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The home of Suzie Millions
Nobody christens the holiday season with a natural knack for embracing the wacky and romancing the outrageously tacky as local pseudo-celebrity Suzie Millions, seasoned veteran of The Big Crafty and author of “The Complete Book of Retro Crafts.” I recently visited Millions at the home she shares with her husband, Lance Wille, drummer for local […]
Winter sports in WNC: Let the fun begin
Last winter was heaven for local winter sports enthusiasts. And this season has been off to a great start, with unusually cold and snowy conditions providing ample opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowball fights, snowmen and assorted backcountry adventures. We’re celebrating today, Dec. 21 – the first official day of winter – by culling together some of our favorite photos and videos from the last couple years of snowy escapades.
Winter sports in WNC: Let the fun begin
Last winter was heaven for local winter sports enthusiasts. And this season has been off to a great start, with unusually cold and snowy conditions providing ample opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowball fights, snowmen and assorted backcountry adventures. We’re celebrating today, Dec. 21 – the first official day of winter – by culling together some of our favorite photos and videos from the last couple years of snowy escapades.
WNC Wellness review: Clinic funding, meetups and bed bugs
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Free clinic increases funding; Local alternative health Meetup group; Acupuncture affects pain perception; National bed bug summit; Formaldehyde in wrinkle-free clothes; and more.
McCullough wins Court of Appeals seat in round three
The unofficial tally is in from the N.C. Court of Appeals instant-runoff recount, and the winner is challenger Doug McCullough.
A change in the weather? Long-range forecasts call for dry, mild winter
Both the National Weather Service and the WNC-based Ray’s Weather Center are predicting a drier, milder winter than normal this year. But that certainly hasn’t been the case so far. This is shaping up to be one of the coldest Decembers in Asheville’s recorded history. And we’ve already doubled the average snowfall for the month, with forecasters calling for more on Christmas Eve.
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Dec. 22-28: A merry Christmas at the movies
Well, it’s Christmas week, and, as usual, that means all the studios are vying for your holiday attention. Three films of note come to town this week: The Coen Brothers’ True Grit hits all the first-run theaters (except Carmike) on Wednesday, while The King’s Speech comes to The Carolina and the Fine Arts on Christmas Day, and I Love You, Phillip Morris opens Christmas Day at The Carolina. That’s the good news. Two other titles show up as well. I’d rather not talk about them, but I guess I have to.
My Side of the Mountain, Vol. 4: Floating Action
We’re braving basements, rooftops, forests and alleys to bring you this new video series where local musicians step out of their element for a preview of upcoming performances.
Tickets on sale today at noon for Lauryn Hill
The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/rapper/producer actress plays the Orange Peel on Sunday, Jan. 9, 8 p.m.
Patchwork bag
Puffer vest, boots, striped tights and a great bag on Biltmore Ave.
Busk Break: Caroling By The Montford Community Singers
In keeping with the holiday spirit, several members of the Montford Community Singers braved the cold, windy weather on Friday to carol around downtown, performing “a mix of pagan and Christian-influenced songs for the season.” Here’s their version of the traditional English folk carol “Star In The East.”
Congress OKs Local Community Radio Act; WPVM hopes FCC will now lift power restrictions
“This is a day we have dreamed of since 2003 when MAIN launched its low-power FM station for Asheville and Buncombe County,” declared Wally Bowen, executive director of MAIN FM (WPVM), after the passage by Congress this weekend of the Local Community Radio Act, which gives FCC the ability to allow low-power stations such as MAIN’s to broadcast at 100 watts, instead of at its current 2 watt level.
A roundup of Christmas Eve services and events
Local churches, spiritual centers and music venues invite the public to warm up and share the joy of the season this Christmas Eve.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: So that’s it for 2010?
As the year sinks slowly in the west, I realize that for me the movie year pretty much is over. When I turn in this week’s reviews, the only thing left for me to review this year is Little Fockers. (Assuming Justin Souther isn’t knocked down by a bus, I have no intention of sitting through Gulliver’s Travels.) So far as I know at this point, there’s nothing opening locally on Dec. 31 and the next new movie we’re slated for is Season of the Witch on Jan. 7. (How depressing is that?) What’s mostly left for me this year is shuffling things around for my Ten Best list. I think I may need the time this year, which has been a peculiar one in a number of ways.
Edgy Mama: Stuff I learned in 2010
Every year I learn all kinds of interesting information from the e-mails you send me and from the amazing things you post on your Facebook pages and Twitter feeds. And now, I have a 12-year-old who has her own email address, and I really appreciate all the fascinating educational stuff you send to her.
Busk Break: Clarence Gallagher
We featured Big Sandy Mush-based busker Clarence Gallagher a few weeks ago, performing as part of the duo Will and Clarence, but earlier this week we managed to catch him playing solo in front of the Iron sculpture on Wall and Battery Park.
Local Matters: Winter sports primer, funky calendars and a tale of living wages
Need a freaky calendar? Pondering some winter-sports adventures? Here’s a preview of upcoming news and feature stories for the Dec. 22 issue.
MSD postpones decision on proposed cost-sharing plan
In a 6-5 vote on Wednesday, Dec. 15, the Metropolitan Sewerage District board tabled plans to implement a new cost-sharing policy for sewer-line extensions in new developments and annexed areas until next month. Despite getting the go-ahead from the MSD planning committee on Dec. 2 (in what was also a close vote), the board heeded a request from the Council of Independent Business Owners that the issue be tabled for a month.