“Anyway, Asheville was a lifetime base camp, but I just realized it will absolutely never be the same or even close to what it was to me ever again in my lifetime.”
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Letter: Next up: Change Asheville’s name
“With this ruling, we must further the agenda to transform this place as only changing its name will accomplish!”
Letter: Molton cartoon says it all
“Perhaps it will wake people up to the fact that they really are leading the city over a cliff.”
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Letter: Ready’s opinion is right on
“Milton Ready’s assessment is right on. An example would be the number of ugly hotels that seem to continue to be built, which makes no sense.”
From CPP: Asheville council will be asked to approve list of nonprofits to receive millions in ARPA funds
The city used a scoring system to winnow the field of applicants, but at least one council member questions the fairness of that approach.
Letter: Asheville should set example for helping homeless
“Hopefully, Asheville can step up and set an example of how to show compassion and grace in helping those of ours most in need the way to a bearable life.”
Quo vadis, Asheville? City at crossroads must find its way
“Perhaps slash-and-burn capitalism has succeeded in changing Asheville where Raleigh hasn’t.”
Letter: Update needed for city’s outdoor lighting ordinance
“We need to revisit 2012 rules and update please!”
Letter: A message from the heavens about Asheville
“One way or another, the Great Being in the Sky will persuade people, mostly Floridians, that Asheville isn’t the haven they once expected.”
Adventure stories: Adventures in stupidity
“Several months into what turned out to be a yearlong stint in Latin America, I ill-advisedly took it into my head to spend the night atop a highly active Guatemalan volcano.”
Around town: Radio Free Asheville celebrates its launch
Radio Free Asheville recently premiered in WNC. Plus a new three-day festival debuts, the latest from the Western North Carolina Historical Association’s lecture series and more!
Carolina Beer Guy: Breweries join recycling co-op
To help reduce industry waste, Sierra Nevada has partnered with American Recycling of Western North Carolina to create the WNC Brewery Recycling Cooperative, a drop-off site in Candler.
Carolina Beer Guy: Brew fest returns with new look
Hi-Wire Brewing’s N.C. Small Batch Beer Festival returns with a different look. Also, new releases, reopenings and expansions.
A day to remember for Jerry Sternberg
“When governing ourselves, listen to both sides of the argument and take your stand, but remember, efficient government is like walking in a culvert. There is plenty of room on both sides, but the water flows the smoothest in the center.”
Letter: Renaming Asheville?
“We could call it Wolfeville — he was a Southern icon who didn’t own slaves.”
Letter: Looking at you, Asheville
“Please stop with the ridiculousness of all this.”
State researchers release first reports on PFAS in WNC water
None of the systems that serve the Xpress coverage area exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s advisory limit for the so-called “forever chemicals.” Nor did any system have more than 10 ppt of any individual PFAS, the level at which the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has required Chemours Co. to provide water filtration.
Carolina Beer Guy: Growler refills not easy during COVID-19 pandemic
Once a staple of the craft beer scene, reusable bottles currently aren’t being accepted at numerous Asheville-area businesses.
The Hop Ice Cream Cafe partners with #AshevilleStrong to create specialty flavors
The more collaborations, the better for everyone,” says The Hop co-owner Greg Garrison.
Carolina Beer Guy: Once rare, lagers now prominent at local breweries
Once a rarity on the Asheville-area scene, lagers have become fixtures in a growing number of local breweries.
