I just read the article "The Real Deal: The Life of a Food-Truck Owner" by Michael Franco [Oct. 30 Xpress]. It seems like all the articles about the food-trucks lately have focused on the negativity — how hard it is, how much time it takes and how little money they make. How about an article […]
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SMALL BITES: Threshold Provisions fuels the moment
Josh Mitchell and Diane Hutt could have walked straight off the pages of Outside magazine. Josh braved Alaskan fishing for 14 years. Diane, a former Mars Hill University professor, tests her mettle with Alaskan fishing when she’s not working as an Antarctic lab technician. Both love high-endurance sports. A normal day for Mitchell is CrossFit […]
Beyond the beard
Former Asheville resident (and former Beards of Comedy member) Joe Zimmerman will be coming back to town to record his debut solo comedy album at Lexington Avenue Brewery. Since moving to New York City a few years ago, Zimmerman has been a rising star in the national comedy scene, doing television spots and winning accolades […]
Cleaning up the mold at Hawthorne apartments
I recently moved into the Hawthorne Northside apartments, and until I read the Mountain Xpress article [“Breaking the Mold,” Oct. 16 Xpress], I did not know there was a mold problem. Thank you for publishing the article. The new management was already working on resolving the mold problem before I moved in. They are working […]
SMALL BITES: Sisters McMullen passes the torch to Geraldine’s Bakery
After being for sale since last spring, The Sisters McMullen is no more. Fred Dehlow, a second-generation bakery owner from Long Island, N.Y., took ownership of the property from Andrea McMullen on Oct. 31 and has temporarily closed the familiar dark-red Merrimon Avenue storefront to rebrand the business. A soft opening is set for Monday, […]
Travel plans
Wes Tirey, a Black Mountain based musician, is taking his music overseas for the first time in the new year. He arrives in Italy on Jan. 12 for an 11-day tour of playing songs and experiencing a country he's not been to before. Tirey has been playing music for 13 years, writing for 12 of […]
Clubland features: Makayan plays Daft Punk, Growing Culture benefit and Wyla
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Panic room
An uninitiated listener checked out Widespread Panic’s Saturday show in Asheville. Here’s the verdict. Photos by Anthony Dorion.
A Winged Migration: Asheville Faerie Arts Festival
Magical mystical festival promises a faerie good time.
Travel plans
Wes Tirey, a Black Mountain based musician, is taking his music overseas for the first time this coming January. He plans to use the profits from his name-your-price EP, “False Idols,” to fund his trip. Photo by Emma Master.
Walking in community
Walk any day along the Hominy Creek Greenway (not to be confused with Hominy Creek River Park) and you’ll pass scores of walkers, nature lovers, runners and families. To me, this represents quite an achievement. For years, West Asheville residents have walked and jogged the narrow path cleared by the Metropolitan Sewerage District between Sand […]
Art Museum money is not a tax
I have something amazing to say: I agree with Ken Michalove in his recent letter about voting to change government if you don't like it (see “Don’t Like Asheville Government? Vote.” Oct. 30 Xpress). Amen. But alas, there it ends. I am so tired of reading Mr. Michalove's false information about the Art Museum and […]
We need a fresh start
Asheville citizens paying even rudimentary attention to the problems in the city are acutely aware of the lack of proper oversight by the city manager, the mayor and Council during this past four-year election cycle. The issues have been spun to us as politically motivated by the people most responsible for the scandals and costly […]
CORRECTION
A Small Bites article in last week's issue (“All Souls Pizza Adds Lunch and More,” Oct. 30 Xpress) incorrectly said that All Souls Pizza will host a supper for the West Asheville Tailgate Market on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The event will actually take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at The Hub, 278 Haywood […]
Readers recommend
Xpress invites readers to weigh in on their favorite local eateries. This week, Judith Young, who was joined by her husband, Art Kuchuk, shares her experiences at Haw Creek’s Café Azalea. Until a few years ago, my husband and I lived in the center of the great melting pot of Manhattan. There were hundreds of […]
Calendar highlights: Foster adopt festival, zombie theater, Christmas bazaar
Clubland features: Jeff Thompson, Fine Peduncle and Kayo Dot
Let the caged Birdsmell sing
Band of Horses’ front man, Ben Bridwell, ventures out on a solo mission under the quirky moniker Birdsmell. This solo tour will bring him to The LAB on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Why did the peacock cross the road? The turkeys showed him the way
You never know what you might see in the Asheville environs. Here, local writer and teacher Mark Puckett shares this vignette about an October encounter with a peacock.
Asheville Disclaimer 10/30/13
Don Yelton bridges political divide