https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/06/29/sweeten-creek-apartments-asheville-nc-council-approves-affordable-complex/7758280001/ https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/07/26/asheville-council-oks-186-unit-long-shoals-project-lake-julian/10154684002/ https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2021/08/12/new-south-asheville-apartments-87-affordable-housing-units-coming-long-shoals-subsidy-voucher/5567814001/ https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2022/07/06/3-arden-planned-developments-hundreds-apartments-townhomes/7812742001/ https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/06/28/54-unit-senior-apartments-expansion-proposed-south-asheville/7749271001/ https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/07/07/asheville-new-9-story-hotel-coming-broadway-downtown/7822764001/ https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/07/28/microhousing-developments-proposed-downtown-asheville/10162692002/ __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
2022 cartoons
You can force help from pushers and even from a virus, but not from the TDA. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Community support for, or resistance to a project can sometimes be heard or not. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-city-schools-spent-at-least-405000-on-recent-superintendent-buyouts-searches https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/08/17/buncombe-county-commissioner-calls-north-carolina-teacher-strike/10348381002/ https://wlos.com/news/nation-world/districts-struggling-to-hire-bus-drivers-as-students-head-back-to-school-lake-travis-isd-pandemic-burnout-changes-to-routes-transportation-struggles-bigger-workload https://wlos.com/news/local/workforce-shortages-plague-asheville-buncombe-school-districts https://wlos.com/news/local/totally-unprecedented-high-number-of-employee-resignations-in-asheville-city-schools-western-north-carolina-teacher-matthew-leggat-interim-superintendent-dr-jim-causby-teacher-working-conditions-survey https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-city-schools-seek-new-ways-to-recruit-keep-staff-resignations __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
When local government is preparing to fix the future, the future may still be broken. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Uprising
Pedestrians and bench-sitters will soon also have to use Lyft. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/09/06/downtown-asheville-reduced-parking-costs-food-service-workers/8005327001/ https://mountainx.com/news/buncombe-considers-parking-solutions-for-low-income-workers/ __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
The DEQ’s most recent tally of new impaired waterways shows a 19-mile section of the French Broad from N.C. 146 to Craggy Dam was added during the summer. The list, updated every two years, also includes Bacoate Branch and Town[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
E-colis: Safety First
The DEQ’s most recent tally of new impaired waterways shows a 19-mile section of the French Broad from N.C. 146 to Craggy Dam was added during the summer. The list, updated every two years, also includes Bacoate Branch and Town[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When will the state get hip to the hemp? __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Reading the signs should be done correctly. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
There are tiny solutions to our big problems. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
More tricks than treats in AVL this year. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
The New Exotic
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/10/27/nc-could-set-record-for-west-nile-virus-cases-2022/69561870007/ According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seasonality report published in late 2021, all seasons have warmed in the U.S., with winter temperatures increasing by nearly 3 degrees Fahrenheit since 1896. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With costs of living at their peak here in the peaks, will it give residents a fit of pique? __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…