January 20, 2011 – mountainx.com

Appeals court upholds jury verdict in case against local air agency

January 20, 2011 by Margaret Williams

On Jan. 11, the U.S. Appeals Court, Fourth District, upheld a jury’s judgment that the board of the WNC Air Quality Agency discriminated against Melanie Pitrolo when it passed over her for a key promotion in 2005. The ruling overturns a District Court finding that had reversed the jury and allowed Buncombe County — which oversees the agency — to compel Pitrolo to pay its legal costs. Now, Pitrolo may get to recoup her legal costs from the county.

Cherokee mothertown, Kituwah, target of vandalism

January 20, 2011 by Webmaster

The Cherokee mothertown, Kituwah, a tribally-owned archeological complex in Swain County, was the target of an act of vandalism late last week, according to an article posted on the TuckasegeeReader.com.

Stormy extraordinary: The Peabody Trio brings a tempest in a teapot

January 20, 2011 by Jaye Bartell

The Asheville Chamber Music Series continues its 58th season on Friday, Jan. 21, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville with The Peabody Trio. The program includes four pieces of varying instrumentation from the Romantic, modern and contemporary periods.

Meals On Wheels holds third annual “Polar Bear Plunge” fundraiser

January 20, 2011 by Jake Frankel

Meals On Wheels will hold its third annual Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser at the Asheville Racquet Club on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Despite forecasted temperatures in the low thirties, more than 20 volunteers will brave the icy waters of the club’s outdoor pool to help raise money to feed Buncombe County’s homebound seniors.

G. Love’s Fixin’ To Die

January 20, 2011 by Alli Marshall

The blues-hip-hop artist takes a more serious folk-blues turn on this Avett Brothers-produced, Echo Mountain-recorded album, due out Feb. 22. Images by Noah Abrams.

Street performer

June 20, 2014January 20, 2011 by Alli Marshall

A Sgt. Pepper-style jacket on a downtown juggler.

Local Matters Special Edition: Talking nuclear with Ned Ryan Doyle and Jerry Nelson

January 20, 2011 by Margaret Williams

In the 1980s, U.S. officials considered storing nuclear waste in Sandy Mush just outside of Asheville. Residents fought the proposal, and it was tabled — but not forgotten. On Jan. 7, a busload of area residents met before dawn in Asheville; with the aim, in part, of making sure Sandy Mush didn’t crop up again as an option, they headed to Augusta, Ga., for a meeting of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future. Xpress talked with two folks who took the trip that day — alternative-energy advocate Ned Doyle and photographer Jerry Nelson.

photo by Jerry Nelson

Appeals court upholds jury verdict in case against local air agency

Cherokee mothertown, Kituwah, target of vandalism

Stormy extraordinary: The Peabody Trio brings a tempest in a teapot

Meals On Wheels holds third annual “Polar Bear Plunge” fundraiser

G. Love’s Fixin’ To Die

Street performer

Local Matters Special Edition: Talking nuclear with Ned Ryan Doyle and Jerry Nelson

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