I admit that it’s often more fun to write a bad review, even if it’s not so much fun to sit through a bad movie.
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Buncombe Planning Board will hold special meeting on zoning
The Buncombe County Planning Board will hold a special meeting on zoning Monday, March 30, in the wake of a recent court decision that overturned the county’s zoning ordinance.
Mumpower: Run for re-election a “necessity” because of City Council’s “continued irresponsibility”
Asheville City Council member Carl Mumpower announces he will try to keep his seat this fall
Wedge Brewery, part 1
James Carson (posing outside of the Wedge Brewery in Asheville’s River Arts District) is the manager at Westville Pub. He’s wearing a jacket from Ragtime Vintage Clothing (20 E. Walnut St., Asheville, 225-8889). Photo by Julie Tracy.
Xpress Files: Richmond Hill Inn bankruptcy documents
Federal bankruptcy court documents filed by the owner of the Richmond Hill Inn show that the loss of the inn’s historic mansion to fire on March 20 was valued at $7 million, including $25,000 in oriental rugs, $55,000 in food and wine and an unknown amount to replace the irreplaceable — a portrait of Gabrielle Pearson, the wife of the congressman and ambassador who built the original Victorian mansion in 1889.
City unveils final Downtown Master plan
After months of debate and $170,000 in taxpayer money, the city of Asheville on Thursday unveiled the final version of the Downtown Master Plan, intended to shape the future direction of downtown economically, culturally and architecturally.
Local Girl Scouts sound alarm
Girl Scouts demand clean up of Buttermilk and Smith Mill creeks in West Asheville.
Ragtime (part 2)
The following photo shoot was taken in Asheville’s River Arts District by Michael B. as part of an ad campaign for Ragtime Vintage Clothing (20 E. Walnut St., Asheville, 225-8889). Model: Grant Waters Model: Jesse Ingle Model: Michael Ring Model: Sara Palmer
Book Report: Nutcase
Charlotte Hughes’ latest novel reads at a breathless, breakneck pace but also provides plenty of fluffy, fun escape.
The hard sell
The no holds barred interview with Dixie Longate of off-Broadway show Dixie’s Tupperware Party
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
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:
What’s hatching in WNC – March
Insect Time of month Patterns to Match type Blue-Winged Olive All month overcast days 16-18 Mr. Rapidan, 16-20 BWO Parachute, 20 BWO Biot Spinners, 18-22 BWO Klink Emergers 16-22 Skinny Nelson, Poison Tung, Mighty May, AP Nymph, Best Nest black dry subsurface Blue Quill early 16-20 Blue Quill, Thunderhead 16-20 Hare’s Ear Nymph or Bird’s […]
Ragtime (part 1)
The following photos were taken by Michael Ring, a UNC-Asheville student working as a marketing intern with Ragtime Vintage Clothing (20 E. Walnut St., Asheville, 225-8889). Of the clothes, supplied by and modeled at Ragtime, Rings says, “We think that these outfits exemplify the heart of Asheville style.” Model: Grant Waters Model: Ryan Ashley
This weekend on a shoestring
It’s spring. There are more hours of daylight. Dig those coins out of your couch cushions and the floor mats of your car and head out for great local music. From shoegaze to grindcore, from psychedelic to Latin pop, there’s something for everyone in this (perhaps) most eclectic of roundups. And, as usual, nothing costs more than $5.
Buncombe Commissioners
Despite difficulties, Pack Square renovations on track, conservancy officials say County manager recommends delaying decision on new office facility Commissioners change meeting place The Buncombe County commissioners probably wished they’d had some luck o’ the Irish on March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day) as they heard a report from the Pack Square Conservancy indicating that the […]
Askville: The amazing adventures of Wild Freeborn
Wild Freeborn found fame by accident, during a quest to sell 12,000 Girl Scout cookies. Along the way, she decided celebrity’s not all it’s cracked up to be. The 8-year-old became an overnight sensation after Newsweek wrote about her cookie-marketing technique, and the fact that the Girl Scouts of America didn’t approve. Bryan Freeborn, Wild’s […]
Controversy looms over URTV board meeting
At the URTV board’s March 19 meeting, outspoken members Davyne Dial and Richard Bernier kept their seats—for now, at least—despite a recommendation from the public-access channel’s Executive Committee that the two be dismissed. The board also voted to increase the number of times it meets and scrapped a controversial oath board members had been required […]
Progressive talk show hits drive time
Two old Asheville friends and collaborators, Blake Butler and Lesley Groetsch, have always had a lot to say to each other. “For the longest time, we’d call each other every other day and spend at least a half hour talking about politics,” remembers Butler, a former chair of the Buncombe County Democratic Party who now […]
Picture this
Plenty of people travel for their work; what sets local photographer Rene Treece apart is that her jaunts are adventures, and the travel photos she takes don’t pay the bills. Instead, Treece’s photos are intended to lay the groundwork for future projects. Adventuresome spirit: Photographer Rene Treece takes a self-portrait in Peru. Photos by Rene […]
State court rules Buncombe County zoning, multifamily condo ordinance invalid
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that Buncombe County’s zoning and multi-family condominium ordinances are invalid, asserting that the Board of Commissioners failed to give proper notice for the public hearings on those matter. At press time, the board was scheduled to meet in closed session on March 24 to decide whether to […]