The Orange Peel Social Aid and Pleasure Club, Asheville’s premiere downtown music venue with a national reputation as a top music destination, is expanding.
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Asheville’s ‘intellectual capital’ takes center stage at TEDx Asheville event
Call it a circus for your brain. Call it an idea explosion with a rock-and-roll vibe. Call it a variety show for nerds, by nerds. No matter how organizer Jennifer Saylor describes it, the TEDx Asheville event set for Aug. 30 at the Orange Peel will do one thing — spotlight the ideas and talents […]
Buncombe County 2009 vehicle use audit
County audit identifies wasteful spending on vehicle fleet
School gets back in session this week, but don’t expect to see a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department deputy driving up to a local school in one of the department’s black-and-white cruisers to drop off a child.
2009 UNC system cuts
This is a summary approved by the N.C. Board of Governors that discusses 2009 legislative cuts to UNC system schools, including centers and institutions. Click here to download a PDF of the report. This is a budget reduction plan dated June from the UNC General Administration. Note the mention of the 10 percent reduction. UNCA […]
Buncombe County Health Department information for 2009 flu season
The Buncombe County Health Department held a news briefing on Aug. 21, 2009, to update media outlets on the status of preparations for the upcoming flu season. With the new H1N1 strain of the virus, local public health officials fear higher-than-normal cases of the flu this year. The health officials provided this document, which covers […]
What does the Mountain Xpress mean to you?
In honor of our 15th birthday, Xpress hit the street to ask what you think of us. Here's what you had to say. Zoe French of Asheville The astrology has been kicking booty the last few weeks. And I like News of the Weird. Phil Potter of Asheville The Colburn Earth-Sciences Museum uses Mountain Xpress […]
NOAA chief says new Asheville institute key to understanding climate
It's all about understanding our global climate That's why Asheville, with its repository of government weather records and a host of experts in climate science, makes the perfect home for a newly established federal research institute, according to the chief administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Jane Lubchenco visited Asheville on Aug. 12 […]
Asheville’s first homicide of 2009
A woman was stabbed and killed on Sunday, Aug. 16, in the Montford community. Click here to download a PDF of the Asheville Police Department report of the incident.
Asheville firefighter charged with shooting bicyclist
Asheville police charged Charles Alexander Diez, an Asheville firefighter since 1992, with attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly fired on cyclist Alan Simons with a .38 caliber handgun on July 26. The bullet ripped through the lining of Simons’ helmet and, according to police, came within less than an inch of striking him in the […]
URTV in Asheville and Buncombe County
In these management agreements, the City of Asheville and Buncombe County lay out the terms of operation for public access channel URTV, including how and by whom URTV services can be used and the obligations of each party. Click here to read the city agreement. Click here to read the county agreement. • In this […]
Bob Barker, PETA protest treatment of Cherokee bears
Former game-show host Bob Barker, known far and wide for uttering the line "C'mon down" to contestants on The Price is Right, says that's exactly what tourists won't be doing in Western North Carolina as word continues to spread about what he and fellow animal-rights activists see as inhumane treatment of bears on the reservation […]
Poult and piglet set to return to Urban Trail
The Urban Trail, a tour through downtown Asheville punctuated by dozens of bronze sculptures and an accompanying plaque detailing local history, remains incomplete 18 years after its inception. But there may be an end in sight.
WNC Alliance launches new I-26 Connector Web site
The WNC Alliance has launched a new Web site to help keep local communities updated on the latest information regarding the controversial Interstate 26 Connector project.
Asheville economy sees seismic changes
Two local experts on the economy delivered a restrained assessment of the financial landscape during an annual Asheville forum on July 15, a forecast that left little doubt that the current recession will leave a lasting impact. Economic upheaval: Tom Tveidt, a researcher at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, says the current recession has […]
Calendar creator sparks buzz to save bees
Mary Ellen "Mel" Hughes has a simple goal — save the honeybees. The Asheville entrepreneur had heard about the devastating effects of something called colony collapse disorder, a mysterious affliction that's been killing off honeybees at an alarming rate over the past few years. The implications of the trend — the loss of hundreds of […]
TEDx Asheville sets date, confirms three speakers
The Asheville version of an annual California-based conference known as TED will be held Aug. 30 at The Orange Peel. Earlier this year, a contingent of TED fans got together and decided to organize a local edition of TED, which stands for technology, entertainment and design. With help from the mother organization, TEDx Asheville was […]
Asheville FM backers start building studio
Coming on the heels of recent controversy at WPVM, Asheville's low-power FM radio station, more than 60 people have come together to create a new grass-roots station. It's called Asheville Free Media (aka Asheville FM). Tuned on, tune in: At least 50 people are backing a fledgling effort to create a new community radio station […]
Mountain BizWorks hires new executive director
The new chief executive officer of Mountain BizWorks tells Mountain Xpress about the best banking job she ever had and looks forward to a strategic planning period with the nonprofit that serves small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Urban Outfitters’ downtown plans get mixed reception
Urban Outfitters plans to open a store at the corner of Haywood and College streets in downtown Asheville. Ken Masri, the director of store development, said the national retailer hopes to open in the former CVS drugstore site by this fall. Plans call for removing the building's façade to expose the original brick; the two-story, […]
Mount Zion to proceed with demolishing buildings
The Asheville Downtown Commission has approved the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church's plans to demolish two downtown buildings it owns. On July 10, the commission gave final approval on a 7-3 vote. Both structures are in The Block, the city's historically African-American business district: a 10,000-square-foot building at 40 S. Spruce St. (built in 1915) […]
