Best of WNC 2022 Awards, Part Two
- Volume 29
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Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Wagbar
Asheville loves its dogs — so much so that its houses increasingly embrace the design trend of pet architecture, cheekily called “barkitecture.” Xpress speaks with real estate agents and local business owners on home perks for pets.
arts
Asheville FM curates all-local record compilation
“Real People, Great Radio,” a new local compilation album, features 10 WNC-based bands and performers.Around Town: Village Art & Craft Fair marks 50th anniversary
The Village Art & Craft Fair returns to The Cathedral of All Souls for its 50th annual gathering. Plus, The Asheville Ballet kicks off its new season with an outdoor show,…Carolina Mountains Literary Festival returns to Burnsville
Keynote speaker David Joy discusses the importance of place in Southern literature.
food
What’s new in food: HarvestFest debuts, benefiting ASAP
Olivette Riverside Community and Farm hosts a benefit festival for ASAP's Double SNAP for Food and Vegetables program. Also: MANNA FoodBank’s popular Empty Bowls returns; Nine Mile bottles its salad…
living
Local real estate agents talk home ‘barkitecture’
Sona Merlin has seen a lot during her 21 years in Asheville real estate. But one house in the Peach Knob Meadows neighborhood near Town Mountain Road stands out above…Literacy program engages doctors to promote kids reading
The goal is that reading with a child will become a routine and will foster a love of reading on its own.
news
Secret agencies
NC-11 candidates talk issues, strategy ahead of Election Day
The NC-11 race is heating up as Republican State Sen. Chuck Edwards and Democratic challenger Jasmine Beach-Ferrara head into the fall election.Manheimer, Berthiaume pull in Asheville campaign funds
Mayor Esther Manheimer and climate change consultant Maggie Ullman Berthiaume have raised the most campaign funds so far in this year’s race for Asheville city government positions, according to reports…Development roundup: New housing proposed for Elk Mountain ridgeline in Woodfin
Six years after a 196-unit development on the Elk Mountain ridgeline in Woodfin was abandoned following public dissent, a new project on the same site will likely come before the…
opinion
Letter: Schools should focus on the basics
"It is appalling the percentage of children who struggle with basic skills. This should be the primary focus, not social issues."Letter: Let’s vote ‘yes’ on Buncombe bonds
"Thanks to our representative Terri Wells’ leadership, we can make our voices heard on the matters of land conservation and affordable housing."Forest Service rejects MountainTrue’s bid to save old-growth forest
"We were willing to match any price bid on the value of the cut timber in exchange for what would amount to a 100-year carbon lease on those acres."Letter: Affordable housing bond is beyond optimistic
"Using very simple math, you can see how unrealistic these goals are!"Uprising
