February 23, 2010 – mountainx.com

Asheville City Council considers budget, annexation and supporting artists

February 23, 2010 by David Forbes

Asheville is facing a $1 million shortfall this year. Mostly due to sales-tax decline. Projections for next year’s city budget show a $5.1 million deficit. Mayor Bellamy says the city needs to plan how to replenish savings and asks, “We need to ask how low is too low.”

Craft community still reeling from HandMade director’s departure

February 23, 2010 by Rebecca Sulock

Many voices in the craft community are still shocked by the sudden departure of HandMade in America’s former executive director last month.

An Oscar benefit for Haiti

February 23, 2010 by Jon Elliston

Against the backdrop of the ongoing suffering in Haiti, the Carolina Cinema plans an Oscar-themed celebration to provide aid

Brews News: Ladies drink beer, too

February 23, 2010 by Anne Fitten Glenn

My Southern belle grandmother used to say ladies don’t drink beer. Here’s hoping the definition of “lady” has evolved since then to include beer-quaffing mamas like me.

Local businesses honored

February 23, 2010 by Jason Sandford

The Asheville Chamber of Commerce held its annual “We’re for Business” luncheon on Tuesday and honored local employers in several categories.

Louisiana artist and sculptor Loren Schwerd at UNCA

February 23, 2010 by Rebecca Sulock

She’ll talk about her current exhibit, Mourning Portrait, up at the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design; part of which is a series of memorials to New Orleans communities, drawing on the tradition of hairwork and incorporating human hair.

Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Feb. 24-March 2: Spring is definitely not here

April 6, 2014February 23, 2010 by Ken Hanke

OK, so we got lucky last week with Shutter Island (see review in this week’s Xpress). It doesn’t follow that you should expect cinematic crocus popping up out of the snow this week. Far, far from it. We are reminded, instead, of the validity of Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of more winter to come in the form of Kevin Smith’s Cop Out and Breck Eisner’s The Crazies.