The Mountain Xpress Voter Guide, Part 2
- Volume 25
- / Issue 15
Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Brent Brown
In Part 2 of Xpress’ 2018 general election voter guide, we dig into local races, including candidates for Buncombe County sheriff, Board of Commissioners, Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, the courts and more.
arts
Author Jennie Liu writes of teens in contemporary China
She'll launch the book at Malaprop's on Wednesday, Nov. 7.Five-day photo+sphere pairs art and science
Eric Baden saw the opportunity to “take another issue of urgency, which has to do with care for the environment,” he says, “and the fact that, just like Asheville has…Girlpool’s contemplative folk gets the punk treatment onstage
Girlpool plays The Grey Eagle Sunday, Nov. 4.Smart Bets: WNC Pottery Festival
The town of Dillsboro hosts the 14th annual celebration on Nov. 3.Miss Gay Latina celebrates culture, community, camaraderie
Extraordinary entertainment aside, “It’s the sense of camaraderie and inclusion that truly sets this pageant apart,” says last year’s winner, Dorae Saunders.Smart Bets: Tar Heel Tellers Storytelling Festival
The North Carolina Storytelling Guild’s annual event takes place Nov. 3 at the Henderson County Library.Theater review: Thriller double feature at Hendersonville Community Theater
Both shows are decidedly darker and edgier than one would expect from HCT, and the theater company deserve credit for going out on a limb.Smart Bets: The Headless Hessian of Sleepy Hollow
Immediate Theatre Project presents a collection of classic American horror stories on Nov. 1 at Isis Music Hall.Smart Bets: Okapi
The Asheville-based avant-garde chamber duo plays an album release show on Nov. 1 at Revolve.
food
Top-Shelf Views: Asheville bartenders talk about absinthe
Local bartenders dispel myths about the legendary "green fairy."Y.E.S. Chef! Youth Culinary Program pairs teens with top Asheville chefs
A new youth culinary training program pairs teens with top local chefs for training that culminates with a cooking competition.Small bites: Celebrity chef dishes up paella
District Wine Bar hosts a paella and Spanish wine fundraiser for Asheville Music School. Also in this week's Asheville food news, GO Kitchen Ready students present their Showcase Dinner, the…
living
Nonprofit helps women with breast and gynecological cancers pay bills
The Hope Chest for Women connects those struggling with breast and gynecological cancer to community resources. The nonprofit provides funds for vitamins, medications, utility payments, specialized medical supplies, co-pays and…
movies
Screen scene: Local film news
The Asheville Film Society screens "The Great Dictator" at the Fine Arts Theatre, Mountain Marquee opens in Marion and more.
news
NC Women’s Summit aims to keep momentum going after midterms
Whatever the outcome of the Tuesday, Nov. 6, general election, advocates with Women AdvaNCe, a nonpartisan education institute, aim to energize politically-engaged women during the all-day Women Moving Mountains summit…Biz briefs: Thousands of jobs, busy fall business calendar
From a career expo to an annual event that honors women business leaders, there's a lot going on in the Asheville business world this fall.Habitat to build multifamily housing in Candler
A new Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity development in Candler will mark the organization's first foray into constructing multifamily homes. The move is necessary, the nonprofit says, to meet the…New gas power plant to replace Duke coal facility at Lake Julian
The new facility's planned retirement is in 2059 — 17 years after Buncombe County government’s 2042 goal of transitioning all homes and businesses to completely renewable energy. Jason Walls, Duke…News in brief: NCSSM raises funds for western campus, controlled burning in area
A second campus of the N.C. School of Science and Math is on tap for 2021 in Morganton, and fundraising is underway to assemble the final pieces of the puzzle…No resolution for Mission Hospital and Kenilworth residents after packed noise hearing
Rick Daniels, representing Mission, and Sean Devereux, a lawyer for the neighborhood, announced after a lengthy recess that the two parties would continue negotiations outside the appeals board process. However,…Council members declare shift in hotel thinking as Biltmore Ave. proposal withdrawn
After Mayor Esther Manheimer and Council members Keith Young and Brian Haynes shared their intent to reject the project, attorney Wyatt Stevens pulled the building from consideration on behalf of…
opinion
Letter: Blame disinterest and apathy, not women
"Has it ever occurred to Anthony E. Ponder that the dwindling membership in service organizations has to do with disinterest and apathy on the part of males and their participation,…Letter: Go local and organic to help environment
"These and many other reasons speak against plain going vegan and feeling great about it; it speaks for education, and mostly it speaks for going local."Letter: Flip the House by voting against Republican enablers
"We need to vote our Republican friends away from the table for a while in order to stop this slid into despotism."Letter: Support Price, the alternative to Meadows
"Because of these and many more of Mark Meadows’ positions that my wife and I disagree with, we are actively supporting the alternative for the 11th Congressional District, Democrat Phillip…Letter: Whose side is McHenry on?
"His records show consistent support for extreme legislation and nullifying of standards that have been put in place to protect the environment and our public health and safety."Letter: WNC needs a check on Trump in Congress
"N.C. 11 must elect Phillip Price and other Democrats as a check on presidential power before Trump does any more damage to our great nation."Letter: Miller has best experience, demeanor to be sheriff
"In my opinion, Quentin Miller has those qualifications — an easy, balanced demeanor backed up with years of experience in the profession."Letter: Voting against all six amendments
"Either 'it’s not broke, so don’t fix it' (the hunting/fishing amendment); 'it’ll make things worse while not fixing what’s wrong' (the victims' rights amendment); or 'it’s destroying our balanced government'…Letter: Why I’m voting for Miller, Earls and Brown
"You can be sure the Republicans are pouring millions into stopping her so they can continue to take away voting rights, due-process rights, the rights of municipalities to prohibit discrimination,…Letter: Meadows — missing in action
"We do recall him voting for the doomed American Health Care Act and then crying crocodile tears about not having known of the impact it would have on poor and…Letter: Higgins has the qualifications for sheriff
"He is a well-respected, successful business owner and has been for a big part of his life."
