Day: May 30, 2007
Eliza Lynn rising
Local folk musician Eliza Lynn tells us a little about getting picked for Putumayo’s new Americana compilation.
Green from grime
Growing up in Franklin, Charles Clouse learned everything he wanted to know about farming. He didn’t like it—particularly the part where his father assigned him to hoe acres of corn. As far as the eye can see: Twenty-three acres of greenhouses stretch from valley floor to ridgeline on this West Asheville hillside. photos by Cecil … Read more
Balcony bidding war
An Asheville conservation group is confronting developers on their own turf—fighting money with money. Trying to draw attention to the city’s policy of selling the airspace over public rights of way, People Advocating for Real Conservancy has gotten into a bidding battle with a high-profile downtown developer. Second look: An extensive renovation of the First … Read more
Going down swinging
There was little last week to suggest that the Asheville Global Report, in print for more than eight years, would soon cease to exist in that form. Think global, print local: From left, AGR editors Eamon Martin, Rob Livingston, Greg White and Heather Houdek lament the newspaper’s demise, but insist its spirit will live on. … Read more
The Green Scene
World Naked Bike Ride cycles ‘round again Yikes! on bikes: The World Naked Bike Ride returns Saturday, June 9. Sunny Keach says he’s not the organizer behind Asheville’s upcoming World Naked Bike Ride. Aside from taking on the task of promoting the event, he’s just going along for the ride, so to speak. Scheduled for … Read more
Welcome to “The Ellington”?
A group of investors that includes the Grove Park Inn has unveiled plans for a 23-story luxury high-rise downtown—an Art Deco structure that a modern-day Thomas Wolfe or F. Scott Fitzgerald might appreciate. While the sucker is big by Asheville standards, it’s a far cry from the rather pedestrian condos and other major downtown construction … Read more
Local sci-fi flick Moon Europa gets an indie invite
It’s been three years since writer/producer/director Chris Bower and his team started work on their locally produced sci-fi movie Moon Europa, and it appears that all of the work may finally be paying off. The team was recently invited to participate in the Independent Feature Project’s Narrative Rough Cut Film Lab, a four-day mentoring program … Read more
Literary evolution
There’s a rumor that when author F. Scott Fitzgerald took up residence at the Grove Park Inn, he weaned himself off hard liquor by downing dozens of bottles of beer each day. He also insisted on a room overlooking the main entrance so he could scope out arriving debutantes, and, in a drunken fit, shot … Read more
Q: What’s more real than a cowboy-hat-wearing country singer?
He even played Radio City Music Hall wearing a ball cap, country singer Rodney Atkins admits to Xpress. There’s a note of unapologetic everyman to his confession. Rough beginnings add to Rodney Atkins’ “realness.” “More people in country music wear cowboy hats,” he says. “But more real people wear ball caps.” Not that he’s always … Read more
