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What’s new in food: Taste It, Don’t Waste It during Food Waste Reduction Month
Taste It, Don’t Waste It debuts at Wicked Weed West. Also: The Med launches late-night menu; 12 Bones Brewing turns three; and plenty more!
Around Town: Dillsboro welcomes Easter with annual Hat Parade
The town of Dillsboro holds its popular Easter Hat Parade. Plus, the Swannanoa Valley Museum and History Center hosts a series of author discussions, the North Carolina Stage Company presents a fact-based comedy and Weaverville’s Art in Autumn calls for artists.
Asheville City Schools’ Dr. Kimberly Dechant selected as a 2022 Aspiring Superintendent Program Leadership Award winner
Press release from Asheville City Schools: Asheville City Schools is pleased to announce that our Director of Induction and Recruitment, Dr. Kimberly Dechant, was recently selected as a recipient of the Dr. Samuel Houston Leadership Award. This annual award is presented to a graduate of the Aspiring Superintendent Program by the North Carolina School Superintendents’ […]
What’s new in food: Southside Community Farm continues to grow
On the first Sunday of March, volunteers helped ready Southside Community Farm’s quarter-acre plot for the planting of spring crops, including potatoes, sugar peas and radishes, among others. But preparation for the site’s eighth year growing fresh produce for the Southside Community Kitchen and nearby low-income and food-insecure residents kicked off in mid-February with a GoFundMe […]
Revisiting Asheville’s Black baseball history
For a few years in the 1940s, Asheville was home to one of the top Black professional baseball teams in the South. Here’s the story of the Asheville Blues.
Around Town: Community workday celebrates Burton Street neighborhood
Asheville’s historic Burton Street community will be the focus of Community Work Day. Plus, a Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center class teaches storytelling, a local author writes about zero-waste activities and TedX Asheville returns.
Around Town: Arts and Crafts Conference and Shows celebrates 35 years in Asheville
The National Arts and Crafts Conference and Shows returns to The Omni Grove Park Inn. Plus: Citizen Vinyl launches a podcast; Hood Huggers offers free tours to Black residents; and the Western North Carolina Historical Association presents a talk on the Brevard Rosenwald School.
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation announces new board officers and advisors
Press release from Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: (ASHEVILLE, N.C., Jan. 26, 2022) – The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of new Board of Trustees officers and the addition of members to its Council of Advisors. The group will provide leadership for the nonprofit organization, which this year celebrates its 25th […]
Year in Review: Education has challenging but encouraging year for locals
Yes, local schooling has seen drama this year. Given those issues, Mountain Xpress chose education as one of the areas to spotlight in discussion with community leaders about insights from 2021.
Around Town: Asheville Symphony celebrates New Year’s Eve with ‘Queens of Soul’
Motown, soul and R&B songs will bring in the New Year at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Also: UNC Asheville students and faculty launch new podcast; local author examines the history of St. Nick; and plenty more.
Asheville Police Department approved for recruiting firm contract
APD news release: Asheville, NC (Dec. 17, 2021): APD Police Chief David Zack is pleased to move forward with a plan to enter into a contract with a national recruiting firm to help boost APD staffing, following approval by the City of Asheville City Council earlier this week. “Asheville Police Department is excited for the […]
Local artists connect to faith through painting
For many local artists, faith informs creative output and, in turn, artwork fuels faith.
Burn ban lifted for 67 North Carolina counties as conditions begin to improve
Press release from N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: RALEIGH –The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective at noon Wednesday, Dec. 8, for the following counties in North Carolina: Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Camden, Carteret, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, […]
Attorney General Josh Stein honors four Western North Carolina residents with Dogwood Awards
Press release from Buncombe County Government: (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today awarded four western North Carolina leaders with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. The attorney general distributes these awards annually to honor North Carolinians who work to keep people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. The western North Carolina recipients are: Sheriff Quentin […]
Local theater companies stage horror productions
The Magnetic Theatre, Mountainside Theatre, Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre and Parkway Playhouse host new seasonally appropriate productions.
Rep. Moore talks state budget ahead of potential vote
Without providing specifics, Moore said that the budget this year will include both tax relief and historic spending through the use of federal dollars.
Street performers contemplate their future in Asheville
Local buskers chat with Xpress about the current challenges they face in Asheville. From the pandemic to robbery, life as a street artist isn’t always an upbeat song.
MerleFest adapts with fall gathering
After being canceled in 2020, the revered music fest returns to Wilkes Community College, Sept. 16-19.
Alzheimer’s Association invites Buncombe and surrounding area residents to join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Press release from the Alzheimer’s Association: The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Buncombe and surrounding area residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter will be hosting Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Asheville at Pack […]
New book explores 1936 slaying at the Battery Park Hotel
After nearly a decade’s worth of research, local author Anne Chesky Smith celebrates the publication of her new book, Murder at Asheville’s Battery Park Hotel: The Search for Helen Clevenger’s Killer.