July 13, 2011 – mountainx.com

Elitist Bastards: Female empowerment through chess versus a gorilla who craves TGI Fridays

July 13, 2011 by Webmaster

In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go to the Movies podcast, reviewers Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss Horrible Bosses, Queen to Play and Zookeeper.

Analysis: Proposed commissioner districts could polarize board

July 13, 2011 by Jake Frankel

For the first time in history, N.C. Statehouse districts now apply to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Under the proposed new maps drawn by the first GOP-controlled General Assembly in 140 years, those districts would place several members of the all-Democrat board in the same districts and potentially make it easier for both Republicans and liberals to get elected.

This weekend on a shoestring

July 13, 2011 by Dane Smith

This weekend brings the spoken and written word, vaudeville and hip-hop for kids, free rock ‘n’ roll and plenty to do outdoors. So enjoy the comfort of cooling temperatures while your wallet rests safely at home. Know of other budget-friendly events this weekend? Share them in the comments section at the bottom of the page.

Hoop style

June 20, 2014July 13, 2011 by Alli Marshall

Hoop Jams take place in Pritchard Park every Tuesday evening during the summer months.

GOP’s proposed N.C. House districts isolate Asheville into the 114th UPDATED

July 13, 2011 by Webmaster

Released mid-evening, July 12, the new House districts proposed by GOP-led N.C. Redistricting Committee isolate Asheville as its own district, which could pit the two local Democrat delegates — Rep. Susan Fisher (currently representing District 114) and Rep. Patsy Keever (currently representing the 115th) — against each other and make it easier for a Republican to win the 115th. Under the proposal, the new District 115 would omit Asheville and be made up mostly of east Buncombe County. The new 116th House District, currently represented by Republican Tim Moffitt, would cover the entire western half of Buncombe County.

Park Ridge Health partners with The Health Adventure, will move it to Biltmore Square Mall

July 13, 2011 by Margaret Williams

This past spring, The Health Adventure was in bankruptcy. Today, July 13, Park Ridge Health announced that it will partner with the organization and move it to the Biltmore Square Mall. For the full press release …

Busk Break: FJK performs “I Know You Knew”

July 13, 2011 by Steve Shanafelt

Traveling busker FJK performs his original tune “I Know You Knew” in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville.

July 16 in Asheville: So much to do, so little time

July 13, 2011 by Alli Marshall

You know how there are some days in Asheville where everything seems to happen at once, and even if you gave it your very best college try, you couldn’t possibly cram it all in to one 24-hour period of time? Well Saturday, July 16 is one of those days. Here, to make your time management next to impossible, are five events worth shoe-horning into your schedule (including The Black Rabbits, seen here, who’ll play Westville Pub).

Video: Buncombe County residents speak out on proposed Congressional redistricting map

July 13, 2011 by Christopher George

Around 50 Western North Carolina residents signed up to speak at the July 7 public hearing at A-B Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium about General Assembly’s proposed Congressional redistricting map, and overwhelmingly, those residents spoke out against the proposal. Many expressed concerns that under the proposal most of the City of Asheville would be removed from its long-held position in the heart of the state’s 11th district and placed instead in the 10th, a move some speakers labeled gerrymandering.