In our Sept. 1 election story, "The Race Is Not Necessarily to the Swift," we incorrectly identified attorney William Christy as president of the local bar association. Christy is instead the president of the 28th Judicial District Bar, which is part of the North Carolina State Bar, the agency responsible for regulating the practice of […]
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Sowing sustainability
In the heat of a financial crisis that has started eating away at our few remaining luxuries, like a few local beers or some new sporting gear, nobody wants to hear about other people's problems. Still, grave injustice can be seen through thousands of windshields during rush-hour traffic near the junction of interstates 240 and […]
Outdoors: Outdoors: This land is our land
Inspired by a farmer's pleading letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, When the Parkway Came by Anne and David Whisnant puts a human face on the creation of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the most visited unit in our national park system. Through the tale of one Appalachian family during the Great Depression, the book shows […]
Attack of the adelgids!
The Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus, is a fast-growing native used for plantation plantings, screens (where there isn’t too much wind), specimen trees and hedges. Its needles are long, slender and soft, and they eventually cover the ground, making a downy woodland carpet. The trunks are stately and the branches whorl around it. A mature […]
High fidelity
Now, we're usually not ones to gossip, but we're starting to think there's a definite love connection going on between Philly and our little city. (See: the Admiral, Floating Action, Brian McGee, Telepath, uhmmm … Lenny's Sub Shop). Go ahead and add Adam Granduciel to the list. "I try to make it down to Asheville […]
junker’s blues
In my last column I reviewed the History Channel’s show about junking, American Pickers. My reaction to the program and its hosts veered from indifference to hostile irritation. However, I acknowledged that maybe I just didn’t like spending TV-watching time looking at people do my job, and suggested curious viewers take my review with a […]
The Profiler
The Suspect: NeedtoBreathe If anyone on Grey’s Anatomy ever finds religion, chances are they’ll be playing NeedtoBreathe in the background. Bear and Bo Rinehart, sons of an Assembly of God pastor and a piano teacher in Possum Kingdom, S.C., grew up playing football and music. The band’s third album, The Outsiders, has drawn comparisons to […]
More affordable housing, less discrimination
Asheville needs much more affordable housing. This point is widely accepted, yet small groups of property owners continue to argue against it. In the opinion piece “Poor and Poorer” [Aug. 18, Xpress], the writer referenced his “poorer,”“nuisance” neighbors with their unkempt lawns, broken-down vehicles and loud parties. While some people of every economic class can […]
Asheville Transit: Who’s driving the bus?
I truly hope the city decides not to renew the contract with First Transit. [I have been] corresponding [via e-mail] with [Asheville] Council member Gordon Smith [about transit issues]; he says the city can't make the buses run on the Monday following Easter as the city can't directly negotiate with labor unions. That Monday [is] […]
Xpress’ preferential coverage of recent festivals disappointing
I was surprised to see the LAAFF festival on the front cover of the Mountain Xpress [“Need a LAAF?” Sept.1] this week. Not that I don't thoroughly enjoy that annual festival. It's just that the week before was Goombay, which got a quarter page on page 67 [“Back on the Block,” Aug. 25 Xpress] with […]
Potentially dangerous situation no laughing matter
I just wanted the community to know that on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 29, I was meeting with friends at [a local bar] and was followed out to my car by a man whom I did not know. As I walked to my car he kept asking me what I was doing and where […]
See a wild animal? Grin and bear it!
My friend … saw a bear crossing Fairview Road on her way home from work the other day. [Another friend] showed me a picture of the coyote she saw on the commuter part of the [Blue Ridge] Parkway last week; [another] posted pictures on Facebook of bears in her Town Mountain driveway. The neat thing […]
My conversation with Heath Shuler
I had the opportunity to speak with Congressman Heath Shuler (Democrat, 11th District) at a military veteran’s luncheon on Aug. 26. I asked why he doesn’t have face-to-face town hall meetings. He replied, “I am not going to waste my time having a bunch of people yelling at me at town hall meetings!” I asked […]
“Blue Dog” Shuler’s bark rings a false note
Once again, Rep. Shuler [“Blue Dogs Rule?” Sept. 1 Xpress] treated us to more non-answers to important questions, all the while trumpeting his ''blue dog" bona fides. I won't even go into his positions on gay rights, hate crimes and a woman's right to choose. I think a more appropriate description for Shuler would be […]
Patsy Keever offers a silver lining in economically cloudy times
It seems we take one step forward, two steps back with the economy. Am I ready to stitch my savings into my mattress? Perhaps not yet. I see a small sliver of hope, strangely enough from a candidate in the next election. My friend, Patsy Keever, is running to represent us in the N.C. House, […]
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Haiti: from volunteer health-care providers’ points of view
Coverage (via Twitter) of tonight’s (Sept. 7) panel presentation on Haiti as seen by medical volunteers from Asheville’s Mission Manna and other relief groups.
Elitist Bastards: There’s Always Time For Tommy
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther give fair consideration to new releases Takers and The Last Exorcism, as well as theorizing on the quality of soon-to-be-released films The American, Machete and Going The Distance. But the real discussion this week involves a trio of Ken Russell screenings, starting tonight with a special screening of the epic rock opera Tommy, followed Thursday by Altered States (the Thursday Horror Picture Show) and wrapping up with next week’s Asheville Film Society screening of Valentino.
MtnHoppin’: Five local brews that make killer session beers
Local favorites that you can keep drinking: Five faves, one honorable mention and one so-close.
LAAFF
Interactive • Bike Jousting: Though Michael Mooney's tall bike will not return to LAAFF this year, his bicycle jousting — a game that Mooney developed specifically for LAAFF — will. Contestants gear up in foam armor, sit astride a bike with a banana saddle and elliptical wheels, and try to dismount their opponent with a boxing […]
LAAFF schedules
Greenlife Electric Stage Peggy Ratusz & Daddy LongLegs: 11-11:45 a.m. Kovacs and the Polar Bear: 12:05-12:50 p.m. Boom Chix: 12:55-1:05 p.m. Paper Tiger: 1:10-1:55 p.m. Lisa Zahiya Hip Hop & Bhangra: 2-2:10 p.m. The Archrivals: 2:15-3 p.m. Asheville Hoops Troupe: 3:05- 3:15 p.m. Woody Pines: 3:20-4:20 p.m. Asheville Vaudeville: 4:25-4:40 p.m. Sanders-Cardine-Pond-Sip:e 4:45-5:45 p.m. Asheville […]