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4 weeks ago | 
mountainx.com | Brent Brown |Justin McGuire |Morgan Sykes |Chloe Lieberman
Regional tastes Categories Humor, Opinion Foster care system in Western North Carolina struggles with shortages, instability Western North Carolina’s foster care system faces severe challenges, including a shortage of licensed foster families, an overwhelmed family court system and limited housing options and educational opportunities for those who age out of the system. Categories Local Government, News Tags Black Mountain Home for Children, dss, foster care, Foster Care Month, Jackson...
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1 month ago | 
mountainx.com | Brent Brown |Brionna Dallara |Edwin Arnaudin |Justin McGuire
Through the roof Categories Humor, Opinion Asheville Middle students create mural on Merrimon Avenue Tami Helfrich, co-owner of YOLO Frozen Yogurt on Merrimon Avenue, says a lot of folks assume the shop’s name refers to the phrase “You only live once.” But the prefix actually stands for “Yogurt Local.” In recent weeks, the shop has celebrated the completion of a new mural that honors both interpretations. For over a … Read more Categories Art News, Community News, Education, News Tags...
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1 month ago | 
mountainx.com | Brooke Randle |Kay West |Edwin Arnaudin |Justin McGuire
‘Voluntourism’ sees boost after Helene When Tropical Storm Helene slammed into Asheville at the start of peak tourist season last year, many would-be visitors watched the devastation unfold from afar, unsure of how to help or what to do.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
mountainx.com | Edwin Arnaudin |Kay West |Justin McGuire |Brooke Randle
Setting the Pace: WNC running groups reroute in wake of Helene Volume / Issue February 5, 2025 Cover Design Credit: Scott Southwick Cover Photography Credit: Brandon Thrower For some, running in a group has always provided built-in motivation as well as a way to foster friendships. But in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, the act of running together has also taken on a deeper meaning for many in the local scene: rebuilding community....
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
mountainx.com | Kay West |Carmela Caruso |Brionna Dallara |Justin McGuire
Displaced: Grassroots organizers fight for Swannanoa residents Volume / Issue January 29, 2025 Cover Design Credit: Scott Southwick and Caleb Johnson Cover Photography Credit: Caleb Johnson Like many rural places in Western North Carolina, the Swannanoa community is scattered around hollers and dead-end roads. Because of this, people in each neighborhood had unique experiences of Tropical Storm Helene — whether they were near forested slopes off Bee Tree Road or in riverside complexes within...
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
mountainx.com | Kay West |Justin McGuire |Brooke Randle |Greg Parlier
Deep Dive: Into the heart of Ashevilles low-brow bar scene Volume / Issue January 22, 2025 Cover Design Credit: Scott Southwick Cover Photography Credit: Caleb Johnson Asheville’s colorful dive bars offer camaraderie and community along with the fun and cheap drinks, say longtime local bartenders Elijah Wayne, Jennie Lou Nelson and Catherine Meriwether, pictured clockwise from upper left on this week’s cover. The holiday shopping season was a huge success from some small-town merchants still...
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Justin McGuire
When Xpress asked local mayors to participate in our 2024 Year in Review, Canton’s Zeb Smathers had perhaps the best reaction. “I mean, it’s been a pretty boring year,” he joked. “Do we really have anything to review?”That sums up 2024 in Western North Carolina pretty well: If you didn’t find a way to laugh through the trauma, you might have ended up crying. Tropical Storm Helene tore through the region on Sept.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Justin McGuire
Most high school students don’t spend their free time poring over love letters from the 19th century or teaching themselves how to read cursive. But Christ School senior Grey Edens is not like most high school students. Edens recently self-published My Dear Christ School Boys: Celebrating 125 Years of Christ School Through Love, Loss, and Letters. The book traces the story of the Arden school’s 1900 founding by Episcopal clergyman Thomas Wetmore and his wife, Susan Allen Wetmore.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Kay West |Justin McGuire
ReHomed for the Holidays: Local businesses open their doors to displaced shopkeepers Volume / Issue December 4, 2024 Cover Design Credit: Scott Southwick Cover Photography Credit: Cindy Kunst Across Asheville, retailers and artists are collaborating to create innovative pop-up events to support local shops displaced by Tropical Storm Helene. On this week’s cover, Abigail Riley, left, co-owner of the Biltmore Village business Finch Grocery, is pictured with Wall Street retailer Hannah Schauer,...
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
mountainx.com | Kay West |Bill Kopp |Justin McGuire
Down by the River: The highs and lows of relaunching the RAD Volume / Issue November 20, 2024 Cover Design Credit: Scott Southwick Cover Photography Credit: Cindy Kunst Though much of the River Arts District was destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene, the recent success of RADFest 1.0 has many artists hopeful that the district can bounce back. Multiple initiatives are underway to assist those district makers who’ve lost everything. And the creative community continues to support one another amid...
