Year: 2009
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Local officials praise Perdue’s WNC visit
Gov. Bev Perdue seems to have started out on the right foot in Western North Carolina. It wasn’t just that she and her husband, Bob Eaves, had begun the day by walking around downtown Asheville. It had a lot more to do with the fact that, barely 60 days into her term, she was in […]
Headwaters Gathering shines spotlight on local climate change
Now’s the time to consider how climate change might affect our region, say the organizers of the first Headwaters Gathering. Dubbed “Southern Appalachia at the Crossroads,” the conference, slated for the weekend of March 27-29 at Warren Wilson College, will bring together a diverse mix of experts, environmentalists, activists, writers and community leaders, says Margo […]
Hatch Asheville rolls out guest list
The first annual HATCH Asheville is right around the corner: The creative-arts and mentoring festival will take place April 15 to 19, offering dozens of workshops, panels, fashion shows, film screenings, musical performances and many more events. While some events will be ticketed, most will be free and open to the public. The festival will […]
Burton Street residents urged to continue activism
At a March 9 forum on the controversial Interstate 26 connector, Mayor Terry Bellamy, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chair David Gantt and representatives of local groups urged residents of the Burton Street neighborhood to keep fighting and petition state officials to spare damage to their neighborhood. Hey, neighbor: Vivian Conley, a resident of the […]
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The Green Scene: The weatherizers
In the alternate universe of the graphic novel (and new movie) Watchmen, angst-ridden heroes clad in tights, capes and masks fret about the state of humanity and their place in a sinister world. Warren Wilson College’s young weatherization heroes evince no such sentiments, though they do sport safety masks and loads of can-do spirit. During […]
Welcome to A&E
Just in time for this tough economy—and (less bleakly) for the first day of spring—Asheville’s Night’s Bright Colors releases its newest effort, Late Night by Lamplight. The online-only album (available on Friday, Mar. 20 at www.nightsbrightcolors.com) can be downloaded for free. The no-cost digital album is in keeping with the times. In late 2007, mega […]
You wear it well
In case you missed it, Asheville Street Style launched online earlier this year. The photo-based Web site—check it out at www.mountainx.com/streetstyle—documents Asheville’s colorful and creative fashion scene. Images, gathered by a team of photographers, run the gamut from the DIY and recycled styles spotted on Lexington Ave. and boutique-y looks seen on downtown workers on […]
Kick out the jams
By the time the String Cheese Incident broke up in 2007, the band had reached the upper echelons of jam-band fame, established a successful, self-sustaining business model and emerged as the victor in a legal battle with Ticketmaster. Still, the breakup of the band itself didn’t come as a surprise to percussionist Jason Hann, a […]
No Pressure
“Songwriting is a fun thing. I don’t put too much pressure on it because it doesn’t help anybody and it doesn’t help the song,” says Vetiver leader Andy Cabic. Looking at the near-constant state of flux that has defined Vetiver’s existence over its five-year history, it’s clear that Cabic doesn’t put too much pressure on […]
Asheville Jewish Film Festival
reviews by Ken Hanke From Saturday, March 21, through Thursday, March 26, the Fine Arts Theatre, the Center for Jewish Studies at UNC-Asheville and the Asheville Art Museum will present the Asheville Jewish Film Festival, with all showings at the Fine Arts Theatre. Adio Kerida (Goodbye Dear Love) Director: Ruth Behar Documentary Not Rated This […]
Jesus in Crayola
When Penny Carscaddon took her first painting class in the late 1960s, painting the Stations of the Cross was the furthest thing from her mind. She was simply taking her young son to art classes hoping to improve his illegible hand-writing. “I just wanted to play with color again, and somehow do something worthwhile,” says […]
The Biz: WNC business notes
Starting a business in the past few months has proved to be tricky business for many who have braved the down economy. But one new local cleaning company might have found a way to make things work—and it has done so by following an unusual model. Doing it for themselves: Members of the Home Cleaning […]
To the moon and beyond
How many manufacturers can say their products have been to the moon? That question may be hard to answer, but it seems a fair bet that AB Emblem is the only Weaverville-based company that can make that claim. Ready to fly: Judy Baldwin sews a NASA mission logo patch while astronaut Jerry Ross looks on […]
A document of love
Nishima Kaplan‘s business began with a wedding gift she made for friends in 1998. Today, ArtKetubah enables Kaplan to support her family while making couples happy worldwide. Ancient tradition meets modern art: A design for a “ketubah” (Jewish marriage certificate) by Nishima Kaplan, who creates them in her West Asheville home for clients far and […]
Outdoors: Wanna rumble?
When the throttle of a Harley-Davidson with a modified exhaust system opens up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, many visitors cringe. It’s not so much the frequency of its rumble as it is the sheer volume and force of its roar: Some motorcycles are so loud they could blast the paint off of a car. […]
Taking your pick of local produce
I am definitely not a gardener. After years of exuberant experiments with tomato plants and rows of radishes (which, as I recall from my grade-school days, even 4-year-olds can be trusted to grow) produced nothing but heaps of weeds and a popular venue for rabbit conventions, I finally realized my future didn’t lie in farming. […]
It takes a (creative) village to make community radio
Volunteers at WPVM—the local FM radio station whose license-holder is the Mountain Area Information Network—have struggled for years under a lack of structure and written policies, and with erratic, poorly focused oversight. After the first station manager left, volunteers formed a committee to keep the station on the air. They did the same when Kim […]
Not just a walk in the park
Last Sunday was a beautiful warm day. The sun was shining, a cool breeze brushed through the trees and people were ready to be outside. I am from Virginia but come to the area frequently to visit. I was with three other friends, and we wanted nothing more than to do something outside. We’d all […]
Look more closely at Shuler’s record
Regarding Randy Molton’s cartoon of March 4: Before progressives here in the 11th Congressional District spend a lot of energy fanning their indignation about Rep. Heath Shuler’s vote on the stimulus bill and turn their flames toward smoking him out of office or organizing a challenge to him with a more liberal candidate—or believe a […]