The about 2,000 Twitteratti who follow MXNews know that Michael Muller goes a little crazy on the MXNews Twitter account each Wednesday and Saturday, when for a few hours the gravitas of news turns zany. It’s all done in fun, says Muller, who adds that the live, real-time “programs” do have some actual local news. But maybe MXNews should be off limits to goof offs. It is a news feed, after all. What do you think? But first, read what Muller tweeted…
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Xpress stages Twitter-based talk show, “LOCAL MATTERS”
Herewith we present a transcript of what happened when a band of MX irregulars commandeered the network portals and set up a base camp at Posana’s (before moving on to camp #2 at Pack’s Tavern), where they held forth on Twitter for almost four hours under the banner “Local Matters.”
Drought-index map of North Carolina shows fire hazard & rain needs
N.C. Division of Forest Resources updates this map regularly to show drought and fire-danger levels across the state.
Enka development on former BASF raises questions and faces hurdles
What will happen to the as-yet undeveloped portion of the 192-acre parcel in Enka that once was home to the former BASF plant? Developers hope to make a shopping center, with a big box store, on part of it; they’re tempting government officials with offers of ball fields, green space and parks. But some key questions need answers.
New exhibit at Asheville airport celebrates three years of local “Art in the Airport”
The work of more than 100 local artists has been displayed for air travelers at the Asheville Regional Airport during the three-year period since the “Art in the Airport” program began.
Views of Handmade in America’s WNC Craft, Architecture and Design Expo
A slideshow look at some of work on display today, June 26, at the WNC Craft, Architecture and Design Expo at the N.C. Arboretum. The event is put on by Handmade in America and ends today. The work of local crafters and artists is displayed in 11 separate vignettes, such as kitchen, bedroom, livingroom.
The Haiti-Asheville connection continues: A panel discussion (updated with photos)
Haiti’s recovery from the devastating January earthquake is far from complete. And the Asheville connection with recovery efforts remains strong. Mountain Xpress publisher Jeff Fobes attended a UN Association panel discussion on Tuesday, June 22: Haiti: Past, present and future. Here are Fobes’ collected messages (Tweets) from the session.
Asheville kicks off the riverfront design process for the River Arts District
A redesign project for Asheville’s downtown riverfront got underway today when the city held a “kick off” meeting to announce phase one of the planning and design of roadway and greenway improvements in the River Arts District.
Asheville’s Inaugural BeerCity Festival: As it happened, in words and images (UPDATED)
UPDATED with videos and more photos.
The taps were flowing this afternoon at Asheville’s BeerCity festival, which took place at the new Roger McGuire Green at Pack Square Park from noon to 6 p.m. The sold-out event was attended by a crowd of about 2,800 happy imbibers.
Here’s the news as it came out of the park, via Twitter and other means, thanks to an assortment of selfless journalists, citizen reporters and, of course, happy drinkers.
Examiner.com poll: Asheville, NC continues its reign as top BeerCity USA 2010
It’s official: “Asheville, North Carolina is BeerCity USA 2010. While Portland, Oregon organized a healthy challenge against the western North Carolina city of Asheville, in the end the relentless craft beer enthusiasm for Asheville won out,” writes Charlie Papazian, who started the BeerCity USA poll last year and ran it again this year. His comments appeared this afternoon here.
BeerCity poll closes with Asheville in clear lead
A passion for craft beer and social media appear to have been the recipe for success in this year’s BeerCity USA poll, conducted by Charlie Papazian, beer critic of the Charlotte Examiner. The poll closed at 11:59 p.m. Mountain time, May 23, at the end of American Craft Beer Week. With the Examiner site indicating “poll closed,” the two top ranking cities registered the following scores: Asheville 39.9 percent; Portland 34.1 percent.
UPDATE: At noon on Monday, May 24 — still waiting for an official declaration of the winner by the Examiner site.
Asheville vies with Portland for ‘BeerCity USA’ title in poll’s final hours
Click here to vote in BeerCity poll
CORRECTION: Voting closes Monday morning at 1:59 a.m. (Mountain time Sunday 11:59 p.m.)
SATURDAY, May 22 — Asheville pulled into the lead in the national poll when it opened early this week. But today, the more populous Portland began to pull ahead in the Examiner.com poll.
Longboard Asheville: Mellow downhill runs
Skateboarding in the Asheville, North Carolina, area takes on a new dimension with endless miles of winding mountain roads.
— Posted on http://longboardnow.com/longboard-asheville-mellow-downhill-run/
Ongoing coverage of Asheville Fanaticon conference (via Twitter, #avlfan)
Twitter-based news and photos of Saturday, May 15, Fanaticon Conference, going on at the Asheville Art Museum and spilling out into downtown.
Passenger-rail service to Asheville? An annotated list of articles & views
Citizens and officials have been talking for years about bringing passenger-rail service to Asheville, and yet the generally popular idea still seems a long way off. Who’s been doing what? and when might the whistle blow for Western North Carolina?
Asheville’s “Big Ride”: Xpress checks out the city’s bus routes (from 2003 archives)
A compilation of experiences while riding most of Asheville’s bus routes, as reported in a 2003 series, “The Big Ride,” in which Xpress reporters climbed aboard to see what they could see.
Downtown vandalized by angry mob (including ongoing Twitter coverage)
The news of Saturday night’s organized violence downtown against personal and business property is captured here via Twitter.
Video by http://www.ashevillevideoproductions.com/
Alternative fuel pumping stations in Asheville (biodiesel and CNG)
Biodiesel Asheville’s own Blue Ridge Biodiesel is available at 11 locations in and around Asheville. For complete a list, visit Blue Ridge’s site: http://www.blueridgebiofuels.com/products/pump-locations.html B20 — a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum-based diesel — is available at a wide range of locations in the area. Compressed Natural Gas There are two […]
Civil Rights leader, freedom singer Bernice Johnson Reagon will deliver UNCA commencement address
Noted Civil Rights leader and Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon will give this year’s commencement address at UNCA. Chancellor Anne Ponder will confer honorary degrees on Reagon and legendary UNC-Chapel Hill Coaches Dean Smith and Roy Williams at the university’s spring commencement. The ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15, on UNC Asheville’s Quad.
I-40 through the WNC mountains reopened Sunday evening
Sunday, April 25 — The stretch of Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina that has been closed by a rockslide since October will reopen today at 6 p.m., according to a press release today from the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Welcome back: The Obamas order ribs at 12 Bones
Video by Pattiy Torno, Curve Studios