Let us not hesitate to build a new transportation system that implements light rail, bus and bike lanes as an addition to Asheville’s current transportation system. The long-term effects of implementing this infrastructure now far outweigh any doubt, hesitation or fear of cost. Long term, a light rail could bring residents from Marshall or Canton […]
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A small investment in the arts yields a high return
Regarding the upcoming 2011-2012 state budget, the WNC Jazz Society wants legislators to make informed and responsible decisions for funding to the North Carolina Arts Council. The arts mean business in North Carolina. Most citizens would be surprised to learn that the state invested $6.6 million in arts funding in 2009, yet employees of the […]
Help build a Haven in Transylvania County
In the 2009-2010 school year, 142 children in the nine Transylvania County elementary, middle and high schools were identified as homeless at some point during the year. Most of those identified were “sofa surfing,” or temporarily living with another family. Despite having extensive services for the homeless, Transylvania County has no short-term emergency shelter for […]
In response to the MoveOn.org “Defend the American Dream” rally
I'm not a Republican or a Democrat; I just want to ask MoveOn.org how long it plans to contribute to America's great divide? Regarding recent budget-cut proposals, or "Republican attacks" as you called them in your recent "Defend the American Dream" campaign, I'm certain that there are errors in whatever cutbacks the Republicans have put […]
The 2011 Western North Carolina Green Building Directory out today
The 2011 Western North Carolina Green Building Directory, published by Mountain Xpress in collaboration with the WNC Green Building Council, is out today.
Look for the new placard on the nearest Xpress distribution box. This year’s cover features a home designed by Scott W. Bartholomew Architecture and built by Doug Keefer (SAGE Builders).
Local Matters Special Edition: Hunger in Asheville
In this special edition of Local Matters, Steve Shanafelt talks to senior reporter David Forbes and food reporter Mackensy Lunsford about the recent report by the Food Research and Action Center which identified the Asheville metro area as the seventh worst in the country for food hardship.
Shallow water at Satellite Gallery
There are still a few days left to catch Glo Babcock’s show, combining photography, theatrics, installation and ritual. The exhibit serves as a memorial to the victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill.
Elitist Bastards: Lock them up … in the Elephant!
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther talk about current releases Battle: Los Angeles, Cedar Rapids, Mars Needs Moms and Red Riding Hood.
CSA in the USA (and WNC)
Just what is a CSA farm share anyway? It’s Community Supported Agriculture, the folks at the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project explain. The basic idea: When you become a CSA farm share member, you pay the farmer in advance for "shares" of the season's bounty. When the radishes, kale and more start growing (or eggs start […]
Call 2-1-1
In a dash of wellness-meets-kids-meets-food news, Asheville’s Ira B. Jones Elementary School may have a winning twist on legumes: The school’s “Tuscan smoked turkey and bean soup” concoction made the semifinals of the Recipes for Healthy Kids competition, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials announced on March 9. The soup evolved as part of a collaborative […]
Back to the stage
It’s been more than a decade since local band Braidstream has performed a concert in a public venue. The first time I saw them was during Asheville’s New Year’s Eve First Night celebration in 1999, where they played to and mesmerized a standing-room-only audience at the Basilica of Saint Lawrence. On March 20, the group […]
Laying it down live
Local maverick-bluegrass outfit Town Mountain is getting ready to release a new album, Steady Operator, on Pinecastle Records. The official release date is in May, but the band is throwing a pre-release party on March 19, so that their Asheville fans can get a copy of the new disc before anyone else. Town Mountain is […]
Leigh Glass: Pat Benatar confidence with Joan Jett sensibility
On a Thursday night at the end of February, Leigh Glass and The Hazards took the stage at MoDaddy’s. Attendance was sparse, which is a shame since the band put on a really solid show. It was comforting to watch a band put such genuine energy into their performance to a smaller crowd, a true […]
Zimmerman on Zimmerman
The Beards of Comedy will be coming to the Magnetic Field to kick off a two-week tour that will wind all the way to Omaha, Neb,, wrapping up April 8 in Atlanta at the Laughing Skull Festival. The Beards have been described as a fiercely follicled foursome of hilarity to be reckoned with, and as […]
Local Spin
Local author Stephanie Perkins has got to have one of the most bubbly personalities in Asheville. On top of being adorably enthusiastic about blue-hair highlights, exclamation points in e-mails! and, of course, teen romance (her debut book, Anna and the French Kiss, was one of Malaprop’s best-selling Young Adult novels of 2010), Perkins is also […]
The Profiler
The Suspect: James McMurtry McMurtry’s skillful songwriting comes to him honestly — his father Larry wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Lonesome Dove and won the Oscar for adapting Brokeback Mountain. Stephen King says “James McMurtry may be the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation.” In 2006 he won both the American Music Awards Album […]
The woods are burning
The World's Edge area of Henderson County recently endured the second massive forest fire in less than five years. These fires aren’t random or chance occurrences but the direct result of poor land management by the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. I've lived and raised a family on World's Edge for 30 years, and […]
Wine tasting 101
Working behind the bar at Santé offers a grand opportunity to talk with folks about wine, and I make my very best effort not to dumb down the descriptions (or, on the other hand, not to sound pompous). It’s my job to make wine accessible and create an environment where people feel comfortable talking about […]
Thank you Jerry Sternberg
I would like to thank [frequent Mountain Xpress Commentary contributor] Jerry Sternberg for bringing the subject of domestic violence to the attention of Xpress readers by offering the proceeds from his book, The Gospel According to Jerry, to Helpmate, the local nonprofit agency providing shelter for [domestic-violence] victims and their children, a 24-hour hotline, counseling, […]
Helpmate needs help
Thanks to Jerry Sternberg for donating the proceeds from his 80th birthday edition of The Gospel According to Jerry to Helpmate. It is with the support of a generous community that Helpmate has been able to provide services to victims and survivors of domestic violence in Buncombe County for over 30 years. Helpmate provides emergency […]
Tell the truth about CTS!
The document referenced in “Flu Who? State Health Assessment Finds Most CTS Neighbors Not at Risk” (March 2 Xpress) is a 146-page slap-in-the-face to area residents by Sandy Mort of North Carolina Health and Human Services. People who live near the abandoned CTS site in Arden have dealt with life-threatening maladies for years from contaminants […]