March 13, 2009 – mountainx.com

Buncombe Commissioners preview: Luck o’ the Irish edition

March 13, 2009 by David Forbes

While everyone else is out celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has manufacturer incentives, a rezoning and a whole bevy of reports — including one on consolidating county facilities — on its agenda.

Revivalism, not retro: Review of King Khan and the Shrines at the Orange Peel

March 13, 2009 by Webmaster

King Khan entered the Orange Peel stage wearing a white suit, his trademark military-music-man hat, a gold cape, a voodoo bone necklace and carrying some kind of soul shaman stick.

Cranky Hanke’s Screening Room: The “Slumdog Millionaire” backlash

April 6, 2014March 13, 2009 by Ken Hanke

What interests me most about the criticisms leveled against Slumdog lies in the general nature of the remarks. Each of the critiques rests — at least in part — on the concept of realism. The idea is that the film isn’t realistic.

Ma: The Space Between fashion show

June 20, 2014March 13, 2009 by Alli Marshall

Fashion show of wearable textile art by Barbara Zaretsky from the opening of Ma: The Space Between, on display at the Asheville Area Arts Council through Saturday, March 28. Image provided by Barbara Zaretsky.

Asheville Girl Scout appears on national television as cookie debate continues

March 13, 2009 by Jason Sandford

Bryan Freeborn and his daughter, Wild, appeared on the Today show this morning to talk about the controversy over an online strategy to sell Girl Scout cookies. Check out the video.

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