APD says two people were arrested last weekend for “multiple, separate incidents of graffiti related vandalism,” lists 14 alleged “prominent graffiti vandals” charged in ‘08
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The other life of the “Free Throw Wizard”: An Xpress exclusive
Think you know Fred Feder, the free throw wiz profiled in Mountain Xpress? Well, there’s much more to his story than hoop dreams.
The best of times ***UPDATED WITH VIDEO***
The first Mountain Xpress Best of WNC Showcase at the Orange Peel made us proud to be your paper. Here are some scenes from the party.
United Way polling residents for priorities
Like everyone else, the local nonprofit sector is feeling the pinch in these tough economic times. Nonprofits that serve the area’s disadvantaged populations are finding there’s more drain on their services and resources, so many are taking a hard look at just what their most important priorities are. So it is at the United Way […]
United Way polling public for priorities
Nonprofit seeks community guidance in effort to refine its focus
See and be seen: What’s new in the Xpress photo galleries
From Asheville’s Holiday Parade to the Foothills Highland Games and Festival to a real live zombie bank protest, our latest online photo spreads train a lens on local matters
Meet the new Mountain Xpress print edition!
Go pick up an Xpress, and see what you think
Askville: End of an effigy
Business is about to burn out for Rick Fornoff‘s profitable invention, and he says he’s just fine with that. Rick Fornoff Photo by Jonathan Welch The creator of The Burning Bush Fire Starter, Fornoff is one local entrepreneur who’s ready for his product to be off the shelves. He’s closing up shop in tandem with […]
Deadline looms for Asheville City Council applications
Less than 24 hours remain before the city will stop taking applications to fill a vacant seat on Council
Funny business in Asheville Saturday night
Laugh Your Asheville Off’s Greg Brown joined by Charlotte’s Joe Zimmerman for a night of stand-up comedy at 35Below
More film fun in Asheville this weekend
Local director Chris Bower will screen Solatrium — the short that gave birth to Moon Europa — and footage from his new documentary on the Mardi Gras Indians, We Won’t Bow Down
All over but the shoutin’
Obamalina: President-elect Barack Obama at his recent rally in Asheville. With help from Buncombe voters, he became the first Democrat to carry the state since 1976. Photo By Jonathan Welch It was a great night for feeling Blue in Buncombe. A surge in voter turnout, fueled by intense interest in the presidential contest, paid off […]
Askville: Songs sung true in the key of Dylan
To hear Preston Cooper singing on the streets of Asheville, as he does most days, is to hear the ghost of the young Bob Dylan. Preston Cooper Drawing on his repertoire of early Dylan tunes—he knows about 75 so far—Cooper seems to channel the influential minstrel’s very voice and manner, circa the early 1960s. Uncanny […]
A great day for quitters
An estimated 45 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, but come Thursday, Nov. 20, those numbers might drop a bit. It’s the American Cancer Society’s 33rd annual Great American Smokeout—a day when anti-tobacco forces rally on behalf of smokers, and would-be ex-smokers are encouraged to spend the day puffless in solidarity with each other. Puffed enough?: […]
HATCHfest fundraiser this Friday changes location
The event, detailed in the Conscious Party section this week, has relocated to Echo Mountain Studios
This week’s Free Will Astrology — the right one this time
Due to a cosmic error of some sort, this week’s Mountain Xpress accidentally contains the astrology column from two weeks ago. But readers can realign their stars with the feature and find this week’s horoscopes here.
Palin in Asheville? You betcha
The Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate is slated to appear at the Asheville Civic Center this Sunday, according to the Buncombe GOP
The Xpress Voter Guide
Election Day is Nov. 4, but some of the people have already spoken. With the advent and increasing popularity of early voting—which began Oct. 16 this year in North Carolina and runs through Saturday, Nov. 1—a growing number of Xpress readers have asked that we publish our Voter Guide earlier, to accommodate those folks who […]
N.C. Rocks for Change free concert announced
Some of the state’s top pop and rock artists will perform in Asheville to support the Obama campaign on Tuesday, Oct. 28, with free tickets becoming available on Thursday.
Xpress-ionist illustrator debuts drawings at Harvest Records Friday
You may not know his name, but you’ve seen Xpress designer Nathanael Roney’s distinctive illustrations gracing many of our covers.
BlogAsheville Awards announced
The third annual Extravablogiversapaloozathon turned the spotlight on area bloggers.