“I think — pardon the expression — that it’s a foul charge. … It seems like they’re … trying to cage us.” — Picnics co-owner Ron Smith photo by Kent Priestley Jason Martin first played The Chicken 10 years ago, when he was still a student at UNCA. Since then, a handful of others have … Read more
Election Description: 11/07/2006 GENERALPrint Date: 11/7/2006 10:19:37PM US CONGRESS DISTRICT 1145,467 (59%) DEM – Heath Shuler31,299 (41%) REP – Charles H. Taylor NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 4812,894 (100%) REP – Tom Apodaca NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 4936,320 (66%) DEM – Martin Nesbitt18,815 (34%) REP – R L Clark NC STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 11415,482 (65%) DEM … Read more
All in a day’s work: Penstock Productions General Manager John Grace films paddler Toby McDermott on the Green River. photo by Nate Elliot In a conference room at UNCA, three men in smoking jackets wield brandy glasses and watch a globe spin. They are contemplating nothing less than a first-descent kayaking expedition to a river … Read more
In between seasons: LEAF looks • Who they are: Leigh (left) and Loic at Lake Eden Arts Festival. • What they’re wearing: On her, an all-black ensemble with rainbow arm warmers over stretchy black sleeves and an event-appropriate crown of leaves. On him, a decorative-meets-practical crocheted water bottle carrier. • Who he is: Joseph “Joebass” … Read more
What’s the difference between an Asheville City Council meeting and a kabuki dance? The answer: Not much. Both are excruciatingly tedious and seem to go on forever. The Asheville City Council is like the board of directors of a major corporation. The directors are elected by the citizen stakeholders who are residents of Asheville. Council … Read more
Due process or git-‘r-done? I am writing in response to the Oct. 25 letter from Milfred C. Weeks [“Does State Trump Nation?“]. I thought it worthwhile to disabuse him of some of the misconceptions he has and to inform him and your other readers of the actual basis in law for the current state of … Read more
When the Buncombe County commissioners passed stricter rules governing development on steep slopes back in March, it triggered an avalanche of proposals by developers. Proposals submitted before July 1 aren’t subject to the new rules, regardless of when the Planning Board actually gets around to evaluating and ruling on them. Among the 23 last-minute submissions … Read more
“As far as the e-mails are concerned, a lot of those issues are beyond me. I don’t have the ability to allocate funds for our soldiers. If I could, I would.” — Mayor Terry Bellamy Trib-ulations: The Oct. 12 Asheville Tribune took City Council to task for raising the Army Reserve Center’s rent, sparking some … Read more
We’re not gonna take it: UNCA student activists (from left) Charla Schlueter, Kati Ketz and Kinsey LeGrand spoke out at a press conference about perceived threats. photo by Jonathan Welch Offensive messages spray-painted on a UNCA protest wall and posted on the Internet have sparked investigations of a campus police officer and a senator in … Read more
He’s glad you asked: On June 1, 2007, A.J. Rowell will set out from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, on an eight-month bicycle trip that will place him squarely – 10,000 miles, three Canadian provinces, 22 national parks, 13 states, and innumerable blown tubes later – in his hometown of Cullowhee. Rowell has pledged to raise at … Read more
