March 19, 2010 – mountainx.com

Drive-by Truckers at Harvest Records

March 19, 2010 by Rebecca Sulock

Mark ye olde calendars, ‘cause the Drive-By Truckers and Langhorne Slim will be playing in-stores at Harvest Records on Record Store Day, April 17.

The hits just keep on coming…

April 6, 2014March 19, 2010 by David Forbes

It’s not been an easy week for the city of Asheville on the financial front. First, news broke of a fraud investigation into the city’s Human Resources department, then it turns out that Chief Financial Officer Ben Durant, in the middle of the city’s struggle with a looming $3 to 5 million deficit, is leaving for a post at Elizabeth City State University.

Here comes the sun

June 20, 2014March 19, 2010 by Alli Marshall

Photos by Halima Flynt

Mountain Xpress wins state journalism awards

March 19, 2010 by Jon Elliston

Two sizable collaborative projects — a multimedia package on the Burton Street neighborhood and the seven-part series “Worldwide WNC: Locals Going Global” — get the nod from the North Carolina Press Association

Review: “The Trunk Show” by Moving Women

March 19, 2010 by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt

The Trunk Show is an evocative and powerfully moving concert of modern dance by Moving Women. Now at N.C. Stage.

Asheville cancer survivor speaks out on Capitol Hill for health-care reform

March 19, 2010 by Jon Elliston

Carolyn Comeau, an Asheville woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, made appearances in Washington, D.C., yesterday, with Democratic Party leaders

Asheville holds a town-hall meeting to build support for Google’s fiber project

March 19, 2010 by Margaret Williams

Twitter coverage of last night’s town-hall meeting; ***UPDATED WITH VIDEOS***

City CFO Ben Durant resigning

March 19, 2010 by David Forbes

Asheville Chief Financial Officer Ben Durant is resigning to take a job at Elizabeth City State University, meaning the city must now conduct a nationwide search for a new budget point person while it faces a looming $3 to 5-million deficit in the next fiscal year.

A Hot Sauce Tale

April 6, 2014March 19, 2010 by Mackensy Lunsford

It all started innocently enough. A friend of mine mentioned that his mother, Fran, had some extra jalapeños

This weekend on a shoestring

March 19, 2010 by Alli Marshall

There’s a good hour of extra daylight each night this weekend, and the vernal equinox (that’s the start of spring) is at the stroke of midnight on Saturday. Need any more reason to get out of the house and celebrate a bit? How about a weekend’s worth of entertainment, with no cover charge over $5.