Wine with heart: Olympic Cellars in Washington State is a small winery with a big heart. The winery, which is owned by three women, turns out a brand known as Working Girl Wines. Earlier this month, one of the winery’s owners was in Asheville visiting the Fine Wine Trading Company’s trade show at the Haywood … Read more
The slipperiest slope at Wolf Laurel may be the one the management people are sliding down in dismissing the two women who openly announced their marriage in the local paper. This poses several interesting questions. If their computer or their ski lift broke down and they discovered that the person who showed up to make … Read more
How did Asheville — nestled in the heart of Dixie and in one of the reddest of the 50 states — come to be the “San Francisco of the East”? We who enjoy the luxury of living in a place where the arts flourish and diversity is celebrated should take a moment to thank the … Read more
The barriers to sustainability As one of the founding members of the now defunct Earthaven Forestry Cooperative and now a project manager with The EcoBuilders, the company Joseph Allawos was referring to in his letter [“Those Green, Green Fields of Home,” March 8], I would like to give a response. Earthaven Forestry Cooperative conducted environmentally … Read more
Madison Commissioners green-light Wolf Laurel development The Madison County Board of Commissioners narrowly approved zoning changes March 13 that pave the way for Wolf Laurel Ski Resort to develop about 300 acres in the Laurel Valley for vacation homes and retail businesses. Siding with the evident sentiments of most county residents in attendance, Commissioners Dyatt … Read more
It was Feb. 16, 2004, a chilly midafternoon. Kay Carpenter, a 40-something blonde with six cats and a doctorate in psychology, was seated in her kitchen. The phone rang. Carpenter answered. “I’ve got a job for you,” a male voice intoned. “A murder. Yes or no?” “I need to think about it,” she replied. “Thirty … Read more
Spending less than $15 million would be “not even a Band-Aid — it would be washing a wound with water.” — Civic Center Commission Chair Max Alexander The forward momentum that had taken the Asheville Civic Center Task Force to congenial agreement on two options for the aging facility at its February meeting slowed noticeably … Read more
“Our 1990 ordinance simply has not kept up with current sign technology.” City Attorney Bob Oast They pop up overnight like weeds, their big, bright letters practically screaming their messages at passing traffic. And until now, there was little to be done about the temporary signs planted in city rights of way that advertise everything … Read more
Like a record, baby • Who they are: Tuesday (left) and Posey (first names only, please!) • What they’re wearing: On Tuesday, white glasses Sir Elton would covet, jewelry and clothing collected from various thrift shops. Asked if he has to go clothes-hunting every weekend, Tuesday replies, “Oh yeah. Then I cut s**t up to … Read more
One of the first assignments in Lori Horvitz’s introductory Women’s Studies course at UNCA this semester was to select the films for the school’s annual feminist film festival. Horvitz’s students — many so new to the discipline they still twisted their tongues on favorite WoSt alliterations like “patriarchal paradigm” and “inherent ideology” — pored over … Read more
