Before last Saturday night at the Carolina Asheville Cinema, it had been about 30 years since I last attended a public screening of Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) with a live cast. Back then these midnight shows were pretty common. A group of fans would dress up as the characters in the … Read more
The civil-justice system has its own grinding, seesaw pace, as Buncombe resident Melanie Pitrolo has discovered. In the space of four years, she has lost her case, won an appeal and prevailed before a jury — only to lose again when the judge overruled. She has filed her second and final appeal in the case, … Read more
In June, state Sen. Martin Nesbitt (D-Buncombe) had something to say to his colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee. "This is about the town of Swannanoa, and I know you don't want to know anything about it, but I'm going to tell you anyhow," he said, introducing legislation to put the General Assembly's stamp of … Read more
Two more key pieces have been added to Pack Square Park, the new $20 million park still under construction in the heart of downtown Asheville. Asheville artist Hoss Haley began the installation of a stainless-steel pergola over the park's main stage last week. The structure, designed to echo the outlines of mountains on the horizon, … Read more
The technology may be cool, but it's the dirt that's the common denominator. So says Riceville resident Charlie Hopper, who recently launched the Botany Buddy Tree and Shrub Finder interactive database for mobile devices such as the Apple iphone. It's a love of dirt and the green that grows from it that brought Hopper and … Read more
A promised conference between government officials and Mills Gap Road area residents who live near the contaminated site of the former CTS of Asheville plant has been canceled, and the residents are crying foul. "As best we can figure out, as soon as they heard that we were inviting media to come, they bailed out," … Read more
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about the slaying of Misty Lynn Carter, 21, of Mountain Home. Carter's nude body was found early Oct. 19 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Around 6:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, the sheriff's office received a call from a motorist who found Carter's body — at that time … Read more
When the Asheville Design Center first proposed Interstate 26 connector Alternative 4B in 2007, the idea was to run the highway beneath Patton Avenue so as to separate highway and local traffic and to allow for a boulevard connection from West Asheville to downtown. But when the North Carolina Department of Transportation finally acquiesced to … Read more
Wednesday, Oct. 28: Meet and Greet for Asheville City Council candidate Robin Cape, 6:30 p.m., West End Bakery, 757 Haywood Road. Friday, Oct. 30: Get There Asheville early-voting event. Meet at 5 p.m. in Pritchard Park to walk, bike or bus to the polls. Meet-up follows at Asheville Pizza and Brewing, 77 Coxe Ave. Saturday, … Read more
