I feel for Saul Chase and the individuals who are not able to open doors on their own at the Pack Library [“Bring Back the Automatic Doors,” Dec. 1 Xpress]. I agree 100 percent that there needs to be assistance [for the disabled] to enter the library, but the automatic door is not the best […]
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Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 12/15/10
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MSD considers sharing cost of sewer-line extensions
The Metropolitan Sewerage District’s Planning Committee has recommended changing the agency’s policy concerning sewer-line extensions to new developments and annexed areas. The issue is being closely watched by developers and local government officials alike.
Local Matters: From the Asheville 11 to top-secret Rosman
What’s coming up in the next issue? It’s not quite top secret: News Editor Margaret Williams chats with writer (and former managing editor) Jon Elliston about what the National Security Agency was up to while ensconced at what’s now the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Rosman. And in other news…
Rosman Research Station: The NSA in WNC
This collection of declassified documents is the source material for the Dec. 15, 2010, Xpress article, “Out of the Shadows: Declassified Documents Shed Light on WNC Spy Base,” by Jon Elliston, which probed the secret history of a National Security Agency facility near Rosman. The documents were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by […]
Elitist Bastards: A Phantasm At The Opera
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Monsters, Pelada, The Warrior’s Way and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. They also delve into the drive-in horror classic known as Phantasm (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and the high-energy hijinks of the Marx Brothers’ A Night At The Opera (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening). And to cap things off, they also speculate on the quality of soon-to-be-released flicks The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Tourist.
Christmas Jam
What it is: The Warren Haynes Christmas Jam is an annual concert that brings together rockers from many bands and genres. Proceeds benefit Asheville Area Habitat For Humanity. "Like a family reunion, the annual, one-of-a-kind, semi-structured marathon of music brings together old friends on stage and in the audience at the Civic Center Arena for […]
Two-part invention
A September piece in the New York Times giddily distilled Asheville’s bohemian mindset and happy whirl of cosmic happenings. Zipping from drum circles to Moog to colonics to Navitat canopy tours, it crowned all the expected high points; the reporter even gave a sound bite to the “enormously influential” legacy of Black Mountain College. It’s […]
Xmas secrets revealed
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Roger Lewis) What's your favorite holiday drink? Cranberry Juice. What was the best Xmas/Hanukkah present you ever bought or received? I usually don't get anything, maybe some pajamas. What are your plans for the holidays this year? I'm looking forward to spending time with family since we're on the road […]
Like a holiday spectacular
Traditional Christmas music can be downright boring. Each year, radio and television trot out the same standards recorded to celebrate what is supposed to be a joyous and heartfelt season. When contemporary musicians get in on it, too, it sometimes seems like a blatant attempt to cash in on an unfortunately bland yet lucrative genre. […]
The profiler
The Suspect: Carolina Chocolate Drops It all started at the Black Banjo Gathering; three young musicians committed to weekly jam sessions at the Mebane, N.C. home of old-time fiddler Joe Thompson. Five years later, the band is truly an international success, having just spent most of November touring (and selling out shows) in Europe. They […]
Correction
In last week’s story about Avenue M, formerly called the Usual Suspects, we misspelled the last name of the new owners, Teri and Greg Siegal. We regret the error.
Growing holiday cheer
Here’s the skinny on poinsettias, and why I buy mine every year instead of growing them. First, poinsettias are known as a short-day, or photoperiodic, plant. That means they can’t be exposed to more than 12 hours of daylight. If they are, they will not initiate flowering to eventually turn that beautiful red color. The […]
Preserving the Family Farm
Ask Walter Harrill about his farm, Imladris, and there are two things he’ll want you to know right off the bat: No. 1, it’s a family farm (his son, Andy, is the seventh generation on the property). No. 2, it’s a sustainable farm. Both have everything in the world to do with each other. “When […]
House for the holidays
At Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, we don’t just build houses. Our staff, volunteers and donors change lives. At the recent home dedication for the McMillan family, Pat Henke, assistant director for Asheville City Schools Preschool and program director for Early Head Start spoke warmly and enthusiastically about one of her employees — the new […]
“Workforce housing” leaves most workers in the cold
An article in the Nov. 24 Mountain Xpress [“Not Ready for Prime Time”] mentioned affordable housing as “workforce” housing and described such jobs as police officers, nurses, teachers and other workers. According to the article, affordable housing was based on 30 percent of the workers’ annual household income. There were examples of pricing at the […]
Reclaim legislative authority at the local level
In your article about a Montford homeowner under attack by the city for having “too many people” [“Sustainable For Whom,” Nov. 17, Xpress), Assistant Planning Director Shannon Tuch says, “This is all based on life-safety requirements. When you have eight related people living in a house, there's a head of household … who would act […]
Localism in Asheville a hoax?
Bernard Carman, who lives in an old eight-bedroom Victorian [in Montford], opened his empty rooms to the people who work, play and create in this city renowned for its vibrant musical, literary and performing-arts scenes [”Sustainable for Whom,” Nov. 17 Xpress]. He has helped his local community grow for 22 years simply by trying to […]
Is bullying human nature?
Now that our recent election is over, the right wing is free to tell us more about what happened. During the election run-up, the media was too full to allow any reasonable message to get through. This may be why the initiative to dampen down bullying had a weak beginning. The anti-bullying campaign may strengthen […]
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 12/08/10
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UPDATE: APD make arrest in pre-Thanksgiving home invasion in Montford
One arrest has been made in a home-invasion, armed robbery that occurred at a Montford neighborhood rental property in mid-November.