Seeking Shelter: Homelessness in Asheville after the 10-year plan
- Volume 22
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Ten years into the city’s plan to end homelessness, questions linger about the results. Chronic homelessness has been curtailed, but a shortage of affordable housing and the rising cost of living have hindered progress. Yet project partners are forging ahead with new initiatives to combat housing insecurity and ensure that those in need of shelter get it.
arts
Lex 18 hosts a nostalgic white Christmas
On the evenings of Thursday, and Friday, Dec. 23 and 24, Lex 18 holds a White Christmas Radio Dinner Show, an evening of fine dining, live holiday music, and the…Smart bets: A Swannanoa Solstice
The annual event is at Diana Wortham Theatre Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 and 7 p.m.Ouroboros Boys launch a single and music video
The local post-punk/neo-surf outfit will release, “Spitfire” / “The Corsage,” the first single from their forthcoming self-title debut, with a free show at The Lazy Diamond Sunday, Dec. 20.Smart bets: A Path Untold and Aligning Minds
Aligning Minds and A Path Untold co-headline the album release show with Futexture and Bombassic opening at The Orange Peel Saturday, Dec. 19.Holiday Events Roundup for 12/16 through 12/24
ART/CRAFT FAIRS Caldwell Arts Council 601 College Ave SW, Lenoir, 754-2486 • Through WE (12/23) – “Satie’s Holiday Sale,” 75 crafters and artists exhibiting. Mon.-Fri.: 9am-6pm. Sat.: 10am-3pm. Free to attend. Holiday Craft…Charles Humphrey III’s Songs From The Road Band plays Jack of the Wood
The all-star bluegrass side project released its third album, Traveling Show, in April. On Friday, Dec. 19, at Jack of the Wood, that band will perform the its new record…Smart bets: Sirius.B, Megan Jean and the KFB, Plankeye Peggy
Sirius.B, Megan Jean and the KFB and Plankeye Peggy will rock Gypsy souls at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall Friday, Dec. 18.State of the Arts: Women in process
Two local art exhibition, though very different, both present women in dialogue with the artistic process.Smart bets: The Legendary Singing Stars
The Legendary Singing Stars return for the Double Crown’s third anniversary Thursday, Dec. 17.Town and Mountain Realty’s holiday party benefits five local nonprofits
WHAT: Town and Mountain Realty’s fourth annual Home for the Holidays fundraiser WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 20, 5-9:30 p.m. WHERE: The Orange Peel WHY: “Home for the Holidays is a great…
food
Small bites: Fifth Season Gardening cultivates DIY lifestyles
Fifth Season's new East Asheville location caters to homebrewers; Full Circle Farm Sanctuary hosts a vegan cookie swap; AIR Passports are now for sale; local restaurants collect items for youths…Beer Scout: Motorcycles and beer — a different kind of taproom
Last month, South Slope motorcycle repair shop Moto Vicious recently embraced a beer-loving business model by adding an after-hours taproom. Also in this Beer Scout, Sanctuary Brewing Co. kicks off…Waste not: Food Connection steers surplus toward hungry people’s plates
Through grassroots community collaborations, Food Connection saves many thousands of pounds of fresh, unused food from the trash each year, transporting it by taxi to be distributed to residents in…Rhubarb gets set to launch new bakery, event space
With his expansion in the old French Broad Chocolate Lounge space, Rhubarb chef John Fleer hopes to create a new bakery, retail shop and event venue that continues his theme…
living
Mission adds mechanical heart implant to its repertoire
With a new mechanical pump circulating blood through his body, Jim Hemphill can again play with his grandchildren and talk without straining to breathe. He also has no pulse. There’s…
movies
Screen scene: Local film news
This week's roundup includes The North Asheville Library’s “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” film series along with screenings of The Polar Express and Princess Mononoke.
news
NC fights EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Even as world leaders gathered in Paris to establish goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change, North Carolina leaders were positioning our state to…Fix the system: nonprofits urged to become policy advocates
When we think of helping others in need in Asheville, it's natural to picture direct, practical actions, such as providing food, building houses, donating warm coats or mentoring young people.…Gimme shelter: In wake of 10-year plan to end homelessness, local agencies regroup
Although chronic homelessness has been curtailed substantially since 2005, the combination of a severe economic downturn, an acute shortage of affordable housing and the rising cost of living has hindered…Community Calendar Highlights: Give!Local nonprofit events from 12/16 through 12/24
There are only two more weeks left to donate to the GiveLocal campaign! So far there have been over 230 donations made, with an average donation of $80. The largest…
opinion
Letter writer: Linking doughnuts to children’s clinic sets society up to fail
" I want a community that thinks deeper and questions appropriately [the] motivations of big business."Letter writer: Duplex zoning change would violate covenant between Buncombe county residents, commissioners
"Permitting duplexes in the proposed three single -family residential zoning districts is unwarranted and unnecessary, as they are currently permitted in eight other districts."Letter writer: Spoiler alert needed for movie reviews
"Hey, Mr. Hanke — ever heard of the phrase 'spoiler alert'?"Letter writer: Volunteers at AHOPE helped build community
"The first day of community participation in the participatory action research project currently underway at AHOPE was a great success."Please help
Fit to be tied: Why Asheville beats LA
"I’ve lived here for six years and felt I truly understood this offbeat, dog-loving, music-playing, beer-drinking conglomeration of a city. Using the Fitbit, though, was like watching Asheville in slow…Letter writer: Make Pack Library a voting site for downtown residents
"I hope our Buncombe County Board of Elections will seriously consider making Pack Library a voting site in upcoming elections. As it is now, yes, voting is our right, but…Park and Recreation
Letter writer: Voter ID law harkens back to Jim Crow practices
"While not as egregious as Jim Crow poll taxes and literacy tests, the intent and result are the same: disenfranchisement and disproportionate burden on African-Americans, Latina/os, the poor and the…
