Buncombe County commissioners will meet March 18 to consider a measure that calls on the NC Department of Transportation to construct a new $230 million I-26 connector.
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Poetry, please
LAST CALL! Xpress seeks submissions for a special April issue. Deadline for short-form poems is Friday, March 14.
Survey evaluates local judges; Clontz faces primary challenge
A new survey by the N.C. Bar Association rates the performance of local judges, shedding light on elected officials that are often hard for voters to evaluate. Judge Ed Clontz received the lowest scores of any Buncombe County District Court justice. And he’s the only incumbent facing a fight to keep his seat on the bench.
Portrait of CIBO: Council of Independent Business Owners rallies Asheville business community
The Council of Independent Business Owners has been called a lot of things over the years.
Few could argue that the nonprofit — whose members serve on such powerful public bodies as Asheville’s City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission, the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency’s board and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners — lacks influence. But how far does it reach? And does the group still have the kind of impact that it did in the past?
In the Spirit: Balancing light and darkness
“Recovering psychologist” Dr. Laurel Reinhardt is now a life/dream/joy coach with Inner Landscaping. She spoke with Xpress about the upcoming Vernal Equinox forum.
Sound Check: Callaghan
Singer-songwriter Callaghan is originally from London and now lives in Nashville. She headlined The Altamont last Friday. In advance of that show, Callaghan talked to Xpress about her album, her impressions of the U.S., and what keeps her returning to Asheville.
We Still Spray
Game on
About 125 guests, mostly area hunters, gathered at Chestnut on Biltmore Avenue for the 10th annual Wild Game Dinner at the end of February. Photo by Mark-Ellis Bennett
Why I grow: Herbal remedies with Jackie Dobrinksa
In our new feature, area growers introduce their gardens. This week Jackie Dobrinska tells us about the functional herb garden she founded as part of The Lord’s Acre community garden in Fairview.
Asheville Disclaimer 3/12/14
Local candidate put in difficult position of insisting he doesn’t like big boobs
Funding growth
Many local farmers left their work behind on Thursday, Feb. 27, to attend the WNC AgOptions 2014 Award Ceremony at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River. According to AgOptions Project Coordinator Jennifer Ferre, 2014 marks the 10-year anniversary of grant-giving for the organization, which has awarded more than $1.7 million […]
Smart Bets: Imarhan Timbuktu
“At dance clubs and private parties in northern Mali, Imarhan Timbuktu [Those Who Love Timbuktu] had provided much of the grooving soundtrack to life over the past 10 years,” according to the band’s bio. That party was interrupted by the arrival of political turmoil in the band’s homeland — conflict that drove group members to […]
Shamrock shake-up
Whether you choose to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by donning your most flattering shade of green, embarking on a corned beef and cabbage bender or simply practicing a fake Irish accent in public — there’s a place for that in Asheville. And if none of that strikes your fancy, there are a multitude of Irish-themed […]
Not so fast
The smell of healthy, home-cooked food wafts through Sharing House in Brevard. As meat simmers in the pot, the students taking Sharing House’s newest cooking class slowly add fresh produce, taking care not to boil away the nutrients. “I was just trying to think of ways to help people eat better — eat more nutritiously,” […]
Support Williams for district attorney
The first time I met Todd Williams was in front of the Asheville Brewing Co. on Coxe Avenue about eight years ago. He was on one of his many bike rides through downtown, and we chatted about cycling and beer – two topics near and dear to our hearts. Over the years I’ve come to […]
Smart Bets: Fiddlers of Madison County
“For centuries — literally — folks have been following the French Broad River into Madison County to hear the finest in traditional music,” says the Madison County Arts Council in a press release. The tradition continues at the eighth annual Fiddlers of Madison County event to benefit the arts council. This year’s show features regional […]
Dirty talk
When self-described Gypsy brass circus rock act Dirty Bourbon River Show shared the bill with funk and soul legend Dr. John, a fellow Crescent City musician, that didn’t happen in New Orleans — it happened in Asheville. Since its inception, Dirty Bourbon River Show has toured in 39 states. But North Carolina was one of […]
BEHIND THE BAR
In the new, regular interview series Behind the Bar, Michael Franco talks to some of the talented men and women who keep the beer, wine and spirits flowing at some of Asheville’s favorite watering holes. Many a bar has been blamed for luring students away from their studies. But in Hank Fuseler’s case, the call […]
Elevator operator left out
In the Mountain Xpress, an article was published by writer Kristin D’ Agostino [“Going Up?” Feb. 19] about the elevator in the Flatiron Building in which she only mentions or refers to three of its four elevator operators. Neil Mobberly works the morning shift from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Brian Moretti works the […]
Smart Bets: Denise Keirnan
After a journalism career with stories in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (among others), Asheville-based writer Denise Keirnan turned her attention to the Southeast. Her 2013 book, The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II, examines the lives of the women (many […]
State of the Arts
The streets of Asheville serve both as subject and setting for a duo of local art events. PUSH Gallery hosts an exhibition of photographic works by Asheville photographer Anthony Bellemare. Meanwhile, the annual, weekend-long Asheville Tattoo and Arts Expo expands its footprint to include the Renaissance Asheville Hotel and Masonic Temple. Street scenes Just Looking: […]