In Asheville, art can be found in some unlikely places. Walk into the new game shop on Page Avenue called Blitzkrieg Games, for example, and a collection of large and atypical paintings hang throughout the room. In one, an army tank rolls ominously towards the viewer; in another, a submarine breaks surface. While they may … Read more
If the recent news of ecological catastrophe in the Gulf, or (closer to home) vandalism and hate crimes in Our Fair City have got you feeling a little down, take my advice: Give N.C. Stage a buzz and reserve a ticket for What the Butler Saw, the near-perfect farce by British playwright Joe Orton currently … Read more
After a good day of playing 18 holes of disc golf, or cycling 100 miles through some of the mountains' best views (if you can still stand up after such a ride), let those muscles relax with some live music. The Mountain Sports Festival delivers, bringing some of the finest local and regional acts to … Read more
From the first notes of "Hurricane Cocaine," a slow-building, richly layered pop-rocker, Wages establishes itself. Were this a speed skating trial, they'd be Apolo Ono overtaking three Koreans in a single fluid motion. Were this an Iron Chef match, they'd be Kat Cora with all her practiced cool and secret spice. Were it not the … Read more
1) FESTIVAL VILLAGE Carrier Park, Amboy Road, West Asheville. From downtown Asheville: Go south on Biltmore Avenue for about two miles; at light, turn right on Meadow Road. At the second light (at bridge), turn left onto Amboy Road. Travel 1.5 miles; Carrier Park will be on the left. From I-26: Take I-240 east to … Read more
Your car may express your personality, but your license plate can tell the world what cause you support. North Carolina offers more than 100 specialty plates for you to choose from. For an extra $30 a year, you can support and help promote one of several popular outdoor destinations. The organization in question receives $20 … Read more
It took me a long while to start wondering about toads. I spent my childhood in a clime where summer lasted eight weeks at best and yet, on those precious warm days, our farmland hopped with brown flurries of Bufo americanus (the appropriately burly Latin term for the common American garden toad). As a teen … Read more
We at the French Broad Food Co-op hear the concern of Ashevilleans regarding the loss of a local natural food retailer to Whole Foods. Apparently, supporting a locally owned business, our vibrant community and, more importantly, our local food producers, touches close to the heart of our community. We recognize this and are proud to … Read more
In her recent article "Keeping Coal Ash Contained: EPA Proposes New Coal-Ash Regs" [May 19], author Susan Andrew quotes Progress Energy spokesperson Scott Sutton confidently claiming, "The EPA has evaluated the health safety of CCPs three times since 1980, and all three times the agency determined that these products should be regulated as non-hazardous." Since … Read more
