As we reported last week, Mountain Xpress and Ponderwell presented their proposals to an evaluation panel for the Community Media Development Initiatives grant. We have now received the final scoring spreadsheet for both the proposal and presentation portions of the process, showing that Ponderwell’s proposal earned the panel’s high score.
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What: As the first crisp nights of autumn take hold, leaf peeping is on everyone’s minds. Sure, you can drive through any part of the Blue Ridge Parkway, but Grandfather Mountain offers something unique. From the earliest yellows to the richest maroons, Grandfather Mountain’s wide range in elevation gives visitors a chance to see both … Read more
I attended the Sept. 27 Asheville City Council meeting in anticipation of speaking in favor of the Blue Ridge Pride event being granted a proclamation signed and read by the mayor, as many other proclamations have been. Imagine my surprise to find out, mere hours prior to the meeting, that the mayor had met with … Read more
Asheville City Council Sept. 27, 2011 meeting Bothwell, Davis spar over corruption comments Community Relations Council gets contract Council approves new financial policy The biggest news about the Asheville City Council’s Sept. 27 meeting was what played out in the days and hours leading up to it. And it concerned not the weighty matters typically … Read more
Ready for your schmear? The HardLox Festival, Asheville’s Jewish food-and-heritage celebration, takes place at Pack Square on Sunday, Oct. 16, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event, in its ninth year, features Israeli dancing, crafts, a kids' zone — and lots of traditional Jewish food. Lox will make an appearance, as the festival's name … Read more
Though the cover of Tyler Ramsey's third solo album features a single deer on a lonely outcropping (the image was taken by Band of Horses' photographer Christopher Wilson in a park in Montana), birds are the fauna that most inhabit this collection of songs. "I kept seeing crows in my backyard," says local singer/songwriter Ramsey, … Read more
