A local Web-based company that most of WNC has never heard of is positioning itself to be the break-out high-tech company in our region. But more importantly, says CEO Bill Ward, Asheville’s BUILDERadius (www.builderadius.com)—which offers software and Web-based services geared to the construction, tax-assessment and real-estate-development industries nationwide—could become the catalyst that positions the region’s […]
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Book Report: Alan Gratz’s new young adult novel doesn’t stink
Local author pens an updated take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
The Jane Austen Book Club
The Story: Six people form a literary group on the novels of Jane Austen and discover that the books seem to be about their own lives. The Lowdown: A remarkably pleasurable entertainment that also has much to say about the choices we make in our artistic preferences.
Judgment days
Paying their respects: Billy Graham speaks at the opening of his library in Charlotte earlier this year. Three former presidents — George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton — were there to speak of their admiration for him. Photo By Cecil Bothwell In the weeks after John F. Kennedy won one of the closest […]
Famous monsters
Punk rock is not aging very well. For example, The Sex Pistols, the band that once declared there is “No Future,” have now, 30 years later, rerecorded the song “Anarchy in the U.K.” to be featured on the soundtrack to the mainstream video game Guitar Hero III—not exactly a nihilistic or anti-establishment statement. Fiend Club […]
Autumn glow
A few weeks before Christmas in 1929, Thomas Edison left his home and laboratory in West Orange, N.J., for his winter retreat in Florida. With him were his wife, Mina, four servants and a dozen assistants. They traveled in a five-vehicle convoy, aiming for the inventor’s winter residence at Fort Meyers. Along with a carefully […]
Marijuana mellow drama
Watching the lush paradise of Asheville being impermeably paved by apostate-hippie City Council members, I sometimes believe that our only chance is to spike the Western North Carolina coffee supply with pot. In my experience, marijuana accesses the right brain’s creative, appreciation and awareness centers. It could divert developers from trying to outrun restless-leg syndrome […]
City Council candidate Sullivan arrested for alleged bogus check
Asheville City Council candidate Selina Sullivan was arrested Wednesday night by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office on a misdemeanor charge of writing a worthless check in the amount of $1,500. She says she’s under attack foes in her own party.
Asheville City Council
With little commotion, the Asheville City Council rezoned Montford Commons on Sept. 25. The roughly 10-acre, 220-unit residential and commercial development on the edge of the historic district will now fall under the “urban village” designation, which allows for higher-density residential areas. Signing up: As its stores grow larger, Ingles argues it warrants more signage. […]
Under pressure, agencies visit hazardous-waste site
The bluish, oily sheen coating the surface of a tiny creek that runs downstream from CTS of Asheville is obvious to any observer. So is the sharp odor it gives off. All in a day’s work: Harry Zinn, a DENR staffer, takes a water sample near the old CTS plant. A concerned state representative and […]
Local panel tackles freedom to dissent and proposed police oversight
The harm caused by Tasers, the conduct of local law enforcement—especially in African-American communities—and the possible creation of a citizen’s oversight board were all topics of sometimes heated discussion at an ACLU-sponsored forum on dissent held Sept. 27. The forum, at UNCA’s Highsmith Center, turned out a crowd of some 150 people. The American Civil […]
Small Bites
The closure of Weaverville’s Sunnyside Cafe has turned out to be just a hiatus, with owners Jack and Patty Keeran recently reopening their celebrated Main Street eatery. The cafe, which closed in 2005 after five years of serving American classics, is back in business. According to Patty Keeran, “We’ve adjusted our hours to have a […]
Asheville City Council
At their two-hour Sept. 18 meeting, Asheville City Council members once again held off on rezoning portions of Merrimon Avenue and approving new rules governing development there after business and property owners reiterated concerns that the proposed changes were too stringent and would cause severe financial hardship. Merrimon’s future: Merrimon Avenue-area residents and businesses were […]
Claim your sovereignty, Asheville
The issue of citizen oversight of our Asheville Police Department has been brought up a lot recently, but our leaders have thus far failed to enact anything with meaning. Our city established a Citizens/Police Advisory Committee (CPAC) years ago, but advice is completely different from genuine oversight. And if you can point to one thing […]
2 Days in Paris
The Story: A couple whose romance is in trouble decides to spend a couple days in Paris. The Lowdown: A clever, insightful romantic comedy that announces Julie Delpy as a filmmaker of note.
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 09/19/07
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Mother knows best
In the past century, society’s understanding and use of technology have undergone a profound transformation. Rapid advancements in mechanical, chemical and electronic technologies have fueled unprecedented economic and population growth worldwide. And in recent years, new information, network and media technologies have changed almost every aspect of how we live, work, play, learn and communicate. […]
The Brave One
The Story: A talk-show host turns vigilante when her fiancé is murdered by a gang of thugs. The Lowdown: A complex, disturbing, beautifully crafted film that examines the cancer of vengeance-seeking on a personal level.
Take me to your reader
It sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi thriller: tiny chips embedded in consumer products or even beneath the skin, enabling Big Brother or a corporate cousin to track your every move. Tag, you’re it: Radio-frequency identification tags are manufactured at UPM Raflatac in Fletcher. Photo Courtesy Upm Raflatac But that kind of talk […]
Blog wild
All it takes to start a blog is a computer, an Internet connection and some free software. But unless you want your digital diary or online soapbox to languish unread, you also need to have something to say. That is clearly not a problem for Asheville’s bloggers: The area’s bustling blogosphere accommodates a dizzying range […]
Natural growth
Last month, a federal appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to stop the merger of two natural-foods giants: Whole Foods Markets and Wild Oats Markets. The fruits of success: From humble beginnings, Asheville-based natural-foods store Earth Fare now boasts 12 stores in four states and plans a major expansion […]