A new vegetarian food truck is set to hit the streets. The operator of the Veggie Love truck, 23-year-old Alison Murphy, is vegan, so the majority of her food will be animal-product free, she says. "I was thinking of offering cheese as an add-on, offering sour cream and maybe using a little egg," says Murphy. … Read more
Sunday at Bele Chere has always been a subdued and family-friendly affair. No alcohol is allowed on the streets, out-of-towners begin the trek home, street preachers with bullhorns are presumably at church somewhere and the rowdiest participants are generally all partied out. On a desert island, the festival's closing day would be akin to the … Read more
Land-ho! Crossing the roiling oceans of Bele Chere festivalgoers is enough to give any otherwise smooth sailor a cmajor ase of seasickness. You can keep your mind off the nausea with games like count-the-mulleted-shirtless-guys or find-the-baby-stroller-holding-the-beer-stash. Failing that, head straight for the Taste of Asheville, a landlubber's oasis in a vast expanse of crazytown. A … Read more
When Juan Holladay walked away from the Pritchard Park drum circle the evening of June 3, he had no idea he was about to be arrested — much less that the ensuing events would launch an internal police investigation. Here’s the Asheville resident’s account of what happened: Holladay, a guitarist and singer for local band … Read more
The Neighborhood Associations of South French Broad Avenue and West End Clingman Avenue respectfully request that you reconsider your plan to foreclose on the building located at 45 S. French Broad Ave. and consider negotiation of other options that preserve and support the unique mix of neighborhood uses. The opening of the Downtown Market by … Read more
There's more to dressing for a festival than just slapping on whatever shorts and T-shirt are lying on the floor from the night before. This is your chance to express yourself and let you inner music-loving, hippie-dancing, easy-breezy, bo-ho alter ego come out to play. Wondering what to wear? Gigi Fasano, owner of Vintage Moon … Read more
Buncombe County residents upset about proposed new Statehouse districts aired their concerns at a July 18 public hearing in A-B Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium (see “A House Divided,” July 20 Xpress). "Less than a quarter of Buncombe County's population is Republican," noted Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger, who was Democratic Rep. Patsy Keever's campaign manager last … Read more
Please be assured that First Bank entered the Asheville market with the acquisition of the Bank of Asheville with the express intent of becoming an integral part of the economy and community. First Bank, as a community bank leader in North Carolina, sees value in the Asheville area, the people, the businesses and the other … Read more
Bele Chere Island is as dense with revels as it is flush with inhabitants, and twice as strange. In the early morning hours during the last weekend in July, downtown becomes a kind of stage, pacific yet ripe for the early afternoon to part the curtains, bringing on a swarm of extras, unified within festival … Read more
Asheville police arrested 25-year-old Weaverville resident Lamon Lewis Hopkins July 19 in connection with an assault on Asheville resident Luke Hankins at the Ingles on Patton Avenue. “As soon as I got out of the car, they started yelling at me, calling me ‘faggot’ and ‘bitch’ with no provocation,” Hankins reports. Hankins says the group … Read more
