the project.
Letter: The value of abundant, walkable green space
“The book is In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration by neuroscientist Shane O’Mara. I strongly encourage all readers to read it and put its recommendations into practice in the name of civic health — individual, interpersonal, social and ecosocial.”
Health checkup: The power of therapy
Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven, rural health and Medicaid reporter with North Carolina Health News, says that therapy can be an effective tool for managing mental health and recommends a way for the therapy-curious to listen in to real life therapeutic sessions.
Health checkup: Staying active and taking control
Antwon Small, a classically trained dancer who moved to Asheville in 2018, speaks with Xpress about meditation, journaling and podcasts.
Public records release sheds light on Council retreat planning
Xpress made a formal request on March 26 for “all planning materials, documents, emails, invoices and other records” related to Asheville City Council’s then-upcoming retreat, planned for March 31-April 1. The city did not fulfill the records request until Dec. 15, turning over more than 900 emails and dozens of other documents.