March 19, 2025 – mountainx.com

Despite Helene, there are plenty of kid-friendly outdoor activities in the Black Mountain region

March 19, 2025 by tima7117168

Spring is here and there are plenty of parks and some trails open in Black Mountain, Swannanoa and Montreat.

Beyond the Dais: Sheneika Smith on youthful pranks

March 19, 2025 by Thomas Calder

As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Council member Sheneika Smith shares her tales.

Asheville teen named to USA Paralympic National Swim Team

March 19, 2025 by Justin McGuire

T.C. Roberson High School junior Emma Roberts recently was named to the USA Paralympic National Swim Team just months after her first Para swimming competition.

Smart Bets: Petit Mondrian

March 19, 2025 by Edwin Arnaudin

Asheville Creative Arts’ dance-theater piece debuts April 2 at the Tina McGuire Theatre.

A look into the daily routes of local school bus drivers

March 19, 2025 by Greg Parlier

Bryan Newton has a full time job managing facilities at Camp Cedar Cliff. Still, he gets up at 5 a.m. every morning to drive about 22 students to school at Charles C. Bell Elementary School. Like the 225 other drivers in Buncombe County and Asheville City schools, Newton doesn’t do it for the money.

Data shows fewer people facing evictions months after Hurricane Helene

March 19, 2025 by ezekielmckibben

Despite higher levels of unemployment in Western North Carolina as communities recover from Hurricane Helene, the number of people facing evictions in recent months has declined, according to data from the North Carolina Housing Coalition.

Mercy in the Mountains concert initiative supports Helene victims and WNC musicians

March 19, 2025 by Bill Kopp

A grassroot effort launched by a retired educator, the next show in the Mercy in the Mountains series features Ashes & Arrows at The Grey Eagle.