Occupation: land-use and real-estate litigation attorney Party affiliation: Democrat Political experience: none Endorsements: Asheville Fire Fighters Association, Sierra Club, Asheville City Council members Jan Davis and Brownie Newman Esther E. Manheimer 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: $18,599 […]
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Robert W. Edwards
Occupation: night auditor at hotel Party affiliation: Republican Political experience: none Endorsements: none listed Robert W. Edwards 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? I have not collected much financial support because I have not asked for it; I will […]
Terry Bellamy
Occupation: small-business owner Party affiliation: Democrat Political experience: six years as a councilwoman and four years as mayor Endorsements: Sierra Club and Asheville Firefighters Association Terry Bellamy 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: $25,072 Top three: Antonio Fraga, […]
Larry D. Chastain
Occupation: supervisor, ABCCM Party affiliation: Democrat Political experience: none Endorsements: Just regular people Larry D. Chastain 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? I am not about raising money. City Council should represent real people, it should not be bought […]
Ryan D. Croft
Occupation: Engineering consultant and graphic artist Party affiliation: Republican Political experience: WNC 912 Project Coordinator Endorsements: "I did not pursue any. I spent my time meeting the fine folks of Asheville and refining my positions." Ryan D. Croft 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and […]
J. Neal Jackson
Occupation: owner, Eagle's Market convenience store Party affiliation: Republican Political experience: current member of the Transit Commission and Board of Adjustment; volunteered on political campaigns for Charles Carter, Steve Metcalf, Ralph Campbell, Judge Jim Wynn, Judge Wanda Bryant and Dan Blue, assisted in November elections, 2000 to present Endorsements: None listed J. Neal Jackson 1) […]
Kelly M. Miller
Occupation: Asheville City Council member and executive vice president, Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Party affiliation: Democrat Political experience: appointed to City Council in 2008; numerous lobbying trips to Raleigh and D.C.; successfully lobbied to increase county's occupancy tax by one cent in 2001 to help fund nearly […]
César A. Romero
Occupation: owner, Cesar's Family Services LLC owner (David's Transportation) Party affiliation: none Political experience: "I might not have political experience but I am a successful business owner." Endorsements: none listed César A. Romero 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? […]
Clinics & Demos
What it feels like… To mess up a river-rescue rope toss: Photo courtesy of All Terrain Images “A fellow guide was trying to throw the rope bag to [someone who’d fallen out of their boat] on the French Broad. He had the bag in one hand and the rope in the other, like you’re supposed […]
Map and directions to the Mountain Sports Festival
1) Festival Village Carrier Park, Amboy Road, West Asheville. From downtown Asheville: Go south on Biltmore Avenue for about two miles; at light, turn right on Meadow Road. At the second light (at bridge), turn left onto Amboy Road. Travel 1.5 miles; Carrier Park will be on the left. From I-26: Take I-240 east to […]
Cycling
What it feels like… Friday, May 29 Road Racing, 5 p.m., Festival Village Saturday, May 30 Wheel Ride for Food, Metric Century Bike Ride, 8 a.m., Festival Village Bicycle Commuter Clinic, 10:30 a.m., Festival Village Road Racing, 5 p.m., Festival Village Bicycle Maintenance Clinic, 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Festival Village Sunday, May 31 Mountain […]
Disc
What it feels like… To hit a hole-in-one in disc golf: “I was playing a tournament in Austin, Texas, where I used to live. I’m getting ready to throw, and there’s a big tree near our tee. A squirrel runs down the tree, stops right by me, plants a nut behind the rope [that marks […]
Paddling
What it feels like… Saturday, May 30 Knots for Whitewater Clinic, 10 a.m., Festival Village Ducky Trip on the French Broad, 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Festival Village Whitewater-Rescue Rigging Clinic, 11 a.m., Festival Village Intro to Kayaking, 2:30 p.m., Asheville Outdoor Center Throw Ropes for Whitewater Clinic, 5 p.m., Festival Village A History of […]
Dodgeball
What it feels like… To get hit playing dodge ball: Photo by Jonathan Welch “Mentally or physically? Physically it’s not bad. You can get hit in sensitive areas that sting for a couple of minutes. But all in all, the balls are like foam balls. Some of the guys who throw it harder, it feels […]
Running
What it feels like… Friday, May 29 Rock2Rock Trail Run, 5 p.m., Camp Rockmont Saturday, May 30 Kids Stampede 1K Fun Run, 8:15 a.m., Martin Luther King Park Sunset Stampede 10 Mile and 5K, 9 a.m., Martin Luther King Park To take the wrong turn in a trail race: “A running buddy of mine followed […]
Climbing
Friday, May 29 Mountain Sprouts Kids Climbing Competition, 5 p.m., Festival Village Saturday, May 30 Youth & Adult Climbing Competition, 10 a.m., ClimbMax Sport Rock Climbing Skills Clinic, 2 p.m., Festival Village Rock Climbing Cam-Repair Clinic, 6 p.m., Festival Village To climb with your inner child: “If you look at little kids, they almost all […]
That’s saying a lot
What can you say about 2008? Plenty. The past year provided no shortage of notable quotes, fueled by the struggles and successes that made headlines week by week in Mountain Xpress and every day at mountainx.com. Consider just a smattering of the hot topics that filled our Web and print pages: the 30th annual Bele […]
47 hats in the ring
To read the full applications of all 47 would-be City Council members, click here. To read summaries of each application, see alphabetical list below. City Council asked — and Asheville delivered. By noon on Nov. 26 (the deadline for submitting an application), 47 city residents were vying for the right to serve out the remaining […]
47 hats in the ring
A flood of applicants are angling for the vacant Asheville City Council seat. Xpress presents both their full applications and summaries of what each candidate has in mind.
Candidate survey: John Carroll
Political party: Republican Residence: North Buncombe Occupation: Real-estate broker and instructor Political experience: Buncombe County Board of Education, eight years Endorsements: Asheville Citizen-Times John Carroll 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: $30,465 Top three: John Carroll $5,000, Thomas […]
Candidate survey: Heath Shuler
Political party: Democrat Residence: Waynesville Occupation: Entrepreneur Political experience: Elected to first term in Congress in 2006 Endorsements: League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Alliance for Retired Americans, National Federation of Independent Business, N.C. Troopers Association etc. Heath Shuler 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, […]