Day: May 21, 2008
Beyond and Back: X frontwoman Exene Cervenka talks punk with Xpress
Earlier this month, Mountain Xpress conducted a phone interview with Exene Cervenka, frontwoman of revered L.A. punk band X. Cervenka discussed the much-storied L.A. punk scene of the ‘70s, her poetry and visual art, her attraction to antiquity, and the vanishing America that she chronicles in some of her work.
Asheville Humane Society new center
This document, produced by the Asheville Humane Society, outlines the organization’s case for a new adoption center. In the fall of 2007, the Asheville Humane Society and Buncombe County broke ground for a new animal-adoption center at Pond Road, off Brevard Road in the vicinity of the WNC Farmers Market. The joint venture will consist … Read more
48 Hour Film Project holds meet and greet Thursday
Interested in the 48 Hour Film Project? Thursday, May 22, is your chance to find out anything you want to know. The project is holding a meet and greet at 6 p.m. at the Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company.
Asheville Area Center for the Performing Arts
This document is the introduction to a March 2005 report in which the Asheville Area Center for the Performing Arts (AACPA) contracted with Surale Phillips of Decision Support Partners, Inc. to conduct a geodemographic analysis of a 22-county region, as well as additional analysis of audiences representative of 13 producers and presenters of performing arts … Read more
North Shore Road
This document is the 1948 Agreement of Transfer between Tennessee Valley Authority and United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service relating to property in Swain County. The agreement was required by the 1943 Memorandum of Agreement. The road issue dates to 1943, when Fontana Lake was created to generate hydroelectric power for the … Read more
Leicester incorporation
This January 2008 document explains that a group of Leicester residents have been talking with Asheville City Council about incorporating a town since 2007. To create a town, the group needs City Council’s blessing, then action from state lawmakers. This staff report to City Council outlines the discussion and offers a proposed resolution regarding the … Read more
Asheville Civic Center Commission
The Asheville Civic Center Commission studied various aspects of the needs regarding the aging Civic Center in downtown Asheville. This February 2005 document outlines the infrastructure needs of the Civic Center. Click here to download a PDF of the document. This is a 2006 resolution recommending that the Civic Center director, Asheville city manager and … Read more
N.C. Budget and Tax Center report on who pays taxes in North Carolina
This February 2008 newsletter of the N.C. Budget and Tax Center explores how much North Carolina residents pay in state and local taxes. According to the publication: “This issue of BTC Reports analyzes who pays taxes in North Carolina, explains the impact the state’s tax system has on low- and moderate-income households, and makes recommendations … Read more
