The Santaland Diaries at ACT is a loose-limbed, easygoing evening that honors and remakes the original Sedaris work. Even if you’ve seen it in before, you haven’t seen it quite like this.
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Local Volvo plant shutting down in March; 228 jobs will be lost
The Skyland Volvo plant will shut down on March 31, 2010, according to a press release from the Stockholm-based company. An estimated 228 employees will lose their jobs in a facility that the county and city were considering for millions in grants just a few years ago.
Battery Park, Grove Arcade
Photos by Jonathan Welch.
Animal statues return to Pack Square
Two pigs and two turkeys returned to their spot along Asheville’s Urban Trail in the center of Pack Square on Tuesday after a more than two-year absence.
Popping poppies! Buncombe, Div. 13 DOT win state wildflower awards
If you’ve driven the highways around Asheville at any time since 1985, you’ve caught a glimpse of daylilies, poppies and wildflowers covering large swaths of medians and roadsides. The displays are part of the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Wildflower Program, which has been enhancing the overall appearance of the state’s highways for more than […]
Bothwell atheism “controversy” spreads on the Web
It seems the only place people aren’t shouting about this week’s swearing in of new Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell is Asheville. Blogs, including that of the Washington Post, have lit up about the “controversy” over Bothwell, a “post-theist” who earlier identified as an atheist, taking his seat.
Review of A Christmas Carol
If you have never encountered the original Dickens tale,or have only the vaguest recollection of it, The Montford Park Players offer you an excellent opportunity to make up this deficiency with their authentic adaptation. Watching it, you may feel yourself transported back to the nineteenth century, not only by the story and its setting but by the acting and staging, too.
This weekend on a shoestring
**MORE EVENTS ADDED!** It’s getting closer to Solstice/Saturnalia/Chanukah/Christmas/Kwanzaa… whatever you celebrate, you’ll need great gifts (we’ve got your trunk shows and sales) and tunes (yep, got those, too). If you’ve been really good this year, the two will happen together. For $5 or less.
Brews News
It’s time to get out your calendar and plan for some upcoming local beer events.
Appalachian Voices teams up with Coal River residents, Google Earth
An interactive-video project that keys in on the issue of mountaintop-removal coal mining will be featured at the Copenhagen climate conference this month. Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore narrates the project’s introductory video.
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Photos by Jonathan Welch.
Buncombe Commissioners: Buncombe reinstates zoning
Property owners have 90 days to appeal zoning decisions Stanley to continue as vice chair It was the last meeting of the year, and the Buncombe County commissioners had few items on their agenda. True to form, they kept it short and sweet: The whole meeting took less than an hour. Another go: Commissioner Carol […]
Asheville Currency Project plans for paper currency by 2011
By summer of 2011, Asheville residents will use local paper currency to purchase a variety of good and services at businesses throughout the area. That's the Asheville Currency Project's plan, anyway. The group unveiled its idea on Dec.4 at the BoBo gallery. Local currency, according to its proponents, keeps more value in the community, remains […]
The haze we see, the air we breathe
When was the last time you actually saw the azure haze that gave the Blue Ridge Mountains their name? These days, it's most likely to be visible soon after a rainstorm, when the air starts to clear and the sun comes out. But all too soon, that misty blue turns a washed-out white. That's because […]
City pulls plug on Civic Center skating rink
For the first time since 1998, ice skating won't be on local families' holiday activity calendars this year. Citing budget shortfalls and the cost of repairing ice-making equipment, the Asheville City Council voted to discontinue public skating at the Civic Center, as recommended by the Civic Center Commission. "This was done reluctantly," Vice Mayor Jan […]
New Latino paper comes to WNC
The weekly Spanish-language newspaper La Noticia is in its 14th year of providing local and national news to the Charlotte area's Latino community. Now the paper is stretching its legs: An Asheville edition is set to launch Dec. 9, with distribution in Buncombe and Henderson counties as well as other parts of Western North Carolina. […]
Making music the Moog way at UNCA
UNCA music major Rosser Douglas looks out on a vast audio landscape and sees endless possibilities. That's due in large part to the electronic inventions of Bob Moog, who loved manipulating sound with the knobby inventions called synthesizers he created decades ago. Moog music: Wayne Kirby, chairman of the UNCA Department of music, shows a […]
Buncombe commissioners may eliminate official prayer at meetings
At their Jan. 5 meeting, the Buncombe County commissioners will consider substituting a moment of silence for the official prayer that has traditionally marked the start of their meetings, according to County Attorney Michael Frue. Contrary to an earlier announcement from Frue, the commissioners have not yet made a decision. "I probably erred by implying […]
The Green Scene
By the time you read this, UNCA senior Ellie Johnston will be in Copenhagen, Denmark, observing closeup what happens at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which runs through Dec. 18. Chosen earlier this year to join a 25-member youth delegation for the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit SustainUS, Johnston plans to share her experiences via a […]
The 21st noel
Now in its 21st iteration, the annual Christmas Jam — the charitable brainchild of local hero/guitar god Warren Haynes — is as exciting as ever. It's also a tried-and-true event. Fans know the deal: Haynes' musician pals and collaborators are invited to take part in the fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. Instead of wielding hammers […]