Learn energy saving techniques and build community at "Team-Based Home Energy Saving," presented by Neighbor Saves, a program which aims to empower participants to save energy, save money and improve comfort in a fun environment. Held at the Simpson Lecture Hall on A-B Tech's Asheville campus on Wednesday, June 22 at noon. Info: http://bit.ly/kzoKkg. Firestorm […]
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Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 06/22/2011
• Biltmore Village small- business owners protest plans for Biltmore Village Olive-oil-tasting-room/ dog-bakery/specialty-yarn big box store
• Downtown restaurateur Dwight Butner vows to open falafel food-cart directly outside contested falafel food-truck
• LaZoom storage unit robbed of gingerbread- man costume, box of glitter
• Investigator: ‘Likely the work of Oceans-11-type all-star team of criminal geniuses’
• Local attorney, disbarred for misappropriating funds, rebar-ed by local victims
• Existing book sales of ‘Flipping Homes for Fun and Profit!’ down for 9th straight quarter
Hallie Golightly
Audrey Hepburn-reminiscent look, seen on Haywood Street.
Local Matters: State versus local, and City Council updates
In this edition of Local Matters—the Xpress weekly news podcast—reporters David Forbes and Jake Frankel discuss the upcoming cover story examining the power struggle between state and local governments.
The Accident of Choice
An abstract-expressionist exhibit from an influential artist and painting teacher at BMC opens tonight at Black Mountain College and Arts Center. There’s a free lecture tomorrow, as well.
Suggestion box: Best of WNC 2011 categories
The official start of summer is less than one week away. That means … well, that means a lot of things. Here at Xpress, we’re finalizing our plans for our annual Best of WNC poll, the annual celebration of all things regional, in which we invite you — the splendorous and ever-royal collective You, our readers — to vote for your favorite local businesses, restaurants, bars, bands, yoga studios, tattoo parlors and so much more. Last year we had more votes than ever before, so we’re upping the ante with a host of changes and we want your input.
Elitist Bastards: The bummer summer of our discontent
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther are joined by guest Bastard Jeremy Dylan to talk about Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Midnight in Paris, Super 8 and I’m No Angel.
Asheville City Council report: No crime increase since reopening Hillcrest pedestrian bridge
Crime hasn’t increased since the Hillcrest pedestrian bridge was reopened about six months ago, according to a report Asheville City Council received last night.
Conservation now
The U.S. Forest Service recently released its Southern Forest Futures report, which assesses how Southern forests may change over the next 50 years. It paints a gloomy picture: As urban sprawl expands, industrial logging accelerates, and climate change, invasive species and exotic pests create further stresses, our forests could shrink by as much as 23 […]
Don’t judge a book by its cover — especially in a library
When I read Mr. Roberts’ June 1 Xpress letter, “What Happened to Pack Memorial Library?” my first reaction was speechless disbelief that he would take it upon himself to label a sizable portion of Pack Library patrons “ex-cons, strung-out drug abusers, downtrodden” and “scary-looking thugs.” Ironically, downtrodden is defined by the Princeton University WordNet database […]
Getaway
You may not find vampires in Brevard, the county seat of Transylvania (“trans” for across and “sylvan” for wood). But there are attractions like Dupont State Park, Looking Glass Falls, John Rock, Davidson River, the Pink Beds and the Pisgah Fish Hatchery nearby. Such opportunities for adventure make this small town a near-perfect gateway to […]
Eat up!
Cúrate is just one stitch in the fabric of our local food scene. WNC is a rich tapestry of farms, specialty and open-air markets, talented chefs and other food service professionals, restaurants — and even gourmet food trucks. Every year, Xpress pays homage to our food community with our Asheville-area Eats and Drinks guide, a […]
Exploring darkest Asheville
Gardeners are explorers. Always on the hunt for the next great find, they seek out obscure nurseries, order from distant catalog companies and peer over neighbors’ fences. Like the great naturalists of the past, gardeners are never content with what they have, secretly yearning to discover some unknown specimen. But not everyone who picks up […]
Mergers and acquisitions
Last month, Angel Medical Center, a small hospital in Franklin, announced a partnership with Mission Health System. Angel CEO Tim Hubbs told Xpress that the 80-bed facility needed help to survive and thrive in today's health market. Other small hospitals in the region have taken similar measures: Three WNC hospitals partnered with the Charlotte-based Carolinas […]
WNC Community Media is not URTV — we are
I was a producer at URTV for a year, for the show A Question of Meaning. I greatly valued the opportunity to broadcast ideas to the Asheville area. It fast became clear that URTV was in trouble, and that a lot of the trouble had to do with the director. I haven’t said anything publicly […]
Small Bites
It’s hot! But plenty of local chefs are making it easier to bear the heat this summer. Not content with simply making homemade ice cream, local frozen-treat artisans are turning out rather unique flavors this year. Here are just a few: Hop to it! Say what? Zambra now makes some pretty interesting ice cream. “We […]
Nice work if you can get it
In response to Robert Thatcher's letter in the May 4 Xpress, “Wholly Satisfied with Whole Foods”: In an economy in which there are far fewer jobs than there are people looking for them, it makes little sense to simply tell such people to "get a living-wage job." You might as well tell them to move […]
Local food signs of summer
They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. In our thriving local food community, that’s because it’s the time summer squash and other early-season veggies begin joining spring items at tailgate markets. And that’s a big deal for area chefs, including Jeff Miller, proprietor and pit boss of Luella’s Bar-B-Que. “We’re going […]
The savior of Southern mixtapes
DJ Chuck T, who calls himself the “Carolina King” and “The Lord and Savior of Southern Mixtapes,” cannot be accused of lacking confidence. And while his bravado and outspoken nature may ruffle feathers at times, his commitment to his craft as a DJ has led him to be one of the top (some would say […]
A room of one’s own? A waste of taxpayers’ money
It appears that our county commissioners could not care less that taxpayers don’t want to go deeper in debt in the worst economy in years. They want seven new offices, plus a larger meeting room and a few other spaces at a total cost of $464,400, not including more furnishings and electronics. The meeting room […]
Brevard Music Festival turns 75
While the heat of summertime sends many folks to the cool tides of the closest ocean, the Brevard Music Center is set to make some (sound)waves of its own during its annual music festival, running Friday, June 24 through Sunday, August 7. This year, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns to Brevard, in an August 7 […]