After serving for 24 years as Buncombe County’s District Attorney, Ron Moore lost his job to challenger Todd Williams in a landslide Democratic primary. And in the District 3 Buncombe County commissioners race, political newcomer Miranda DeBruhl defeated incumbent David King in the Republican primary. Here’s a rundown of some of the key local May 6 election results. Photo by Jesse Farthing.
Newly released data pulled from Feeding America’s 2012 Map the Meal Gap study shows a 2 percent increase in food insecurity in Western North Carolina. In that year, the study found, 15.3 percent of the region’s people lacked consistent access to enough food to meet their nutritional needs, up from 14.9 percent in 2011.
Three months after the coal ash spill that dumped 70 miles worth of toxic sludge into Dan River, Duke Energy is still dealing with the backlash and trying to figure out the best way to move forward. According to a story published in the Asheville Citizen-Times on Thursday, May 1, WNC pastors signed and delivered a letter … Read more
Biscuit Head is spreading the love. Soon Ashevilleans who don’t happen to live in on the west side will no longer have to drive to Haywood Road to get their cat-head biscuit on (yep, that means biscuits as big as your kitty’s noggin). As of June 1, owners Jason and Carolyn Roy are opening a second location near Mission Hospital in the Biltmore Avenue location previously occupied by the much-loved Tomato Jam Café.
Imagine walking into your favorite Asheville shop, restaurant or bar and seeing a certificate of honor hanging in the window, knowing that you, alongside thousands of Mountain Xpress readers, identified your go-to hangout spot — your top choice — as having the best food, product or service in town. Help Xpress reward the best that … Read more
