Protect & Preserve: Asheville Police Department investigates its past
- Volume 31
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Cover Design Credit:
Tina Gaafary
Cover Photography Credit:
Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Library
With the Asheville Police Department’s 150th anniversary coming up in 2025, officials decided it would be a good time to look back at the department’s history. The goal is to produce a 200-page book by next year. Currently, APD is seeking community input to help uncover some of its past.
arts
On the Record: Music, mountains and thoughts on self-determination with Asheville City Council candidate Charles ‘CJ’ Domingo
In the fourth installment of Xpress' limited series "On the Record," Charles "CJ" Domingo shares his connection to Jim Croce's 1973 album Live: The Final Tour, ways in which local…Around town: Punch Bucket Lit launches literary festival in Asheville
Punch Bucket Lit will host its first literary festival, featuring more than 100 writers. Plus, a Black Mountain poet releases a book of interviews, The Asheville Ballet debuts its 2024-25…Playbill picks: September local theater highlights
Three musicals and a period drama are among this month's stage offerings.
food
What’s new in food: Two Asheville chefs bring the heat to the NCRLA Chef Showdown
Chefs Jill Heaton and Terri Terrell represented Asheville in the N.C. Restaurant & Lodging Association Chef Showdown grand finale. Plus: Utopian Seed Project's Trial to Table, expanded food options at…
living
Animal bites should be treated ‘like a car accident,’ says health department
Experts share the procedure for getting post-exposure prophylaxis after an animal bite, indicators that an animal might have rabies and what to know about bats in your house.
news
Afghan refugee reflects on new life in Asheville
Fleeing violence in their home countries, evacuees find a welcoming safety net in Asheville.Asheville Police Department investigates its past
With its 150th anniversary approach, the Asheville Police Department is looking to put together a definitive history.Golden Agers: Making time for adventure and new connections during retirement
For Maurice Frank, retirement revolves around three key pursuits: playing, socializing and giving back.Candidates for Buncombe school board weigh in on local issues
In was a chaotic year for Western North Carolina's largest school district in 2023-24. This November, ten candidates are vying for four seats to lead Buncombe County Schools into a…BCS grapples with fallout from federal litigation around sex discrimination regulations
At its meeting Sept. 5, the Buncombe County Board of Education unanimously (7-0) passed interim policies that broaden the school district’s interpretation of what constitutes a complaint as defined by…Buncombe considers funding for more low-barrier shelter beds
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners reviewed $3.6 million in funding requests that would expand low-barrier homeless shelters, which do not require ID or sobriety, and are open 24/7.
opinion
Letter: Runners, take a lesson from skiers
"It is unnerving and frankly annoying when there is no consideration given to those ahead of you just because they are going slower. For both of our safety, please try…Letter: Come together to honor Asheville’s peace heroes
"These local groups and many more peace and justice groups make up a culture of peace in Asheville, envied by many other communities in our mountain region."Letter: On decision-making and homophobia
"I think any action prompted by homophobia is bound to have ill effects."Running in circles
Letter: Yancey County will lose pooled resources
"The Yancey County administration may be unaware of advantages gained by being in a three-county system, such as interlibrary loans of materials that a single system is unable to afford."Letter: Embrace of ignorance harms next generation
"It is our next generation who is being underserved by the blatant ignorance of bigots in their homes, their schools, their political offices."Gaming the system
Asheville’s alt-weekly has both captured and contributed to WNC’s evolution
Since moving here in 2002, I have seen Xpress transform from an edgy, quirky publication to the strong, serious news and cultural resource it is today — without sacrificing its…
