Finding a path to clean energy
Volume
22
/ Issue 16
Cover Design Credit:
Elizabeth Bates
This week, Xpress delves into developments in renewable energy — including progress on regional charging stations for electric cars, Asheville City Council’s blueprint to transition to a clean energy economy and the sunset of state solar energy tax credits.
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Comedian Joe Zimmerman returns to Asheville
After an inauspicious (but fondly remembered) start in Hendersonville, comedian Joe Zimmerman has built a successful stand-up career based in New York City. His current tour brings him back to…Smart bets: Slow Magic
With live drums at the ready, the DJ behind this DIY project takes the stage at the Orange Peel on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 9 p.m. Giraffage and Daktyl also…Author David Gilbert challenges racial assumptions in modern music
“The idea that black people and white people have distinct music and culture has its roots in racist thinking.”,” says author David Gilbert. It’s a concept he delves into in…Smart bets: The Stone Foxes
San Francisco-based rockers The Stone Foxes perform at Asheville Music Hall Saturday, Nov. 14.Smart bets: Montford Park Players’ Masquerade Ball
Arrive at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, for an early peek at auction items, or stroll into the Masonic Temple at 7 p.m., for the event's official kickoff.DJ Rekha spins bhangra, hip-hop and leads master class at UNCA
DJ Rekha makes her Western North Carolina debut with a performance Thursday, Nov. 12, in UNC Asheville's Justice Gym — complete with a dance instructor to demonstrate some moves —…Smart bets: The Honeycutters
Brian McGee opens the show at the Grey Eagle on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 9 p.m.Conscious party: a feel-good fashion show for cancer survivors
"We pamper our models and give them a chance to celebrate their beauty regardless of where they are in their cancer treatment,” says Sara Laws, event organizer and executive director…food
Cultural arts: Japanese miso is alive and thriving in Western North Carolina
For decades, the American Miso Co. has been quietly crafting top-quality miso, a Japanese fermented food product, from its home in the mountains of Rutherford County. With its distribution arm,…Easy as pie: Local experts share ideas for perfect crusts, creative fillings
Pie is not only the ultimate comfort food — it also offers endless opportunity for culinary creativity, be it sweet or savory.Asheville breweries expand into new markets
As the number of craft breweries in Asheville continues to grow, several established local beer-makers are making strides toward expanding their distribution regionally and beyond.Small bites: Hops & Vines offers free workshops
Hops & Vines is adding a new series to its class lineup. Meanwhile, Trout Lily of Fairview will host its sixth annual Bluegrass Oyster Fest; Ultimate Ice Cream partners with…living
Community grief ritual connects participants to beauty by way of tears
Grief rituals are a safeguard against accumulated trauma, on both personal and collective levels, according to West African healer Sobonfu Somé, who will lead a grief ritual in Arden Nov.…movies
Screen scene: Local film news
This week's roundup includes screenings of local student work, an annual outdoor sports project and a new movie series.news
NC reaches solar energy milestone
North Carolina reached a milestone this year as a national and regional leader in solar energy, but the expiration of a key state tax credit threatens to undermine that success.…Plugging in: WNC charged up about electric vehicles
Don’t expect to be cruising the troposphere, “Jetsons” style, any time soon, but transportation technology is gradually moving closer to what science fiction predicted long ago — and Asheville is…Power shift: Asheville, Duke Energy find common ground on clean energy framework
The name sounds less than exciting – the Community Clean Energy Policy Framework – but Asheville's new joint agreement with Duke Energy is the first of its kind in this…Meet the new council: Asheville elects Young, Haynes, Mayfield to city office
The 2015 Asheville City Council election was a nail-biter until the very end — but, ultimately, Keith Young, Brian Haynes and Julie Mayfield came out on top.Community Calendar Highlights: Give!Local nonprofit events from 11/11 through 11/19
The 60 day Give!Local campaign is off to a strong start after it’s first week, with donations beginning to roll in! The campaign provides a fun, fast and easy way to…opinion
Letter writer: Rethink the Krispy Kreme Challenge children’s hospital name
"In a state where childhood obesity rates are over 15 percent, we should not encourage an increase by naming a hospital after an unhealthy food."Letter writer: Volunteers needed at AHOPE day center
"In the spirit of community involvement at all levels which underlines participatory action research, I am putting out the call for volunteers to help with some of these tasks."Letter writer: Meeting offers info on cochlear implants
"You have to get used to a new way of hearing, but when you do, the result can be life-transforming."Letter writer: Include more WNC residents in energy plans
"I hope that the city and Duke Energy will open this process up to a larger WNC stakeholders process."Still at the Wheel
Letter writer: The City of Lights has nothing on The Paris of the South
"Oh, yes, I remind myself, the Poo-pooers of The Paris of the South — well! The nerve of some folks! Notre Dame? St. Lawerence’s. The Louvre? Pack Place! "Back in the day, Asheville’s nightclubs were hopping
"But the best thing about most of these clubs was their food, probably subsidized by the under-the-counter liquor sales and occasional other nefarious activities, such as backroom gambling."Letter writer: Modernize the state law governing nurse practitioners
"I encourage you to ask your legislators to support legislation to modernizing the Nurse Practice Act and improve access to health care for all North Carolinians."Is adoption an option?
"As a mom, I now know firsthand that adoption is amazing, overwhelming — and definitely possible."