About two years ago, Molly Must suddenly realized what was missing from Lexington Avenue—not on the street itself or in its shops, but under the Interstate 240 bridge. Gateway dreams: Preliminary design for part of the Lexington overpass mural. It wasn’t covered in murals. “This town has such a strong local arts culture, and there’s […]
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Tess Harper to be honored at Asheville Film Festival
Tess Harper, an Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated actress with a 24-year career in film, will be honored with the Career Achievement Award at this year’s Asheville Film Festival, which runs Nov. 8 to 11. Welcome back: Oscar nominee Tess Harper, shown here in Loggerheads — part of which was filmed in Asheville — returns in […]
Citizens’ group considering push for cop-watch, hotline programs
Members of the Citizen Awareness Coalition of Asheville, a group formed over the past few weeks in response to controversial cases involving law enforcement and activists, is considering cop-watch programs and a complaint hotline.
Tess Harper: “This whole area has a very mystical feel to it”
For Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated actress Tess Harper, Asheville is an area like no other.
And then there were 15: Asheville Council field shapes up
As the new, nonpartisan filing deadline passed at noon on Aug. 20, Asheville citizens finally got a firm idea of who will be running for City Council. By the deadline, every Democrat, Republican and third-party or unaffiliated candidate who had previously filed or declared their candidacy threw their hat back in the ring, with one […]
Signed off
The Aug. 15 arrest of Jonas Phillips on charges of obstructing a sidewalk has local activists up in arms. Phillips was taken into custody after displaying a 5-by-1-foot sign reading “IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY” on the Haywood Road/Interstate 240 overpass. Freeway blogging: Jonas Phillips holds another sign on the Flint Street overpass, several days after his arrest. […]
Group to push for Citizens’ Police Review Board
A diverse group of citizens, concerned about several recent incidents involving law enforcement and activists, has decided to push for a citizens’ review board on the Asheville Police Department, as well as increased pressure on city, county and state officials to protect civil rights and more of a citizen presence at demonstrations throughout the city. […]
Group to push for citizen’s police review board
A diverse group of citizens, concerned about several recent incidents involving law enforcement and activists, has decided to push for a citizen’s review board on the Asheville Police Department, as well as increased pressure on city, county and state officials and more of a citizen presence at demonstrations throughout the city.
ACLU, city settle lawsuit over demonstration fees
Following City Council’s move last night to change the parade ordinance and an agreement to reimburse fees charged a local immigration-reform group, the North Carolina branch of the American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it has settled a lawsuit with the city over permit fees in Asheville.
“Things I can’t talk about”: Deputy in flag case not demoted, suspended or fired
Records released by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 14 show that Deputy Brian Scarborough, who came under fire for his handling of the controversial flag-desecration arrests of a West Asheville couple (see “Flag Fight,” Aug. 1 Xpress) has not been demoted, suspended, transferred or fired. Keeping mum: Sheriff Van Duncan has invoked public-records […]
“Faces of Asheville” artist burglarized
The Faces of Asheville project, which sought to get portraits of 100 of the city’s most unique people, faces a major setback after local photographer and artist Jenny Bowen‘s Montford home was burglarized. On Aug. 18, her studio was ransacked and her equipment stolen. De-faced: Local artist and photographer Jenny Bowen, whose house was burglarized […]
Policing the protest
At 2:10 p.m. on Aug. 13, the Asheville Police Department received a call about the protest at Bank of America. Later in the afternoon, they announced the arrests of five protesters inside the bank on charges of trespassing, failure to disperse and resisting arrest. photo by Jon Elliston Sgt. Lizz Budd was the first to […]
Sheriff Duncan goes on the stand (with Matt Mittan, that is)
Sheriff Van Duncan, who has recently faced controversy about the flag-desecration arrests and his refusal to reveal the results of his office’s investigation, will be on the spot for a whole hour on Wednesday, Aug. 22. On “Take a Stand! with Matt Mittan,” Duncan will face questions from the local radio host as well as listeners.
Activist arrested after displaying “Impeach Bush/Cheney” sign on overpass
***UPDATED TUESDAY, 11: 10 a.m.:*** A controversy has erupted after activist and blogger Jonas Phillips, a West Asheville resident, was arrested last Wednesday morning on charges of obstructing a sidewalk after he displayed a 5-by-1-foot sign reading “IMPEACH BUSH/ CHENEY” on the Haywood Road overpass.
Patriot acts: Surveillance, arrests concern group
Two recent high-profile local arrests, along with government surveillance under the PATRIOT Act are spurring a group of concerned citizens to hold a “Patriot Meeting” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night at the West Asheville Public Library (942 Haywood Road).
Duncan refuses to release flag investigation results
Invoking state public-records law, Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan, refused to release the results of an internal investigation into the July 25 arrest of activists Deborah and Mark Kuhn on flag-desecration charges. But Hugh Stevens, counsel for the North Carolina Press Association, has sharply disagreed with Duncan’s interpretation of the law. The Kuhns, meanwhile, are […]
Downtown trees gone for scaffolding
A little spot of nature in the middle of downtown Asheville disappeared Aug. 3, when four dawn redwoods and several euonymus “burning bush” plants were cut down with little fanfare. The greenery was located next to a parking lot behind the Asheville Hotel building—which houses Malaprop’s Bookstore, Zambra restaurant and some apartments—and was felled to […]
“Things I can’t talk about”: Deputy in flag case not demoted, suspended or fired, records show
Records released by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon show that Deputy Brian Scarborough, who came under fire for his handling of the controversial flag desecration arrests of a West Asheville couple, has not been demoted, suspended, transferred or fired.
“Faces of Asheville” artist burglarized
The Faces of Asheville project, which sought to get portraits of 100 of the city’s most unique people, faces an uncertain future after local photographer and artist Jenny Bowen had her Montford home burglarized Sunday, her studio ransacked and her equipment stolen.
Duncan claims flag investigation results confidential, counsel disagrees
Sheriff Van Duncan and a press association lawyer have given conflicting opinions on the state’s public records law in releasing the results of an investigation into the arrests of a West Asheville couple for flag desecration.
Petition succeeds, next city elections nonpartisan
A petition to force a referendum on the Asheville City Council’s June decision to switch to partisan elections has succeeded by a narrow margin. On July 31, the Buncombe County Board of Elections announced that it had validated 5,022 petition signatures—just over the 5,000 required. Petition driver: Let Asheville Vote organizer Charlie Hume exults after […]