March 6, 2019 – mountainx.com

Buncombe County sheriff seeks funding for new positions, vehicles

March 7, 2019March 6, 2019 by David Floyd

Quentin Miller speaks at swearing-in ceremony

In an effort to address what he sees as needs in the department, which includes increasing the number of patrol officers, Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller asked the board for additional funding to pay for 21 new positions and an increase in the number of vehicles that the county refreshes on an annual basis. The sheriff’s office anticipates that the requests would produce a total recurring cost of approximately $3.2 million per year.

Mexican dancer Tatiana Zugazagoitia in residency at ACDT

March 6, 2019 by Carla Seidl

Zugazagoitia’s performance, along with ACDT co-choreography, is part of the local dance company’s celebration of its 40th year, and will be followed by a lasagna cook-off fundraiser.

Celebrate Zelda! remembers the legacy of an artist

March 6, 2019 by Alli Marshall

The commemoration, now in its fourth year, remembers the Jazz Age luminary with a weeklong roster of events.

Letter: How can all voices be heard on important issues?

March 6, 2019 by Letters

“Rather than being frustrated at seemingly low public buy-in, how can we accommodate the disparity between those who are immediately able to participate in politics and those who are not?”

News briefs: Asheville Habitat celebrates women in construction

March 6, 2019 by Xpress Staff

Women make up over half of the local nonprofit’s construction staff and work in roles that provide new construction, home repair, volunteer coordination and construction administration. Each year, the Women Build Advocacy Team — aka WomBATs — recruits female volunteers and raises funds. This year’s Women Build House will come together on May 7.

Smart Bets: Gina Chavez

March 6, 2019 by Edwin Arnaudin

The bilingual Latin folk-pop artist plays the Tryon Fine Arts Center on March 9.

WNC’s hidden faces of food insecurity

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Gina Smith

A host of factors, including poverty, job loss, lack of transportation, unaffordable housing and chronic health issues, contribute to creating barriers to food access. But the vague mental images painted by these scenarios do not necessarily put an accurate face on WNC’s sprawling and complicated food insecurity problem.