It's hard to comprehend what being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease would be like at any age, but Asheville-area resident Karen Zimmerman got the word when she was 51. The director of conference services for Hyatt Hotels in Washington, D.C., she was, in many ways, at the peak of her career, organizing major events for such … Read more
When our family first moved to Montford five years ago, it was Lael Gray who arrived first on our porch, offering to introduce us to her family, her neighborhood and the city she loved. She opened her heart to us, offering her vast store of knowledge about Asheville. She helped us to feel at home … Read more
Who says there’s nothing new under the sun? Inspired by the days when isolated homesteads dotted Western North Carolina, a team of Appalachian State University students has designed a self-sufficient, “zero-energy” homestead that embraces the future. And this month, their creation goes head-to-head with 18 other entries in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. … Read more
Shame on the Asheville Symphony and partner Pack Square Park Conservancy for its concert at Diana Wortham Theatre. The repertoire was distinctively non-labor and slanted toward militarism. The concert began with the “Star Spangled Banner,” with a uniformed military color guard at attention, holding American and military flags. The conductor midway through the concert made … Read more
See the Blue Ridge Orchestra in action at an open rehearsal on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. Held at UNCA’s Reuter Center. Info: http://www2.unca.edu/ncccr or 251-6140. Learn more about the candidates for Asheville City Council at a meet and greet sponsored by the Montford Neighborhood Association on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 7-9 p.m. Held … Read more
August was one of the most deadly months for the U.S. during our more than 10 years of occupation in Afghanistan. August was also one of the worst for our economy in the U.S. Are we getting the message yet? Are our country's priorities in the right place? Many think not. Peacetown Asheville, along with … Read more
What: The Doxita film festival captures the imagination with four films, each less than 40 minutes in length. One of the highlights is Arsy Versy, a quirky Slovakian documentary about a man who follows the whims of his spirit. Other films include Guañape Sur, an Italian film about Peruvian workers who harvest soil from an … Read more
• Local Alzheimer’s patient
chased through streets by
patriots after failing to
remember 9/11 attacks
• Man wields two-by-four to
steal dump truck and cash
Police do not consider him
a suspect in a recent string
of cyber crimes
• Wells Fargo name goes
up on former Wachovia
banks, though terms of
merger call for Wachovia
name to be used on all
Wells Fargo stagecoach
routes
• Hurricane Irene orphans
thousands of baby squirrels
Local volunteers work tirelessly
to rescue them into tasty
stews and winter hats
• CDC reports U.S.
circumcision rates drop,
as reported health
benefits of the procedure
have become hooded in
controversy
• KISS band member Gene
Simmons to wed longtime
girlfriend in tasteful,
full-makeup ceremony
Another week of movies is headed our way. This week we get two art titles — Sarah’s Key (The Carolina and Fine Arts) and Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (The Carolina) — and three mainstream ones — Drive, I Don’t Know How She Does It and Straw Dogs. Hopefully, the deserving titles in this set will generate more interest than last week’s did (pleasant weather and the Mountain State Fair did the box office no favors here).
