Day: July 19, 2010
Top Secret Asheville
The Washington Post’s highly-touted Top Secret America investigation, chronicling the explosion of secret government projects, includes a handy map feature that reveals classified government work at four Asheville locations, all within the federal office complex on Patton Avenue.
WNC Wellness review: Mission picks a CEO; a WNC public-health turf war; “natural” biotech gets boost
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Asheville Community Yoga Center announces summer events; a state mental health agency battles its sister nonprofit; grants awarded to Buncombe Health Department and Bent Creek Institute; holistic dentistry; the risks of food dyes; exercise reduces depression; and more.
The sound and fury of a media frenzy
I return from five enjoyable days in the woods to find the Asheville media world’s pulled out the long knives over the inappropriate use of Twitter. We do love to hear ourselves talk, don’t we?
Busk Break: Taylor Martin and Lyndsay Pruitt perform “Devil’s in the Barroom”
Every so often, a downtown busking group really sink their teeth into what they’re playing and give a truly memorable performance. And that’s exactly what happened here, when Asheville-based singer/songwriter Taylor Martin and fiddle-player Lyndsay Pruitt performed Martin’s original tune “Devil’s in the Barroom” on Pack Square on Friday evening.
