“UNCA is just one more victim of a legislature hostile to excellence in public education at all levels.”
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Draped, shaped and painted hammocks examine concepts ranging from Yucatan culture to weightlessness to the natural world. The show runs through Saturday, Sept. 21, at Tracey Morgan Gallery.
“UNCA is just one more victim of a legislature hostile to excellence in public education at all levels.”
“Whether you currently have a school-age child or you simply care about the quality of education in our state, then voting for candidates who promise to support public education should be top of mind this November.”
“But while small portions of the road do appear to be much-needed transformations, will we now turn away in disgust and denial over what we’re doing to the people, animals and environments that will be most dreadfully affected?”
“I am concerned that students seeking a ‘liberal arts’ environment, experience and education will notice (like spinach between your teeth) that a theater experience is not available. Perhaps they will then choose another university.”
“The humanities and the arts inform leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals how to lead, how to make ethical decisions, how to engage in creative problem-solving and how to treat other human beings from all walks of life.”
The Great Smoky Cannabis Company made history on April 20 by opening the first dispensary in a state where cannabis is illegal on both the medical and recreational level.
On Aug. 22, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners called a first-of-its-kind joint meeting within the Asheville City and Buncombe County boards of education to identify the three elected bodies’ shared purpose.
The Merrimon Avenue road diet began converting a portion of the roadway from four to three lanes in October 2022. Nearly two years later, and three months after the project’s completion, the N.C. Department of Transportation will present its findings to Asheville City Council.
Anatolii Tarasiuk, a Ukrainian refugee, will celebrate his first art exhibit in Asheville on Friday, Aug. 23 at Pink Dog Gallery.
Over the next several weeks, Xpress will sit down with each of the six candidates running for Asheville City Council to listen to an album of their choice while discussing the local arts scene.
The fourth generation Ashevillian’s deep appreciation for her roots is what propels her to give the next generation of Black residents — including her three children — something to honor.
The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project is gearing up for its annual Farm Tour in September. Also in local green news, a new solar lending program from Sugar Hollow Solar, the West Asheville Garden Stroll spotlights the Horney Heights neighborhood, N.C. Arboretum hosts Monarch Butterfly Day and more.
Diverse panel named to help draft regulations regarding short-term rentals after initial attempts met headwinds.
Dr. Jennifer Mullendore, medical director for Buncombe County Department of Health & Human Services, discusses the disease and its growing prevalence in the Asheville area.