Most of the homes on the dead-end West Asheville street are evenly spaced, single-family residences with front lawns, driveways and the occasional picket fence. But one house stands in stark contrast, with a massive array of solar panels sprouting in the front yard and terraced gardens all around. The inhabitants consider this tucked-away sliver of […]
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Mum’s word: Civic Center drug scene minimal
What you get when you mix 6,600 jam-band fans, 250 paper masks of City Council member Carl Mumpower, police K-9 units and two weeks of pre-show hype about drug use in the Asheville Civic Center? Apparently, you get good, clean fun. That was gist of Mumpower’s conclusion after he attended last Friday night’s Widespread Panic […]
Asheville City Council
Despite a Feb. 27 vote supporting a ban on gated communities, City Council narrowly approved a conditional-use permit at its April 10 meeting allowing a 132-unit gated condominium development in North Asheville. The permit was needed because the proposed design calls for clustering the homes, which would exceed the allowable density under current zoning. Presto […]
Smells like good, clean fun: Mumpower praises fans, police at concert
City Council member Carl Mumpower issued a report this morning on drug activity he did and didn’t witness in Asheville last night.
Guess who’s at the show
As fans flood the Asheville Civic Center arena for tonight’s Widespread Panic concert, much ado is being made about one guest: City Council member Carl Mumpower.
Don’t panic — but don’t take “large bags” to Widespread show
Asheville Civic Center Director David Pisha has announced a new policy. “Backpacks and bags larger than 1 foot by 1 foot will be prohibited from Friday’s Widespread Panic concert at the facility,” according to a press release Pisha issued today.
Asheville City Council fences over gates
After a second visit by developers Global Development Resources and their attorney Craig Justus, Asheville City Council gave the nod to a 132-unit gated development at the historic Thoms Estate in Beaverdam. In return, the developers said the gates would close only at night, and that there would be pedestrian access to the neighborhood for area residents.
Asheville mayor on McCormick Heights: more than drugs
Mayor Terry Bellamy says that a handful of problems — including changing market needs and failures in promotion, management and maintenance — and not just crime led to the breakdown of the McCormick Heights housing project. Council member Carl Mumpower sees things differently.
Mumpower scolded by Rep. Charles Thomas
It can get hot under the spotlight, and for Asheville City Council’s major squeaky wheel, Carl Mumpower, that means reaction from more than just bummed-out concert-goers and blogmeisters.
The doobie and the damage done: Mumpower to attend Widespread Panic
OK, all you Spreadheads, beware: Carl Mumpower will be attending the upcoming Widespread Panic show at the Asheville Civic Center — but not to get his groove on.
Asheville City Council
Coming this summer: a more locally oriented Bele Chere. After hearing a presentation based on data from a Jan. 30 public forum (see “Bele Chere’s a ‘Keeper’: How Do You Want It?” Feb. 2 Xpress), the Asheville City Council voted unanimously to focus the mammoth festival more on local music, art and businesses. Jam locally: […]
Mellows harshed at RatDog show
Hippies beware: Council member Carl Mumpower was not the only official to observe drug activity at the recent RatDog concert in the Asheville Civic Center.
Xpress Asks: Was the music ‘Ratdog’ good?
Has Council member Carl Mumpower finally crossed the line … into music reviewing?
Mumpower on Civic Center concert: Drugs bad, Ratdog good
As he pledged to do in an e-mail dispatch last Friday, Asheville City Council member Carl Mumpower made an appearance at the Ratdog/Bob Weir concert at the Civic Center’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium that evening. He reported afterwards that the auditorium “smelled like an Amsterdam hash bar.”
Buzz-killer? Asheville Council member Mumpower to sniff out drugs at Civic Center tonight
Among the special guests at tonight’s Ratdog concert at the Asheville Civic Center’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will be one Carl Mumpower, a member of City Council.
Asheville City Council
With a slew of presentations and only a handful of formal votes, the Asheville City Council’s March 13 meeting harked back to the good old days when Council members used work sessions to get up to speed on issues facing the city. The meeting spotlighted a number of potential future initiatives, including a new park, […]
Color me bad? Asheville Police make another grafitti arrest
Earlier this month, we reported on the Asheville Police Department’s graffiti crackdown and the arrest of three people for alleged “graffiti-related crimes.” Now the APD has announced the arrest of another person, 18-year-old John Baxter Harrill Jr., as a result of an investigation into graffiti activities downtown. According to an e-mail from APD Officer Steve Riddle, Harrill’s Fairview home was searched and a collection of “items related to vandalism” were seized, spawning reactions from city officials.
Buzzworm news briefs
Creating Lexington Park Few streets have benefited as much from downtown Asheville’s cultural and commercial renaissance as Lexington Avenue. Once seen as one of the city’s least desirable addresses, the street is now home to a number of chic boutiques and popular restaurants. There is even a growing movement to rename the area, with many […]
Asheville City Council
Law enforcement took center stage at the Asheville City Council’s Feb. 20 meeting, with Council members funding several new initiatives and giving the green light to a new high-tech arm of the Police Department. But a grant to fund seat-belt-enforcement checkpoints spurred some discussion. A wider web In November, a presentation on Internet child pornography […]
Am I my brother’s keeper?
The continuing push-and-shove between Council member Carl Mumpower and the Asheville Police Department is instructive for all city residents. The APD was arresting someone for cocaine possession when Mumpower, who’s been walking the projects in order to make his point about local drug trafficking, asked them to look into the sale of yet more cocaine […]
Buzzworm news briefs
Water witching reunion Say the word “dowsing” to most people, and if you aren’t met with a blank stare of incomprehension, chances are they’ll say something like, “You mean that thing where you look for water with forked stick, right?” Dowsing (or, more colorfully, “water witching”) has been used for thousands of years to aid […]