We recruited our friend Ami Worthen from local band Mad Tea Party to take us backstage before last night’s Southern Culture on the Skids show at Bele Chere. In this interview, drummer Dave Hartman shares stories from the road and gives us the scoop on the southern-fried rock band’s new album. Video by Jake Frankel
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CIBO discussion: Property values and the state of the local economy
About 50 local business owners gathered over grilled chicken yesterday for a discussion about property values and the state of Asheville’s economy. The monthly “Power Lunch Meeting” was sponsored by the Council of Independent Business Owners and featured a panel of city, county and business leaders, including County Tax Collector Gary Roberts, County Attorney Michael Frue, Asheville City Manager Gary Jackson and the owner of Spake Real Estate, John Spake.
The great Bele Chere and Twitter debates
With the approach of Bele Chere, Ashevilleans have once again taken up one of their favorite pastimes: debating the benefits and drawbacks of hosting the biggest free street festival in the Southeast. Last week, Xpress staffer David Forbes provided a forum for readers to vent with his online post "Bele Chere: Boon or Burden?" In […]
Fashion and fun: Scenes from PUSH Asheville
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Lights, cameras, action! URTV offers Youth Video Camp
Recent controversies and budget worries aren’t keeping the WNC Media Center from holding its annual Youth Video Camp. There’s still a few open spots for the program, which runs July 19—22 and offers campers the opportunity to work as a group to write, shoot and edit a short film.
Wheel done
After years of lobbying Asheville officials to first create and then implement the Comprehensive Bicycle Plan, local cyclists are starting to see results. Bike lanes were recently installed on Lexington, Kimberly and Coxe avenues. And by the end of the summer, they're scheduled to appear on Hilliard, Asheland and Clingman avenues as well on Martin […]
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Shuler, transit and nuclear waste Rep. Heath Shuler has been keeping his communications director busy lately. The Democratic congressman's office issued several press releases that garnered attention last week. Beating the heat: The hot weather has Ashevillians hitting area rivers, lakes and pools. Here, Rachel Reeser and Steven Slack take a dip in the French […]
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A moving picture
Don’t write the Asheville Film Festival's obituary just yet. Photos by Jonathan Welch In the wake of City Council's recent vote to discontinue funding the event, private interests are stepping up to breathe new life into it. After exploring the idea of taking over the city festival, local filmmaker Tom Anton instead decided to launch […]
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There was good news this week for outdoors lovers. In "Blue Ridge Parkway to be Open End to End for First Time in More Than a Year," the Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a long-closed section of the scenic road near Mount Pisgah opened just in time for the July 4 holiday weekend. All clear: Landslide […]
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Hot and hungry
Hot weather continues to hammer Asheville. If it keeps up, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports that the "Heat Wave Could Break WNC Record" for the most consecutive days the temperature has climbed to 84 degrees or higher. According to the article, WNC residents have suffered through the longest stretch of June days topping the mark since […]
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Hoop jammin’ in the park
The Asheville Community Hoop Jam is held in Pritchard Park every Tuesday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. through the end of September. The events offer opportunities to hoop it up for fun and exercise as George Pond (Snake Oil Medicine Show) DJs. In this video, we talk to organizer Melanie MacNeil and capture some participants’ sweet moves. Video by Jake Frankel
Goal!!! U.S. beats Algeria 1-0 in today’s World Cup match
The U.S. defeated Algeria 1-0 with a goal scored in the final minutes of today’s World Cup match. The dramatic win allows the U.S. team to advance to round two of the Cup for the first time since 2002. Local soccer fans packed downtown Asheville establishments to watch the game and chants of “USA!” could be heard on the streets after the victory. Pictured here: Fans celebrate the win at the Asheville Pizza Company. Photo by Anne Fitten Glenn.
Buncombe Comissioners: Taking them down a PEG
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners June 15, 2010 meeting Board allots $600,000 for pharmacy school No-interest loan supports affordable housing Commissioners approve $327 million budget The Buncombe County commissioners had a lot on their agenda heading into their summer break. Topping the list at the board's June 15 meeting was a public hearing on the […]
Attack of the bears … and hot weather
The Asheville Citizen-Times' John Boyle continues to cover the bear beat. In a front-page story last week, "Second Goat Falls Prey to Marauding Bear in East Asheville," he writes that "for the second time in a week, an east Asheville resident has reported a bear snatching and killing a goat — just feet from the […]
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Not on my street
Grovemont residents' outcry concerning a planned nursing home for veterans seems to be getting results. The 100-bed facility, to be financed mostly by federal stimulus funds, is slated for construction on state property adjacent to Camp Woodson in Swannanoa; the original plan called for the entrance to be built on Woodland Drive. For the past […]
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Lightning strikes The tragic news of a woman who was recently struck by lightning on Max Patch Bald in Madison County is reverberating around the world. In "Woman Killed by Lightning Minutes from Becoming Engaged," the Asheville Citizen-Times reports that Richard Butler, 30, took his girlfriend of a year, Bethany Lott, 25, to the popular […]