This month, we feature three works from third and fourth grade students at Odyssey School.
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Community Impact Award winner takes on climate change
UNC Asheville Community Impact Award goes to student who lives their passions. Their advice to others? “I would say that there is never too little or too much support that you can provide to your community. Any amount of action is action.”
Green in brief: GreenWorks contributes to federal heat-mapping study
Asheville is one of 18 communities across the U.S. and Chile selected for the work, which will help scientists understand how cities experience extreme heat.
Local groups team to bring solar-powered work vehicles to Warren Wilson
Three local groups have come to together to create a fleet of solar-powered word vehicles at Warren Wilson College.
Letter: Vote for election integrity
” House Bill 396 … aims to repeal North Carolina’s participation in ERIC. This is a bad idea!”
From Asheville Watchdog: In Asheville, options for treating mental illness are limited
Untreated mental illness is the nexus of many of the problems contributing to a perception that downtown Asheville has become less safe.
Around Town: Exhibit to feature Asheville artist’s sky paintings
Asheville artist Jenny Kiehn’s work will be featured in an exhibit at Covenant Community Church. Plus, Story Parlor celebrates its first anniversary, Downtown After 5 kicks off its 35th season and Juniper Bends returns after a COVID-related absence.
What’s new in food: WNC Farmers Market ramps up for spring festival
WNC Farmers market holds two day Spring Festival. Plus, 16th Annual Asheville Bread Festival; Asheville Hemp Festival; and more.
Letter: Hooray for reasonable landlords
“I imagine that many landlords don’t need to raise rents or turn housing into short-term rentals.”
Thinking green: Kudos to the city
Jane L. Laping is a member of Asheville GreenWorks’ Oakley TreeKeepers.
Letter: Keep those residential water rates frozen
“If they need more money, why not raise the prices on industrial usage?”
A Jew in Asheville: The Gospel According to Jerry
“Even as a young boy, I was aware that the intensity of local prejudice against Jews was increasing exponentially as the Nazi threat to the European Jews escalated.”
Asheville Archives: Outrage over police shooting, 1923
On February 1, 1923, a car pulled onto Valley Street in downtown Asheville. Soon thereafter, shots were fired.
Q&A: Anthony Coppage of ‘Naked and Afraid’
Waynesville man shows off his bushcraft skills as a contestant on the reality show
‘Naked and Afraid.”
Planting defense: Wild lawnscapes enrich urban ecosystems
Adding a little wild to your yard adds benefits far beyond aesthetic. Diverse, native plants feed area’s biodiversity and help combat ecological threats.