The Suspect: Michael McDonald McDonald’s musical career has spanned more than 35 years, first as a back-up vocalist for Steely Dan, then as the lead vocalist of the Doobie Brothers and, finally, as a solo artist. Recently, he’s been covering Motown Classics, providing vocals for tracks by indie bands Grizzly Bear and Holy Ghost!, and […]
Calvary Baptist Church, 531 Haywood Road in West Asheville, invites the public to join Merlin Merritt, director of life support for the lunar module during the Apollo 13 saga, who will share stories from his 30-year career with NASA. Held on Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Info: 253-7301. Asheville filmmaker Rod Murphy will visit […]
A business metamorphosis is unfolding in Asheville. It’s not about business as usual, but rather unusual ways of doing business: One of those approaches is creating a “conscious business” — trying to be aware of the effects your business has on the community and to make an extra effort to affect people in a beneficial […]
• $258,045 Average price of a home in Asheville in 2009, down from $278,428 in 2008 (source: National Board of Realtors). • 101.1 Cost of living in the Asheville metropolitan area in October 2010 (among the highest in the state); the national average is 100 (ACCRA Cost of Living Index). • $807 Average monthly rental […]
Everything is relative in Culture Shock, an exhibition by Severn Eaton.
Amanda in a black skirt, gray tank, feather earrings and shell necklace. Seen on Biltmore Ave.
Hungry for a helping of local superhero and sci-fi fandom? Check out this gallery of images from this year’s Fanaticon.
In this episode of the Mountain Xpress Local Matters podcast, news editor Margaret Williams talks with reporter David Forbes about the trends in the local economic recovery. Reporter Christopher George contributes a report about the local employment situation, as well as an update about the recent Buncombe County Commission budget meeting.
Attention, locals and visitors: If you’re intrigued by Asheville’s creative climate, take advantage of LaZoom’s latest endeavour, the Asheville Art Tour. Hosted by local artist Gabriel Shaffer, the multi-axle expedition connects art enthusiasts to artists and offers a close look at the burgeoning art scene of Asheville from the open windows of the purple bus.
Photos by Zen Sutherland
In this week’s podcast, film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Potiche, Bridesmaids, Priest, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and Decisions.
The N.C. House’s version of the state budget proposes to permanently eliminate the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, putting that money into the General Fund to help cover the budget shortfall. Since 2001, the Tobacco Trust Fund has received an annual appropriation of several million dollars from the General Assembly. These funds were awarded to the […]
I once thought of myself as having a libertarian streak, but if it means that my views are aligned with those of Robert Thatcher and John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, then I probably do not [“Wholly Satisfied with Whole Foods,” May 4 Xpress]. To say that there is no political consensus on global warming […]
Concern about looming state budget cuts has many public schools brainstorming ways to do more with less. In January, Superintendent Tony Baldwin of the Buncombe County Schools posted on his blog, "The significant loss of human resources, including classroom teachers, appears inevitable." And the budget approved May 4 by the Statehouse in Raleigh seems to […]
Every year, thousands of North Carolina youth begin using tobacco. However, since the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund began [supporting] youth tobacco-use prevention and cessation efforts in 2003, middle-school smoking rates have dropped by 51.6 percent and high-school rates by 30.4 percent. These are the lowest ever recorded in the state. The HWTF […]
More food trucks Vegetarians craving world cuisine take note. Food trucks are on your side these days. We have GQC Street Food serving vegetarian falafel at the Bywater, in West Asheville and now across from the Dripolator on select days, and now we have a Venezuelan food truck on Patton Avenue that serves vegetarian cuisine. […]
Molly Rose Freeman’s large-scale artwork is fanciful. It’s architectural. It’s intricate. It’s …. pink. And it’s on view this month in the River Arts District, alfresco, along Riverside Drive across from the Cotton Mill Studios. Every day that the weather allows, Freeman is defining the space for a multimedia production called the Asheville Rites Project, […]
Do the opponents of voting for commissioners by district want to use the same "logic" to vote for U.S. House of Representatives — by the whole country rather than by state? Why should the people in Arden get to vote for a representative from Leicester? — Earl Sunderhaus Asheville
Lifelong friends and Haywood County farmers Dibe Duckett and Kaleb Rathbone have always been idea men, they say. One of their best ideas to date? To hold their now-famous spring Strawberry Day festival, which turns 3 this month. Duckett, a sixth-generation farmer, owns and operates two Duckett’s Produce roadside stands with his family — one […]
The weather’s warmer, the days are longer and downtown’s packed again. Sure as the season, Downtown After Five kicks off Friday, May 20. With live music, food and drink and a lot of community spirit, DTA5 has become a summer staple. The series continues at its Lexington Avenue location, where it’s been held the past […]
