The Asheville Area Arts Council could rent some of its gallery space to Asheville artist Jonas Gerard or another “strategic partner,” according to the group’s executive director, Angela Martinez.
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WPVM volunteers present station-management plan
Volunteers at Asheville’s low-power community radio station on Tuesday presented a plan for a new management structure to the board that oversees WPVM in the hope of quelling months of turmoil.
Downtown group offers volunteer help to complete park
Asheville Downtown Association members have offered to pitch in as volunteers to speed up the completion of the new Pack Square Park, ADA President Byron Greiner told the board of the Pack Square Conservancy on Feb. 4. The park in winter: Construction is proceeding on the new Pack Square Park, but the Asheville Downtown Association […]
Asheville loses water lawsuit
The North Carolina Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by the city of Asheville concerning the constitutionality of state laws that regulate the city’s water system. The Feb. 9 decision appears to put an end to the long-running legal battle. In August 2008, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled against Asheville in its […]
Xpress-rated: Video sneak peek at the Feb. 11 issue
Here’s your video sneak preview of the Feb. 11 edition of Mountain Xpress.
City loses water lawsuit
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear an appeal by the city of Asheville in a long-running legal battle over the constitutionality of state laws that govern how the city oversees its water system
Asheville Downtown Master Plan
This draft of Asheville’s Downtown Master Plan will be officially unveiled at a Jan. 12, 2009, meeting of the Downtown Master Plan Advisory Committee. Drawn up by Massachusetts-based consulting firm Goody Clancy at a cost of $170,000 in taxpayers’ money, the plan and the process of developing it have at times been controversial. The roll-out […]
State budget shortfall hits A-B Tech
North Carolina’s state revenue shortfall, estimated at about $2 billion for the budget year that ends in June, is cutting into Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s budget.
Downtown businesses offer help to speed up park completion
An organization representing businesses in downtown Asheville offered volunteer help to speed up completion of the new Pack Square Park.
MAIN presentation this evening postponed
The Mountain Area Information Network’s presentation “MAIN 2.0: Next Generation Community Network,” which had been scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Pack Memorial Library’s Lord Auditorium, has been postponed.
Asheville school students’ letters to President Obama
Here are excerpts from some of the letters written by students in grades K-5 at Isaac Dickson Elementary. Click here to read the letters.
Asheville school students’ letters to President Obama
Here are excerpts from some of the letters written by students in grades K-5 at Isaac Dickson Elementary. Click here to read the letters.
Xpress-rated video
Here’s your video sneak preview of this week’s Mountain Xpress.
Lead testing rules under Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
New lead testing rules set to take effect Feb. 10 have local book sellers, toy retailers, crafters and even libraries scrambling to understand how the rules apply to them. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act imposes stringent new lead testing rules on all products made for children 12 and under. The regulations affect businesses that […]
Enforcement of new lead testing rules halted for one year
The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday agreed to wait one year before enforcing new lead testing rules for the makers and importers of products for children 12 and under. The law, set to take effect Feb. 10, has had Asheville area book sellers, toy retailers, crafters and even libraries worried about the rules’ impact on them.
WNC News Roundup
What’s making news in the mountains this week: A gospel-singing great will celebrate his 100th birthday; a Henderson County native prepares to help put on the Super Bowl; casino talks continue; and much more.
Lessing discusses photo essay on evangelicals
Asheville-based documentary photographer Scott Lessing talks about some of his photos featured in this week’s Mountain Xpress cover story.
For homeless shelter, a night of music
Homeless shelters don’t get a lot of in-house entertainment, but Stu and Janna Zonder are out to change that.
Girl Scout takes cookie sales to the Web
Wild A. Freeborn, sporting pigtails and the trademark green vest, ends her sales pitch for Girl Scout cookies with a simple appeal: “Buy cookies! And they’re yummy!” Want cookies?: Asheville Girl Scout Wild Freeborn is on a mission to sell 12,000 boxes of cookies. Here, she appears in an online video promoting her campaign. The […]
Asheville YouTube star caught in a Web crossfire
Will Chatham didn’t exactly get cut down by a light saber, but he definitely feels burned. Chatham does Web development and server administration for the federal government; in addition, he does jobs on the side for Asheville Technologies, a local Web-development company. But Chatham is also a seasoned musician, and two years ago, he was […]
Asheville musician caught in battle over YouTube tunes
Will Chatham didn’t exactly get cut down by a light saber, but he definitely feels burned.