Enough with Asheville’s Critical Mass/Rising Tide. These thuggish, juvenile malefactors, disguised as conscious global custodians, blotch the reputation of otherwise nonconfrontational bicycle riders with their so-called “direct-action tactics.” After weeks of promotion, Asheville’s floundering Critical Mass/Rising Tide movement managed to draw 30-some fools to ride with them through town. Their protest culminated at the doorstep […]
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Smashing orange peels
Regarding the percentage of Smashing Pumpkins tickets sold to Ashevilleans: 20 percent is a generous number from club manager Liz Whalen and The Orange Peel —especially when myself and Larry, Darryl and Darryl didn’t get tickets. We’ll see how many people next week ask what grits are. — Paul Choi Asheville
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 06/27/07
• Asheville Food Not Bombs blamed for latest homeless ordinance
• Writers’ Workshop closed after author severs arm on table saw
• Mumpower releases more specific criteria of desired homeless photos
• Kid Care with Arnold
• Pet of the week
The Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
The Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross does more than draw blood. From assisting military families to emergency response to CPR and First Aid classes, the Red Cross offers a lifeline to those in need. But blood is the goal of the 20th Annual Operation Blood Drive, the largest local blood drive […]
First Pumpkins show was no nostalgia act
Corgan rocked the house
Mountin’ Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center
Mountin’ Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center is a nonprofit located on a farm in Mars Hill that provides therapeutic riding to children, youth and adults in WNC. Now in its 10th year of operation, Mountin’ Hopes serves more than 180 riders per year in its all-weather facility. The riders live with a variety of challenges, including […]
The great Pumpkin debate
Last month, the Smashing Pumpkins announced their unprecedented nine-show residency at the Orange Peel, which will take place in late June and early July. And club manager Liz Whalen’s phone began ringing almost the next minute. They’re heeeeere: For the nine Asheville shows, original Smashing Pumpkins members Billy Corgan (vocals/lead guitar/vision), above, and drummer Jimmy […]
Re-imagining the garden
During most of Homo sapiens’ time on earth, things didn’t change that fast. Thomas Jefferson, a quintessential man of the Enlightenment, rode to his 1802 presidential inaugural on a horse—the same transportation technology in use for the previous 2,500 years. Outstanding in his field: The author rearranged his thinking when he returned to his former […]
What’s a trout stream worth?
Sit on the banks of a healthy trout stream for several minutes and you’ll start to see an entire world. In one cold pool of water the size of a pickup-truck bed, you can watch life begin and end as thousands of insects from dozens of different species hatch, mate and die. Fish battle the […]
An exceptional treasure
The city of Asheville should pull the plug on plans to build a National Guard armory in Richmond Hill Park. It’s becoming increasingly clear that this is simply the wrong place to put such a facility. The land given to the National Guard in exchange for grading work includes several hundred feet of Smith Creek, […]
Imagining the past
What would have happened if Inman had lived? If you saw the movie Cold Mountain or read Charles Frazier’s book, you probably asked this question. Inman was the wounded Confederate soldier who left a military hospital in Raleigh, walked across the state to his mountain home and his beloved Ada, only to have his life […]
Subtract one from 50
Dumpster diving! You have got to be kidding! Your reputation and all the hard work on that article [“Free Asheville,” June 6] was quickly washed away with that wonderful choice of things to do in this beautiful area. Dumpster diving is not a trendy thing to do; as a matter of fact, it is absolutely […]
Give professionals some credit
I would like to point out several inaccuracies in the article “Council Considers Partisan Elections, Steps Back from Steep Slopes” by Brian Postelle [“Just the Facts,” May 16]. The article stated: “Trying to better illustrate what the slopes in question look like, Carroll trotted out landscape designer Martin Kocott, who, bearing a tape measure and […]
City budget needs community input
One of the most important responsibilities of City Council is to approve our annual budget. This is the process where your elected representatives decide how to invest your money. City Council must place a literal dollar figure on the importance of different challenges facing our community. We are in the process of approving our 2007-2008 […]
The politics of development
In the process of approving a 653-home development in Henderson County, County Commissioner Chuck McGrady said: “I support this because we get a number of things that but for this developer’s willingness to agree we might not get.” What does the “we” mean in Commissioner McGrady’s statement? I translate it [to mean] McGrady and the […]
Green barbecue?
I thought I was reading the “Asheville Disclaimer” page of the Mountain Xpress when I saw the headline “Local BBQ Fest Wins Unlikely National Kudos for Environmentalism” [“Chew on This,” June 6]. It’s great that the Blue Ridge BBQ festival is composting, recycling and taking the (gasp!) radical step of eliminating moist towelettes, but environmentalism […]
I used to trust my government
I have been debating with friends, family and strangers for the past five years, and I [originally] felt some of the issues we discussed about government conspiracies were a waste of breath. I always defended my government, trusting the decisions they made were sound. I argued there was no way that there could be government […]
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 06/20/07
• Mystery Almost Solved: Will Brownie Be A ‘D’ Or ‘R’ In Upcoming Election?
• The Asheville Center for Spiritual Clarity Calendar
• Buncombe County 8th-graders to repeat 5th grade after pilot test glitch
• The Frugal Vegan Foodie
• Kid Care with Arnold
To each his own muse
Artists have painted self-portraits since medieval times, but Taiyo la Paix literally throws himself into his work. Taiyo la Paix’s “Pearl of the Deep Seas,” oil on canvas. Married and quickly divorced right out of college, la Paix says he went through a rough time with family obligations and had no time or energy for […]
Gallery gossip
• Whodunit? Who wrote the anonymous letter to city inspectors citing code violations in River District studios? Gentrification raises its ugly head once more. • Summer color runs rampant in the galleries just now: Ruth Ilg at Asheville Gallery of Art and Tim Lewis at Iris Photo + Digital Imaging both play with strong color […]
Profits or progress?
One of the most heated debates of the N.C. General Assembly’s current session hasn’t even come up yet in any committee discussion or floor debate in either the state House or Senate. Instead, it’s being fought via television commercials, slick and misleading direct mail, and preposterous claims on television talk shows. The issue is how […]