Day: August 19, 2009
Asheville City Council: Pushing the boundaries
New flag honoring war dead to fly over Memorial Stadium Stimulus funds coming for bike lanes Nuisance court proposal advances After considering several options, Asheville City Council members failed to agree on a review process for new construction adjoining Pack Square Park at their Aug. 11 meeting. The idea that review might be needed grew … Read more
A look back
In many ways, there seems a big gulf between today and 1994, when Mountain Xpress was born. That was the year Forrest Gump ruled the box office and the Oscars, and Kurt Cobain was found dead in Seattle. Bill Clinton was still a new president, and there had only been one Bush in the White … Read more
Asheville by the numbers
Times have changed, and nothing shows it quite like the cold, hard numbers. The Asheville of 1994 was smaller in both size and population. The metro area (Buncombe plus surrounding counties) has seen a population boom, with about 74,000 new arrivals, while Asheville has gained about 10,000 residents. The budget has also shot up — … Read more
SEE Expo 2009: Presentations
Friday, Aug. 21 Year-Round Local Foods, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Regional gardening expert Patryk Battle discusses the wide range of options and perspectives, from farmers markets to CSAs. Biomass Electricity: Helping Our Economy & Ecology, 1:30-2:30 p.m. John Bonitz, farm outreach and policy advocate with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, shares the facts, including actions you … Read more
SEE it, do it!
The green light has been lit: Now in its ninth year, the three-day Southern Energy and Environment Expo has "reached the mainstream," says event founder Ned Doyle. What was seen as a fringe movement in S.E.E.'s early days is now almost mainstream, he explains. Solar-powered hot-water systems aren't so new any more. Even some of … Read more
Week in, week out
As Xpress turns a page on its 15th anniversary, we've got a lot to look back on. Below are key moments in the paper's evolution from a scrappy startup to WNC's leading free weekly. The gang's (almost) all here: The Mountain Xpress staff, July 2009. On stairs, from left: managing editor Jon Elliston, arts reporter … Read more
What does the Mountain Xpress mean to you?
In honor of our 15th birthday, Xpress hit the street to ask what you think of us. Here's what you had to say. Zoe French of Asheville The astrology has been kicking booty the last few weeks. And I like News of the Weird. Phil Potter of Asheville The Colburn Earth-Sciences Museum uses Mountain Xpress … Read more
