As long as I've been visiting or living in Asheville, I've been browsing, buying and selling my books at Downtown Books and News [“Grumbly but Great,” Jan. 30 Xpress]. DBN has literally fed me, both in knowledge and in cash for my books, and is fair with pricing and what it pays. The staff, the […]
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Watch where you point that pen, Molton
I'll admit to the occasional forced chuckle when I read the weekly “Molton” cartoon. Usually I'm laughing because the artist has attacked a social or political demographic with which I disagree with an awkward, amateurish version of middle school humor. How different it felt when I opened the Jan. 30 Mountain Xpress to find, this […]
Ten rounds is not enough
There's a very good reason why 10-round magazines are not sufficient for even basic self-defense [“A Medley of Responses to Mountain Xpress,” Jan. 23 Xpress and other letters]. A perfect example was posed recently by the highly publicized event of a women defending herself and her child from an intruder while her husband was on […]
How do the poor eat well down here?
I have lived in Asheville for a little more than a year and love it. One of the reasons I moved from New England was because of the cost of living. I bought a darling house for a price that wouldn't be possible up North. However, I find the food here to be extraordinarily expensive. […]
APD chief: “We know what happened” with evidence room
In the wake of a major scandal last year concerning guns, drugs and money missing from the evidence room, the Asheville Police Department has hired a new manager and implemented better systems, Chief William Anderson said during a Feb. 4 press conference. “Not only do we know what happened, we know how it happened and […]
Go Local cards benefit Asheville nonprofits
In a new twist, those buying the Asheville Grown Business Alliance’s Go Local discount card can now direct $5 of the purchase price to a specific city school or group. Last year, $10 of the proceeds from each card sold benefited the Asheville City Schools and the Asheville City Schools Foundation; the remainder went to […]
Doorways to tomorrow
Asheville is arguably the best place in the country to call home. People are drawn here by the awe-inspiring mountain views, the hip nightlife, the stunning architecture and the quirky Appalachian ambience wrapped in a European sensibility. Ashevilleans are passionate about supporting our progressive, intentional community and justifiably proud of our diverse yet inclusive neighborhoods. […]
Confidence goes with a good haircut
Tricia Zinke didn’t plan to be a hairdresser. Immersed in music from a young age — from singing to playing the trombone — she always thought she would become a professional singer or musician. To follow that path, in 1998 she spent a year with Up with People, a group that travels the world performing […]
Radio host Pete Kaliner on life behind the mic
Radio talk show host Pete Kaliner shares his thoughts on his first year on the job at WWNC as well as on topics ranging from local media to politics.
Out for blood: Local law enforcement, firefighters and EMS compete in blood-drive competition
The American Red Cross Battle of the Badges is back — a friendly competition in which local law enforcement “battle” it out with local firefighters and EMS, competing recruit the most people to donate blood. This year’s battle is being held in honor of Buncombe County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Robinson. The 25-year-old was diagnosed with […]
Healthy attitudes: Living with (and beyond) chronic conditions
But how do we approach living with a chronic condition? How do our attitudes toward those conditions — and life, in general — affect our overall health and happiness?
The race is on: Lace up and help childhood-obesity prevention program
The Park Ridge Health Foundation and Southeastern Sports Medicine will host the 21st Annual Frostbite 10K, 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk on Sunday, Feb. 17, starting at 2 p.m. This event will take place on flat to moderately rolling terrain with Hutch Mountain as the scenic backdrop, and features a Grand Prix-sanctioned 10K […]
Patient Pals peer-support program offers volunteer training Thursday, Feb. 21
WNC Health Advocates offers free volunteer training for its Patient Pals & Family Friends peer-support program Thursday, Feb. 21, from 6-9 p.m.. The training prepares volunteers to act as support and friend for someone who is ill or disabled and isolated. Typically, those helped generally have more than one medical issue and have few outside […]
Expanded highs and lows
Asheville Disclaimer 02/06/13
Inaugural poem’s harsh reception inspires James Franco to try even harder at Vacation Poetry School
Post-Consumer Pantry: Good vs. evil granola bars
Business Blotter
Openings The Crêperie Café of Weaverville, 113 N. Main St. 484-9448. http://creperieandcafeofweaverville.com. Lovin’ Tenders food truck. Visit http://lovintenders.com or call 301-0313 for daily location. Physio Physical Therapy and Wellness, 640 Merrimon Ave., Suite 107. 348-1780. http://www.physiownc.com. Closings Café Azelea, 1011 Tunnel Road #100 Renovations and other changes Headwaters Brewery is now BearWaters Brewing Co. 130 […]
Diversity is perfection
In response to Thomas Kelemen-Beatty’s Jan. 23 letter to Xpress, “Evacuation Should Be a Serious Concern”: I commend his commitment to a safe plan for disaster evacuation, but I can’t help thinking that we could alleviate the issue much less circuitously by finding alternatives to nuclear energy and weaponry. I trust he's coming from a […]
We are not all made of patience
I'm a server in the restaurant business, [and] I have recently been appalled at the lack of consideration people show when it comes to two things: paying their tabs and keeping their hands off other people's stuff. In the past two weeks, I've had two "walk-outs" at my work, when people run out on their […]
Asheville’s "Fine" Arts Theatre
Recently I went to see a movie at the Fine Arts Theatre. Right before the movie began, an old black-and-white photo of the theater flashed up on the screen. The marquee on the building posted the two features of the time: Sassy Sue and Three in a Waterbed. You see, as I have come to […]
The Fine Arts Theatre responds
The Fine Arts Theatre, in its current incarnation, was opened as a first-run art- and independent-film theater in 1996 by John Cram as an extension of his decades-long venture in the arts in Asheville. He opened the fine art gallery Blue Spiral 1 next door in 1991, and saw opportunity in the old theater to […]