If you can’t make tonight’s forum for candidates seeking seats on Asheville City Council, the grassroots radio station Asheville FM plans to broadcast live audio of the forum from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the Web. Click here to listen.
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In nuisance court, minor offenses take on major importance
John Fyffe folded his legs up under himself on the wooden bench, picked dirt from his fingernails and grumbled: "I'm an honorably discharged Marine. I have no previous criminal charges. None. If they just give me a month, I'll be off the streets." Fyffe had been called to a tiny courtroom on the seventh floor […]
Controversial neurosurgeon’s license won’t be renewed
A controversial Fletcher-based neurosurgeon won't be able to operate on patients' spinal cords and skulls after Sept. 30, according to a recent decision by the N.C. Medical Board. The doctor is out? The N.C. Medical Board has told Dr. Michael Rosner that it doesn't plan to issue him another temporary license to continue practicing. The […]
Funny Business comedy club ready to laugh it up
No joke — a new comedy club is set to open Nov. 6 in the basement of the former S&W cafeteria building in downtown Asheville. The venture brings together Charlie Gerencer, a producer of the successful annual Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival and an Emmy-nominated former producer of NBC's Last Comic Standing, and John […]
Eliada Homes’ new corn maze puts you in the thick of it
It's a massive field of green. The tall and tasseled corn covers about 10 acres of land on the campus of Eliada Homes for Children just off Leicester Highway in West Asheville. Inside, more than 3 miles of trails have been carved in the shape of castle towers and walls. It's Eliada Home for Children's […]
Asheville Holiday parade seeks more applicants for "old-time" event
The Asheville Holiday Parade will feature a distinct and old-timey theme this year. "We're going to have lots and lots of horses," says parade Director Sandie Rhodes, who quickly adds, "and a lot of poop picker-uppers." From 20 members of the Asheville High School 4-H club in full costume commanding their steeds to a Clydesdale […]
WNC News Roundup
Here’s a look at what’s making headlines around Western North Carolina: The Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre must raise $80,000 to stay alive; a Black Mountain institution is closing; a controversial concrete plant in Madison County has won approval; Haywood County says goodbye to boot-maker Wellco; area residents remember the devastation of flooding five years ago; Lake Lure will remember Patrick Swayze; and more.
Dot.com moms
Kelby Carr will be the first to tell you she's not really a girly girl. "I'm not a pink-powder-puff, teddy-bear kind of chick," she says. But surfing the Web a couple of years ago, that seemed to Carr to be the general flavor of parenting blogs written by women. Power mom: Kelby Carr, one of […]
Buncombe gears up flu-prevention programs; Mission limits visitors
Area hospitals are limiting visitors to help prevent the spread of the flu virus. Mission Hospital in Asheville and Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville are limiting a patient's visitors to immediate family or designated caregivers. The hospitals are asking children and teens to stay away because of the high rate of the the H1N1, or swine […]
2009 election schedule and sample ballot
This September 2009 document created by the Buncombe County Board of Elections is a reminder for candidates and media representatives of the 2009 election schedule, as well as some basic rules regarding the election. The document also contains a sample ballot. Click here to download a PDF of the document.
C’mon and LAAFF with us one more time
Did we immortalize you in photos or video at the Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival? Check here.
The downtown shuffle
Despite an economy in doldrums, there's been a lot of activity on the Asheville business scene. The Grove Arcade-based furniture store Four Corners Home Inc. has acquired the Mobilia furniture store. The Market Place restaurant, an Asheville institution in local food for 30 years, has been sold to a young new owner. Adorn Salon and […]
MAIN hires ‘media manager’
The Mountain Area Information Network has hired a new manager, who will help integrate the Internet service provider's Web site with MAIN's low-power FM radio station, WPVM. K.P. Whaley will start as "media manager" for the Asheville-based nonprofit on Sept. 1. Whaley has been working as the news and public-affairs director for WORT-FM in Madison, […]
The midway escape
All the details • Friday, Sept. 11. Free admission until 6 p.m. for students grades K-12. noon Grand opening ceremonies — Entrance C 6:30 p.m. Hands on workshop: Children's soap carving by W.N.C. Woodcarvers (Expo building) 6 p.m. District junior feeder calf show (Livestock Sales Arena) 7 p.m. House Autry Mills "Make it quick and […]
North Carolina woman crowned Miss Wheelchair America
The 28-year-old woman chosen as Ms. Wheelchair North Carolina in an Asheville ceremony in April was recently crowned Ms. Wheelchair America.
Orange Peel expansion gets started
The Orange Peel Social Aid and Pleasure Club in downtown Asheville, which enjoys a national reputation as a top music destination, is expanding. On tap: a private club downstairs on the Orange Peel's Hilliard Avenue side that will seat 75 to 150 people and serve cocktails, and a new smoking porch of at least 400 […]
Buncombe County auditor details wasteful spending on vehicle fleet
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Department has ended a long-standing policy of allowing deputies in county-owned cruisers to drop their children off at local schools while on their way to work. The department's previous policy of allowing school drop-offs increased the county's insurance liability and violated a state law banning non-government employees from using publicly owned […]
A changing of the guard at The Market Place
It has always come down to one thing for chef Mark Rosenstein — flavor.
MAIN hires media manager
The Mountain Area Information Network has hired a new manager who will help integrate the Asheville-based nonprofit Internet service provider’s Web site with MAIN’s low-power FM radio station, WPVM.
Live videocast of TEDx Asheville event here
Mountain Xpress is teaming up with several partners to bring you a live video Web stream, as well as a live audio stream, of tonight’s TEDx Asheville event right here.
WNC News Roundup
Here’s a look at what’s going on around Western North Carolina: Ghost Town in the Sky is still losing money; all UNC-system college students will be required to have health insurance next year; moviemakers are spotlighting people and locations in Haywood County; and more.
