On Tuesday, Dec. 14, Asheville City Council members held a short work session as well as a regular meeting (see below for a compilation of live dispatches from Xpress Senior News Reporter David Forbes). In one of several actions, Council moved one step closer to approving the hotel-and-parking-deck project proposed for 51 Biltmore Ave.
There are many reasons why Christmas may not be a cause for distinct celebration to some. Judaism, for one. Or maybe it’s just not something one does. Even if the day itself is not directly relevant, usual life is still effectively on hold and a certain solemnity is in the air. I was going to … Read more
The winter months can be hard on people. And when the season gets dark and cold, people can be hard on each other. When a situation between partners or spouses turns abusive, Helpmate, a crisis center for victims of domestic violence and their children, has a team of specialist-volunteers to help. Wish List Ongoing client … Read more
Kickstarter.com has only been around since 2009, but it’s already becoming the go-to approach for musicians, artists, filmmakers and tech developers to raise money for their projects. For artists especially, Kickstarter provides an easy-to-use, easy-to-relay method to get the word out — and to get the money to get things done. There are many recent … Read more
Feeling naughty? Don't give a flying fig about your waistline or cholesterol level over the holidays? Would you rather chew the fat than gnaw on a carrot stick? If holidays are about happily overindulging now and worrying about the bulge later, welcome to the club. And really, what screams overdoing it more than three pounds … Read more
“Back in 1916, a great flood happened here. The local legend is that the water rose up all the way to the point where you could only see the tip of the steeple of All Soul's Church. Some of the people who had been trapped in the floodwaters found refuge by trying to cling onto … Read more
If you’ve lived in Asheville for any amount of time, and you’re at all involved in the music scene here, you’ve heard of Tyler Ramsey. Maybe you’ve seen him play in local bands like the Tyler Ramsey Trio, DrugMoney or Hollywood Red. Or maybe you had the good fortune to catch a few of those … Read more
The Suspect: Holy Ghost Tent Revival Indyweek.com says the band’s debut album So Long I Screamed has “…the mischievous air of a Mark Twain yarn.” Hailing from Greensboro, this band lists “lollygagging” as its main interest, but members don’t waste any time in bringing audiences out to the dance floor with their toe-tapping blend of … Read more
Unsilent Night According to the event's website, "Unsilent Night is composer Phil Kline's free outdoor participatory sound sculpture of many individual parts, recorded on cassettes, CDs and mp3s, and played through a roving swarm of boom boxes carried through city streets every December." It debuted in New York in '92. Join the Asheville contingent on … Read more
