Heck of a job, Brownie! I was at the Asheville City Council meeting on Nov. 25. I was there to support the group Common Sense at the Nuclear Crossroads in their efforts to stop the transportation of high-level nuclear waste through our mountains. Currently, this waste is stored at the nuclear power facilities. It is […]
Year: 2008
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A call to the community
I am writing in response to the Asheville Citizen-Times’ coverage from Dec. 20 regarding the warrants issued in the 2006 murder of Kelly Smith. As case manager at Our VOICE, Buncombe County’s rape crisis center, the news of warrants issued for a man who has possibly been terrorizing women in Asheville for many years left […]
Outdoors: Making wading sandals
I have fished the French Broad wearing chest waders when I was extremely intimidated by the water conditions. But it’s difficult to focus on fishing when—in the back of your mind—you keep repeating the mantra, “If you tread, you are dead.” But with wading sandals (coupled with a Personal Floating Device), I feel reasonably invulnerable […]
Resurrect First Night
What happened to First Night? First Night was a New Year’s Eve version of Bele Chere without the alcohol, but with a wider variety of entertainment. I know it was going in the late 1990s and into the 21st century, and then morphed into a smaller, Civic Center event. Now I google for what is […]
Small Bites
Savoy: More and more local restaurants are trying to plump their sagging profits by appealing to similarly strapped customers with deals and special pricing programs, making even high-end dining more affordable. From the fine end of the dining spectrum comes a set of enticing offers from Savoy Restaurant and Martini Bar, the popular white-table-clothed restaurant […]
A time for “change”
Once again I offer our local high-and-mighty my suggestions for suitable New Year’s resolutions for 2009: Carl Mumpower: Start prepping for your run for governor in 2012. Your “principles first” message could motivate North Carolina Republicans to turn out for the GOP statewide the way they did in the 11th Congressional District in 2008. Terry […]
Nuclear accident
E.Normus Trio’s small format, big sound
Though the dynamics of improv jazz—when things go from quietly intense to loud and calculated in a matter of well-orchestrated measures—might call for a velvet couch in a hash bar, Asheville’s laws prevent that sort of musical experience. Reassuringly, local outfit E.Normus Trio can still send minds into such dimensions. The point of this group […]
On the Twelfth Night of Christmas, New Orleans gave to me … a big colorful party
Calling all New Orleans ex-pats, New Orleans aficionados and lovers of les bons temps — Asheville’s Mystic Mountain Krewe will host a Twelfth Night Celebration at ED Boudreaux’s on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
Xpress-rated: Video sneak peek at the Dec. 31 issue
Here’s a video preview of our Dec. 31 issue, our annual “Year in Quotes” edition.
Buncombe law library closed until April
Renovations will close the Buncombe County Law Library from Monday, Jan. 5, until April, County Manager Wanda Greene told Xpress today.
Second Bier Garden defendant pleads guilty to lesser charges
Michael Plemmons, a former Bier Garden employee arrested after a controversial fracas with an ALE officer, pled guilty to assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and simple assault on Dec. 15, court documents show. Plemmons will serve 120 days supervised probation and a year unsupervised.
Edgy Mama: An open letter to 2009
I’m thrilled to be greeting another year because I am, against death-defying odds, still here. And yet, dear 2009, could you try to be a better year than 2008? Please?
Cape to run for Council again; Mumpower undecided
Asheville City Council member Robin Cape plans to run for another term, while fellow member Carl Mumpower says he’s not sure yet.
New Year’s Eve on a shoestring
Strapped for cash but still looking for more New Year’s Eve excitement than Times Square via your soon-to-be-obsolete analog TV? WNC offers plenty of budget-friendly options when it comes to singing “Auld Lang Syne” and sipping bubbly.
Into the Forums
As expected, the real-life business of the holidays has had a slowing impact on the Xpress forums. Surprisingly, however, a number of interesting and active discussions were taking place here at MountainX.com on the days when most people are more obsessed with stuffing themselves with turkey and dressing than, say, posting their thoughts on the internet.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
So here we are, one day after Christmas, and not many of you have returned to your computers yet.
At mountainx.com, a look at 2008’s top hits
Mountain Xpress unveils a look at what’s been hot at mountainx.com this year. From one terror-filled summer in Transylvania County to what it’s like to have sex every day for a year, our top clicks of the year are all over the place.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Remembrance of critical faculties past
I think this year the reflection process has been ramped up by virtue of the death of film historian and collector Forrest J Ackerman at the beginning of December.
Everybody sing along: “Oh sh*t! It’s Christmastime”
The Mad Tea Party put together a little ditty just in time for the big day and wanted to share it.
Ho ho holy crap: State jobless rate nears 8 percent
This time a year ago, the state’s unemployment rate stood at 4.7 percent. What a difference a year makes.