It was as profound as Clare had promised. On holy Sunday, Nov. 18, more than 3,000 people were walking through a cold, steady rain, advancing toward possible jail time, or worse. Thrusting up white crosses, they declared “Presente,” each time the announcers solemnly proclaimed the name of one of the thousands of people killed — […]
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Letters to the editor
Bah, humbug to unappreciative sons! After having read the article “I Can’t Stand It” [Holiday Season Guide, Dec. 6], I am obliged to inform you of the fact that the author of this untrue, misleading and very libelous tale is flying under false colors. I, his father, once took great pride in his achievements — […]
The end of an era
For almost a decade, downtown Asheville’s Zone one contemporary gallery has showcased the provocative and the original in Western North Carolina’s burgeoning visual-arts scene. But now the splash and the magic are coming to an end. Closing the “Zone” as an active commercial art space will mean that gallery owner Connie Bostic, a painter, will […]
Thwarting the bear
Seeking to head off potential action by the state, members of the local mental-health board have scurried to protect its assets and programs from being devoured by legislative changes. The Blue Ridge Area Authority (the public governing board for the Blue Ridge Center) took two controversial steps at its Dec. 6 meeting to soften potential […]
Asheville City Council
In the past few years, members the Asheville Civic Center Commission have felt a bit out of the loop. First, City Council stole some of their thunder by creating the Future of the Civic Center Task Force. Then Council approved the hiring of an outside consultant to study what to do with the facility. And […]
Letters to the editor
Don’t let cars kill Pack Square I am concerned about the “improvements” planned for Pack Square, in the heart of downtown Asheville. Are we really going to let this area be even more oriented towards vehicular traffic? Did not George Pack bequeath this land to the city “on the condition that it always remain a […]
Institutional prejudice against Witches denies religious freedom
Despite Asheville’s reputation as a haven for diversity, our mountains also harbor an ongoing disgrace — pervasive, institutionalized prejudice against Pagans and Witches that denies us access to public property and community resources that are routinely made available to Christians. Not so long ago, racist administrators of schools, governments and public organizations often used Jim […]
Lying in the sun
Their lyrics cover everything from blue-collar angst to the merits of coconuts. And their Southern-rock jams have covered this country like peach butter. Widespread Panic vocalist/guitarist Michael Houser, who was born in Boone, spoke to Xpress from a hotel room in Austin recently, reflecting on his dark days B.P. (before Panic). “I was a lost […]
The accidental entrepreneur
When I first met Linsi Deyo, she was busy crafting a pile of funny round cushions she called “zafus.” I was impressed. Here was a woman who had found a trade she could follow in her rural Appalachian community, while most of the rest of us were commuting to Asheville. Little did I know that, […]
A change of venue
How many people will attend? Will the acoustics be adequate? Will there be enough parking? Those are some of the vexing questions that caused Mayor Leni Sitnick to, in her words, “lose sleep over this.” The city’s dilemma was where to hold a potentially volatile Nov. 14 public hearing on the Wal-Mart Supercenter proposed for […]
WET Force’s day of reckoning nears
Many Mountain Xpress readers are familiar with the work of the Water Efficiency Task Force (a.k.a. the WET Force). As reported recently in these pages [“Water, water, everywhere …?,” Oct. 4], the Regional Water Authority is considering a recommendation from its Policy and Priorities Committee that the group be dissolved. The committee has argued that […]
Body language
Just about every human emotion has been translated into dance. This ubiquitous art form can tell every story — from the myths of creation, through the journey of life, to death. And it doesn’t necessarily stop there. Although dance’s “body language” is easily understood as entertainment in the context of a performance, it can also […]
Bard times
“To be or not to be? That is the question.” In fact, that is the question — from Shakespeare’s Hamlet — that remains more famous than any other line in literature. And, according to North Carolina Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Lou Rackoff, that legendary question grows even more significant in a new millennium. “[Hamlet] seems […]
Letters to the editor
Speech that suppresses freedom is not free speech As a past recipient of the Marketta Laurila Free Speech Award, I have been honored to participate in several annual MLFSA award ceremonies. I have always found the members of its awards committee to be of the highest moral and intellectual caliber; indeed, they have always been […]
After the food fight
After months of bitter infighting and a rancorous labor dispute, the French Broad Food Co-op’s new leadership is setting its sights on charting a viable course for the embattled Asheville institution. The new board of directors has come a long way since its first meeting, back on June 28, when the tension was so thick […]
Letters to the editor
Is all free speech not created equal? In response to “A stretch for free speech?” that appeared in the Sept. 13 issue of Mountain Xpress, the irony of their position seems to escape those that opposed the award to Ms. Gordon. Statements like, “I don’t think all free speech is created equal” make me think […]
Fiesta Latina: Juntos y Unidos
Everywhere you turn, the traditional pulse of Latin American music is heating up the mainstream. The recent hit movie The Buena Vista Social Club is just one example of the way the lively, layered rhythms of Latin percussion have penetrated North American consciousness. And these rhythms are quickly infiltrating everyday life, not only for those […]
Letters to the editor
Don’t blame the shelter — blame bad pet owners In the past year, there has been more than considerable controversy over the Asheville Humane Society (formerly Friends for Animals) management of the Animal Shelter and Animal Control. There was so much at issue that the county commissioners appointed an advisory board and appointed Mike Bradley […]
Building Bridges
So, segregation is over, laws have changed, and now everything is equal between white and black people. Right? Well, how come our churches and neighborhoods are still largely unintegrated, and blacks still have so many more barriers to jobs, education, loans and more? If you’re white, like me, you probably do sense that things are […]
Letters to the editor
Religious freedom has become religious persecution, courtesy of “We Still Pray” proponents I must have been asleep or in a coma. How, otherwise, could I have missed this? I didn’t see it on the news or read it in the papers, but it must have happened: The Constitution has been changed! Is it true that […]
Where did our love go?
“I’m the best-kept secret around,” insists former Supremes superstar Mary Wilson, speaking from her apartment in New York City. It’s not even 10 a.m., and already this lady’s fired up to tell her story. And why not? One of the hottest industry scoops of the summer exposed the acerbic dispute that erupted between the cantankerous […]