In light of the recent discussions concerning what to do about illegal immigrants in our community, I am compelled to share the following. Most of us have stories like this in our family histories, if we take time to look them up. The heartbreak and struggle our ancestors endured in traveling to these shores are […]
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Who watches the watchers?
A group of citizen activists say they’ve had enough and are poised to establish a police-oversight board—whether or not the city approves. Eyes on the police: Community activist Gene Hampton will announce the formation of a review board and Copwatch program. Photo By Jonathan Welch At press time, Citizens Awareness Asheville was planning a Nov. […]
Buncombe County Commissioners
Buncombe County will consider all legal avenues as part of a push to get toxic chemicals cleaned up at the former CTS site on Mills Gap Road in Skyland, according to a motion approved at the Buncombe County Board of Comissioners’ Nov. 6 meeting. After emerging from a closed session with County Attorney Joe Connolly, […]
Ripe for the picking
“My whole life, I’ve been kind of an outsider because of this dual citizenship,” says Jimmie Griffith, front man of Boone-based bossa nova-influenced trio, Banana Da Terra. Easy listening: This Boone-based trio makes groovy Latin music for the masses. Just imagine: As the child of a Brazilian mother and an American father, the musician grew […]
First the Big Room, then the big time
It’s the plight of the local musician: always wanting a chance to show their talents to a hometown audience, yet always being relegated to bar scene. It’s the out-of-town bands that tend to get the spotlight and the best slots at the biggest clubs. And in a scene where where you’ve played can mean nearly […]
Trail running for complete idiots
Thousands of people find themselves wandering up and down our mountain paths, captivated by the gushing waterfalls, the rhododendron-canopied trails and the smell of woodsy detritus on the air. Then, without warning, their sacred bond with nature is broken by the galloping steps, the huffing and puffing, the funky ammonia bouquet left behind by a […]
Guadalupe Café
Flavor: Latin/Caribbean wrung from WNC soil Ambiance: Cozy vintage soda fountain You know how sometimes you’re watching a movie and a certain actor seems intimately, yet unplaceably, familiar? Desperate to figure out in which film you saw him last, you shift into mental makeup-artist mode, picturing his inscrutable face outfitted with a villan’s moustache or […]
Continentally divided
Since moving to the apex of the Eastern Continental Divide, I’ve developed ambivalent feelings toward the formidable road that intersects it: N.C. Highway 9. No wheel goes unturned on this convoluted gateway to the area’s mushrooming gated communities and the pleasures of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. There’s no lack of traffic, from the countless […]
Show a little respect
Years ago, shortly after my family’s arrival in Asheville, I met Cecil Bothwell for the first time. He was in Pritchard Park, pleading passionately with the people. It was a political rally—something most independent publishers disallow their staff to engage in. Mr. Bothwell was saying something about “wake up America” and “get out there and […]
Transforming Asheville
“Lead me from darkness to light.” — Upanishadic prayer The deepening shadows of night have settled on the grounds of the Kenilworth Inn, near Biltmore Village. As I recline on a rocker overlooking the rich, almost tropical shrubbery surrounding this heritage site, my mind goes back to my native country, India. There is reason for […]
Walk on by
I am dismayed and disgusted at your firing Cecil Bothwell, and just after he had been chosen as best print journalist in the area. His investigative reporting has always been rock solid in its research. He has been one journalist that had not been coopted by crass commercialism, and surely you knew that. He is […]
Cranky Hanke talks Southern film and more with Ray McKinnon
Randy and the Mob — a quirky southern comedy about a none-too-successful entrepreneur who gets in trouble with the mob over some loans and gets some offbeat help from his gay, identical twin brother and a strange mob “fixer” — is one of the hightlights of this year’s Asheville Film Festival. So when I had the chance to grab an interview with Ray McKinnon—who wrote and directed the film and plays the twin brothers—I didn’t hesitate to say yes.
Asheville City Council
Asheville’s recreation centers will get increased security staffing, and the Asheville Police Department will hire two new officers charged with investigating gangs, City Manager Gary Jackson told Council members during their Oct. 23 meeting. Savings elsewhere in the department’s budget will pay for these positions, so no Council vote was needed. “We want to make […]
Rehire Cecil!
I am writing to express my outrage and sadness at learning that Cecil Bothwell—many times winner of the Xpress’ “best journalist” award—[has been fired] for being too outspoken. I have always enjoyed and learned a great deal from reading Cecil’s insightful, thoroughly researched and beautifully written stories, and I believe many other readers feel the […]
Tribune convinced Taylor won’t run again
Well, it was a good try, but The Asheville Tribune’s two-part interview with ex-Congressman Charles Taylor has failed to answer the burning question among area politicos: Will he or won’t he run again? However, the paper seems convinced he won’t.
Book Report: Local voices, local themes
Want history? Mystery? Intrigue? Romance? Activism? Local authors are bringing it when it comes to genre fiction.
Critter Love: Don’t try this at home
Some procedures are best left to veterinarians.
Campaign ad follies
With campaign season in full swing, political advertisements are everywhere, and it’s not always clear—to candidates or the public—which rules govern those ads. Who paid? A page from the Oct. 4 issue of the Asheville Tribune, which carried ads for Asheville City Council candidates Dwight Butner and Jan Davis but no indication of who paid […]
End of a very naughty era
Since their first performance in 2003, Asheville’s all-female burlesque troupe, The Rebelles, have become one of the most popular acts in town. More than just a simple striptease act, the troupe forged its reputation on highly polished, politically charged shows that were as much satirical as saucy. And the crowds loved them for it, with […]
Clean sweep
Though The Broomstars’ brand of skillfully executed, synth-fortified indie rock sounds anything but haphazard, the band’s inception was exactly that. Songwriter Jason Daniello was catching a shuttle at the Charlotte airport when the girlfriend of percussionist Clayton Jones saw Daniello’s guitar case and struck up a conversation. Living the Waffle House dream: If you want […]
Listening Party: Bob Burnette, Laura Michaels and Shiloh Corner Boyz
Here’s the idea: Each Wednesday, we pick three local musical acts, link to a site where you can listen to their songs for free, then ask you to spend a few moments of your time to tell us what you think about them. Some may be great, others may be middling or awful—that’s for you to decide—all we ask is that you listen with an open mind.