Day: June 11, 2003

“They called it paradise,Oh, I don’t know why;You call someplace paradise,kiss it goodbye.” — Eagles singer/songwriter Don Henley I lived in West Asheville 10 years ago, back when it was still called “Worst Asheville” and nobody wanted to live there. I’ve recently returned to the neighborhood after being run out of Seattle by traffic, rich … Read more

On May 28, Asheville City Council member Brian Peterson was stopped for committing a minor traffic violation. (According to the Asheville Citizen-Times account, he “did not signal a turn.”) The paper also reported that Peterson was ticketed for driving with an expired license. No other charges were filed. End of report. Except that Police Chief … Read more