On your mark: Council candidates share life on the campaign trail
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Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Illustration by Randy Molton
With the general election six months away, Xpress speaks with all six City Council candidates about their campaign strategies and lessons from the trail thus far.
arts
Tessa Fontaine’s debut novel takes readers to an isolated community with dark secrets
Tessa Fontaine's debut novel, The Red Grove, asks the question: What would life be like for women if they never had to worry about violence?Santiago y Los Gatos and Cliff B. Worsham release new albums
The local singer-songwriters discuss their new collections — both of which are the culmination of years of thought and artistry.Playbill picks: May local theater highlights
Music ties together three area productions this month.Around town: Stewart/Owen Dance unveils new project
Stewart/Owen Dance announces new performance, BirdFest comes to Dillsboro, BPR announces new lineup, Mother’s day comedy show and more!
food
What’s new in food: Posana turns 15
A downtown gluten-free restaurant marks a milestone anniversary. Also in this week's local food news: Equal Plates Project debuts a new catering program that gives back, Mother's Day dining options,…
living
Exploring the great outdoors, 3,600 feet at a time
Our reporter and his musician friend see what Navitat Canopy Adventures is all about.
news
Council candidates share life on the campaign trail
With the general election six months away, Xpress asked each candidate about campaign strategy and lessons from the trail thus far.Wellness roundup: County simulates viral outbreak response
The exercise was a mass distribution of hepatitis A vaccines, explains BCDHHS Director of Nursing Amparo Acosta, who served as the on-site incident commander. “We know that being prepared is critical…Amid funding uncertainty, BCS to request more from county government
The Buncombe County Board of Education passed an increased funding request of $13.5 million from the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners at its May 2 meeting based on a “vast…Community members fight for the future of Southside’s urban farm
A March 27 proposal to the board of commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville called for the demolition of Southside Community Farm to make way for…
opinion
Letter: TDA funding could go further
"We need to protect visitors’ experiences with more police patrols, a continuous downtown shuttle originating from a satellite parking lot, better sidewalks, turning the pit of doom into a busking…Letter: TDA funding could go further
"We need to protect visitors’ experiences with more police patrols, a continuous downtown shuttle originating from a satellite parking lot, better sidewalks, turning the pit of doom into a busking…Letter: Let’s get profit out of health care
"Research reveals public hospitals and nonprofit hospitals produce better patient outcomes than the for-profit ones."Denied
Should we just stop building?
"Yet what of that distinguished legacy is reflected in our current and utterly unremarkable boom?"Letter: Please move Downtown After 5
"I suggest that the Asheville Downtown Association please use Roger McGuire Green for Downtown After 5."Letter: Send BID bill to the tourism bureau
"Since much of this effort revolves around cleaning up downtown to make it more desirable for tourists, demand that the funds come from the tourism bureau and their grossly overfunded…Unsolved mysteries
