Wellness: Measuring up
Volume
19
/ Issue 29
Cover Design Credit:
Emily Busey, Photograph by Max Cooper, Pictured: JP McClellan, co-owner of Go Yogaarts
Smart Bets: Abigail Washburn at The Grey Eagle
Smart Bets: Emily Easterly
Smart Bets: Old 97’s
Smart Bets: U.S. Girls
Smart Bets: Asheville Mardi Gras
Clubland highlights: Cotton Jones, Seduction Sideshow and more
Calendar highlights
Expanded highs and lows
The furnished room: The upcycled-decor trend is right at home in Asheville
A feast and a fête: Ma Belle France cooking school moves to Woodfin
State of the arts
Josh Spiceland’s life is a blaze of art-making and public display. The Asheville painter and muralist had a lengthy roster of exhibits in 2012, including shows at the One Stop…food
Post-Consumer Pantry: Good vs. evil granola bars
That’s for lagniappe: The holiday calendar gets better with each Asheville Mardi Gras
Fork vs. Fork: Who will win this year when Chefs whisk-off for glory?
Coming to West Asheville: Biscuit Head
That’s the dance of it: At City Bakery, bread making is a never-ending process
Creatures becomes the Asheville Radio Café
Creatures Café has a new name and a new groove. In January, the Christian, alcohol-free eatery and nightclub became the Asheville Radio Café. “It's such a hassle to move a…news
Shooting from the hip: Doyle, Forstchen duel over gun policy
Streets and sidewalks: West Ashevilleans meet with City Council
Business Blotter
Openings The Crêperie Café of Weaverville, 113 N. Main St. 484-9448. http://creperieandcafeofweaverville.com. Lovin’ Tenders food truck. Visit http://lovintenders.com or call 301-0313 for daily location. Physio Physical Therapy and Wellness, 640…From “solopreneur” to small-business owner
In the small-business world, there’s a stage of growth that’s seldom talked about. It’s that somewhat awkward but extremely exciting time when a freelancer or sole proprietor — a “solopreneur”…opinion
McHenry SuPOORter
Kind of an Over-Reaction
Asheville Disclaimer 02/06/13
Inaugural poem’s harsh reception inspires James Franco to try even harder at Vacation Poetry SchoolDiversity is perfection
In response to Thomas Kelemen-Beatty’s Jan. 23 letter to Xpress, “Evacuation Should Be a Serious Concern”: I commend his commitment to a safe plan for disaster evacuation, but I can’t…We are not all made of patience
I'm a server in the restaurant business, [and] I have recently been appalled at the lack of consideration people show when it comes to two things: paying their tabs and…Asheville’s "Fine" Arts Theatre
Recently I went to see a movie at the Fine Arts Theatre. Right before the movie began, an old black-and-white photo of the theater flashed up on the screen. The…The Fine Arts Theatre responds
The Fine Arts Theatre, in its current incarnation, was opened as a first-run art- and independent-film theater in 1996 by John Cram as an extension of his decades-long venture in…Is Voter ID really worth all these burdens?
Last week, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis announced that a Voter ID bill “will move fairly quickly” through the General Assembly this year. The League of Women Voters has…Speak out against tar-sands pipeline
I'm planning to hop on the bus along with fellow Ashevilleans to head up to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 16, for the "Forward on Climate" rally. Why? Because it's been…Climate change: Why we moved to Asheville 24 years ago
I couldn't help but notice the sign New York City had erected next to an on-ramp on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway: "FUGEDABOTIT." It was the easiest, cheapest way to tell drivers…