This is not to say that we’re experts on love, or even dating. We can’t tell you if you’ve got a perfect match on your hands, or a Fatal Attraction in the making. But if you do have a special someone in your sights and that someone has agreed to spend Valentine’s Day (or some […]
Click here to download the PDF version. My dearest __________ (local food product), As I awoke this __________ (time of day) and gazed upon the shimmering __________ (downtown Asheville building), my thoughts could not help but turn to your __________ (adjective) __________ (body part). It almost made my own __________ (body part) blush. And it […]
One look at the band photo to the right, and it’s pretty clear that local songwriter Angi West — that’s her in the hedgehog mask — has a, well, rather quirky sense of humor. “I think that most of the time I censor myself,” says West about her new album, Opportunity Cost, which she recorded […]
The Suspect: Tapes ‘n Tapes This indie band formed at Carleton College in Minnesota 2003; in 2005 Pitchfork gave their debut album, The Loon, an 8.3 rating (out of 10), “Best New Music” tag and cites the band’s clear influences as “Pavement, Wire, Beach Boys and Pixies.” Each of the four members of Tapes ‘n […]
In the Feb. 2 story in our Wellness section, "On the Edge," we incorrectly reported that the Swannanoa Rim Explorer hiking series includes a bushwhacking trip through the Asheville Watershed. The group follows the Mountains-to-Sea Trail along the Watershed property but not through it, organizers clarify.
Asheville is a special town. Here, one can find traces of every facet of American subculture expressed via the creative arts, crafts and cuisines that make up the Asheville mosaic, along with a respectable mix of international cultures. Condensing and magnifying these features are the special energies that fill this valley, according to Native Americans. […]
Many complaints about the 51 Biltmore project said it was bad for the environment and sidewalks. Some said Pat Whalen and Public Interest Projects, Julian Price’s development firm, were “greedy developers.” As Julian’s widow, I’d like to add Julian’s perspective. Julian, an avid environmentalist, knew that sprawling development hurts people and the environment. In 1991, […]
As the owner of a small business and a tax-paying resident, I would like you to know that I do not support the way the city has gone about deciding how to prioritize the spending of our hard-earned tax dollars. Yes, I would like to see more parking, However, it seems that the city is […]
Anne Fitten Glenn argues the wrong point in her vaccination article [“Edgy Mama: Why Choosing not to Vaccinate Your Child is a Bad Idea,” Jan. 26 Xpress]. I was recently coerced into having my autistic 7-year-old daughter vaccinated for chickenpox because one of her classmates showed up at school with this dreadful disease. State law […]
Kudos to the proposal for a Harris-Teeter grocery store at 136 Merrimon Ave. (on the corner of E. Chestnut and Merrimon). The site is the location of the former Deal Motor Cars; before that, there was a mansion built by George W. Pack — the same Pack of Pack Square and Pack Library. Mr. Pack, […]
Do you know that the city of Asheville is contaminating the water that most of us drink with a strong neurotoxin, sodium fluoride? Fluoride is dumped into our drinking water in a misdirected attempt to prevent tooth decay. Residents pay money for this. Why? The medium for transfer is really inappropriate; this stuff was never […]
Charter Cable should be positively ashamed of their current ad campaign. You know the one: "What did people do before TV? Sit around and watch gravel for six hours?” What? How about, “We read books! We had conversations! We spent time with our kids!” In this day and age of obesity and less and less […]
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Christy Bishop portrays Zelda Fitzgerald in this one-woman show with as much virtuosity, as much invention and commitment as one will ever see on stage. Anywhere.
In this week’s Local Matters podcast, news editor Margaret Williams talks with reporter David Forbes about the City of Asheville’s budget cuts, and with reporter Jake Frankel about Buncombe County’s budget issues and the increasing drama over the appointment of a replacement for long-time Register of Deeds Otto W. Debruhl.
We recently visited a third-grade class at Haw Creek Elementary School in east Asheville and joined the kids for lunch in the cafeteria. In this video, our Food & Features Coordinator Mackensy Lunsford chows down on chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes and green beans, and talks to students about what they like (and don’t like) to eat and why.
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current and upcoming releases Another Year, Biutiful, The Rite and The Mechanic. They also weigh the merits of David Cronenberg’s horror film The Brood (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and heavily praise Charles Laughton’s sole directorial work The Night of the Hunter (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening). And just to top off the tank of movie chatter, they also speculate about the quality of soon-to-be-released flicks Sanctum and The Roommate.
If you want to look at impeccable contemporary craft and fine art, Blue Spiral 1 is the place to go. This is not an arena where you will find threadbare installations or experimental-video collage projected on the walls. If an artist is dealing with conceptual subject matter at Blue Spiral 1, expect serious craftsmanship to […]
Jim Barkley knows cars. But you might be surprised to learn that the local Toyota dealer has also had his share of brushes with musical fame. While Barkley was growing up in north Florida, Tom Petty was a year ahead of him at Gainesville High School. In the 60's, Barkley's older brother Bobby played in […]
It's sad but true: Ashley Davis (a.k.a. Bad Ash), on-air radio personality for Asheville Radio Group stations 98.1 The River and 105.9 The Mountain and host of both Homegrown and Local Licks programs, is leaving Asheville. Her last day on-air will be Monday, Feb. 7. "I’m moving to Lahaina, Maui, and starting my new voice […]
The Suspect: Larry Keel and Natural Bridge Keel grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and there began his love and deep appreciation for mountain music culture. After a seven-month stint as a bluegrass musician at Tokyo Disneyland, Keel returned to the states and took up playing on the East Coast festival circuit. […]
