Don’t be daunted by the size and labyrinthian layout of Phil Mechanic Studios. Most days, the doors are open and many artists eager for visitors. And along with the regular 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday hours, there are aplenty of other programs happening at the building. Flood gallery (a contemporary art gallery […]
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On the high horse
Asheville hasn’t sent any stadium-packing bands out into the world (yet), but there have been some close calls: Malcolm Holcombe was glowingly reviewed by Rolling Stone. Members of the loveable, danceable Scrappy Hamilton moved to L.A., became Truth & Salvage Co., were discovered by Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes and were recently signed to […]
Outdoors: From roofs to walkways
Like everything else in life, gardens can be trendy, and when it comes to that, I’m as weak as the next person. Sedums are this year’s garden darlings, toppling over one another in container-pot arrangements everywhere I go. Some of these artful pots sell for $100 or more. I almost bought a particularly amazing potted […]
Building a new business
When Hermelinda Luviano offered me one of the lunch plates her hard-working crew at Delicias Latinas had prepared, I hesitated. While I was eager to sample whatever was responsible for the rich aroma emanating from her corner of the Blue Ridge Food Ventures commercial kitchen, I was short on silverware, a dilemma I feared I […]
The Green Scene
I was 9 years old when I first saw a cougar up close. The University of South Alabama kept him in a large pen shaded by tall Southern pines beside the science building. I often stopped by to watch him pace his cage, because I lived on campus when my father worked there in the […]
Drenched in pink
June means blooming rhododendrons, and one of the best places to see them has reopened after a yearlong wait: the Blue Ridge Parkway from Bull Gap (milepost 355) to Mount Mitchell State Park (milepost 375). I first visited this area 10 years ago, but in March 2008, the beloved section was closed after the steep […]
URTV a vital resource
I have followed with interest your coverage of the URTV “controversy.” You raise important questions of conduct, accountability and transparency. I must say, though, one could easily get the mistaken impression, from what I have read in the Xpress, that URTV is a highly flawed, dysfunctional operation that’s staining our community. As a fairly new […]
How small a government is too small?
Terms in our national debate come and go; some only stay long enough for a good laugh. “Peak oil” has left us. Other terms didn’t even stay long enough to enjoy. But a term that keeps cropping up in one form or another has something to do with the size of government. Evidently there is […]
Save our teachers’ jobs
I am a student at Valley Springs Middle School. We recently learned that two of our favorite teachers’ jobs are in jeopardy due to the recent education-funding budgets proposed by the state. Eighty teachers in Buncombe County may not have jobs next year. This will make classroom numbers bigger and provide less time for teachers […]
Small Bites
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• Family Farm Tour
• Victory Tailgate Market
• Williams-Sonoma
• Fisherman’s Quarters II
Just Remnants
The prophet Isaiah’s idea of the remnant of the just is a moral concept with periodic weight, and I fear its time has come round again. Isaiah saw that when human beings violate the land ethic beyond a certain limit, God destroys the culture, preserving a remnant seed for the next attempt at a just […]
The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild
The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild will carry on a 20-year tradition this June by displaying their creative passion for cloth and thread in the finished form of quilts. The guild has been in the area since 1982 and was founded as a nonprofit organization to provide an opportunity for area quilters to promote the […]
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Mid-week at College Street
It’s early evening at College Street Pub & Grill in the middle of the week. Photo by Jonathan Welch Tuesday and Thursday are “Party Nights” at College Street, with a bevy of specials ($2 Margaritas, 35 cent wings, $5 Long Island Ice Teas, $4 Highballs, etc.). In these days of recession and belt-tightening, it’s a […]
Green Light
Striking as ever, Bill Callahan returns to the Grey Eagle
Lo-fi pioneer Bill Callahan comes to the Grey Eagle tomorrow, on the wings of his latest record, the lovely Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle. Before we knew that local group (the also lo-fi and lovely) Pilgrim would be opening for Callahan, we asked frontman Jaye Bartell to e-interview Callahan. They’ll likely speak in person soon.
Read the Liberty Dollar indictment
A federal indictment against Asheville resident William Kevin Innes and other officials from the Liberty Dollar private currency operation alleges that they were trying to compete with — and replace — official U.S. currency while making a profit. Innes faces up to 45 years in jail if convicted on the charges.
Liberty Dollar indictment
In this indictment, Asheville resident William Kevin Innes, the regional head of the Liberty Dollar private currency operation is charged with counts of fraud and a conspiracy to circulate coins resembling official U.S. currency. Innes is charged along with Liberty Dollar creator Bernard Von NotHaus and two Liberty Dollar employees. Download a PDF of the […]
Teachers’ rally packs Enka gymnasium
Well over 1,000 teachers, parents and students packed the gymnasium of Enka High School on Monday evening to rally against state education cuts.