The Innersouls, up close and personal
This week’s cover story unearths forgotten Asheville funk. Online supplements to the story include a rare Innersouls recording and a slideshow showing members then and now.
Day: February 6, 2008
“Hey, we’re watching”
With a new online police blotter, the Asheville Police Department has launched an effort to disseminate names and photos of individuals arrested during a recent prostitution sting. They’re also recording the license-plate numbers of cars in high drug and prostitution areas and notifying the registered owners by mail.
Civic Center gains and losses
The Asheville Civic Center came in slightly over budget on income and under budget on expenses during the first half of the current fiscal year—a cause for smiles at the Civic Center Commission’s Jan. 28 meeting. At the Center: City Council member Jan Davis (foreground) and Civic Center Commission Vice Chair Bill Lack discuss bringing … Read more
The Gospel According to Jerry
The 65th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, got me reflecting on how much the 1942 attack changed my life—and changed Asheville. I have a particularly vivid memory of what happened that fateful day. My father had taken me and several of my little friends to the Isis Theater in West Asheville, where we … Read more
The Green Scene
From Critical Mass to the World Naked Bike Ride, Asheville residents have shown no lack of enthusiasm for bicycles. Nonetheless, the city has been notably lacking in bike lanes. As is often the case, city residents seem divided on the issue. One letter writer in the May 17, 2006, Xpress unwittingly hit a nerve, advising: … Read more
