A newly established climate research partnership partially based in Asheville will begin working on projects this fall with an urgent focus: developing accurate, long-range climate-change forecasts. The Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, announced May 27, will work as a nationwide collaboration of researchers and institutions. The institute will have a working site in Asheville … Read more
Behind a table strewn with confiscated weapons—including assault rifles—local law-enforcement officials announced on June 11 a series of arrests and jail time that they say have decimated local Crips gangs operating out of Lee Walker Heights and Klondyke Apartments, with 24 of 37 known members behind bars and gun violence in the area down. “Swinging … Read more
Never underestimate a former first-grade teacher. On June 9, amid a global recession, Beccah Boman marched into a meeting of the Asheville Buncombe Sustainability Community Council and passed out cards calling for donations that started at $500 and ratcheted up to a cool ten grand. The council—an initiative of the Asheville Hub project—is itself strapped … Read more
Asheville resident William Kevin Innes, regional currency officer for Liberty Services, was arrested June 2 on charges of trying to pass off the privately minted Liberty Dollars as U.S. currency. The arrest came as part of a nationwide sweep of the organization’s officials. Silver anniversary: William Kevin Innes of Liberty Services’ Asheville office in 2007. … Read more
At Warren Wilson College, sustainability is more than just a buzzword: It’s the guiding principle behind the annual Mountain Green Sustainability Conference, slated for Wednesday, June 24. “It’s an attempt by the college to be a catalyst for change in the region,” says Phillip Gibson, director of research and community outreach at the school’s Environmental … Read more
It's summer and you know what that means. Yes, the 48 Hour Film Project is back, meaning it's time for local filmmakers — and those who would be filmmakers — to put themselves to the test in the ultimate cinematic pressure cooker. This is the Project's fifth consecutive year in Asheville, and the basic notion … Read more
A “thank you” for sending me the book Reason of Hope by Jane Goodall. I am enjoying reading it. But I am equally if not more so impressed and appreciate your book offering to me, a prisoner. Our universe would be a much better place if more people displayed acts of reaching out with kindness. … Read more
Yard Sale season is in full swing. We are flush with bright days and good weather. Time to clean out your house and hopefully offset a utility bill or two during these hard times. We at the Junker’s Union, as always, are here to help. Keep the signs simple: The junkers are driving by at … Read more
In the wake of the Asheville Area Arts Council cancelling its annual color ball (its signature fundraising event for the past eight years), another group has stepped in to give Asheville a different colored ball. Well, accurately, it would be called an absence of color ball. Regardless, it’s a rogue art party gala: The Asheville … Read more
Flavor: Honest comfort food Ambiance: None Price: $2-$5 Where: Exxon, 203 N.C. Highway 9, Black Mountain (breakfast and lunch) and The White Horse, 105C Montreat Road, Black Mountain (late night) Contact: 669-6207 Hours: Mon.-Sat., 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tues., Fri.-Sat., 6-11 p.m. Hours are subject to change if the chefs are hired for a catering gig … Read more
