The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is pursuing better coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify fugitives, Sheriff Van Duncan said today. The office is also stepping up its drug-seizure efforts.
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Expect the unexpected: Asheville Playback Theatre Review
For the launch of their 15th season, Playback Theatre earned the confidence of their audience, creating a sincere-yet-playful environment to share, listen and watch.
Asheville City Council brief: Sept. 22 meeting
Council bans all unattended tethering of dogs within the city, approves buffer between family-care homes, while GPI donates funds for fireworks again.
Red boots
Fall floral
Lost Founders
City to Coleman: Tavern plan voids Parkside application
Letter tells developer Stewart Coleman he would have to resubmit plans for approval and conform to any adopted Downtown Master Plan elements
This weekend on a shoestring
Turns out this is a perfect week to start the weekend early. Loads of exciting music is happening in and around Asheville all weekend and Thursday is a nice primer for all of that.
Buncombe Commissioners: Talking Trash
New company to haul Buncombe trash County closer to 911 agreement Honor and Remember flag gets unanimous support by Brian Postelle Republic Services of North Carolina, better known locally as GDS, has been picking up curbside trash and recyclables in Buncombe County since 2000, but it appears that a new company may soon be taking […]
The choice is yours
Here we go: Three mayoral candidates and nine Council candidates are on the ballot heading into the primaries. Early voting for Asheville's municipal election began on Sept. 17 and runs through Oct. 3, followed by the big day at the polls on Oct. 6. This year's campaign season has already seen some shakeups since filing […]
Woodfin pulls back from annexation plans
The town of Woodfin backed away from a massive proposed annexation when the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to indefinitely suspend the expansion. The move came after months of controversy, during which residents of the affected area — a 3.5-square-mile slice of Erwin Hills and Leicester — came out in force to […]
Asheville Currency project seeks alternative money
One day soon, perhaps by next fall, you'll be able to walk into a store and make a purchase with cash that's unique to Asheville. At least, that is, if the Asheville Currency Project has its way. The local group is researching ways to make a local tender work for the city and its businesses. […]
Slain woman’s DNA not found in hair and teeth
DNA testing completed in March showed that hair and teeth taken from the home of Lewis Kyle Wilson last November do not match that of slain prostitute Kelly Lane Smith, Asheville police revealed recently. Wilson had been named a "person of interest" in the 2006 murder, and he remains in jail on charges of brutally […]
Asheville Holiday parade seeks more applicants for "old-time" event
The Asheville Holiday Parade will feature a distinct and old-timey theme this year. "We're going to have lots and lots of horses," says parade Director Sandie Rhodes, who quickly adds, "and a lot of poop picker-uppers." From 20 members of the Asheville High School 4-H club in full costume commanding their steeds to a Clydesdale […]
Campaign Calendar
Thursday, Sept. 17: Early voting began for the primary election (Asheville only). For details, contact Buncombe County Election Services at 250-4200, or visit www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/election. Wednesday, Sept. 23: Mountain Xpress publishes its primary voter guide for Asheville Council and mayoral candidates. Thursday, Oct. 1: The South Asheville Rotary Club presents a forum for Asheville Council candidates, […]
Eliada Homes’ new corn maze puts you in the thick of it
It's a massive field of green. The tall and tasseled corn covers about 10 acres of land on the campus of Eliada Homes for Children just off Leicester Highway in West Asheville. Inside, more than 3 miles of trails have been carved in the shape of castle towers and walls. It's Eliada Home for Children's […]
Slavery and Emancipation at Pack Library
Asheville's history is inextricably tied to the "peculiar institution" of slavery in America. Both the large picture and the local are spotlighted in the exhibit "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation" at Pack Memorial Library through Oct. 31. Road to Emancipation: At its opening reception last week, the exhibit "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey […]
Sound Track
Fusion is key in Asheville – in food, fashion and music – and Shod My Feet has harnessed a unique blend of eclectic influences. While creating a sound all its own, this trio (Emily Keebler on vocals, keyboard, guitar; Sherman Hoover on bass, synthesizer, vocals; and Andrew Ross on drums and vocals) draws from myriad […]
A city of book arts
To Margaret Couch Cogswell's recollection, she was a slow reader as a child. The physicality of the book and the pictures inside often captured her fancy more than the words. Perhaps it was this fascination that led her into the realm of the book arts — a burgeoning art form that highlights the intimate and […]
The Green Scene
As the rain falls on Asheville, it's all too easy to forget how severe drought conditions were in '07 and '08. The French Broad River hit its lowest recorded level since 1895. More and more private drinking wells ran dry, and one of three wells that supplied Marshall in Madison County hit empty. In August […]
Strega Nona returns
[Editor's note: dePaola's visit to Malaprop's was cancelled due to health circumstances; Strega Nona's Harvest is still available. Alli Marshall interviewed dePaola before the visit was cancelled.] Illustrations from Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona's Harvest. Reviewing a children's book is an interesting proposition. There's not much narrative arc to discuss; little in the way of foreshadowing […]