Fly by night: These nocturnal, federally endangered Carolina Northern Flying Squirrels do not actually fly – they glide. photo by J.D. Mays Chris Kelly hardly seems fazed by the frigid wind chill as she makes her way up a narrow, stainless-steel ladder leaned against a yellow birch. Wearing cumbersome yellow gloves, she secures the ladder … Read more
Recently I was elected by the people of Buncombe County to the position of Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor. Many of you voted for change; many of you voted out of frustration. You’ve seen your constitutional rights slowly whittled away, your property rights diminished, tax dollars wasted on all the wrong projects, and now … Read more
Getting away from it all: Asheville City Council members during their retreat at the Municipal Building. photo by Jonathan Welch It’s just not a new year until the Asheville City Council sequesters itself for its annual retreat. Historically, this is a time for Council members to state their individual goals for the next 12 months … Read more
High end, low dollar Champagne tastes on a PBR budget? No problem — many local consignment shops carry designer labels at bargain prices. Now, shopping consignment takes a bit of commitment. It requires searching through the gently used items for that perfect sweater or skirt, and there’s not likely to be more than one of … Read more
Success is a dish best served with blue cheese, as the thousands of entrepreneurs who’ve cashed in on the national chicken-wing craze have discovered. The bewitching blend of butter and hot sauce that Anchor Bar co-owner Teressa Bellissimo legendarily concocted in 1964 to quench raging teenage appetites has become big business, with nearly three-quarters of … Read more
Did you know about the Blue Ridge Roller Girls? Because I so totally didn’t. With names like Chelle-O Shoot Her, Break Neck Beck, Nico Suave, Pulp Friction, Miss Chete, Psycho Anna Lies, and, Poison Sue Smac, they’re bringing fast-paced, agro roller derby back from the … ‘70s.
The cover story in today’s Mountain Xpress, “Asheville’s Best Wings: A Super Bowl-sized chicken-wing challenge,” has our office phones buzzing and people stopping us in the street to share their opinions. Some don’t like it. Some love it.
