Day: November 12, 2010
Mountaintop Removal Roadshow comes to AB Tech Nov. 17
A public event at A-B Tech’s Simpson Auditorium November 17 will examine the environmentally destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. The Mountaintop Removal Road Show features a graphic 20-minute slide show about the impacts of mountaintop removal on neighboring communities and the environment, using recent aerial photos of decapitated Appalachian mountains. The program will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Photo by Robert Llewellyn, courtesy of Southwings
Busk Break: Jordan Okrend Performs “You Make Me Happy”
Raleigh/Boone based singer/songwriter Jordan Okrend performs his original tune “You Make Me Happy” in front of The Sisters McMullen Cupcake Corner near Pack Square.