July 11, 2011 – mountainx.com

One Stop Deli and Bar now open updated with video tour

July 11, 2011 by Rebecca Sulock

The One Stop Deli and Bar is now open (it’s in the renovated space where Stellas used to be). And don’t forget to check out the menu. Get a behind-the-scenes look, via a video tour, at the premises and find out about the artists and crafters who helped create the One Stop.

Local Matters: Freedom of the press, council candidates and redistricting

July 11, 2011 by Webmaster

In this edition of Local Matters—the Xpress weekly news podcast—reporter David Forbes talks about the recent removal of newspaper boxes by the County and the recent announcement of candidates for Asheville City Council, and reporters Christopher George and Jake Frankel talk about the heated meetings around the new congressional redistricting plan. Hosted by News Editor Margaret Williams.

Busk Break: FJK performs “Rex’s Blues”

July 11, 2011 by Steve Shanafelt

Traveling busker FJK returns to the Asheville street music scene—his first recording on the Busk Break project was almost exactly a year ago—with this cover of the Townes Van Zandt song “Rex’s Blues,” performed in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville.

Psychedelic Furs on stage at The Orange Peel

July 11, 2011 by Alli Marshall

On Friday, July 8, the Psychedelic Furs performed the whole of 1981’s Talk Talk Talk along with a set-worth of career hits in a show that felt nostalgic but not dated. Photos by Shaun Hollingsworth.

General Assembly redistricting maps delayed until tomorrow

July 11, 2011 by David Forbes

With the controversy over redistricting hotter than the summer temperatures, renewed furor over the state legislative districts will have to wait a day. News 14 Carolina reports that the assembly won’t release the proposed district maps today, but tomorrow, July 12.

There’s a glow in the Smokies tonight: Nuclear waste and WNC UPDATED

July 11, 2011 by Susan Andrew

Our research on the past and present of nuclear waste in WNC dug up two interesting campaign items from a 1980s citizen-based effort to keep radioactive waste out of the community. The campaign, which resulted in Madison County commissioners adopting a resolution against nuclear waste transit on county roadways, featured a photo of local music producer Steven Heller wearing a hazmat suit and seated on a tractor, as if plowing a field of contaminated soil. The photo was part of a campaign that appeared on billboards with the catch-phrase, “Don’t think it can’t happen here.” Heller produced a piece of music written to support the campaign (listen to it within); go ahead and sing along as “…the bears in the park/Are glowing in the dark/There’s a glow in the Smokies tonight.”
Look for a full report on nuclear-waste facts, fiction and fears in the July 13 Mountain Xpress.

Toubab Krewe play the outdoor stage at Pisgah

July 11, 2011 by Rebecca Sulock

The crowd was out in force for Asheville-based world-rock outfit Toubab Krewe’s Saturday night show. Jesse Hamm captured the band playing “Rooster.”

Weather Report: Near record-high temperatures today

July 11, 2011 by Christopher George

The sweltering weekend heat is only going to get worse today, as temperatures in Asheville are expected to hit 91 degrees, just shy of the 92 degree record set back in 1993, according to accuweather.com. As usual for this time of year, there’s around a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.