With dazzling disregard for the public health and the democratic process, some wily tricksters at the Council of Independent Business Owners are suing Asheville and Buncombe County, in an effort to block state approval of the county’s new air agency. And for this 11th-hour maneuver, they should be held accountable. [See “CIBO’s last-minute stand,” on … Read more
Hello, Asheville: It’s me again. This time, I want to start out by considering Memorial Day. The good news is I survived it (as I did Vietnam). The major difference is that Vietnam was more impressive — nay, more memorable — for me. And Memorial Day now seems to be celebrated mainly by going to … Read more
The words quoted above were chosen to describe some of the fans of the local band the Caribbean Cowboys, which was voted “Best Local Band” in the Mountain Xpress annual “Best of WNC” readers’ survey. It seems that we are thought of as a senselessly sybaritic lot of Parrot Heads who have a lot of … Read more
