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    Tag:  west asheville

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    Letter: City should provide public toilets and more in West Asheville

    Posted on September 10, 2023September 8, 2023 by Letters

    “The public toilets and drinking water access points are exactly what our tax dollars should support. No excuses, Mayor Esther Manheimer!”

    3.4 K views3LettersOpinion

    West Asheville struggles with the impacts of homelessne­ss

    Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 by Jessica Wakeman

    Many West Asheville residents say they recognize that addiction is not a crime, yet they’re unsure where to turn for help.

    8.4 K views12Community NewsNews

    What’s new in food: Chef Elliott Moss opens Regina’s Westside

    Posted on June 20, 2023June 21, 2023 by Andy Hall

    James Beard-nominated chef opens second restaurant in a matter of months along Patton Avenue. Plus, Asheville Art Museum opens exhibition focused on food; Tastee Diner opens for dinner; and more.

    3.4 K views+FoodFood News

    Letter: Sidewalks project shows little cooperatio­n with neighborho­od

    Posted on March 4, 2023March 2, 2023 by Letters

    “I am afraid the city of Asheville is not interested in neighborhood input.”

    2.9 K views11LettersOpinion

    Despite hiccups, Malvern Hills pool reopens to the public

    Posted on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    “Pools are one of those places where everybody gathers and are really an essential hub of the community,” says Parks and Recreation Program and Operations Manager Wayne Simmons. “And so not having those amenities, especially during the summer, can really have a negative impact.”

    2.3 K views+News

    Polarizing “urban infill” defines West Asheville’­s boom

    Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Architects, homeowners and neighbors discuss the influx and sustainability of tall, skinny houses in West Asheville.

    7.4 K views5Community NewsNews

    What happened to my Plan A to buy a house in Asheville

    Posted on January 24, 2022January 21, 2022 by Xpress Contributor

    “So, looking for a home? Consider building your own — it’s good development that helps you and increases the city’s housing supply, a key element for improving housing affordability.”

    4.8 K views+CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: Will marketing make us ‘Myrtle Beach of the Mountains’­?

    Posted on June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 by Letters

    “Isn’t this like telling a family of eight living in a two-room house that you’re persuading a couple of baseball teams to move in with them?”

    3.6 K views13LettersOpinion

    Letter: My experience with Asheville police

    Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by Letters

    “The police are being disproportionately (to an extent which is out of proportion, beyond what is fitting) blamed for our societal woes, while most of us refuse to reflect adequately upon our own poor choices.”

    4.6 K views11LettersOpinion

    How much has Asheville really changed? The Gospel According to Jerry

    Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by Jerry Sternberg

    “I remember when the old passenger rail depot, now a restaurant, had a segregated waiting room.”

    4.9 K views+CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: Put brakes on changes to Asheville Primary School

    Posted on December 27, 2020December 21, 2020 by Letters

    “The families, staff and supportive community of Asheville Primary School feel that the decision to sell the building at 441 Haywood Road and redistribute the programs currently housed there to other spaces is shortsighted and is being made hastily without a long-term plan for what is best for the community.”

    3.2 K views1LettersOpinion

    In photos: Asheville residents get creative with Halloween decoration displays

    Posted on October 24, 2020October 23, 2020 by Cindy Kunst

    Xpress photographer Cindy Kunst spent a night on the prowl for the spookiest Halloween decoration displays in West Asheville and Canton neighborhoods. Be warned: Cobwebs and disembodied, blood-covered limbs lie ahead!

    6.7 K views1Community NewsFarm & GardenNewsPerformance Art
    Brandon Delcambre with bee hive

    Local beekeepers encounter their biggest hive yet

    Posted on June 13, 2020June 8, 2020 by Cameron Duke

    “It was the biggest hive I’ve ever seen,” says beekeeper Brandon Delcambre, about what he and his wife Kimberley uncovered in West Asheville during a hive relocation for their business, Couple of Bees. “I’m about 6’1”, and I was standing next to it — It had to be at least 7 feet tall. It’s been there for at least 10 years.”

    7.9 K views+AnimalsLiving

    Letter: A plea from the owners of an Asheville restaurant

    Posted on April 14, 2020April 13, 2020 by Letters

    “We need help. We are pleading with the city of Asheville, with Buncombe County and with the state of North Carolina to provide us with some relief and some assistance.”

    50.6 K views57LettersOpinion

    Letter: The fallacy of the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’

    Posted on April 12, 2020April 11, 2020 by Letters

    “The community that the cafe creates allows people like and unlike to break the barriers between them and, in doing so, work together to address our community’s needs.”

    2.9 K views+LettersOpinion

    Letter: Everyone is welcome at 12 Baskets, even you

    Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 by Letters

    “One of the important missions of 12 Baskets is to break down the barrier that divides our community into socioeconomic groups.”

    2.5 K views+LettersOpinion

    Letter: We all have something to give

    Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by Letters

    “12 Baskets is … teaching us that by offering small gestures, we can help our community thrive as a whole.”

    2.1 K views+LettersOpinion

    Letter: Myths and mentalitie­s

    Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 by Letters

    “[W]e’ve learned at 12 Baskets that by adopting a mentality of abundance, we can find ways to more evenly and equally distribute wealth and resources, especially food.”

    2.5 K views+LettersOpinion

    Letter: Why do adults forget lessons in sharing?

    Posted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by Letters

    “Thankfully, there is 12 Baskets, a place that knows what it means to share with one’s community.”

    2.7 K views1LettersOpinion

    Letter: A wish for West Asheville

    Posted on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 by Letters

    “It suddenly occurred to me this afternoon to wonder why somebody hasn’t opened a movie theater in West Asheville.”

    4.3 K views5LettersOpinion

    Letter: 12 Baskets Cafe also fills hunger gap

    Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by Letters

    “This program feeds scores of area residents from all walks of life, five days a week, offering a wide range of rescued and repurposed food from some of the finest restaurants of the city, grocery stores, retirement communities, hospitals, caterers and others in the food-service industry.”

    2.5 K views+LettersOpinion
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