Kids Issue, Part 1: Dreamers
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Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Aleena Burns, 10th grade, Charles D. Owen High School
For this year’s Kids Issue, Xpress asked local K-12 students to create art and writing around the theme “What do you dream about?” They responded by sharing their funniest, scariest — and sometimes most profound — dreams through drawings, photos, essays, poems and short fiction.
arts
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo recruits puppets for Grey Eagle show
On Saturday, March 23, at noon, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo will partner with the Street Creature Puppet Collective at The Grey Eagle, where the groups will perform a family-friendly hip-hop…Asheville High School student learns about leadership via the clarinet
As part of Xpress' Kids Issue, we speak Emery Fischer-Schmidt, a senior at Asheville High School and a section leader for the school band.Hannah Kaminer cultivates community on new album
The Asheville-based singer-songwriter's latest collection addresses community, a loss of faith and the city's rapidly changing identity.Playbill picks: March local theater highlights
The supernatural, Greek gods and small-town personalities grace area stages this month.Around town: New mural encourages residents to ‘take a deep breath’
The Booth Fairy Project's new mural in West Asheville; a bluegrass swing band debuts; a Zoom program on the historic rumbling mountains of Hickory Nut Gorge; and more.
food
What’s new in food: Culinary celebrations for St. Patrick’s Day
Where to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with food; a pop-up at Stay Glazed Donuts; the AVL Food Series kicks off; and more.
living
Adaptive sports serve youths with special needs
Adaptive sports for youth are also important for their parents. “We need each other,” says Stacie Hildenbrand of Mills River. “Representation is something we advocate for for our own children.…
news
Students pursue journalism careers despite industry’s decline
In the past three decades, the traditional media business model fell apart as the internet took most of its advertising and people began getting their news through ever-splintered social media.Local high school student discusses organizing a TEDxYouth talk
As part of Xpress' Kids Issue, we speak with Mahayla Jones, an 11th grader at The Franklin School of Innovation, about her role in a recent TEDxYouth talk.Food and beverage workers union eyes future growth
Asheville Food and Beverage United seeks to interrupt “the abusive culture that just keeps being perpetuated,’” explains Jen Hampton, the union's lead organizer. Her work in the service industry spanned…Swannanoa Library to remain open amid community outcry
The Swannanoa Library will remain open after an unexpected vote by Buncombe County commissioners on March 7 that reversed a previous decision to close the library branch.BCS board rejects requests to remove nine books from district schools
One month after banning a book from all district high schools, the Buncombe County Board of Education unanimously agreed at its March 7 meeting to keep nine others available to…Buncombe advances first-time candidates in March 5 primary
While the March 5 primary delivered few surprises at the top of the ticket, local races delivered some firsts for Buncombe County in an election that saw a far lower…Second STR listening session planned for March 18
The proposed regulations would ban new whole-house short-term rentals in the unincorporated parts of Buncombe County unless they were located within five commercial zones or in the county’s residential open-use…
opinion
Letter: Edwards’ option: resign in shame
"Wow, U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-11th District) must really feel stupid for having voted for the President Biden impeachment investigation now that the whole foundation for it has been revealed to have…Letter: Opposed to Haw Creek rezoning
"The developer has offered no solutions to community concerns so far. Public hearings to date have been widely attended and in opposition to the project as proposed."Letter: Dreaming of Asheville’s Central Park
"The ongoing I-26 expansion offers a unique opportunity for our city to obtain something we all deserve — additional space for pickleball."The turbulent ’60s: A Jew in Asheville
"Meanwhile, despite the new respect that worldwide Jewry received after the war, antisemitism continued to rear its ugly head in Asheville, as demonstrated by two stories that community members shared…Toy story
Letter: Crosswalk enforcement needed
"Why even have crosswalks for Merrimon Avenue pedestrians if drivers refuse to observe them?"Letter: Speak out for open government and libraries
"Decisions this consequential must be debated in public, with all the stakeholders involved — especially county residents, who, let’s remember, sit at the top of the county’s organizational chart. That’s not what…‘What a dump!’
