Showcasing the holiday spirit, an upcoming conference at Kanuga will lead high-school youth from across the country through guided self-assessments while engaging them in hands-on work to benefit migrant farmworkers.
Year: 2010
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Kicking it community
This fall, five Asheville artists and entrepreneurs received a “kickstart” from their communities through a new Internet-based campaign. With the cumulative help of 381 supporters, a total of $31,387 was raised to fund everything from recording sessions to a food truck. How? Kickstarter.com. Founded in 2009, kickstarter.com helps artists fundraise for their creative endeavors through […]
Silent night — Please!
We’ve been subjected to holiday music for more than a month, Which is, for some, more than a month too long. We asked some of our favorite local musicians which holiday song they really hated. You know, that one song that every time it comes on the radio just made them want to jam icicles […]
Ken take 10
"Ken Hanke has something unique: the gift of being able to be amused by his own misfortunes, such as seeing a really bad film. He has the bigger picture. He can also decipher exactly a good viewing experience. Everyone should have a constant supply of Hanke's columns. He's the smartest writer on films of anyone […]
Locally produced skate film puts Asheville on the map
The coolest cities and towns across America have their own skate videos. L.A. has a bunch, New York, Raleigh, Richmond and, hooray, now Asheville has one, too! This thanks to the PUSH Skateshop & Gallery skate team, and to videographer Ramon Hess, who edited nearly three-years worth of footage down to the 40 entertaining minutes […]
The profiler’s year in review
If you… Were regularly mistaken for a boy until you were 11, Campaigned to be president of the Math Club in high school, Couldn’t decide who was cooler, Karen or Richard Carpenter, Consider caring for curly hair a legitimate hobby… Then you, too, could write The Profiler! I feel so fortunate to live in this […]
Merry and bright ideas
Maybe the kids are home from college. Maybe you have out-of-town visitors. Maybe the whole family is camping out at your place for the holidays. Maybe you find yourself with too much time on your hands and not enough Netflix envelopes in your mailbox. Just because it's holiday vacation doesn't mean there's tons to do […]
Are we living in a meat mecca?
You could call Southern Appalachia meat-lover’s mecca. That’s because area farmers raise almost everything, from beef to rabbit to turkey, year-round. It’s also because area chefs are buying local and including innovative meat dishes on their menus. While many of us may prefer to stay in the “safety net” of turkey, chicken or beef, our […]
Small Bites
More sandwiches? The Lion's Den sandwich shop recently opened inside the Grove Arcade, offering affordable light-lunch eats right next to the Fresh Quarter produce market. (The Fresh Quarter, by the way, is a great place for affordable light fare as well. The little market offers mostly produce, but also bags of spring mix, Greek yogurt, […]
That’s the spirit
Outdoors: Slip-sliding away
To many people, winter weather spells trouble. Snowy, icy roads can cause accidents, delays and school closures. Business activity slumps. Travel plans are foiled. And the occasional power outage can really spark a snafu. Yet when I look out the window and see snowflakes swirling, those grown-up issues barely cross my mind. Instead, I am […]
Room service
In limbo since 2008 due to a faltering economy, the 51 Biltmore project took a couple of steps forward at the Asheville City Council's Dec. 14 meeting. If the hotel/parking deck/retail development is approved, the target site — a large parking lot on Biltmore Avenue — could change dramatically. On a pair of 4-2 votes […]
The life you save has to be your own
I am writing regarding the letter "’Workforce Housing’ Leaves Most Workers in the Cold" [Dec. 8 Xpress]. Josh Mallernee mentioned that he is a city worker making less than $30,000 a year and that at that rate it is harder to find affordable housing to match. If you can't afford your rent, either find a […]
If you believe in global warming, stop making people
I hope Susan Andrew was aiming for irony in her Green Scene article criticizing Blue Ridge Paper [“Pulp Nonfiction,” Dec. 8 Xpress]. She is aware of the medium she's employing to send her message, isn't she? I mean, she's writing for a company that sells advertising to polluters on paper that was processed by a […]
Dateline
As the days dwindle down, it's time to start hunting up a 2011 calendar. Happily, there are abundant local options for keeping track of things over the coming months — often while benefitting a worthy local cause. They also make affordable gifts. And whether your passion is history, nature, the weather, freaks, girls, guys or […]
Asheville 11: Guilty until proven innocent?
I am writing in response to Randy Molton’s cartoon, published in the Dec. 15 [Xpress], in which the Asheville 11 [are portrayed as] spoiled brats who throw tantrums like 11-year-olds. I am getting pretty sick and tired of this sort of crap. The 11 people who have been charged with rioting, vandalism, etc., are neither […]
Bottled in bond
Every hour she worked at the Buchi plant in Weaverville, the labels Kila Donovan pasted on the bottles of fermented tea drink touted the company's status as a certified living-wage employer. “I just wanted to go to work, get my paycheck and avoid drama, but after I'd been working there for a couple of months, […]
Real revolutionaries take responsibility
I believe strongly in the need for activism and protest. Such actions should be well thought out and have a purpose. I believe that our government, as well as governments around the world, don’t always act on behalf of the people. That brings about the need for protest, so we take to the streets to […]
More weed, less greed
In March I was arrested for growing three marijuana plants in my home. It was 2 a.m. and I was sitting on my couch eating potato chips. Flash forward 30 minutes: I am being led to the back of a line of seven police cars (including forensics and dogs). I was not charged with harming […]
Go solar: Your grandkids will thank you
As the end of this year approaches, I think it’s a good time to take a moment and consider the future — our own individual futures and that of the world in which we all live and upon which we all depend. In considering the future, I think it’s crucial that we think about what […]
