August 10, 2009 – mountainx.com

Be our guest at Thursday night’s Transfigurations show update: tickets won

August 10, 2009 by Rebecca Sulock

Answer a question and win a pair of guest-list spots for Thursday night’s show at the Grey Eagle, featuring Floating Action, the Coathangers and Kurt Vile and the Violators.

Asheville City Council preview: Aug. 11 meeting

August 10, 2009 by Brian Postelle

If you are a smoker, a vandal or just a nuisance, you will be a topic of Tuesday’s Council meeting.

Edgy Mama: How much screen time is too much?

August 10, 2009 by Anne Fitten Glenn

The amount of designated screen time is an ongoing kid vs. adult battle in my household. During the school year, my kids are allowed one hour per day, though they rarely have time even for that when school’s in session.

Asheville firefighter charged with shooting bicyclist

March 20, 2015August 10, 2009 by Jason Sandford

Asheville police charged Charles Alexander Diez, an Asheville firefighter since 1992, with attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly fired on cyclist Alan Simons with a .38 caliber handgun on July 26. The bullet ripped through the lining of Simons’ helmet and, according to police, came within less than an inch of striking him in the … Read more

URTV attorney responds to Council committee

August 10, 2009 by Brian Postelle

A letter from the Van Winkle law firm asks the Boards and Commissions Committee for facts to back up allegations by critics.

URTV in Asheville and Buncombe County

March 20, 2015August 10, 2009 by Jason Sandford

In these management agreements, the City of Asheville and Buncombe County lay out the terms of operation for public access channel URTV, including how and by whom URTV services can be used and the obligations of each party. Click here to read the city agreement. Click here to read the county agreement. • In this … Read more

Cyclists protest shooting, call for better conditions

August 10, 2009 by David Forbes

Sporting signs (and children in bike seats) about 15 cyclists rode around downtown Asheville Friday to protest the alleged shooting of a local cyclist — and the dropping of an attempted murder charge against the accused gunman.