Humor Issue 2024
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Cover Design Credit:
scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Brent Brown
Our annual Humor Issue features the finest (fake) news money can buy. To kick off the new year, our crackerjack staff reports on luxurious canines, embraces AI, interprets historical photos and makes bold predictions on what lies ahead for Asheville in 2024.
arts
(HUMOR) Dirty work
Our reporter tries his hand at acting, police work and the grocery biz.Q&A: Morgan Bost interviews Morgan Bost
What are the differences between Asheville and Charlotte besides the letters they use in their names? Morgan. Tells. ALL.Brevard honors groundbreaking comic Moms Mabley with historical marker
Clad in a frumpy housedress, bucket hat and sporting a knowing, toothless smirk, Moms Mabley appeared on stages and TV screens across the U.S. as a delightfully inappropriate senior with…Best Medicine: An inside look on the local comedy scene
Eric Brown and Cayla Clark discuss the local comedy scene, revealing why stand-ups and improv artists don't always get along.Pink Dog Creative’s latest group exhibit showcases various mediums
The exhibit, The Colors of Pink, runs through Sunday, Feb. 25, and features 18 of the building's 30 artists. As its title suggests, the collection explores the studio's unusual name as…Asheville Archives: Billy Borne’s 1924 cartoons
Topics featured in Billy Borne’s 1924 collection include concerns about tourism, that year's presidential campaign and election (which involved the emergence of Robert M. La Follette as a third-party candidate),…
news
City plans to shore up buildings, parking structures
After two studies assessed the condition of 82 city-owned buildings and four parking garages, giving Asheville’s buildings an overall ‘C’ grade, local officials are working on a long-term plan to…(HUMOR) Asheville’s comedic history runs deep
The Xpress staff offers 100% accurate interpretations of archival local photos.(HUMOR) Xpressers almanac: What’s ahead for 2024?
How will the TDA allocate its 2025 budget? Which Asheville-inspired contraceptives will find their way into YOUR life? Xpress staffers offer their satirical predictions for the year ahead.
opinion
Letter: Why won’t medical offices answer the phone?
"It is so frustrating to call any medical practice (since COVID) and be put on hold or leave a message requesting a return call and never have anyone answer or…Old acquaintance
Letter: Help community bike space find a new home
"Seriously, Asheville, we have the money for endless developments and a nauseating amount of breweries — certainly, we can find a corner to house this incredible community resource."Letter: We need a new plan, Asheville
"Our new interim police chief, Michael Lamb, City Manager Debra Campbell and the Council need to listen to a new plan so that Asheville can regain the national reputation it once…(HUMOR) Paid content from HCA Healthcare
Read on to learn about the latest happenings at Mission Hospital! Can't read? Pay us to read it aloud to you!Dawn we now
(HUMOR) Exclusive: K-9 Kora’s lavish lifestyle exposed!
Plus, what does Al Whitesides REALLY mean when he talks about "banking"?
