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 […]
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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, […]
Candidate survey: Mike Fryar
Political party: Republican Residence: Fairview Occupation: Wholesale auto dealer Political experience: Have worked on many different issues associated with the city and county. Endorsements: None Mike Fryar 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: $6,588.94 Top three: Wendelll Howard, […]
Candidate survey: Don Yelton
Political party: Republican Residence: Jupiter, north Buncombe Occupation: Professor and TV producer Political experience: Have observed and studied local government since 1988 Endorsements: None sought; won’t tailor answers to please groups Don Yelton 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? […]
Candidate survey: William H. Stanley
Political party: Democrat Residence: North Asheville Candidate did not answer survey. See Web site (www.billstanley.org). Bill Stanley
Candidate survey: Carol Weir Peterson
Political party: Democrat Residence: Fairview Occupation: Retired educator Political experience: Precinct chair, Buncombe County Democratic Party chair, Buncombe county Democratic Women president, N.C. Democratic Party Executive Council member, Democratic National Committee member, delegate to four Democratic national conventions Endorsements: Asheville Citizen-Times, Buncombe County Association of Educators Carol Peterson 1) How much money have you raised […]
Candidate survey: Carl Mumpower
Political party: Republican Residence: Asheville Occupation: Psychologist Political experience: Seven years on Asheville City Council, two years as vice mayor Endorsements: “Various.” Carl Mumpower 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: $87,000 (all individual contributions) Top three: Bob and […]
Candidate survey: K. Ray Bailey
Political party: Democrat Residence: Fairview Occupation: Retired president, A-B Tech Political experience: None Endorsements: Asheville Citizen-Times K. Ray Bailey 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: about $50,000 Top three: Janice W. Brumit $2,500, Charles D. Owen Jr. $750, […]
Candidate survey: Keith Smith
Political party: Libertarian Residence: Rutherford County Occupation: Sales Political experience: “Just tired of the same old two-party system.” Endorsements: QUESTION NOT ANSWERED 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: “Not enough.” 2) Speaking politically, what most distinguishes you from […]
Candidate survey: D. Bruce Goforth
Political party: Democrat Residence: Asheville Candidate did not answer survey. See Web site (www.brucegoforth.com). Bruce Goforth
Candidate survey: David Gantt
Political party: Democrat Residence: South Buncombe Occupation: Lawyer Political experience: 12 years on Board of Commissioners, active in party before that Endorsements: Sierra Club, Asheville Citizen-Times, plus various awards David Gantt 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: $79,965 […]
Candidate survey: Ron McKee
Political party: Republican Residence: Avery’s Creek Occupation: Retired; former owner Asheville Tourists Political experience: None Endorsements: None Ron McKee 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? “This information is available to the public through the N.C. State Board of Elections.” […]
Candidate survey: R.L. Clark
Political party: Republican Residence: North Buncombe Occupation: Retired Political experience: N.C. state senator 1995-98 Endorsements: Asheville Citizen-Times R. L. Clark 1) How much money have you raised for your campaign? Who are your top three donors, and how much has each contributed? Total: less than $3,000 Top three: All from small contributors. 2) What most […]
Candidate survey: Tim Moffitt
Political party: Republican Residence: South Asheville Candidate did not answer survey. See Web site (www.moffittforhouse.com). Tim Moffitt