Kimela’s dress is from Goodwill and her shoes are borrowed from a friend. Photo by Julie Tracy.
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Edgy Mama: Throwing low-cost kid birthday parties
Here are a few recessionary ideas for throwing fun — but cheap — par-tays for your kidlings.
New towing regs for Asheville, incorporation for Swannanoa on legislative agenda
Local WNC bills introduced last week in the Legislature could allow an Asheville ordinance addressing nonconsensual (predatory) towing, the incorporation of the town of Swannanoa, and an amendment to the Sullivan Act affecting Asheville’s water management.
Into the Forums
What an great week in the Xpress Forums! So many topics and threads to choose from: Your first Asheville memory? Best view of downtown? Obama insists he’s no socialist. The most underrated neighborhood. And many more …
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.
Blog Log: The week in local blogging
Didn’t get out of the house this week? No sweat. Bloggers did it for you, and made videos of what you missed.
Haywood Park Hotel
Bob Jones, in his work uniform. Photo by Jonathan Welch.
Buncombe Commissioners preview: Luck o’ the Irish edition
While everyone else is out celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has manufacturer incentives, a rezoning and a whole bevy of reports — including one on consolidating county facilities — on its agenda.
Revivalism, not retro: Review of King Khan and the Shrines at the Orange Peel
King Khan entered the Orange Peel stage wearing a white suit, his trademark military-music-man hat, a gold cape, a voodoo bone necklace and carrying some kind of soul shaman stick.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: The “Slumdog Millionaire” backlash
What interests me most about the criticisms leveled against Slumdog lies in the general nature of the remarks. Each of the critiques rests — at least in part — on the concept of realism. The idea is that the film isn’t realistic.
Ma: The Space Between fashion show
Fashion show of wearable textile art by Barbara Zaretsky from the opening of Ma: The Space Between, on display at the Asheville Area Arts Council through Saturday, March 28. Image provided by Barbara Zaretsky.
Asheville Girl Scout appears on national television as cookie debate continues
Bryan Freeborn and his daughter, Wild, appeared on the Today show this morning to talk about the controversy over an online strategy to sell Girl Scout cookies. Check out the video.
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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.
Cheese Pirates take over Music Video Asheville
The second annual Music Video Asheville event sold out, and reports indicate that many good times were had.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners: Special St. Patty’s Day picks
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Book Report: The Help
Kathryn Stockett’s debut novel is ambitious. Through a chain of events, the three women find themselves drawn together on a secret project that will reveal the never discussed relationships between Jackson, Mississippi’s black and white women who live and work side by side and yet never truly know one another.
Enter-Surprises
Daniella’s boots were a gift and everything else is from her store Enter-Surprises at 70 College St., Asheville. Photo by Julie Tracy.
Get smart: New energy-grid pilot planned in Charlotte
Duke Energy Carolinas has received an OK from state regulators to try a “smart-grid” pilot in Charlotte, aimed at reducing energy consumption.
First phase of Pack Square Park set to open next month
The first phase of Asheville’s signature park is scheduled to be open in one month, after years of on-and-off construction work and the expenditure of millions in private donations and taxpayers’ dollars.
Asheville City Council brief: March 10 meeting
Developer Stewart Coleman came to Council requesting a construction easement he needs for an access road running in front of his proposed Parkside development — a request Council voted unanimously to table.