Campaign Calendar • Sept. 8 fish fry (Thu): Asheville City Council candidate Keith Thomson is holding a free, open-invitation catfish-fry dinner, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Randolph Learning Center (90 Montford Ave., next to the new Asheville Chamber of Commerce). Contact info@keithforasheville.org for more information. • Sept. 12 town hall meeting (Mon): City Council … Read more
From Cinderella to Shrek, royal love stories have been a childhood staple. But one regal tale of the heart, the story of two princes who decide to marry each other, has landed a pair of grown-ups — UNCA’s head librarian and a North Carolina congressman — in a rhethorical jousting match that’s now playing out … Read more
Full-time city deserves full-bore shakeup When we vote for mayor and City Council members, we are voting for those who hire the city manager and appoint all volunteers to city commissions. I sat in on the Transit Commission this winter, and asked for a show of hands of those present who depended on bus transportation … Read more
When I volunteered to work with the Literacy Council of Buncombe County, I wasn’t expecting to meet an African drummer named Bolokada Conde. And I certainly never dreamed the work would become so deeply meaningful to me. Bolokada is a native of Guinea in West Africa, where his wife and four children still live. In … Read more
Well, the fire finally put the water out. Water am I talking about? If you can stand it, here is another postpartum analysis of the aborted water negotiations between the city of Asheville and Buncombe County. You might find it somewhat surprising that Gospel Jerry has some particular insight into the excruciating process that plagued … Read more
