March 11, 2010 – mountainx.com

Getting Google fiber in Asheville: “We get to be a part of the insanity”

March 11, 2010 by Jeff Fobes

Gordon Smith and others discuss why Google’s fiber project belongs in Asheville. Video by wumedia

(UPDATED with video) Building a bridge on Biltmore Avenue

March 11, 2010 by Jonathan Welch

Construction crews work hard replacing the Biltmore Avenue bridge that crosses the Swannonoa River, on Wednesday, March 10.
Photo by Jonathan Welch

Gather at the Garage for Anam Cara

March 11, 2010 by Rebecca Sulock

The up-and-coming theatre company hosts an evening of art, dance, a good-looking raffle and more.

Villages and Ahleuchatistas headed to Big Ears

March 11, 2010 by Rebecca Sulock

The Knoxville festival adds two Asheville bands to its mega lineup. Plus, Harvest Records snags Tim Hecker to play a pre-Big Ears show in Asheville.

Twitter roundup: Local food-news edition

March 11, 2010 by Mackensy Lunsford

Curious about up-to-the minute news on the Asheville-area food scene? We are too. At the Xpress, we keep a close eye on Twitter to help keep abreast of local goings-on, much of which we try to pass on to you. Here is some of what we saw this past week. Want to follow Xpress food … Read more

More Sushi for south Asheville

March 11, 2010 by Mackensy Lunsford

South Asheville continues to fill up with great restaurants—Green Tea Sushi is next.

The Hill lists Shuler as ‘undecided’ on health care reform legislation

March 11, 2010 by Jason Sandford

The Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress when it’s in session, lists U.S. Rep.. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, as undecided in its latest survey/tracking of House Democrats’ positions on health care reform legislation.

This weekend in books

March 11, 2010 by Alli Marshall

Feeling literary? Or like escaping the rain, drinking a jumbo-sized macchiato and listening to an astute author read to you? This evening through Sunday promise plenty of bookish opportunities.

Electro-pop alert: Menya will get you moving

March 11, 2010 by Jason Sandford

Menya is a group of three 20-something New York University undergrads whose bubbly brand of electro-pop will boost your heart rate and drop your thoughts into the gutter quicker than you can say, well, Menya. Check them out for yourself Friday at Club 828.

Seduction Sideshow (the name says it all)