Appalachian State University spanks number-five Michigan in a storybook victory.
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Shindig on the Green finishes its summer run this Saturday night.
The doctor is in
When Christy Potter developed a sinus infection a couple of weeks ago, she faced a decision: Get it looked after—which could mean waiting for an appointment, camping out at the doctor’s office for hours while missing work—or simply hoping that the condition would improve on its own. As it turned out, Potter faced no such […]
Outdoor Journal
Tastes like chicken: The first segment of North Carolina’s dove-hunting season opens at noon on Sept. 1, and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is urging safety. In light of high-profile small-game hunting incidents in recent years (a certain powerful vice president will not be named here), several precautions are in order. The commission’s hunter safety […]
Ragweed in the house
A certain weed has the region’s mucous membranes crying mercy.
Nero, we hardly knew ye
The Asheville Police Department is mourning the loss of Nero, a veteran pooch of its K-9 unit.
More on drought from the governor’s desk
In a letter to the U.S. Agriculture Secretary this week, Gov. Mike Easley asked for a disaster declaration for 85 of the state’s 100 counties on account of crop losses due to drought.
Drought worsens, governor calls for water conservation
With much of the state gripped by severe drought, on Thursday, Gov. Mike Easley asked residents to consider cutting their water usage by 20 percent.
His eye is on the sparrow
When he was approaching retirement three years ago after a career spent washing coach buses, William Johnson says he knew he “had to find something to do.” Home tweet home: Leicester resident William Johnson makes birdhouses. Lots of them. photo by Kent Priestley Johnson’s “something,” it turns out, is building birdhouses. He makes them from […]
Outdoor Journal
And what’s this?: No sooner had Mark Swann of Black Mountain set the state record for kokanee salmon when some upstart kid went and caught one bigger. Swann was fishing in Nantahala Lake on Aug. 3 when he reeled in his 2.48-pound record-breaker. The very next day, Levi Towery of Forest City surpassed Swann’s fish […]
Public opinion sought on Chattooga
The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public input on six “preliminary alternatives” for recreational management of the upper section of the Chattooga River.
It’s all downhill from here
If a Saturday morning spent listening to NPR quiz shows and trimming your toenails isn’t thrill enough, you might consider driving up to Wolf Ridge Ski Resort in Mars Hill for the North Carolina State Championship Downhill Mountain Bike Race.
Get stomped!
They’re conservative. They’re angry. And they’re coming to a computer near you.
Buncombe County Commissioners
It was the kind of meeting that incites longtime Buncombe County Board of Commissioners member Bill Stanley to groan, puff out his cheeks and stare at his watch. The commissioners’ lengthy Aug. 7 agenda included a number of challenges to the county’s recently issued zoning rules. The meeting lasted nearly three hours—standard fare for the […]
Spheres of influence
Their names alone tell a tale: Spacearium, Cinerama 360, Moon Dome, Astrovision, Atmospherium. In the square center of the last century, when America’s collective aspiration was turned heavenward, the entertainment industry helped nurture it with the dome theater. The workings of the night sky may have been one of humankind’s oldest obsessions, but it took […]
Feeling gravity’s pull
To be sure, there are worse assignments than this one: drinking strong beer in the shade of a river birch on a summer afternoon, watching an old-but-spirited German shepherd fetch sticks from a creek. In fact, it feels a lot less like work than many peoples’ idea of what heaven might be like. Junior achievement: […]
Outdoor Journal
Oars across!: The Asheville Rowing Club will hold an open house for its Girls Juniors Program on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the club’s boathouse on Lake Julian. The event will begin at 11 a.m. and is geared to high-school girls, ages 14-17. ARC’s boathouse is located along Lake Julian Road off of Hendersonville Road. For […]
Milking the news wire
Earlier this summer, Xpress reported on a legislative push in the N.C. General Assembly to make raw milk available to consumers through a marketing agreement called “cow shares.”
“Steep” slope indeed: Cliffs reportedly signs Tiger Woods to design its Swannanoa course
Unless you’ve had your head in a water hazard for the last decade or so, you’ve no doubt heard of a certain golfer named Tiger Woods.
Rivers of mud
Heavy rainfall last month spelled trouble for several construction projects in Asheville’s Kenilworth neighborhood, and residents there are still clamoring for answers. Sh*t rolls downhill: Sediment-choked water runs from a development into a storm drain on Kenilworth Road. Courtesy William Jell A July 25 storm dumped 3 inches of rain on the city in a […]
Outdoor Journal
Tips for the trail: Diamond Brand Outdoors will offer a series of free backpacking classes every Thursday evening, beginning Aug. 2. The hour-long classes will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the company’s Arden location. Expect lessons on everything from choosing the right equipment to bear-bagging your vittles to applying a splint. “We’ll cover everything a […]