I'd like to know why I pay $30 every year to make sure my car is not emitting any toxic fumes, while old cars and trucks continue to emit not just a little but plumes of noxious smoke. This morning while driving to work on Riverside Drive, an old pickup was spouting two columns of […]
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Show the love for Bent Creek trails
Jonathan Poston's Aug. 12 article in the Xpress Outdoors section, "All Wet" — the story of a barely evaded rainstorm at Bent Creek — was a familiar account to many mountain bikers. We've all got "caught out" stories that are funny only in retrospect; mine involves hail! Riding wet trails, however, has more serious effects […]
Walk away when "it ain’t worth it"
True story: I'm jogging south on McDowell when I see two cars stop abruptly. Right after this, a car that was behind them turns around and pulls over. A couple of guys get out of the first cars and are road raging and walking toward each other. A young man jumps out of the third […]
When you see a bike on the road …
So, you are driving on the road and you see a bicycle, what is your first thought? Do you think of how much fun you had as a kid on a bike? Do you think of the last time your were on your own bike? Do you think of your own kids on a bike? […]
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Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 08/26/09
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Allysa, photographed by Anthony Bellemare.
Local b-boys on the move
Prepping for move to new south Asheville studio, b-boy dance outfit Hunab Kru will hold its final weekly training session at Stephens-Lee Recreation Center Wednesday night.
Prince & The Revolution flash back
Brian J, frontman for Brooklyn-based The Pimps of Joytime, playing Asheville’s Downtown After 5 street festival.
“Real Estate” at Flat Rock Playhouse
The play features some very talented actors and an unfortunately lackluster script.
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Aug. 26 -Sept. 1: Dueling horrors and others
It’s Michael Myers vs. Death Incarnate at the movies this week for what should be the grudge match of the year. My money is on Michael Myers. He’s got the brand name and Rob Zombie at the helm. On the other hand, Death is all dolled-up in a nice 3-D suit. Should be an interesting bout. And if that doesn’t excite you, Ang Lee is on hand with a little 40-year-old nostalgia.
City calls for Master Plan committee members
Didn’t get to be part of the Downtown Master Plan Advisory Committee? Here’s your chance to sit on the Downtown Master Plan Action Committee.
Montford Neighborhood Association declares opposition to all current I-26 plans
In a statement issued today, the group says that the four proposed plans for the Interstate 26 highway connector are “a major threat to the quality of life in Asheville.”
Tuesday Spork: Two cool shows at BoBo, Craggie Brewing needs mural, Prefuse 73
Some Tuesday A&E news: Australian singer/songwriter Keppie Coutts and her Berklee bud Angi West at BoBo, EAR PWR back in town, Craggie Brewing needs a mural painter and tickets on sale for Prefuse 73.
Buncombe County 2009 vehicle use audit
County audit identifies wasteful spending on vehicle fleet
School gets back in session this week, but don’t expect to see a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department deputy driving up to a local school in one of the department’s black-and-white cruisers to drop off a child.
Mountain Xpress at 15: A special anniversary package
Celebrating a decade and a half of “local matters” with a special package of stories tracking the evolution of the publication — and the community it serves.
Five reasons to go see the Fiery Furnaces Tuesday night
Hint: No. 2 is the White Rabbits. No. 5 is health-care reform.