How do they do it? Many rock quartets lose members like dryers lose socks — never mind keeping twice that many people together and happy over a two-year stretch. The eight-headed groove beast known as Gran Torino could almost be its own baseball team; their four-piece horn section, alone, sets them apart from other groups … Read more
Veteran bluegrass musician Ralph Lewis knows a thing or two about overly enthusiastic fans. Take the time he was playing a huge arena in Tokyo in the mid-’70s, during his stint with the legendary Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys: “Bill would always close his shows with a medley of sacred songs, like ‘I Saw … Read more
Council adopts parking plan Before Asheville City Council OKs the construction of a new parking deck near the Grove Arcade, they might do well to consider the parking shortages in and around Pack Place. “Our problem exists now: It’s not three years away,” said Asheville Art Museum Director Pam Myers. The Grove Arcade has yet … Read more
Can the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners undertake $68 million worth of school-improvement projects, while holding the line on property taxes? At the board’s Dec. 15 meeting, no one could really say; all the commissioners could do was look at the existing data, using educated opinions and past projections, and hope for the best.? County … Read more
Believe it or not As if we needed any further proof that our region is exploding, in terms of both population and development, a recent study found that Buncombe County now leads the state in overall economic-development performance. According to the Greenville, N.C.-based research firm Problem Solving, Inc., Buncombe ranked first among the state’s 100 … Read more
No more Little Red Sambo Cuman Dockery says — in regard to those in the community who want to see the American Indian mascots changed at Erwin High School — that he hopes the Buncombe County School Board “does not cave in to the small group of extremists who have no interest in the education … Read more
