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This week’s food & drink news round-up (via Twitter)
In this week’s news, as reported on the “avleat” Twitter-feed: Comings and goings, raves and reviews, sweet bits, hot tips, and cooking classes for parents and children.
A Twitter chronicle of how Asheville brought in the new year
New Year’s Eve in Asheville, as chronicled by a sampling of tweets carried on Mountain Xpress’ #AvlNYE Twitter feed.
What’s news in Green Building
If you’re looking for news about green building — both local and national — you should be watching the fast-moving Green Building Twitter feed on the right side of the mountainx.com homepage. Here’s just a sampling of the sort of info you’ll find there.
The storm, in Twitpics
WNC residents shared their blizzard experiences by uploading images to Twitter.
Social media through the storm
Ian Bryan of Asheville-based marketing firm Sensible City asks the question: How can we better use social media to cope with future storms. Input wanted!
Asheville City Council says goodbye to outgoing members, confronts budget woes
Here’s a Twitter-based summary of today’s City Council meeting.
Weekend News Round-up, via Twitter
Here’s the weekend oh-so-local “news & views report,” as seen from the Xpress Twitter feed, including a homicide/suicide, a post-modern prom, the doings at the River District Studio Stroll, swimming in the French Broad, and a whole lot more.
Eats and tweets
Hard as it is to believe, online social networking is still relatively new. But the seeds of the current Twitter craze that’s gripped all manner of restaurants, from latter-day chuckwagons to tony white-tableclothed eateries, were sown decades ago. All the food news that fits a tweet: June Thomas puts Twitter to work for Nine Mile. […]
Small Bites
Mayfel’s: While Mayfel’s commitment to supporting local animal-welfare organizations is probably lost on even the smartest of canines, Spot’s sure to appreciate the complimentary dog treats available weekly on the downtown-Asheville restaurant’s patio (pictured). According to office manager Suzie Corr, diners are encouraged to bring their dogs to the restaurant’s “Dog Days of Summer” promotion, […]
Mountain Xpress: Our Twitter Manifesto
The Mountain Xpress, Asheville, N.C.‘s, alternative newsweekly, took a remarkable step on Wednesday, ending its 14-year run as a print publication (today’s issue is our last), suspending its regular online news reports and converting its entire news operation to Twitter dispatches from staff and trusted community journalists.
Anatomy of a local Twitter argument resolved: Politics & peace in a small town
Early this morning, local Twitterer WNCGOP began his day with a terse politically and sociologically charged one-liner: WNCGOP: “Good morning everyone. It’s raining here in Asheville, NC (which is a good thing, because it keeps down the stink of those damned hippies).” Here’s what happened in the ensuing hours of Twitter discussion:
Xpress is Flickrin’ and Twitterin’ now
News flash: Mountain Xpress adds Twitter feed, and Flickr isn’t far behind. Or, in Twitter-speak—News: Mtn X adds Twitr & Flikr. See http://bit.ly/HTFVR. #mxnow. Bitly what? Flickr who? OK. Here’s the deal (with apologies to the English language): Social networking and news gathering have mingled. Twitter is a micro-blogging program that lets users exchange brief […]
Help Xpress report on the URTV board meeting
Thursday’s meeting of the URTV board will deal with a number of controversial issues, and Xpress is inviting attendees to assist our reporting on the events by joining in on the MXNow Twitter feed.
Asheville’s Girl Scout cookie saga: How one local scout’s story went national (A Twitter Report)
National media went into a feeding frenzy over Wild Freeborn’s innovative online efforts to sell cookies. Here’s what it was like, as it unfolded, for an 8-year-old Asheville girl and her dad to be swept up in a series of New York studio appearances.
Gov. Perdue’s speech (The Twitter report)
Gov. Beverly Perdue spoke about the economy to more than 200 people on Thursday at a CIBO meeting. Here is a compilation of Xpress’ live coverage, transmitted via Twitter.
At Buncombe commissioners meeting, a Twitter-fest
Mountain Xpress will be covering the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ meeting tonight, and we’re inviting all you citizen journalists to join us.