At Asheville’s version of the Tax Day Tea Party, they chanted. They cheered. They phoned the White House. And above all, the 500-plus protesters pledged to pull America back from the precipice of out-of-control taxation, spending and insurmountable debt.
The Asheville Board of Realtors spent $2.1 million recently buying a new building on Montford Avenue to house its offices. The transaction was straightforward, but it’s triggered a flood of questions from some members of the organization who say they had no idea the board had such deep reserves and that it shouldn’t be spending […]
Here’s your video sneak preview of the April 15 edition of the Mountain Xpress, which features upcoming Earth Day events around Asheville.
Each week, the Mountain Xpress plans to dip into the Xpress Community Photo Gallery and highlight a few of your photos.
The Asheville Board of Realtors spent $2.1 million to buy a building on Montford Avenue for new offices. The April 7, 2009, purchase has rankled some members of the organization, who say they had no idea the board had such deep reserves and shouldn’t be spending that much money in a down real estate market. […]
The Asheville Board of Realtors recently spent $2.1 million to buy a building on Montford Avenue for new offices. The purchase has rankled some members of the organization, who say they had no idea the board had such deep reserves and shouldn’t be spending that much money in a down real estate market.
The Asheville Tourists baseball team is back again for another season at historic McCormick Field.
Here’s your sneak preview of the April 8 edition of Mountain Xpress.
Dan Lucas lived a life driven by his ranging intellect during his seven years in Asheville. He played with a variety of local bands and had a particular love of jazz. He read insatiably. He traveled the world as a kayaker, running the Green River’s harrowing Narrows with regularity. And he dove into the study […]
Asheville-based software company Jute Networks formally launched Jute, its Web-based platform aimed at helping people network and collaborate on projects, at the March 24 InnoVenture conference in Greenville, S.C. The launch: Jute Networks CEO John Warner announced the launch of Jute, a Web-based software tool promoting project collaboration, at the March 24 InnoVenture conference in […]
Here’s your video sneak preview of this week’s Mountain Xpress, which includes a cover story on the transformation of Asheville band The Afromotive, a feature on the Blue Ridge Rollergirls you don’t want to miss, a complete report on Asheville City Council’s latest actions and much, much more.
Federal bankruptcy court documents filed by the owner of the Richmond Hill Inn show that the loss of the inn’s historic mansion to fire on March 20 was valued at $7 million, including $25,000 in oriental rugs, $55,000 in food and wine and an unknown amount to replace the irreplaceable — a portrait of Gabrielle Pearson, the wife of the congressman and ambassador who built the original Victorian mansion in 1889.
Wild Freeborn found fame by accident, during a quest to sell 12,000 Girl Scout cookies. Along the way, she decided celebrity’s not all it’s cracked up to be. The 8-year-old became an overnight sensation after Newsweek wrote about her cookie-marketing technique, and the fact that the Girl Scouts of America didn’t approve. Bryan Freeborn, Wild’s […]
Five months before a devastating March 19 fire destroyed the historic Richmond Hill Inn, legal battles had been heating up between the current and former owners of the property. Investigators believe the blaze was intentionally set. A landmark lost: A devastating early morning fire March 19 destroyed the Richmond Hill Inn’s historic main building. Investigators […]
The vibe at the French Broad Brewery is “work in progress,” what with the bags of barley stacked behind what passes for a stage, the serve-yourself-pretzels and giant brewing vats standing sentry. But “work in progress” is not a bad thing. You’ll find some of Asheville’s finest craft brews at French Broad, and the general […]
Here’s your video sneak preview of this week’s edition of Mountain Xpress.
An Asheville business will open its doors to the community on March 30 for a week of meditation, community lunches and discussions about finding meaning in work.
The Media Arts Project and HATCH Asheville are teaming up for a fundraising event with a theme that explores collaboration.
After years of complaints, Asheville City Council is poised to put teeth in a towing ordinance. On March 24, City Council will consider adopting a local law regulating “non-consensual towing.” Elected officials have struggled over the years to find an effective way to regulate local towing companies that many believe take advantage of illegal parkers […]
After years of complaints about predatory towing in town, Asheville City Council is poised to put teeth in a towing ordinance.
Making headlines recently: The investigation into the deadly Mitchell County jail fire is renewed; local universities are cutting classes and jobs; Weaverville’s July Fourth celebration has been cancelled; there’s an update on the controversial Macon airport runway extension; there will be a vote on selling alcohol at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino; and one local newspaper is bucking the trend and moving to add a print edition.
