Outside Salsa’s

Posted on February 24, 2009June 20, 2014 by Alli Marshall

Kris and Rodney, seen sitting at the bar outside Salsa’s on Patton Ave. Kris found her vintage boots on ebay.

From Kids Voting to Queen Anne’s Revenge: State legislative update

Posted on February 24, 2009February 24, 2009 by Nelda Holder

Funds for state programs ranging from Kids Voting to the archaeological exploration of Queen Anne’s Revenge (ostensibly Blackbeard’s ship) were included in appropriations bills filed last week in the N.C. General Assembly.

Buncombe Commissioners

Posted on February 23, 2009February 23, 2009 by David Forbes

Coverage of the Feb. 17 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Edgy Mama preview

Posted on February 23, 2009February 23, 2009 by Anne Fitten Glenn

Here’s a video preview of this week’s Edgy Mama column.

Pink dress

Posted on February 23, 2009June 20, 2014 by Alli Marshall

Kilby wears a sweater from Marshall’s in Charlotte, Steve Madden gladiator sandals and “a dress from my friends—I don’t know where she got it.”

Will the show go on?

Posted on February 23, 2009February 23, 2009 by Rebecca Sulock

Asheville Lyric Opera says it needs to come up with $24,000 by Thursday in order to continue with its season.

Nurse-in ends in standoff

Posted on February 22, 2009February 22, 2009 by Jason Sandford

About 25 protesters, including several breastfeeding mothers, staged a protest Sunday outside the Denny’s restaurant in West Asheville.

WNC News Roundup

Posted on February 22, 2009February 22, 2009 by Jason Sandford

News around WNC included: A big house on the move for Habitat Humanity in Haywood County; a fundraising drive for a library and courthouse renovations in Jackson County; a pet deer in Macon County; and much more.

Into the Forums

Posted on February 22, 2009February 22, 2009 by Webmaster

Each week, we give you a rundown of what you’ve been missing out on if you haven’t been checking out the MountainX.com forums. What’s happened this week? Let’s take a look.

Blog Log: The week in local blogging

Posted on February 21, 2009February 21, 2009 by Brian Postelle

OK, so maybe we shouldn’t peruse the blog rolls while we’re hungry, but this week food was definitely on our minds and online.

A-B Tech campus remains unsettled in wake of president’s announced resignation

Posted on February 20, 2009February 20, 2009 by Jason Sandford

Nearly two months after the president of A-B Tech announced her plan to resign, Dr. Betty Young remains on the job. The college’s vice presidents presented transition plans to the Board of Trustees on Monday, but one report riled a number of faculty members.

Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Catching The Midnight Meat Train

Posted on February 20, 2009April 6, 2014 by Ken Hanke

Midnight Meat Train may be no classic of the genre, but it’s certainly a better and more interesting film than most of what passes for horror movies these days.

Red Dress Run

Posted on February 20, 2009June 20, 2014 by Alli Marshall

The running group Asheville Hash House Harriers (or AVL H3: “drinkers with a running problem”) recently dedicated one of their running + drinking social events to raise awareness and money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

A-B Tech transition reports, February 2009

Posted on February 20, 2009March 20, 2015 by Jason Sandford

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Dr. Sam Dosumu, vice president of instructional services, presented his transition plan to the college’s Board of Trustees on Feb. 16, 2009. In his executive summary, Dosumu distilled the input he said he’d received through what he described as a “comprehensive effort” to hear from academic deans, associate deans, faculty and […]

Free showing of Concert for George at UNCA Friday night

Posted on February 20, 2009February 20, 2009 by Rebecca Sulock

Billed as part of a meditation on working toward new possibilities, EarthSyncHub.com will host a free screening of the landmark Concert for George at UNCA’s Owen Conference Center tonight. The film will be shown at 7 p.m., Friday

The $787 billion question: How do we get our hands on economic-stimulus cash?

Posted on February 19, 2009February 19, 2009 by Jason Sandford

Local governments should collaborate in applying for and using federal tax dollars that will come to Western North Carolina through the just-signed federal stimulus package and be cautious in budgeting for the cash, Rep. Heath Shuler said Thursday afternoon.