January 9, 2009 – mountainx.com

End of the commissioners public-comment blackout?

January 9, 2009 by David Forbes

At their annual retreat today, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners broached the idea of changing their public-comment period: televising it for the first time in years and shifting it to the end of the meeting. The board will vote on the proposed changes Jan. 20.

Battery Park Ave., Jan. 9

June 20, 2014January 9, 2009 by Alli Marshall

Recording artists Snugz (left) and Solo Exnihilo who recently collaborated on the song “Busted Window.”

Richest counties get lion’s share of corporate incentives from the state

January 9, 2009 by Nelda Holder

A new study shows that N.C. incentives programs have sparked job creation in better-off counties to a noticeably greater degree than in areas of the state needing the most help.

Beauty of Appalachia on display in PBS series

January 9, 2009 by Jason Sandford

A PBS miniseries highlighting the people and the environmental history of Appalachia will have its North Carolina premiere in Asheville on Friday, Jan. 16.

Master plan may drastically reduce City Council’s development authority

January 9, 2009 by David Forbes

The recently-released draft of the Downtown Master plan, if approved, would drastically reduce Asheville City Council’s authority over the development process, with only the most massive projects coming up for a vote before Council.

Fake cops stage robbery in Asheville

January 9, 2009 by Jon Elliston

Police warn of pair of law-enforcement impersonators

Asheville Police Department warns of police impersonators

March 20, 2015January 9, 2009 by Jason Sandford

On Jan. 9, 2009, the Asheville Police Department issued a warning about two men impersonating police officers. Click here to read the Police Department’s press release. Click here to see the accompanying police report describing a Jan. 8 incident in which two suspects pretended to be officers and then robbed a couple.

Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: Film criticism, from nostalgia to serious and back again

April 6, 2014January 9, 2009 by Ken Hanke

Film criticism, film theory and film history — all inextricably related — are by necessity voracious animals. The problem is that there’s only so much to work from — even though there’s more of it all the time. This can result in some pretty curious notions.