According to a full but unofficial tally by Buncombe Election Services, 61 percent of Swannanoa voters have said no to incorporation
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4th annual blogger awards are in!
The results from the SpookyBlogapaloozathon once again tally up the area’s best bloggers and online networkers.
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler: Nov. 4-10: Vampires, goats and three spirits
A more than usually interesting array of movies comes our way this week—including another challenge to local moviegoers to get out and support the kind of non-mainstream film I’m always being asked about. In this case, I specifically refer to Park Chan-wook’s take on the vampire film, Thirst, which opens this Friday at the Carolina Asheville.
The life of clouds: Craggy Garden sunrise, a video by revpictures
Time-lapse video shots looking down from Craggy Gardens on oceanic clouds depict their energy and feel as they roil and flow up against the mountainsides and sometimes over the ridges. Audio track by Dep.
Outside Kim’s Wigs
Chimney Rock elevator closed; park open & rates reduced
The elevator at Chimney Rock State Park is closed for maintenance, but visitors can still reach the top of 315-foot Chimney Rock by taking the Outcroppings Trail from the upper parking lot to the top in about a half mile. Rates will be reduced to $9 for adults and $5 for youth (ages 6-15).
Barbara Kingsolver in Asheville: “I’ve never had time for writer’s block”
Asheville High auditorium was packed to the gills with book-toting fans of Barbara Kingsolver, who spoke and read from her new novel, The Lacuna, this evening at Asheville High School auditorium. “Let there be no doubt,” reported @mountainxpress via Twitter, “Asheville is a town of book lovers.”
Biltmore Ave.
Buncombe Commissioners preview: Floods and sustainability
While Ashevilleans are (hopefully) streaming to the polls on Nov. 3, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners plans to hold its regular meeting. It’s a relatively brief agenda, but changes to the flood ordinances and a sustainability plan for the county are both on the table.
Edgy Mama: Babies are cute vampires
I recently had a conversation with a friend about how much life babies suck out of their mamas. Yes, they suck vast quantities of milk, but also, they suck away our time, energy, sleep and general equilibrium.
Asheville Transit System proposed changes
In April 2009, the city of Asheville presented the results of a consultant’s study of the Asheville Transit System. Click here to download a PDF of a document showing the proposed changes to the city’s transit system. Click here to download a PDF of the executive summary of the consultant’s study. Click here to download […]
Stripes + plaid
Video a-go-go
It’s Halloween weekend, and what better way to kick off this week’s video roundup than with a little spooky fun? or maybe ride a plastic tub around a Wal-Mart parking lot … or search for Erwin High School’s ghosts … or hear about doomed love as sung by Now You See Them and Holy Ghost Tent Revival.
The Beauty Queen of Leenane at N.C. Stage
A daring and successful start to N.C. Stage’s 8th season.
Classic cocktail, anyone?
Downtown Asheville’s newest bar/eatery, Sazerac, opens today
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Favorite horror movie deaths for Halloween
It’s become a tradition that Justin Souther and I undertake some kind of Halloween treat for this column. Well, it’s a treat for us, no matter what anyone else thinks about it. This year we opted to go to perhaps the very core of the horror film—death.
Wall Street, with ginkos
Outside Tops for Shoes
Hiawassee Street
Asheville City Council brief: Oct. 27 meeting
Transit Master Plan in city’s hands, and CTS neighbors hint at voluntary annexation
Book Report: Hands in Harmony
A new book by photographer Tim Barnwell captures 30 year of Appalachian musicians and artisans.