North Carolina

TL/DR - Buncombe County Parks & Recreation is hosting its annual Festival of Lights at Lake Julian Park from Dec. 2 to Dec. 23. The festival offers both a walk-through experience on Dec. 2 and 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. and a drive-through experience for the rest of the month from 6 to 9 p.m. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be used to…

TL/DR - Beginning December 1, approximately 600,000 North Carolinians will have access to health insurance through the expansion of Medicaid in the state. This move comes as a result of a bipartisan group of lawmakers passing Medicaid expansion in March, following a decade of debate. The expansion will provide healthcare coverage to single…

TL/DR - The startup Hoofprint Biome is developing a novel method to reduce methane emissions from cattle and help combat climate change. The company, which was launched by North Carolina State University (NC State) alumni, seeks to control the gut microbiome of cows through a yeast probiotic carrying special enzymes that could naturally prevent…

TL/DR - A large, unoccupied parking structure in South Slope, Asheville could be repurposed as part of a solution to the city's parking problems, according to David Schulman, a former retailer and president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Schulman suggests that the City should buy the structure and surrounding land, potentially at a…