The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is a former high-tech spy base and NASA tracking station that has morphed into an educational and research facility. PARI is now open for public tours each Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Asheville City Council
Two years after a community group shined the spotlight on some businesses’ violations of the city’s Unified Development Ordinance—and a year after those complaints were supported by a consultant’s report—Greenlife Grocery says it’s ready to take steps to address the problems. And Staples, which had not responded to several prior requests for a meeting with […]
The Green Scene
For Debi Athos, the path to promoting healthy foods began with a rude awakening. A red flag went up more than seven years ago, when she first learned about genetically engineered foods lurking on the shelves of conventional grocery stores. “I was quite concerned that there was no notice to the public,” says Athos, an […]
WNC needs a patriot in Congress
In the dog days of early August 2007, our district congressional representative, Heath Shuler, sold our Fourth Amendment down the river. Mr. Shuler voted with his precious Blue Dog coalition of conservative Democrats, and with the congressional Republicans, for the Orwellian-named Protect America Act. The act gives George Bush legal powers—with extremely lax oversight and […]
The toes have it
Mr. Butckovitz [“Flags, Feet and Freedom,” Letters Aug. 22] doesn’t want to look at me barefoot “while eating a dinner that [he] paid for.” Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective), we live in a country where everyone has a right to freedom of expression, and that includes choice of attire, even if unconventional. But […]
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
The Story: Mr. Bean wins a church raffle for a vacation in Cannes. His trip causes much chaos for anyone who crosses his path. The Lowdown: The gags are more clever than funny, the pace is nonexistent, and this is really a case of "for fans only."
The Nanny Diaries
The Story: A college graduate (Scarlett Johansson) accepts a position as a nanny from a posh Upper East Side family. The Lowdown: An entertaining, though rarely more than pleasantly amusing, romantic comedy with a few insights into class consciousness and nice performances from Scarlett Johansson and Laura Linney.
Superbad
The Story: Two high-school nerds attempt to win popularity -- and sex -- by providing the alcohol for a pre-graduation party. The Lowdown: A fairly silly -- and extremely raunchy -- teen-sex comedy that only occasionally hits the bull's-eye with laughs, but scores high marks for surprising emotional resonance.
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 08/22/07
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Buncombe County Commissioners
It was the kind of meeting that incites longtime Buncombe County Board of Commissioners member Bill Stanley to groan, puff out his cheeks and stare at his watch. The commissioners’ lengthy Aug. 7 agenda included a number of challenges to the county’s recently issued zoning rules. The meeting lasted nearly three hours—standard fare for the […]
Duncan refuses to release flag investigation results
Invoking state public-records law, Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan, refused to release the results of an internal investigation into the July 25 arrest of activists Deborah and Mark Kuhn on flag-desecration charges. But Hugh Stevens, counsel for the North Carolina Press Association, has sharply disagreed with Duncan’s interpretation of the law. The Kuhns, meanwhile, are […]
Notes from the Ditch
So here’s the not-so-surprising scoop: Jason Isbell—until last April, the decorated guitar and songwriting filly of those Dixie ragamuffins, the Drive-by Truckers—is getting a little weary of chatting about his former band. Keep on … you know: Amid significant controversy, ex-Drive-by Trucker Jason Isbell strikes out on his own. It remains, however, a pertinent matter […]
Summer nostalgia
These days, it seems that concern for our children’s safety during sporting events doesn’t stop at their physical well-being. Their delicate mental health is also being looked after. Last week, I rode down Murdock Avenue and stopped at Weaver Park to catch an inning of a Little League game. As I watched the pitcher wind […]
Becoming Jane
The Story: A quasi-biographical look at Jane Austen and her romance with a young man before she became famous. The Lowdown: A decent attempt at examining the impact of Austen’s life experiences on her work, but the film suffers from the standard biopic and period-piece ailments of being too stodgy and lifeless.
Mayerling
The Hendersonville Film Society will show Mayerling at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. (From Asheville, take I-26 to U.S. 64 West, turn right at the third light onto Thompson Street. Follow to the Lake Point Landing entrance and park in…
Rescue Dawn
The Story: Werner Herzog crafts a narrative variant on the prisoner of war story depicted in his documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997). The Lowdown: A couple of good performances and flashes of Herzog brilliance keep this otherwise rather standard P.O.W. tale afloat.
Duncan claims flag investigation results confidential, counsel disagrees
Sheriff Van Duncan and a press association lawyer have given conflicting opinions on the state’s public records law in releasing the results of an investigation into the arrests of a West Asheville couple for flag desecration.
Hot Rod
The Story: An amateur daredevil attempts to organize a stunt where he would jump 15 school buses, allowing him to make the $50,000 he needs to pay for his stepdad's heart operation, which in turn would give him the chance to beat his stepdad up in order to gain his respect. The Lowdown: An idiotic…
Asheville City Council
The Asheville City Council faced a packed chamber on July 24, with many there to voice their anger over the proposed involuntary annexation of three areas south and southwest of the city limits. The crowd was so big, in fact, that many were directed to an overflow room to watch the proceedings on TV. Immigration […]
Pack Square Park land sale: “We screwed up.”
A little-noted sale of county-owned land adjacent to the Asheville City Hall has belatedly drawn heavy criticism from both local media and community activists. A piece of the park:Buncombe County sold a parcel that includes most of the grassy triangle on the left, including a magnolia and other trees, to Black Dog Realty. Photo by […]
A trip down memoir lane
Memoir is the new fiction, or so it seems when skimming the New York Times Best Seller list. The lone survivor of a Navy Seal operation describes his daring scape. A former child-soldier recounts his life in Sierra Leone. Even dyed-in-the-wool fiction writers (Nora Ephron, Barbara Kingsolver) have new essay collections (about aging and homegrown […]