Day: March 21, 2007
Hearing the voices of feminist ethics
“For many people, the word feminist is very difficult,” notes retired social ethicist William Everett of Waynesville. And the term “feminist ethics,” he adds, “is a great, oblong blur.” But Everett thinks this weekend’s “Exploring Feminist Ethics” event in Asheville offers an opportunity to explore both feminism and ethics and to pick up useful tools … Read more
Life is sweet For Tree Huggin’ Treats
Love that chocolate: The Tree Huggin’ Treats crew, from left, Eric Usher, Ann Sweeney, company founder Joel Schantz, Jarrett Leone, Carlos Steward and Rosey the dog. photo by Jonathan Welch When Tree Huggin’ Treats founder Joel Schantz and Sales and Marketing Director Eric Usher traveled from Asheville to Anaheim, Calif. for Expo West, the natural-food … Read more
Conference at UNCA tackles the “Q word”
This year’s gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/queer conference at UNCA, which takes place Thursday, March 22, through Saturday, March 24, will emphasize the most recent addition to its already extended name—the “Q word.” “This started as a gay-and-lesbian-studies conference,” says the conference’s co-coordinator, UNCA literature professor Blake Hobby. “The Q comes from recovering what has been a pejorative term. … Read more
New deal on Merrimon
Deal Buick, for decades one of Asheville’s handful of downtown car dealers, is moving from Merrimon Avenue to new quarters near the intersection of N.C. 181 and I-26 near the Biltmore Square Mall. Asheville businessman Chris Peterson, who owns Cinjades and Magnolia’s Raw Bar and Grille and is a partner in Jasmine Developers LLC, announced … Read more
Bee all that you can: Xpress competes—and loses—in annual spelling bee
On Monday, March 12, a trio from the Mountain Xpress competed in the 17th annual Literacy Spelling Bee, an event sponsored by the Literacy Council of Buncombe County and Altrusa International Inc. and held at A-B Tech. The stakes were high, as no less than Xpress’ chief competitor in the local-news market, the Asheville Citizen-Times, … Read more
She can remember lots of things
“I’ve done movies that have been incredibly successful, and I’m most associated with those,” says actress Molly Ringwald, quite unnecessarily, in a recent interview with Xpress. Don’t you forget about her: Molly Ringwald in Sweet Charity. If you were busy colonizing another planet in the ‘80s, you should know that she’s referring to the John … Read more
Drops in the bucket
Some music genres reward almost any innovation or improvisation. But impressing old-time fans with your unique arrangements of fiddle and banjo tunes can be harder than nailing Jell-O to a fence post. Savoring their uniqueness: The Carolina Chocolate Drops (with Joe Thompson) However, the fact that the Carolina Chocolate Drops is an all-black old-time band … Read more
