Elijah White was 3 years old when he decided he wanted to be a skateboarder. His parents bought him a discount-store board, thinking this might satisfy him; for a while, it did. Then, last spring, Steve White and his wife, Wendy Sause, were driving past Asheville’s Food Lion Skate Park “on a whim” when they … Read more
Flavor: High-end Japanese steak, seafood and sushi Ambiance: As Zen as an overcrowded eatery can manage Back in 1976, Saul Steinberg submitted a drawing that would become perhaps the most famous New Yorker cover ever. A distorted view of the world from Ninth Avenue, the illustration has since been reproduced on T-shirts, co-opted by Hollywood … Read more
Maybe there’s a deeper sociological significance of grasshoppers. The other day, an ambassador of this curious segment of the insect population caught my attention, making me keenly aware of how close we are to our multilegged terrestrial neighbors. As I was backing out of my designated space at the rental I inhabit off Merrimon, my … Read more
Shroomin’: The Asheville Mushroom Club presents a mushroom fair and exhibit at the North Carolina Arboretum on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program will introduce the great variety of fungi growing in Western North Carolina and offer a chance to get outside and explore mushrooms in the landscape. Small-group collecting … Read more
The Greatest: Diamond Brand Outdoors in Arden will host a free premiere of the new Chris Gallaway film, The Green Race Movie, on Friday, Oct. 5. Viewers need not be paddlers to feel the thrill. The film starts at 7:30 p.m.—be there. For more information visit www.thegreenracemovie.com or call the store at 251-4668. Don’t strain … Read more
The closure of Weaverville’s Sunnyside Cafe has turned out to be just a hiatus, with owners Jack and Patty Keeran recently reopening their celebrated Main Street eatery. The cafe, which closed in 2005 after five years of serving American classics, is back in business. According to Patty Keeran, “We’ve adjusted our hours to have a … Read more
Political party: Unaffiliated Occupation: Restaurateur (Vincenzo’s Ristorante) Education: B.A. history, Eckerd College; trained paralegal Political experience: Asheville Downtown Commission, Downtown Social Issues Task Force Donors (top 3): N.C. Realtors PAC $2,400; Stewart Coleman $1,000; Don Boone and Jerry Sternberg $500 each Endorsements: None 1) What are the best and worst steps City Council has taken … Read more
Council member Carl Mumpower and I must have had similar upbringings, learning at home and later in the military that laws were made to be enforced, and violating them would bring swift justice. Our country is now overrun with millions of illegal immigrants who are thumbing their noses at Uncle Sam. They are sucking the … Read more
Political party: Democrat Occupation: TopFloorStudio, media and press relations Education: B.A. history, Evergreen State College; master’s candidate in public administration, Western Carolina University Political experience: Asheville Regional Airport Authority; Young Democrats of Buncombe County; French Broad Metropolitan Planning Organization Donors (top 3): Mack Pearsall $600; Alice Brown $500; Rhett Grotzinger $500; Endorsements: Asheville Fire Fighters … Read more
Heath Shuler [is] wasting our time in Washington! As a voter for him this past November, I am extremely upset at his recent vote on a resolution condemning MoveOn.org. First, it is incredible that someone who claims to be an American would condemn someone’s right to free speech. Second, we have real Americans dying for … Read more
