• April 16: Fairview Democrats hold a meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m. for Democratic candidates for Buncombe Board of Commissioners: David Gantt, chair; K. Ray Bailey, Cecil Bothwell, Vernon Dover, Holly Jones, Keith Thompson, and incumbents Carol Peterson and Bill Stanley. A forum on issues follows at 7 p.m.; Fairview Community Center. • April 17-May 3: […]
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Texas progressive Hightower returns
Jim “Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow” Hightower will bring his populist message — and humor — to Asheville Thursday night.
Get ready, get set — vote!
Large turnouts expected in North Carolina for early voting dates and May 6 primary
The 411 on late voter registration
N.C. primary voter-registration deadline looms — but there’s another way into the voting booth.
In their own words
North Carolina’s gubernatorial candidates are providing a weekly essay series on statewide issues in The Charlotte Observer, beginning with the topic of transportation.
Campaign calendar
• April 9: Voter registration will be available at the Reid Center, 133 Livingston St. in Asheville, from 6 to 9 p.m., coordinated by the League of Women Voters. For directions, call 350-2048. • April 11: Free fish fry for Keith Thomson, Buncombe Board Commissioners candidate at Lake Julian Park, 75 Long Shoals Road, from […]
Cause of death?
Lack of health insurance kills nearly 1,000 adult North Carolinians a year, according to Families USA, a nonprofit that advocates for high-quality, affordable health care.
Campaign calendar
• April 3: Reception for John Carroll, Ron McKee, Joe Dunn and Mike Fryar, candidates for the Buncombe Board of Commissioners, at the home of John and Vicky Wynn, 18 Stuyvesant Crescent, Biltmore Forest, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. For further information call Vicky Wynn at 277-0217. • April 7 and […]
Obama campaign opens up in Asheville
Presidential politics comes to Western North Carolina at an open house at the new Obama office this Wednesday, plus other area events.
Meet the new Civic Center director
Public reception planned on Tuesday for Samuel Bass, new director of the Asheville Civic Center.
Campaign calendar
• March 26: Fred Smith for Governor Rallies—Buncombe County, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Asheville Ballroom and Dance Centre, 991-B Sweeten Creek Road in Asheville; Henderson County, 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bo Thomas Auditorium of Blue Ridge Community College (180 West Campus Drive) in Flat Rock. Everyone will be admitted, but a […]
Two days outside the box: thinking sustainably
It was an upside-down conference, where some 150 participants shook their ideas out onto the carpeted floor of the Asheville Civic Center Banquet Hall, then scooped them up in circles and reshaped them into projects to channel storm-water here, grow urban gardens there, and reduce energy demands everywhere. Photo By Jonathan Welch The occasion was […]
Campaign calendar
The time has come to get ready to vote! The North Carolina 2008 Primary Election, including local, state and federal races, takes place on Tuesday, May 6. In preparation, if you need to register, verify or update your registration, you may do so at the Buncombe County Election Services Office, 189 College St. in downtown […]
Haywood looks over its shoulder at slope law
One year later, Haywood County casts a critical eye at how its Slope Ordinance is actually working, and what improvements may be in order.
Campaign Calendar rides again
Local, state and federal campaigns are underway in earnest since candidacy filing closed on Feb. 29. To keep Xpress readers informed of community campaign activities, our Campaign Calendar will begin in this space on March 19 and run weekly until the May 6 primary. We’d like to hear from any and all candidates/campaigners regarding events […]
Slide on down to CAN tonight
The Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods will host a presentation on the new steep-slope study by the Land-of-Sky Regional Council tonight.
What if they had a conference and no speakers came?
Ah, Asheville. Add another feather to her urban-mecca cap: a two-day national convocation on Urban Environmental Design for Community Sustainability, coming to the Asheville Civic Center on March 19 and 20. The conference will be carried out using the nontraditional “Open Space Technology” method of individual participation, with self-organizing groups and fast-paced, consensus-based solutions—doing away […]
Atta girl! Atta boy! Atta diversity!
Two area educators — Gabrielle Riesner and Dr. Paul Bartels — have been honored for assisting with the all-out investigation of life forms in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Here’s the plan for Asheville’s Downtown Master Plan
“We do work with cities all over the country, and we have to think of every community as very distinct, and at the same time shaped by shared sets of opportunities and challenges,” says David Dixon, leader of the team picked to create a new Downtown Master Plan for “growth and sustainability” over the next […]
Popular “Meditation on War” exhibit in Marshall ends soon
The thought-provoking exhibit of paintings by Madison County artist Skip Rohde, evoking his military experiences in Bosnia, will be on display at the Madison County Arts Council just one more week, until Feb. 22.
Rape victims left to pay
Rape victims across North Carolina must pay for their own medical examinations, including the “rape kit” utilized to gather criminal evidence.