Attendees can expect music from The Mad Tea Party and Wee Heavy-er Scotch Ale from The French Broad Brewery at the Oct. 14 grand opening of ZaPow!‘s innovative gallery.
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Local Matters: Planning & Zoning appointments and a discussion about food trucks
In this edition of Local Matters — the Xpress weekly news podcast — reporter Jake Frankel talks about the recent appointees to the City of Asheville’s Planning & Zoning board, and reporters David Forbes and Mackensy Lunsford talk in depth about the ongoing downtown food truck controversy.
Asheville City Council preview: Food trucks for downtown
One issue looms large on the agenda for tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting: new rules that would allow food trucks to operate in downtown. The issue has proven controversial, with some downtown restaurant owners mounting a concerted effort against the new rules. Also: interviewing (and picking) new Planning and Zoning Commission members.
What’s up with the Xpress Food section?
I have read Mountain Xpress with interest on a regular basis for about two years. I always turn first to the "Letters" and "Food" sections. Considering myself a serious "foodie" as well as a frequent patron of Asheville eateries, I expect to find in your Food column reviews that are selective, discriminating and informative upon […]
Xpress Bele Chere Guide inspired me to skip Bele Chere
I have to agree with the letter about your coverage of Bele Chere [”What Happened to Arts and Crafts Coverage,” Aug. 10 Xpress]. I am new to the area, and I thought from the advertising and coverage in your publication that Bele Chere was a drinking party in the streets. So I didn't go. — […]
Bele Chere and domineering?
When walking through the crowds at Bele Chere this past weekend, I normally see everything between the music stages as commercials. I skip right by them, ready to see and hear what is beyond all of the marketing. Not that there's anything wrong with commercials, they're just not my bag. I didn't drink beer from […]
Audio Postcard: Family day
Maybe it’s too crowded and hot for your family to come to Bele Chere, but there are plenty of people out on the streets. Meet a few parents and children enjoying the day on Sunday, the unofficial family day of Bele Chere.
What happened to Pack Memorial Library?
When did Pack Memorial Library become a daytime shelter for ex-cons and strung-out drug abusers? Surely, a diverse mix is wonderful and an Asheville tradition, but this is nothing like that. There is no mix of children and everyday families and business people there. All I ever see, daily, are downtrodden, strung-out and scary-looking thugs […]
A tree grows in Asheville — make it an appropriate species
About the tree removals in downtown Asheville recently: While I understand that it is painful to lose trees, especially when they appear to be fine and healthy, people should not be so hasty to condemn the city for removing them. I love trees too, but Bradford pears are notorious for having exceedingly poor structure with […]
There’s something (or someone) new at the French Broad Food Co-op
The French Broad Food Co-op has a new general manager, Bobby Sullivan. In my opinion, he is the best thing to happen to our store in a long time. If you have stopped shopping at FBFC, come back. I think you will find better energy and lots of positive changes happening. If you have never […]
Shame on you, Charter
Charter Cable should be positively ashamed of their current ad campaign. You know the one: "What did people do before TV? Sit around and watch gravel for six hours?” What? How about, “We read books! We had conversations! We spent time with our kids!” In this day and age of obesity and less and less […]
Imagine downtown without Public Interest Projects
Let’s see what Asheville would be like if Public Interest Projects never existed. Start on Haywood Street, where there would not be the Asheville Hotel, which has some of the lowest-rent apartments in downtown. That little hometown bookstore (Malaprop’s) on the first floor would also not be there. How about the first large condo project […]
Get your hands dirty, Asheville! I did
Around 3 a.m. on Jan. 6, I was driving through downtown and [saw] streets littered with what appeared to be newspapers. I came upon Pack Square, and there was rain-soaked paper trash everywhere — surrounding the Vance Monument and completely covering the streets, sidewalks and restaurant fronts. The rain had stopped, and there were sparse […]
“Facilitate fitness” proposal more than a little out of touch
After reading Mark Strazzer's opinion [in response to] the need for automatic doors at the downtown library [“Facilitate Fitness at Pack Library,” Dec. 15 Xpress], I was reminded of another phrase I've heard: "Let them eat cake.” Nice holiday sentiment, Mr. Strazzer. — Patricia Wald Asheville
City of 1,000 Easels ruled!
Can we do this every weekend? Photo (of artist Sean Pace) by Zen Sutherland.
Downtown After 5
Photos from the Friday, Aug. 20 Downtown After 5.
Parrots out on the town
Two parrots (and their people) enjoyed the Friday evening festivities in downtown Asheville.
The Asheville miracle: A startling look at downtown 20 years ago and the folks who transformed it
The Grove Arcade, boarded up and abandoned, before it was renovated in the 1990s. About 200 people attended “The Asheville Miracle: The Revitalization of Downtown,” a presentation sponsored by the Downtown Asheville Residential Neighbors (DARN) on May 25 at Diana Wortham Theatre. Xpress reporter Michael Muller covered the meeting as it took place via Twitter, […]
Downtown Asheville under snow: photos ***Updated 5:02 p.m. Monday***
Downtown’s landmarks and streets were transformed by the snowstorm yesterday. See photos here.
Citizen on Board (A citizen report): Urban Design & Development subcommittee (Sept. 29 mtg)
With this blog post and audio file, we offer what Xpress hopes will be an ongoing series of citizen-reported coverage of meetings of Asheville city government boards and commissions.