Dehlia Low’s great music speaks for itself and doesn’t need my two cents [”Summer Playlist,” Aug. 10 Xpress]. After his perfunctory bone thrown acknowledging the quality of their newly released third full-length CD, Ravens & Crows, Joseph Chapman (“editorial intern”) wastes ink twisting in semantic contortions over a marketing phrase (bluegrass vs. Americana vs. pop […]
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Brews News
Trendy Beer Cocktails A few adventurous mixologists around town are tapping into a trend — the beer cocktail. You’re probably acquainted with the boilermaker (a shot dropped into a beer) and shandy (half lemonade, half beer). But nowadays bartenders are challenging the reach of malt beverages by combining them with fruit puree, cocktail mixers, liquor […]
Goombay schedule
TEACHH the children well
In 1994, a Buncombe County schoolteacher changed my life. My son was a student in her classroom. We had just moved here from Houston, where he had always struggled in school. The cadre of child development experts I had taken him to in Texas had diagnosed ADD. It was so obvious to his teacher what […]
Business stats
8.1 % Unemployment in Buncombe County, June 2011 10.1% Unemployment in North Carolina, July 2011 $14.2 billion Total in personal wealth in Asheville metro area. U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics 53rd Asheville's rank, nationally, in “independent retailer vitality,” according to a 2011 survey by Civic Economics. Asheville ranked 7th in the mid-Atlantic region 12,051 Number […]
New Asheville High traffic pattern gets a failing grade
Wow. Mountian Xpress should go cover the new traffic pattern at Asheville High School. There's probably a large group of irate folks available for some juicy interviews. AHS changed their traffic pattern this school year because of "student safety.” Everyone must now drop off the kids via Victoria Road only. There is no entrance to […]
Vote for Lael
My name is Elizabeth and I am 10 years old. If I could vote, I would vote Lael Gray for City Council. She made a lot of my life happen. She was the Jewish Community Center preschool director, which is the school I went to when I was younger. She is kind, loving and thoughtful. […]
The Beat
City looks into regulating street preachers The presence of street preachers (and people opposing or arguing with them) is a fixture at the annual Bele Chere festival. Now, after complaints, the city of Asheville is looking into ways to regulate or curb the activity. A statement from City Attorney Bob Oast reveals that the city […]
Marc Hunt is capable and conscientious
I urge your readers to vote for Marc Hunt for Asheville City Council. I came to know and admire Marc when I served as a fellow member of the Asheville Greenway Commission from 2000 to 2008. As chairman of the AGC, he was a good listener who was able to hear and acknowledge all sides […]
Public service calls … Marc Hunt answers
Every once in a while public service calls to someone who brings the right mix of experience, values, productivity, perspective, integrity and likeability and that person answers. The citizens of Asheville are fortunate to have just such a person running for City Council: Marc Hunt. I have known Marc since 1977, when he started the […]
Weekly Picks
Pick up new duds for your furry friends and help a good cause at Bark for Life Night, a fundraiser for The American Cancer Society, on Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 5-8 p.m. The event will feature donated T-shirts, bandanas and dog toys. Held at The Hop, 640 Merrimon Ave., Suite 103. Info: thehopicecreamcafe.com. Get tips […]
Chris Pelly will amaze you
I’ve been a Haw Creek Association board member for 10 years with Chris Pelly in the Haw Creek Homeowners Association. Pelly embodies leadership, a must for City Council. He takes on issues and tasks, follows through with discussions and phone calls. He pulls the group together — and not just our neighborhood. Pelly can pull […]
Rare reaction to a rabies vaccine — or was it?
Our dog, Daniel, died last fall from a reaction to rabies vaccination. I write this in his memory hoping someone else might not go through this misery. Daniel was a very affectionate, gentle and strikingly beautiful field spaniel. Frequently when walking him we were stopped by admirers who wanted to know about him. He had […]
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 08/24/11
• Local scenester declares
spike in Montford assaults
‘played out’
• Local thrash-metal band
protests exclusion from
Goombay lineup
• Blueberry season ‘not what
it used to be,’ according to
local elderberry
• Asheville Toastmaster
delivers impassioned
speech after daughter
insists on breakfast bagel
• Man charged with ecstasy
possession later found to
also possess melancholy,
regret, worry
• Coast Guard busts ‘cocaine
submarine’ with 7.5-ton
payload in Florida
‘Whippets zeppelin,’
meanwhile, crashes
harmlessly into ocean
• Study of film violence
reveals graphic suicides 3x
more prevalent
than in 1950
Head researcher said to be
extremely depressed by his
study’s findings
• Experts: Challenges await
post-Gadhafi Libya,
such as removing oily
head-sized stains from
Gadhafi’s pillowcases
LIVE: Coverage of Council meeting, P&Z interviews
Follow live Twitter coverage of Asheville City Council’s Aug. 23 meeting, including a vote on new rules allowing food trucks in downtown and the pre-meeting interviews of candidates for the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Neko Case at the Orange Peel: Photos and review
Last Thursday, Neko Case performed at The Orange Peel to a sold-out crowd — a crowd that pushed the definition of “standing room only.” Case, however, was perfectly cool, kicking off her set with “Teenage Feeling” from her 2006 album, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood.
Alkaline Trio, The Drowning Men and mewithoutYou at the Orange Peel
It’s always refreshing to hear good + loud + punk in WNC. Makes up for all the quiet I had to endure growing up.
Local Matters: Parkway overlooks, tax increases, Just Economics and business development
In this edition of Local Matters — the Xpress weekly news podcast — reporter Jake Frankel discusses a proposed Asheville city overlook for the Blue Ridge Parkway, a proposed Buncombe County tax increase to benefit A-B Tech, and some insights into the work of Just Economics. Reporter David Forbes also talks about a recent small-business development meeting.
Elitist Bastards: Don’t let the posey fool you
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, The Help, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, The Future, Final Destination 5 and 30 Minutes or Less.
Downtown food-truck ordinance gets the go-ahead from Public Safety Committee
Relying on the nontraditional and colorful reporting of citizen-journalist Michael F. Muller, who spontaneously live-tweeted today’s deliberations, we bring you coverage of today’s Public Safety Committee meeting.
Simple gifts
I’ll never forget the look on my Little Sister’s face the day I met her — as if she knew right then and there that her life would never be the same. I immediately understood that I would be rewarded 100 times over for the simple gift of friendship I was offering. Every child deserves […]