Charlotte Ware Epley recounts the nauseating drives she took from Wake City to Asheville in the 1950s with her grandmother.
Smart Bets: Asheville Greats
Answer Man John Boyle will lead the March 18 conversation with Highland Brewing founder Oscar Wong and Black-business advocate Matthew Bacoate Jr.
Back in the Day: Driving up and down the hills of Asheville in the late 1960s
Emily K. Thomas revisits her daily drives in a 1959 Rambler American and the challenges the vehicle encountered managing Asheville’s many hills.
Beyond the Dais: Commissioner Drew Ball’s youthful impromptu karaoke session
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Buncombe County Commissioner Drew Ball shares his tales.
Techniques to address anxiety in kids, post-Helene
Jill Williams, licensed clinical social worker and owner of Flourish Counseling & Wellness in Asheville, recommends parents be age-appropriate, honest and fact based when discussing tragedy.
Constituents speak out at Rep. Chuck Edwards’ town hall
U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards addressed a full house at the Ferguson Auditorium at A-B Tech during his March 13 town hall. Along with the 350-plus people inside the event space, an estimated 2,500 constituents gathered outside.
Beyond the Dais: Commissioner Terri Wells reflects on her favorite childhood music, movies and publications
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Buncombe County Commissioner Terri Wells shares her tales.
Preservation Society documents historic buildings after Helene
Tropical Storm Helene gives shipwreck experts a new way to use their skills — documenting storm-battered historic homes.
Council approves zoning code changes to accelerate projects
Asheville City Council approved several changes to the city zoning codes at its March 11 meeting to make it easier, cheaper and faster to build regular and affordable housing along certain major thoroughfares. But it wasn’t without conflict.
Beyond the Dais: Bo Hess’ outgoing personality started at a young age
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Council member Bo Hess shares his tales.
Asheville City Board of Education sets guiding principles
The Asheville City Board of Education passed a set of loose guidelines for how it should govern, communicate and act at meetings in a 6-1 vote at its meeting March 10. Board member Pepi Acebo voted against what the district called “board norms.”
Beyond the Dais: Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley’s childhood memories of pet cats and C-SPAN
As part of Xpress‘ annual Kids Issue series, we reached out to the members of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to share their childhood recollections. Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley shares her tales.
HUD rejects City of Asheville’s disaster funds plan because of DEI
The City of Asheville is updating its plan for $225 million in disaster recovery funds after the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rejected it because it included Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) criteria.
ACS students could get free meals next year
Staff will submit an application to join the federal Community Eligibility Program, which reimburses the district for ensuring every student can eat breakfast and lunch free at school without having to fill out any paperwork.
In photos: International Women’s Day in Asheville
Hundreds gathered at Pack Square on March 8 for Asheville’s International Women’s Day march — speaking out for women’s rights, showing support for Ukraine and protesting the Trump administration.
BCS revises academic calendar after weather cancellations
Associate Superintendent Jennifer Reed explained that the revisions would change Monday, March 17 from an optional teacher workday to an early dismissal day and adjust Tuesday, April 1 and Friday, May 23 from early dismissal days to full school days.
YMI Cultural Center starts its next chapter with renovations and new leadership
With its new executive director, Sean Palmer, the YMI Cultural Center seeks to expand its reach — both locally and nationally.
‘Come Hell Or High Water.’ New archival, oral history project gathers WNC Helene stories
Katherine Cutshall, the Buncombe County Special Collections manager, said the concept was conceived soon after Helene but staff held off asking for submissions until earlier this year.
After storm delays, countywide property tax assessments resume
Properties that remain damaged or destroyed as of Jan. 1 have been reappraised for 2025. Businesses and private property owners will begin receiving property valuation notices for the current tax year as soon as next week.
WNC trout fishing this summer? Where anglers can go in Hurricane Helene aftermath
Post-Helene debris and waterway changes have made some of the public’s favorite fishing rivers inaccessible for the season, which peaks in spring and fall, though some trout fishing is allowed year-round.
Congressman Chuck Edwards to hold town hall at A-B Tech on March 13
Edwards, who breezed to reelection last November in the staunchly conservative 11th Congressional District, held eight in-person town halls in his first term and had another planned but had to cancel it due to Tropical Storm Helene.
