Long-range planning for high-speed rail service between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. — via Greenville, S.C., and Charlotte, N.C. — has been deemed feasible by a new study.
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Move over Michelle Obama: What’s Asheville wearing on Inauguration Day?
Asheville Street Style is keeping an eye on what locals are wearing, today and every day.
If Johnny Cash met Jack Sparrow
Brothers Eli and Scott, behind the counter of Firestorm Cafe & Books.
This weekend on a shoestring
Start the weekend early (on Thursday) and still spend less the cost of a decent six-pack with these bargain shows. Nothing over five bucks.
Laughing all the way to the Inauguration
Local comedian Tom Chalmers celebrates this week’s presidential inauguration with a special political review.
Xpress-rated: Video sneak peek at the Jan. 21 issue
Here’s a video sneak preview of the Wednesday, Jan. 21, edition of Mountain Xpress.
POPAsheville in all its glory
The 2009 POPAsheville has come and gone — but it will live forever in Xpress’ pictures and videos
Edgy Mama preview
Here’s a video preview of this week’s Edgy Mama column.
Local inaugural celebrations gear up
People in and around Asheville are set to celebrate the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday.
Asheville City Council
Coverage of the Jan. 13 Asheville City Council meeting.
Watch your slopes
It’s a good time to speak up about Buncombe’s steep-slope ordinance: On Jan. 7 a Maggie Valley mudslide destroyed a mountainside home, and the event adds urgency to a special public meeting the Buncombe County Planning Board has scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Permits and Inspections meeting room (30 Valley St.).
Buncombe County Commissioners preview: End of the public comment blackout?
The years-long blackout on televising public comment at meetings of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ meetings may end soon, as a vote to change their meeting rules tops the Jan. 20 meeting agenda.
Sweater weather
Gigi Renee, owner of Vintage Moon (46 Commerce St., Asheville, 225-2768) wears a dress by Katwise. (Similar sweaters and dresses can be purchased at Vintage Moon, along with a well-edited collection of vintage apparel.)
Meet the Downtown Master Plan Advisory Committee
Here’s the group known as the Master Plan Advisory Committee that, beginning last fall, worked closely with consultants Goody Clancy to shape Asheville’s draft Downtown Master Plan.
In honor of MLK’s 80th Birthday
The Asheville-Buncombe County Martin Luther King Jr. Association’s observation of Dr. King’s 80th birthday culminates today, on MLK Day, with two free public events: a peace walk and rally and a candlelight service.
Into the Forums: The week ending Jan. 16, 2008
After a relatively quiet month due to the holidays, the Mountain Xpress Forums are back in full swing. Here’s a sample of the topics readers are chiming in on.
WNC News Roundup
The sour economy is a thread running through stories making headlines across Western North Carolina.
Foreclosures in N.C. and Buncombe much lower than national rate
North Carolina as a whole, and Buncombe County in particular, are seeing much lower foreclosure rates than the U.S. as a whole.
Selling the Downtown Master Plan
A Jan. 15 forum attended by 200 people was intended to be the unveiling of the long-awaited Asheville Downtown Master Plan draft. But with that document made public 10 days earlier and objections already being raised in the community, the plan’s designers found themselves defending rather than introducing their recommendations.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Are 3-D movies boon or boondoggle?
The real question is whether 3-D is the saviour of the movie business or just the gimmick du jour.
WNC Index: Region’s economy continues steady decline
Appalachian State University center reports negative growth, higher unemployment in 24 of 25 counties