Election 2012: Chooose your fate
Volume
19
/ Issue 15
Cover Design Credit:
Brent Brownarts
Smart Bets: Citizen Cope
Smart Bets: Evening The Score
Smart Bets: Yusif
Smart Bets: Southern Culture on the Skids
Clubland photos
Calendar photos
State of the arts: Working the mural beat
Bring an open mind: Jimmy Herring and Victor Wooten co-headline the Orange Peel
Robot warriors: Local kids vie for world domination
Risk management: Athens rockers The Whigs (now based in Nashville) never play it safe
You have to believe in ghosts, because they are all around us
food
From Australia to Asheville
Aussie Elaine Bradley visits Asheville to learn about ASAP and local agriculture in the Asheville area Western North Carolina doesn’t have lush rainforests covering volcanic mountains. Nor is our landscape…Foodwire: Changes at the helm of Laughing Seed and Grove Park Inn
Asheville chefs quit Laughing Seed Café's chef, Sandy Krebs, is leaving the popular vegetarian joint, according to the restaurant's public relations staff. Krebs had been with the restaurant for just…Growing pains: Buchi expands amid financial burden
Eat in the atrium: A new café comes to Haywood Park
Tabling the issues: Tracing the connection between Asheville food and politics
From Australia to Asheville
Western North Carolina doesn’t have lush rainforests covering volcanic mountains. Nor is our landscape dotted with pineapple plants and macadamia nut trees. But Australian Elaine Bradley — who currently lives…Foodwire
Asheville chefs quit Laughing Seed Café's chef, Sandy Krebs, is leaving the popular vegetarian joint, according to the restaurant's public relations staff. Krebs had been with the restaurant for just…living
Just say yes: Joyful Birth and Breastfeeding Expo promotes natural childbirth
“Giving birth is like running a marathon,” observes nurse-midwife Barbara Davenport, co-leader of the BirthNetwork of Western North Carolina. “It requires endurance, healthy eating beforehand and lots of mental preparation."…news
A new road for Molly and Meherwan
Voter info for WNC
Voter Information: If you need information about voting (precinct, district, polling place), call the Buncombe County Board of Elections at 250-4200, or visit the North Carolina State Board of Elections'…Just say yes
“Giving birth is like running a marathon,” observes nurse-midwife Barbara Davenport, co-leader of the BirthNetwork of Western North Carolina. “It requires endurance, healthy eating beforehand and lots of mental preparation."…opinion
Undecided Voters
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 10/31/12
• Following successful launch of weather balloon into near-space, WNC middle school students prepare for historic cat launchWampus sucks
I love the Mountain Xpress and read it every week. But the Wampus Cat mascot is really unbearable. I could hardly enjoy reading the Best of WNC issues while having…Another slice in the fight
A couple of weeks ago I read the letter sent from Favilla’s Pizza regarding a blind taste test involving them and the winners of the Best of WNC [“To Be…“Vadim Realism” painted the right picture
Thank you for Kyle Sherard's perceptive article about "Vadim Bora: A Visual Legacy of Expressive Freedom, From Initial Spark to Final Form," the retrospective at Warren Wilson College’s Holden Gallery…Not in our mountains
I recently became aware that the local Progress Energy power plant in Arden has two ponds for coal-ash storage that are not lined! Testing of the wells in the area…It’s Bannerman Family Camp time!
An extraordinary family is celebrating the 43rd year of the Bannerman Family Thanksgiving Dance Camp: four full days of clogging, puppet shows, live music, fellowship and more. It is the…Time to vote – kids too
What better time for adults to convey the legacy of good citizenship to their children than a presidential election year? And what better way than by taking them to the…The gospel according to Jerry
Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment of Jerry Sternberg’s continuing “Life in Seely’s Castle” saga. The earlier pieces are available on the Xpress website or at www.gospeljerry.com (which also…It’s time we figured it out
This year, voting, particularly in local elections, is more important than ever. Under the current North Carolina General Assembly we have seen an unprecedented assault on the progressive values that…Cothran is accessible and accurate
As we head toward the 2012 election, I would like to say a few words about a wonderful candidate running for register of deeds. This is a very important, but…Pat Cothran is simply outstanding
It is telling that the Asheville Citizen-Times chose not to lend its support to the incumbent in the register of deeds race, though the publication heartily endorsed him just 18…You will be impressed with Pat
I met Pat Cothran, candidate for Buncombe County register of deeds, in the late 1980s. As a real estate paralegal, I research public records to obtain title insurance for clients.…Reisinger’s budget spins make me dizzy
It’s always amusing to hear Drew Reisinger put his own spin on the budget numbers from the register of deeds office. His latest claim is that the office “spent $600,000…Thank you, Drew, for your visionary leadership
I am writing in support of Drew Reisinger for the register of deeds. In two short years, Drew has used the power of the office to ensure equality and inclusion…Keever will have my vote
I have known Patsy Keever for over 30 years. We were colleagues in Buncombe County Schools, and I was one of her constituents when she was a Buncombe County commissioner…Patsy stands with the people
In the newly reconfigured 10th Congressional District, Democrat Patsy Keever is running against “incumbent” Patrick McHenry. As a woman, a person of great personal integrity and a public servant who…