Day: April 9, 2008
Campaign calendar
• April 9: Voter registration will be available at the Reid Center, 133 Livingston St. in Asheville, from 6 to 9 p.m., coordinated by the League of Women Voters. For directions, call 350-2048. • April 11: Free fish fry for Keith Thomson, Buncombe Board Commissioners candidate at Lake Julian Park, 75 Long Shoals Road, from … Read more
The Green Scene
A brightly colored art project of sorts, reminiscent of the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, towered in the lot next to the McDonald’s on Merrimon Avenue. Tethered to the ground, the tall, wiry figure was adorned with every flavor of fast-food trash. Its belly was the lid of a Pizza Hut box; … Read more
Tie vote not enough for Parkside
Size mattered to Asheville’s Planning and Zoning Commission at an April 2 meeting that saw a 3-3 vote on the Parkside condominium project. According to commissioners and members of the public, the 11-story building proposed for property next to City Hall was just too big to fit in that space. Designs on the park: Mark … Read more
The art of fashion
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; any art collector knows that. But sometimes procuring beauty isn’t enough—if you’re going to surround yourself with masterpieces, why limit yourself to pieces affixed to walls and displayed on end tables? Many Asheville-area galleries offer artistic pieces equally at home in the exhibit space and in the … Read more
Dungeon masters
Say the words Mount Dungeon to those who aren’t in the know, and you will likely be greeted by either quizzical looks or taunts of being a Dungeons & Dragons nerd. But to a growing audience in Asheville, the name Mount Dungeon is fast becoming synonymous with relevant, original and interesting local music. But what … Read more
