The doggone fun just won’t stop If your pleasure-seeking pooch didn’t get enough of a waggish good time at the Doggie Carnival a couple of weeks back, here’s another opportunity: As part of this year’s Make a Difference Day, the Volunteer U will present an Animal Wellness Fair on Saturday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. to […]

A doggone good time Make no bones about it — whether you’ve got a Max or a Maggie, a Pooky or a Pepe, the Asheville Humane Society’s third annual Doggie Carnival will give him or her something to chew on. The event happens Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Phase IV of the French […]

A doggone good time Make no bones about it — whether you’ve got a Max or a Maggie, a Pooky or a Pepe, the Asheville Humane Society’s third annual Doggie Carnival will give him or her something to chew on. The event happens Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Phase IV of the French […]

Trout saddles? Do mountain trout buck when you ride ’em? Well, RiverLink has sure raised the question, anyway. The local agency is hosting the Swannanoa Appreciation Day and Trout Rodeo at the Buncombe County Recreation Park, adjacent to the Nature Center, on Oct. 5 from 12-4 p.m. The free event will feature trout fishing from […]

At the cusp of a new year, most of us pause to reflect on the 12 months just past, in a spirit of celebration or regret, with an eye to improvement or, at least, making different mistakes as we roll on. In the pages that follow, Xpress has collected both the high points and the […]

One of the largest local gatherings to commemorate the events of last Sept. 11 will undoubtedly be the “Spirit of America Day of Caring and Remembrance.” United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County (in partnership with the city of Asheville and Buncombe County) is coordinating activities aimed at paying tribute to the victims and rescuers […]

Sept. 11 can never be just another day in the hearts of many Americans. Many will be looking for a way to memorialize the anniversary of last year’s terrorist attack. Here are some local happenings that aim to do just that: Community Card of Remembrance To honor those who died on Sept. 11, and to […]

For the love of public transportation During his 16 years as a board member for the Asheville Transit Authority (now the Asheville Transit Commission), Tom Tomlin — who served under four different mayors and assorted City Councils, as well as three transit-system managers — saw the bus fare go from 50 cents to 75 cents, […]

The little film that could Inbred Rednecks, the acclaimed indie “hillbilly” film that was written, produced, directed and filmed here in Asheville by local wunderkind Joshua P. Warren in 1997, scored yet another award recently, when it was named the 1999 Stoner Classic of the Year by Screaming Stoner Video Review. Associated with High Times […]

Rather than taking the traditional newspaper approach and letting an internal editorial board decide which candidate to endorse, we thought it would be more interesting — not to mention more democratic — to poll the whole Mountain Xpress staff about their favorites. These are not endorsements, but rather, a simple act of news reporting: Here’s […]

Larry Blair — Prestige Dodge Don Clayton — Peppertree Resorts Ltd. Michelle Cox — chair, Buncombe County Republican Party James Ellis — Black Mountain Center David Miller — N.C. State Highway Patrol, 1st sergeant Michael Morgan — Total Home Maintenance, home builder Butch Patrick — Peppertree Resorts Ltd. Eugene Presley — Hayes and Lunsford Electrical […]

Land of the sky-high rents As Asheville’s real-estate prices continue to rise, even renters are having to dig deeper into their pockets to keep a roof over their heads. If that’s your dilemma, a new rental guide published by the Affordable Housing Coalition may be of particular interest. Addressing such topics as what’s involved in […]