March 2, 2009 – mountainx.com

Appalachian Mountains preservation hits a double in N.C. Legislature

March 2, 2009 by Nelda Holder

Joint bills in the N.C. Senate and House filed in the past week would prohibit the use of coal from mountaintop-removal mining for electricity generated by the state’s public utilities.

Xpress-rated: Video sneak peek of the March 5 issue

March 2, 2009 by Jason Sandford

Here’s your video sneak preview of the March 5 edition of the Mountain Xpress, where the news is snowballing!

Edgy Mama: Dealing with the peanut recall

March 2, 2009 by Anne Fitten Glenn

The recall’s hitting me at home, in my mostly all-natural organic, locally sourced home — and in my community.

Lewis Kyle Wilson: “I’m innocent of the charges”

March 2, 2009 by David Forbes

Speaking to Xpress at the Buncombe County Detention Facility on Feb. 27, Lewis Kyle Wilson asserted his innocence against charges of brutally assaulting and kidnapping a prostitute last November. Wilson has also been named a “person of interest” in an unsolved 2006 murder and two other prostitute assaults in Asheville’s Riverside area.

Buncombe Commissioners preview: Pitchfork edition

March 2, 2009 by David Forbes

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners may have a (cardboard) pitchfork-wielding mob at its March 3 meeting, as the Republican Action Club will show up to demand a decrease in property taxes along with votes on a variety of issues. Also part of the protest: conservative activist Eric Gorny “dressed as Braveheart.”

Mardi Gras

June 20, 2014March 2, 2009 by Rebecca Sulock

Photos by Jonathan Welch

A girl’s best friend, part 2

June 20, 2014March 2, 2009 by Alli Marshall

Bonnie (wearing a skirt she bought from a since-closed West Asheville shop) with Poco (wearing a hoodie).