Asheville has one of the worst credit card debt problems in the nation, according to a study by the credit reporting agency Equifax. The report ranks the Asheville metro area the sixth worst in the nation, with the average resident carrying 16.12 percent of their annual income in debt.
Unemployment in both the Asheville metropolitan area and Buncombe County rose in November, according to data released by the state’s Employment Security Commission. Unemployment in Buncombe rose from 7.4 to 7.9 percent, while metro area unemployment rose from 7.5 to 8.1 percent.
On a recent visit to Asheville, I was surprised at the changes that have taken place in the “Paris of the South" in the year since I moved away. After living here for four years, I came to the conclusion that there was very little about the overall structure [of] Asheville that is sustainable; I […]
Western North Carolinians are waking up to varying amounts of snow this Saturday, Jan. 8 — from a few inches to a foot at higher elevations. And forecasters are calling for more.
photo by Margaret Williams
Singer/songwriter Ben Wakeman performs at Club Pulp on Wednesday, Dec. 29, with Asheville’s own Broken Lilacs and The Clouds of Greer.
Local churches, spiritual centers and music venues invite the public to warm up and share the joy of the season this Christmas Eve.
In a 6-5 vote on Wednesday, Dec. 15, the Metropolitan Sewerage District board tabled plans to implement a new cost-sharing policy for sewer-line extensions in new developments and annexed areas until next month. Despite getting the go-ahead from the MSD planning committee on Dec. 2 (in what was also a close vote), the board heeded a request from the Council of Independent Business Owners that the issue be tabled for a month.
The WNC Jewish Federation presents two fundraising events this weekend: A discussion with author Scott Bernard titled “Jews, Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll,” on Saturday, and a concert at the Orange Peel featuring rock musician Peter Himmelman and Asheville’s own Skinny Legs And All on Sunday. Check out an Xpress interview with Himmelman, who talks about his creative process, the challenges and inspiration of keeping the traditions of his faith and his “I’m just going to wing it” performance style.
Asheville City workers hang a holiday wreath on a traffic signal post outside the Miles building.
Fill your weekend with conscious parties, barbecues for a cause, beers for pups and much more! For a complete list of area benefits, check out mountainx.com/events.
Breakdancers of all ages tore it up at the Southeast B-boy Championships, held on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the YMI Culture Center in downtown Asheville. See videos and photos of the competition here!
A fundraiser for a “bright little girl with Cerebral Palsy” will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Enka High School.
Get into the Moogfest spirit with a glass of Moog Filtered Ale, now available on tap at the Asheville Civic Center, the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, The Orange Peel, The Bier Garden and the Renaissance Asheville Hotel. The special American pale ale will be flowing throughout this weekend’s Moog-inspired festivities.
Over the weekend, twitter users recollected their favorite Asheville memories (including Max Hill’s art, seen here, in a photo by Zen Sutherland).
The local salsa and Latin-dance scene continues to grow and attract attention, however, is there enough of an audience and dance culture to sustain two weekly events both held on Friday nights in downtown Asheville?
Artists, new-age philosophers, musicians, free thinkers and the curious passerby alike celebrated at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford stage at Pack Square Park on Sunday, Oct. 10, elevating global collective consciousness through devotional music and discussion while dancing under a glowing crescent moon.
Two different salsa-dance events have been competing for the same crowd on Friday nights in downtown Asheville. Now, the long-running Salseros 828 event at Eleven on Grove is in jeopardy of closing permanently.
Ravenna, a children’s book written by local author and midwife Stacey Curnow and illustrated by Asheville-based artist Daniel Nevins, tells the story of a young boy who befriends a magical, dancing bear. Author and illustrator will discuss their collaborative project at Malaprop’s on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m.
A mock funeral procession marking the loss of life related to the Gulf oil spill was held this afternoon in downtown Asheville. See photos from the event here.
Don’t miss the annual Goombay Festival held on Eagle and Market Street in downtown Asheville. The three-day festival continues through Sunday, Aug. 29.
Asheville is kind of walkable, if the ratings from the site Walk Score are any indication. The site, which encourages walkable neighborhoods and rates them, scores Asheville overall at a 57 or “somewhat walkable.”
