October 16, 2011 – mountainx.com

Sunday open thread

October 16, 2011 by David Forbes

Plenty of news in Asheville this week, with the City Council primary, the culmination of the WE DO campaign, continuing Occupy Asheville demonstrations, a coming visit by the President and more. What’s on your minds, readers?

One night, two openings

October 16, 2011 by Alli Marshall

ZaPow! and Castell Photography both hosted openings on Friday night. Here’s what they looked like.

Photos: Occupy Asheville Saturday, Oct. 15

October 16, 2011 by Caitlin Byrd

Still dedicated and determined after two weeks, more than 100 Occupy Asheville demonstrators sat huddled in Pritchard Park for a “General Assembly” before picketing in front of the Vance Monument at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. Once at the Vance Monument, protestors held their signs high and chanted in unison about social injustice, advocating for change while others sat down and mediated around their fellow sign-holding demonstrators.

Edgy Mama: Got lice? Call your local lice lady

October 16, 2011 by Anne Fitten Glenn

The bad news is that, despite all our 21st-century technology, humans still get head lice. The good news is that Asheville now has a certified lice removal service that can rid us of the critters using natural products and the old-fashioned but highly effective method of nit combing.

The Asheville Argus: Collected Street Portraits

April 6, 2014October 16, 2011 by Max Cooper

Portraits collected downtown in late summer.

Local Matters: Sustainable Shelter at NC Arboretum

October 16, 2011 by Webmaster

In this edition of the Mountain Xpress’ local news podcast, Green Scene reporter Susan Andrew discusses the Sustainable Shelter program at the NC Arboretum.

Sustainable dwellings: Living in sync with the forces of nature

October 16, 2011 by Susan Andrew

You thought your house was hot this summer — and now you’re bracing for another frigid winter? Consider the poor termite’s plight: On the tropical savannas of Africa and Australia, temperatures outside their earthen mounds soar to 115 degrees Fahrenheit by day, then drop near freezing at night.

Busk Break: Chris Lyon and Adam Witkowski perform “Bacon, Baby”

October 16, 2011 by Steve Shanafelt

Vermont-based buskers Chris Lyon and Adam Witkowski perform “Bacon, Baby” near Pack Square.