Firestorm Cafe and Rosetta’s Kitchen host the next two community conversations in a series organized by www.ashevilleabc.com and Jenny Bowen. Artists, activists, jugglers, buskers, breakdancers, etc; mark your calendars.
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Extensive fire damages Richmond Hill Inn (Twitter report) ***UPDATED***
(UPDATED 2 p.m. with photos) Fire in the early night hours of March 19 burned an extensive portion of Richmond Hill Inn. Here’s the initial report, via citizen reporting on Twitter.
State and local unemployment numbers continue to worsen
New numbers from the N.C. Employment Security Commission show a continued increase in unemployment rates for Asheville, Buncombe County and North Carolina.
Applications accepted for HATCH festival fashion mentorships
Local designers who would like to work one-on-one time with mentors can apply for a groundbreaker position — the golden ticket to exploring some of the ideas set forth in the fashion discipline’s mission for the April 15-19 HATCH Asheville festival. Deadline is March 31.
Court overturns county’s zoning, multi-family condo ordinances
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 the matters. The board will meet in closed session next Tuesday, March 24, to decide whether to appeal the decision.
Bus stop
Adrian Ramirez on College St. Photo by Jonathan Welch.
Grove Market
Emily Antoszyk found her pants at T.J. Maxx, Meghan Ibach bought her shoes at Discount Shoes & Country Casuals (1255 Brevard Rd., Asheville, 667-9776). Photo by Jonathan Welch.
From Cyprus
Andreas Orphnides, visiting Asheville from Cyprus. Photo by Jonathan Welch.
Book Report: Ruins (and other literary events)
Akashic Books author Achy Obejas comes to Malaprop’s, Cecil Bothwell releases the 2009 edition of Finding Your Way in Asheville and more.
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.
The Buncombe Commissioners brief: March 17 meeting
For their St. Patrick’s Day meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners may have wished they had the luck o’ the Irish (or at least a stout beer), as the Pack Square Conservancy laid out their plans to raise the additional millions needed to complete the ambitious park renovations — and the state of the economy forced the county to delay consolidating their offices.
The Dirt: Getting your goat
Powerful, potentially harmful herbicides like clorpyralid are not only creepy, they’re downright déclassé. An infinitely kinder and hipper form of kudzu control is Marvin, a veteran weed eater from Wells Farm in Horse Shoe. Kudzu? What kudzu? In two weeks, Ron Searcy’s weed-eating goats munched through most of the overgrowth plaguing this Madison County hillside. […]
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
The circus is coming to town
Catch a bevy of acrobatic feats and wild entertainment at the Glug Glug Glug Circus this weekend in the River Arts District. On Sunday, the Big Old Circus parade (with Firecracker Jazz Band and Asheville on Bikes) will frolic from Pritchard Park to Riverside Studios.
Vintage boots
Carrie Mongle, visiting from Virginia, says her boots came from her mom’s closet. Photo by Jonathan Welch.
Biltmore Ave.
Mary Fon, owner of the Japanese restaurant Umi in Hendersonville, N.C. Photo by Jonathan Welch.
City-County Plaza
Sarah Henry and Ruth Ingram. Photo by Jonathan Welch.
I smell smoke
After reading “WPVM’S Vision Stays Strong” [Letters, March 11] and other comments and past news reports, I wonder at this level of defensiveness by Mr. Bowen. When I have encountered this level in the past, I am reminded of what my grandmother use to say: “Where there is smoke, there is fire.” — Rodney Flynt […]
Waggin’ Tales
Photo courtesy of Alisha Silver Photography On Sundays March 22 and 29 Spellbound Children’s Bookshop and Blaze-N-Skyy Pet Boutique will co-host Waggin’ Tales, which gives kids a chance to practice reading with certified therapy dogs. Volunteers will be on hand from Paws With a Purpose to handle the dogs and assist as necessary. A $3 […]
Asheville City Council
Crowne Plaza Resort to expand despite looming I-26 connector Cape and Newman suggest city loans for green upgrades It may turn out that the Asheville City Council can’t stop the Parkside condominium project, but that doesn’t mean they have to help it along. At their March 10 meeting, Council members decided to postpone a vote […]
Taking care of BIDness
When the draft Downtown Master Plan lands on Asheville City Council members’ desks sometime this spring, it will include at least one controversial recommendation by consultants Goody Clancy: that the city form an independent management entity to oversee certain public services traditionally provided by city government. Both the management entity and the services rendered would […]