I hope that we don’t let this URTV controversy blow it for the only public-communication outlet around. This is metaphorically a tempest in a teapot. There was some language that needed to be changed in the description of board behavior. The commissioners expressed concern, as they should; and I’m sure the board of URTV will […]
Year: 2009
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Outdoor Journal
Cold feet: It’s time for the Frostbite 5K Run, hosted by Park Ridge Hospital on Sunday, Feb. 22. The 17th annual run begins at 2:30 p.m., followed by a more leisurely and kid-friendly 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk at 3:15 p.m. Both events start and finish at the hospital’s Leila Patterson Center, located at the intersection of […]
Small Bites
DIne To Be Kind: This year’s edition of “Dine to be Kind” is the “most important one yet,” according to the local animal-welfare organization that sponsors the annual dining-out fundraiser. “With the current state of our economy, many families are struggling and their pets are often the silent victims,” Animal Compassion Network Executive Director Eileen […]
Learning those ABCs
Thank goodness our leaders are planning more ABC stores for us. With the economy in the tank, this is just what we need. When I really want to tie one on, I don’t want to have to drive too far, so new stores will be a great convenience! Just the other day, I was sitting […]
First things first
I agree with Joseph Crawley’s letter 100 percent [“How About ‘No’ for an Alternative?”, Jan. 28], and would like to add a few things. The last thing Asheville or any city needs is more highways. Asheville desperately needs bike lanes, crosswalk signs and more mass transit. It would make more sense to fix the existing […]
Let’s get some sleep
Without the passing of the president’s economic stimulus bill, we could see unemployment rates as high as they were during the Great Depression. I haven’t worked since July. I can’t tell you how frightening that is. With my life savings draining down to nothing, and with no income in sight, where will I go with […]
Time to stop nitpicking
As a career teacher at all levels from kindergarten through graduate school, 1949 to 1997, I know that the future hope of the USA lies in the education of its children from preschool through graduate studies. I could never have completed my studies at the master’s or doctoral level without the help of the GI […]
Why wish for failure?
Conservatives hope President Obama fails to get his economic stimulus plan passed in the Senate, because they don’t want to see him get credit for preventing another [Great] Depression. Rush Limbaugh, for example: “I hope Obama fails.” Obama, who has the job of rebuilding a shattered economy as well as a shredded Constitution, must not […]
SoundTrack
Who are The Enemy Lovers and how did they manage to pack more than 200 people into the Grey Eagle on a bitterly cold weeknight? That was probably the question of the hour among the crowd milling around the bar and standing-room-only concert hall. Even Grey Eagle co-owner Jeff Whitworth noted the Arden-based band had […]
It’s no laughing matter
It is frightening to me that following one of the most inspiring, positive and uniting presidential inaugurations in history, certain Republicans are doing their best to undermine attempts by President Obama’s administration to start work on our suffering country. The economic stimulus package that has been proposed has many excellent points to it, including increasing […]
Growing pain$: Forum looks at N.C. infrastructure needs
As N.C. grows, so grows the infrastructure cost. And a sold-out forum in Raleigh this week began sifting through the billions of dollars needed to accommodate the state’s projected growth.
Land of the free pile
Evan Hurley grew up in Tennessee and is visiting Asheville because it’s where he used to come to hang out as a teen. These days he lives in Eugene, Oregon where there are “a lot of free piles” where he picks up used clothing. Evan also shops thrift stores. “I never buy anything new,” he […]
Bring back the music video!
The deadline to send in your music videos for this year’s Music Video Asheville event is Friday, Friday, Friday.
Xpress-rated: Video sneak peek at the Feb. 11 issue
Here’s your video sneak preview of the Feb. 11 edition of Mountain Xpress.
Asheville City Council preview: Feb. 10 meeting
A potential street closure between Coxe and Ashland avenues has drawn the ire of bicyclers, pedestrians and other greenway proponents. And Mumpower doesn’t like Spanish on city signs.
Buncombe Commissioners
Coverage of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Feb. 3 meeting
Ananda, part 2
Amanda also works at Ananda Salon. Her boots are from Tops for Shoes. Photo by Julie Tracy.
Week two in the Legislature: four-year terms in the future?
The General Assembly’s second week of the 2009 session included the introduction of a number of bills of particular interest to Western North Carolina legislators and constituents, including a provision to create four-year terms for the legislators.
Into the Forums
What’d you see (or perhaps miss) on the MountainX.com Forums this week? Let’s take a look.
City loses water lawsuit
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear an appeal by the city of Asheville in a long-running legal battle over the constitutionality of state laws that govern how the city oversees its water system
URTV Board President calls executive meeting, issues “information protocols”
URTV has called an executive session of its executive committee for Monday, Feb. 9. The topic has not been disclosed. Also, URTV Board President Jerry Young has sent out a note on “information protocol” for board members of the public-access station speaking to the press.