Year: 2009
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Merry Kitschmas (continued)
A brief but extra-sparkly video of Brevard’s Aluminum Tree Museum.
Continuing power outages, restorations and resources
First the good news: Many WNC residents (including the animal shelter on Lees Creek Road) have had their power restored. But for others, especially those in rural areas, today marks the fourth day without electricity.
Snow! OMG! Asheville-area residents report on snow
When Snowpocalypse 2009 happened, Asheville Twitter Nation was ready with a hashtag: #AVLsnOMG, a tag even picked up by Progress Energy’s own Twitter account.
Using the snOMG tag and Twitter, we gathered a greatest-hits sampling of both the serious and the silly from over 40 pages of weekend Tweets from the City That Heat and Power Forgot. Here’s the worst WNC snowstorm in over 15 years, as it happened (picture by @bentmatches).
After the Storm video
Blogger/videographer Thunder Pig takes a snowy drive through Macon and Jackson Counties, following the weekend’s blizzard.
The storm, in Twitpics
WNC residents shared their blizzard experiences by uploading images to Twitter.
Social media through the storm
Ian Bryan of Asheville-based marketing firm Sensible City asks the question: How can we better use social media to cope with future storms. Input wanted!
***UPDATE*** Slammed by storm, Asheville Humane Society seeks help from the community
Many Western North Carolinia residents experienced (and are experiencing) a loss of power due to the snow storm. Among those still without electricity or heat is the Asheville Humane Society. The winter storm also caused a tree to collapse on the animal shelter.
Biltmore Ave.
Kip, from Lexington Ave.‘s Hip Replacements.
Edgy Mama: Sumo cat has lost three pounds and counting
Yes, Rocky’s both thinner and more active. It’s kind of a miracle.
Video a-go-go
This week’s video’s are about, well, snow, coping with snow, Christmas and … ZOMBIES!!
Top eight local albums of 2009
A&E reporter Alli Marshall names her top eight favorite local releases of the year.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Snow Day
Since we have snow, let’s take a cursory glance at snow in the movies. Most cineastes are, of course, well aware that most of the time movie snow has only the slightest relation to real snow. Anyone who’s seen Francois Truffaut’s Day for Night knows that it might easily be soapy foam. Anyone who doubts this should look at the feet of Woody Allen and Harold Gould during the snowy duel scene in Allen’s Love and Death. That’s merely the tip of the snowflake.
Xpress website restored
Mountainx.com back online after short interruption
CANCELLED: Xpress holiday art exhibit reception
Due to the snow, we’ve had to cancel tonight’s holiday art exhibit reception at Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre. The show will remain up through Sunday, Dec. 20. Thanks to all of the artists who participated — it was our biggest show ever!
More Jam-tastic videos
Just when you thought you’d have to wait until next year for more Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, Jesse Hamm’s got three more Jam videos shot for Xpress.
New Streetstyle photos
Visit Asheville Streetstyle for new images by Xpress photographer Jonathan Welch
Walnut Street
photo by Jonathan Welch
Mo Daddy’s parking lot
photo by Jonathan Welch
170 new jobs, census work coming to area
Attempting to throw in some optimism after the announced closing of Volvo’s manufacturing plant, the AdvantageWest economic-development group announced today that 170 new jobs, as well as work for the 2010 census, will be coming to the area.
