Texture and Drape

Allie, visiting Asheville from Philadelphia, takes 30 minutes to get ready in the morning. She owns 25-30 pairs of shoes, her favorite perfume is Ralph Lauren Romance and her favorite clothes are three sweaters from Anthology. She likes clothes with texture and drape, and her style is influenced by her major as a Fiberist. Allie […]

Everyday Vintage

Though Jessica didn’t buy any of her vintage pieces (lovingly-worn denim jacket and patinaed campus boots) locally, variations on both items turn up in second hand stores like Madam Butterfly (102 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville, 250-9124), Ragtime (20 E. Walnut St., Asheville, 225-8889) and The Honeypot (86 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville, 225-0304).

Pack Square Park pavilion constructi­on delayed but still on tap

A $2.46 million pavilion planned for Pack Square Park will be built, the group overseeing the park’s construction decided Jan. 7, but construction won’t start until later this year. Postponed but not scrapped: A $2.46 million pavilion planned for Asheville’s new Pack Square Park will be built, but construction won’t start until next fall at […]

Let’s talk about the Downtown Master Plan

The draft document of the Downtown Master Plan has been public since last week, but Thursday, Jan. 15, is the official rollout date, when Asheville residents can hear—and comment on—details addressed in the draft, such as building-height and new compliance guidelines and the already-controversial Asheville Design District, a proposed new downtown-management entity. (View the document […]

Citizen-Times dramatical­ly revamps print product

The Asheville Citizen-Times introduced a dramatically slimmed-down product on Jan. 5. The move was forced by the bad economy, said Publisher Randy Hammer. In an explanation printed on the daily newspaper’s front page, Hammer enumerated the changes: • Hour-earlier daily deadlines were set to accommodate printing the paper at The Greenville News in Greenville, S.C. […]