Wheel you be there?: The nonprofit outdoors program for at-risk youth, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, will hold a benefit “Fat Tire Festival” at Camp E-Toh-Kalu, near Brevard, on Saturday, May 18. The event will consist of two races: “The Back 40,” a fast, 18-mile course that promises “no waterfalls, no slickrock, less horse poop and lots … Read more
He couldn’t stop: Asheville’s Fine Arts Theatre will play host to Bishopville, S.C., garden luminary Pearl Fryar and his wife, Metra, on Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m. Conceived as “an Evening with Pearl Fryar,” the event will include a screening of the new documentary “A Man Named Pearl” and a reception to follow at … Read more
Asheville and environs has a rich history as a health haven, ranging from 19th- and early 20th-century resorts and tuberculosis care to today’s diverse healing arts. And that focus seems likely to grow in years to come, thanks partly to the N.C. Center for Health & Wellness. About 100 people braved a brisk spring wind … Read more
The auditorium at North Buncombe Middle School holds a little more than 400 people. And when the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment meets there on May 14 to consider a concrete plant proposed for Murphy Hill Road, the folks opposing the idea will try to fill every seat. Crossroads: A school bus waits at the … Read more
Sometimes, the solution to a problem is … another problem. Last year, 32 low-income residents of Richmond, Calif., participated in Solar Richmond, a training program for installing solar panels. Within weeks of completing the program, all of them interviewed with potential employers. In New York, an organization called Sustainable South Bronx has helped low-income workers … Read more
For 12 years, Bobby Medford served as Buncombe County’s sheriff. Last week, he entered Asheville’s federal courthouse on the other side—as a defendant in one of the biggest public-corruption cases in Western North Carolina history. Jury selection, opening statements mark first week Medford is on trial along with former reserve Capt. Guy Penland. The trial … Read more
