Ryan Croft, who placed seventh in the Asheville City Council primary last week, will appear on the general ballot in November, the Board of Elections reported today.
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Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Oct. 14-20: Wild things and others
The big movie this week is Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are—a feature-length adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s very short children’s book. The interest in this ranges from enthused to cautious to downright hostile (one person on the Xpress forums likened the prospect of the movie to having his childhood raped).
Streetstyle goes global
Xpress’ Streetstyle fashion blog will appear in a print fashion mag from Singapore.
Asheville City Council Candidate Oct 12 forum (via Twitter)
Xpress reporter Brian Postelle covered via Twitter tonight’s forum for Asheville City Council candidates. These are his tweets:
Good turnout at Kenilworth forum. First post-primary forum. 7:09 pm …
Mountains of mums at Arboretum, Oct. 17-18
The North Carolina Arboretum is ablaze with color in fall, and the North Carolina Chrysanthemum Society’s Annual Show, held October 17 and 18, is a perfect occasion to celebrate the fall foliage season.
This year will be very special, as the local chapter hosts the National Chrysanthemum Society Annual Show.
Asheville City Council preview: Oct. 13 meeting
Montford Commons developers ask for city partnership, Council discusses URTV “action plan” and Reid Center funding.
House passes bill for better public access at Catawba Falls
Backed by Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, a recently passed federal bill (H.R. 1002) will allow the U.S. Forest Service to buy 88 private acres for better public access to Catawba Falls in McDowell County. With the purchase, the Forest Service can expand the trailhead to the falls and possibly create a parking area. “The public […]
Oktoberfest streetstyle
Lederhosen, Alpine hats, dirndl dresses and beer as accessory.
The end of Parkside: Coleman withdraws project
The battle over a controversial proposed condo building on formerly public parkland has officially ended, as a representative of developer Stewart Coleman informed city staff on Oct. 8 that he is withdrawing the proposed Parkside project to focus on a tavern he’s building nearby.
Oktoberfest
Lederhosen, Alpine hats, dirndl dresses and beer as accessory… must be Oktoberfest!
Parkside condo project timeline
Here’s a look at some of the key dates in the history of the Parkside condo project. Critics have decried Parkside’s proximity to City Hall and the new Pack Square Park, as well as Buncombe County’s low-profile sale of public parkland to Parkside’s developer. The documents are culled from hundreds of pages of documents obtained […]
Edgy Mama: Rainy day games to work out the kid-sillies
I don’t want to diminish the losses to area apple growers or damage caused to homes and businesses by flooding. But I do need some help working the sillies out of my kids, who’ve been cooped up, both at home and school, for way too many stormy hours.
Video-a-Go-Go: The local video roundup
Asheville Mural Project gets academic attention, an Asheville homeless dog builds a house, muni unicycling, contact improvisation … and more.
Blogwire: Our invitation to your news
The Mountain Xpress is spotlighting a new feature over the next couple of days. It’s called Blogwire, and it’s our invitation to you to collaborate with us on gathering local news and information.
Citizen on Board (A citizen report): Urban Design & Development subcommittee (Sept. 29 mtg)
With this blog post and audio file, we offer what Xpress hopes will be an ongoing series of citizen-reported coverage of meetings of Asheville city government boards and commissions.
Black Crowes photo gallery
View images of The Black Crowes’ Asheville show.
No steppin’ into the Twilight Zone this weekend
Dark Horse Theatre’s run of Return of the Twilight Zone has been cancelled.
Truth & Salvage Co. photo gallery
Check out images from the Oct. 2 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium show, where T&S Co. opened for The Black Crowes.
Miller withdraws from Asheville City Council race
Asheville City Council member Kelly Miller announced today that he’s withdrawing from the November election, saying that he’s doing so to care for his wife, who has recently been diagnosed with cancer.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Intergalactic imbeciles and other shoddy plans
With Ken gallivanting around sunny Florida this week, the duty of producing a Screening Room has fallen into my well-manicured hands. For those of you looking for the usual Hanke wit and wisdom, do not be disappointed, because I give you something better, the most important, insightful bit of film criticism you will read in the next five to seven minutes, an article on how movie aliens are stupid.
Review of Marty’s El Paso at Flat Rock Playhouse
Jason Petty creates this show about Marty Robbins, the successful and eclectic country and western singer.