Asheville’s $74 million question
Volume
23
/ Issue 13
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Scott Southwick
In this election, city voters will decide a $74 million question: whether to approve bonds to finance transportation, affordable housing, and parks and recreation projects. Asheville leaders and organizations weigh in on the choices.
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Country for Syria creates a unique sound that blends musical traditions
Country for Syria, an Istanbul-based international music collective, blends traditional Middle Eastern sounds with American country.Smart bets: Fish & Friends featuring Jane Kramer and Eliza Sidney
The fifth iteration of this local live music showcase is at Salvage Station on Tuesday, Oct. 25.Esperanza Spalding brings ‘Emily’s D+Evolution’ to Asheville
Esperanza Spalding had, in fact, already recorded much of Emily's D+Evolution before deciding to work with a co-producer. “I didn’t know if this record was valid, or if it was…Asheville Scarefest returns for its fourth year
From Friday, Oct. 21 to Sunday, Oct. 23, geeks and gamers will gather at the Montreat Conference Center for the fourth annual Asheville Scarefest, which offers more than 20 different…Smart bets: Asheville Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Daniel Meyer, the Halloween-appropriate performance is at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Saturday, October 22.Smart bets: Michael Ian Black
The performance is at UNCA's Lipinsky Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 22.Smart bets: SCARY WORD!
Costumes are encouraged at SCARY spoken word OPEN MIC, which takes place at Buffalo Nickel on Wednesday, Oct. 19.food
Small bites: Burger and Brew Nights at Isis
Kitchen 743 at Isis Music Hall celebrates its Battle of the Burger win, MOD Pizza opens in North Asheville, a pop-up dinner will preview soon-to-come Jargon restaurant, chef Elliott Moss…Kitchen vs. classroom: Are culinary schools necessary?
More and more these days, young people are enrolling in culinary school in order to get into the kitchen. That rise in enrollment begs the question: Is it worth it?Beer Scout: Fall festivals bring the heat
Cantillon Zwanze Day celebrated the return of the Shelton Brothers Importers portfolio to the local market, and Burial Beer Co.’s third annual Burnpile Harvest Festival is slated for Saturday, Oct.…Steeping it real: Recently launched Asheville Tea Co. sources local ingredients
Owner Jessie Dean is partnering with Western North Carolina farmers and regional tea growers to create her hand-blended teas.living
Childhood poverty has lifelong ramifications
At the Pisgah Legal annual poverty forum, founder of the Children's Defense Fund Marian Wright Edelman noted that the U.S. ranks next to last of industrialized nations in child poverty…Resonate Asheville offers sound healing for consciousness-based wellness
Resonate Asheville celebrated the healing power of sound — with drumming, world soul, toning, and a variety of other sound-based modalities — at its third annual festival, held at the…Conscious party: Barbells for Boobs
For its fourth annual Barbells for Boobs fundraiser, Urban Athletic Training Center is inviting the public to work out, purchase baked goods and t-shirts, and hop into a mobile hydrostatic…movies
Screen scene: Local film news
The Grail screens a pro-ERA documentary, the Fine Arts hosts benefit screening for the All Souls Cathedral arts commission and Mechanical Eye presents a doc about Spain’s housing crisis.news
Buncombe beat
A brief roundup of Buncombe County news featuring a recap of the Board of Adjustment meeting and information about early voting.Workshop shows how to build and maintain a composting toilet
Learn considerations and best practices for building and using a composting toilet at a Living Web Farms workshop on Saturday, Oct. 29.Asheville leaders and organizations weigh in on bond choice
City-sponsored early polling indicated that a solid majority of Asheville voters say they will vote for the proposed $74 million city bond referendum on this year's general election ballots, and…Asheville’s bond fears: The legacy of a financial nightmare
Has Asheville recovered from the trauma of its municipal debt crisis, which spanned the years between 1930 and 1976? The debt had a profound impact on Asheville's development, its cityscape…opinion
Letter writer: The continuing holocaust of animals
"The imprisonment for life of animals killed for food is a holocaust that makes all the combined crimes of humanity against other humans pale in number."Letter writer: Get thee to Sweeney Todd at ACT for Broadway quality production
"From the opening number to the closing epilogue, Sweeney grabs you and won’t let go."Letter writer: Reconsider the holocaust on your plate
"Violence is violence, and if you believe in social justice, how can you support the abuse of animals simply because they cannot defend themselves? Isn't that the basis of most…Letter writer: Holocaust comparison: a response
"The point of my [letter] was to express that today, billions of animals are being slaughtered yearly, and this is acceptable to most people."Letter writer: Be part of the swarm to take back North Carolina
"It is vital you turn out to vote also for your state and local candidates this election and be part of the swarm of mosquitos that can take back our…Old man yells at cloud
Letter writer: Sierra Club endorses candidates in local elections
"These candidates care about solutions for global warming, planning for smart growth, farmland preservation and will protect our air and water from fracking and coal-ash pollution."Letter writer: WNC forests need your voice for protection
"Unfortunately, the evaluation released by the Forest Service reduces the total acreage eligible for wilderness recommendation in the new forest plan by more than 80 percent. "