Local ski areas are reporting great conditions and it looks like more snow is on the way, with Ray’s Weather Center predicting another 6 to12 inches for the highest peaks over the next couple of days. On January, 10, we went up to Wolf Ridge Ski Resort in Madison County and encountered powder that’s more typical of the Rockies than the Southern Appalachians. Here’s a short video of what we found.
Year: 2011
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Haywood & College
Lots of layers, blue outerwear and pointy-toe shoes.
Snowy Monday
Snowy scenes in Asheville on Monday, January 10.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
WNC Wellness: From mental health to the rising flu activity
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: North Carolina’s new mental-health program launches; a case study of Chinese herbs for flu; first TIF surgery in NC performed at Pardee; flu activity in Asheville on the rise.
Milquetoast Xpress parody site launches
There’s a certain kind of flattery associated with being the subject of a parody. In this modern age, it may be the best indication that you’ve finally “made it.” After all, for something to be worth parodying, it has to be relevant enough for other people to get the joke. If the new Milquetoast Xpress parody site is any indication, we’ve finally joined the big leagues of local media.
Snow brings great sledding conditions to Asheville parks
The snowy weather is creating excellent sledding conditions on area hills. Here’s a few photos of Xpress staffers Jake Frankel and Dane Smith as they engaged in an epic long jump competition at West Asheville Park.
Duke, Progress Energy will converge to become nation’s largest utility
The two power companies will merge, retaining Duke’s name. The merger — if approved by state and federal regulatory agencies later this year — brings 7.1 million customers into the fold for one company.
Snowy Buddha
“Even Buddha contemplates his snowy navel this morning,” Ashevillean (and frequent Xpress contributor) Zen Southerland tweeted this morning, with this picture of Buddha, the berries and the snow.
Black & white
Stripes and checkered Vans, Haywood Street.
Snowy scenes from Malvern Hills Park
Ice crystals on a retaining pond, sparrows foraging for berries, a snow-doused water fountain… These are just a few of the scenes found on a quiet Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011.
photos by Margaret Williams
The Beat: Shuler steps up; Nesbitt steps down
A look at what’s been making headlines: Rep. Heath Shuler concluded his bid for speaker of the House last week, and controversial Buncombe GOP Chair Chad Nesbitt bowed out of a second term. Also, snowy weather continued to blanket WNC.
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Late Night Musings on a Few Movies
This Screening Room is something of an experiment. It’s the result of me having started keeping a not-entirely-comprehensive diary of movies I’ve watched that I didn’t have to review in some fashion—and which I think it reasonably improbable I’ll ever have occasion to review. The results are more reactions than reviews, but I thought they might be of some interest. They might ultimately be of some referential value, too, if someone in the technical department of the paper can come up with some method of cataloguing them in a separate archive alphabetically—and if I keep doing them. In any case, here are my short reviews on ten movies—mustered in alphabetical order.
Busk Break: Andrew Dwyer and Davey Bar-Shimon perform “Magic Kalyuka Monkey Man”
There are few places in the world where one can casually cross paths with a duo performing original works on didgeridoo and kalyuka/overtone flute. We’re very fortunate that Asheville is one of them. Here we have Andrew Dwyer (on kalyuka) and Davey Bar-Shimon (on didgeridoo) playing their original tune “Magic Kalyuka Monkey Man” near Urban Outfitters on Haywood Street.
Edgy Mama: Getting your mojo back
It’s a new year, and I’m guessing most of us have made a resolution or two. So now, it’s time to pave the way to hell with them (to paraphrase Mark Twain). In my lifelong experience as a female, I’ve noticed that most of my resolutions (and those of my friends with ovaries) tend to […]
Book Report: A Day of Small Things
Local author Vicki Lane returns with a suspenseful, Appalachian-based drama that draws on history, Native American traditions, folklore and familiar landscapes. It’s a completely addictive read with plenty of surprises.
Shuler on Giffords shooting: “Acts of violence like this have no place in American politics”
In a statement to Xpress, Rep. Heath Shuler condemned the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona earlier today.
Snowy Scenes
Photographs of snowy scenes around Asheville. Photo by Jonathan Welch
Snowy Pack
Local photographer Jerry Nelson braved the cold snowy weather to get this panoramic shot around Pack Square.
Too much to do on January 15!
Even with the Abigail Washburn show at the Grey Eagle postponed (she was supposed to play Asheville on Saturday, Jan. 15, but landed a Prairie Home Companion gig instead — can’t begrudge her that!), there’s still too much to do on this particular Saturday. Unless you have super powers you’ll never fit it all in. (Still, it’s worth a try…)
Busk Break: Jason Brown performs “Deep Elem Blues”
Hendersonville-based musician and visual artist Jason Brown performs his version of the traditional tune “Deep Elem Blues” on a late, cold night on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville.
Winter wonderland: Snow’s not done yet
Western North Carolinians are waking up to varying amounts of snow this Saturday, Jan. 8 — from a few inches to a foot at higher elevations. And forecasters are calling for more.
photo by Margaret Williams