While near-record temperatures kept Asheville toasty for more than a week, a June 2 press conference at the Asheville YWCA revealed another hot topic: loss of funding for a local program. The center’s Diabetes Wellness program may lose half its financial support this fiscal year, Director Holly Jones told reporters. About 120 local residents depend … Read more
The North Carolina General Assembly is the best money could buy. Sorrow lies in the fact that they are for the most part a group of ideologues who believe the political-ideology rhetoric that spews from their mouths. Their pockets are full while yours are empty. They have no concern for the future of the children … Read more
The Suspect: Tiempo Libre This group calls ita concerts a “Cuban musical party.” The music is timba, a high-energy combination of Latin jazz and traditional son cubano. This three-time Grammy-nominated band has performed on NPR and Dancing with the Stars, and last month they released My Secret Radio. Can Be Found: The Orange Peel, Sunday, … Read more
Our state's Republican legislature never disappoints when it comes to creating more and more bad legislation. The newest stinkeroo is House Bill 810. It has already made it out of the House Banking Committee and is headed for the Senate. Ostensibly it is an amendment to the Consumer Finance Act. What it really amounts to … Read more
Womansong It's a ladies' night out, in a sense. Local all-female vocal collective Womansong performs on stage at UNC-Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium with Wild Bodema, a women's drum troupe. And that's just part She Sings, an evening of music. The Sue Ford Trio presents original songs, Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre previews the dance "Beauty" from full-length … Read more
Developer Frank Howington and his E. F. Howington Company have once again circumvented the wishes of the residents of the Kenilworth section of Asheville and the spirit of the initial City Council vote. Howington hired the Van Winkle law firm, which employs Council member Esther Manheimer. [She] had to recuse herself, thereby changing the votes … Read more
For my school service project, I picked up trash around the forest. I picked up trash at campsites and on the forest roads. I found a lot of things like beer cans, milk containers, soda bottles, food wrappings, and someone even threw away a broken camp chair. I pulled a lot of trash out of … Read more
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