River [blank] district
- Volume 19
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Cover Design Credit:
Emily Busey, Photograph courtesy North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Library
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arts
A vista to whatever
Hybrid moments: Improvisational sextet Liberated State search for new sonic combinations
The world keeps turning
Smart Bets: Dan Tedesco
Smart Bets: Del the Funky Homosapien
Smart Bets: KIN
Smart Bets: The Jellyrox
Smart Bets: Heavy Blues Fest
Molten art
Smart Bets: New Orleans Bingo!
RAD: What’s in store when the county looks at property values this year
The River Arts District’s last property tax assessment was in 2006. It got skipped over in 2010. This was largely in due to the depressed housing market and lack of…Head down to the RAD this weekend
River [blank] District
Art at the Indigo
Clubland: Double take
The Middlewood Journal
Our fantastic Moogfest voyage
food
Mealtime medicine: Food fixes for winter ills
Bring the farmers market to your freezer: Winter Sun Farms offers a frozen CSA
Wine Tunnel opens while Wine Guy and Sante are up for sale
Live the foodie dream: Taste of Asheville brings 40 restaurants to one venue
Foodwire: White Duck Taco winterizes, Farmer’s Markets switch out
Brews News
Seasonal releases (yes, including Cold Mountain) I love the time in the beer year when breweries start releasing robust and spicy brews that go really well with long dark snuggly…
news
Not just hot air: Francine Delany students get soaring results with weather-balloon project
Students from Francine Delany New School releases a weather balloon on a mission to near-space.Asheville City Council: For a few dollars more
On Oct. 30, Asheville City Council members held a community meeting for south Asheville residents. Hosted at the Shiloh Community Center, the event was a chance for residents to ask…Keeping up with Cakes by Jane
War stories: Two local veterans revisit the battlefield
Few World War II veterans remain to share their stories. Xpress photographer Max Cooper talked to two local men who experienced the “raw, naked fear” of battle.
opinion
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 11/07/12
• City Council votes to keep construction cranes as part of permanent downtown skylinePolk County meth labs
Election season ends
Lost horizons
Asheville City Council members passed up a once-in-a-century chance to create a wonderful downtown green space when they gave the nod to McKibbon Corp.’s proposed hotel on a 4-2 vote.…Have some compassion
With regard to David Hall’s Oct. 10 letter, “Panhandling: It’s Time for Some Change,” I would remind the writer and all readers that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,…What’s the story, Xpress?
On Sept. 18, at a joint Legislature/City Council meeting, Rep. Chuck McGrady made it clear that a committee, led by Rep. Tim Moffitt, is considering seizing much more than just…Ten Thousand thanks, Asheville
On behalf of the Bunyaad Oriental Rug Program at Ten Thousand Villages in Ephrata, Pa., and the 850 artisan families that we work with in Pakistan, we thank the greater…There is no Planet B
I was born and raised in New York City, and my family and friends still live there. Hurricane Sandy rocked the city in a way I have never seen before.…Kudos to A.R.T.
I commend Asheville Redefines Transit for being open to making changes in their newly instituted route changes. It is a good beginning, and I hope they continue to listen to…Farewell, power plant
A year ago I relocated with my dog and cat from the Raleigh area to a wonderful home with a really great 5 acres of yard, gardens and woods in…Good news for Asheville High School
I think the Asheville community should recognize and celebrate that the Asheville High School Men's Cross Country team won first place at the 3-A regional meet on Oct. 27. This…
