The word “happiness” is pounded into our skulls from a young age. “If you’re happy and you know it,” we sing, dutifully clapping our hands. We’re greeted with “Happy birthday!” and “Happy New Year!” We’re cajoled with “Don’t worry, be happy.” Slightly misquoted: In spite of what you may have heard, Geography of Bliss author […]
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APD must stop ignoring crime
Recently, my friends at City Bakery on Biltmore Avenue were attacked by a razorblade-wielding woman who was attempting to steal a tip jar. As someone who works near the City Bakery location, I can attest to an escalation in disruption of business on our stretch of Biltmore Avenue over the past year. Now that these […]
Asheville City Council
Shortly after the Buncombe County commissioners approved a resolution aimed at encouraging the city of Asheville to work out a land swap with developer Stewart Coleman in connection with his controversial Parkside project, City Council last week said that remedying the situation is the commissioners’ responsibility.
Transparent enough for you?
If you look up the word transparency—that word that so many politicians throw around during election time—you’ll find the definition: “easily seen through, recognized or detected.” Perhaps Nathan Ramsey and the Gang of Five should have looked up the definition before their devious attempt (with the aid of County Manager Wanda Green and [former city […]
Concert review: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Nearly 48 hours after Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and T Bone Burnett took the stage at the Asheville Civic Center, I’m still trying to decide exactly what I thought of the show.
Village people
The seeds for the Ashevillage Building Convergence were sown a dozen years ago when a small group of people in Portland, Ore., transformed a run-of-the-mill intersection into an attractive public gathering space. They built an earthen teahouse, planted gardens, erected a kiosk for fliers and poetry, painted a vibrant design on the pavement, threw a […]
Poisoned fruit
Developer Stewart Coleman apparently thinks to use a legal loophole to do an end run around public and City Council opposition to his proposed Parkside condos adjacent to City Hall. Here’s what’s wrong with this picture: Aside from the litany of serious problems with his plans, citizen scrutiny of Parkside this past year has exposed […]
When it comes to crime, West Asheville, the city wants to hear from you
The city’s West Riverside Operation Weed and Seed program aims to bring police, residents and other local organizations together to cut crime.
Asheville City Council
Council members air budget gripes Asheville to Raleigh: No annexation moratorium Federal brownfields grants earmarked for River District? It collected only four votes, but that’s all that was needed for Swannanoa’s incorporation bid to advance to the next stage. Supporters and opponents had made their respective cases before the Asheville City Council on several occasions, […]
Asheville City Council
In several public hearings, incorporation supporters have said they want local control over funding and services; opponents have said they live in the area specifically to avoid city taxes and more extensive governmental regulation.
Arms and the man
A native of Washington, D.C., Robert Levy now divides his time between homes in Asheville and Florida. But the 66-year-old is far from retired. A self-made multimillionaire who created and later sold CDA Investment Technologies, Levy has spent the second half of his life as a lawyer, author and senior fellow at the libertarian-leaning Cato […]
Asheville City Council
City cuts event co-sponsorship costs Mumpower again raises immigration issue A proposed statewide moratorium on forced annexation could postpone a decision on four Asheville annexations that are currently tied up in court, City Attorney Bob Oast reported during City Council’s May 20 work session. The band plays on: The Asheville Holiday Parade was spared cuts […]
Asheville City Council
Border wars: A proposed statewide moratorium on forced annexation could postpone a decision on four Asheville annexations that are currently tied up in court.
Into the Vault: What’s new in the Xpress Files
Now online: A new staff report on Asheville City Council’s Strategic Plan, the city’s new digital-billboard regulations and its latest financial report, excerpts from the UDO “book of interpretations,” and the first annual report from Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan
Sprung
Glen Edward Chapman, 41, pulls on a leather jacket, tugs at the sleeves and rolls back his shoulders: a perfect fit. Out and about: Ed Chapman bikes around the UNCA campus, a few weeks after being released from 14 years on death row. Photos By Jonathan Welch Susan Shandor, the office assistant in UNCA’s psychology […]
Buncombe Commissioners
Sheriff gives first annual report County to pay for water line to The Oaks subdivision Millions of dollars worth of county-financed building projects are either pending or in progress around Buncombe County, and Planning Director Jon Creighton updated the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on them during the board’s May 13 meeting. The 248-bed jail […]
Buncombe County commissioners: Sheriff gives first annual report
Millions of dollars worth of county-financed building projects are either pending or in progress around Buncombe County, and Planning Director Jon Creighton updated the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on them during the board’s May 13 meeting.
Book Report: Two local authors base their books on family history
Gari Carter’s Troubled State and D.C. Force’s Family both draw from inherited history.
Crime and punishment in Buncombe County
The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has released its 2007 report.
Fall of the gambling lords
The federal corruption trial of former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford continued this week with the prosecution bringing out an array of confessed illegal-gambling operators, who testified that they’d bribed Medford or his deputies—including former reserve Capt. Guy Penland, who’s also on trial—in return for protection and favors. Scene of a crime?: The parking lot […]
Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Movie-going malaise
Yes, I’ve got it. Call it the movie-going malaise. The cinematic blues. The crummy picture collywobbles. Whatever you call it, it ain’t pretty.