Day: December 20, 2011
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Dec 21.-27: Welcome to the Week of Mass Confusion
There’s really no way to describe the layout of this week’s movies other than calling it a total mess. We have movies. Oh, my, do we have movies. And in itself, that’s not the problem. No, the problem is that some of them arrive on Wednesday, some of them arrive on Friday and some of them arrive on Sunday. If you want to make it just that much worse, some (maybe most) theaters are opening two of them on Tuesday night. My only suggestion is that you pay attention and keep those theater movie-line numbers close at hand and hope that the theaters can keep up with updating those lines. (Having spent more than my share of time recording the “Hello and thank you for calling” phone message at a theater, I know all the possible flaws in the updating process — including everybody thinking someone else did it.)
Belay on!
What: Lunch breaks bring to mind soggy sandwiches and communal silverware, but they can also be a great time to get out of the office and get some exercise. Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department will offer low-cost lunchtime “rock” climbing at the Montford Climbing Wall. Participants will push themselves to scale this indoor … Read more
Playing to the Crowd
“Crowd funding” is one of the new buzz words to emerge from the creative chaos of Web 2.0. So new in fact, that Webster’s dictionary does not yet have a definition for the term. With websites such as Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and GoFundMe moving to fill this niche, and Asheville residents and nonprofits trying out these … Read more
Correction
In the Dec. 7 Green Scene, we provided incomplete guidance regarding wild plant collection. Collection permits are available only for selected plant species on national forests in North Carolina. All collection for commercial use requires a permit. For personal use, collection of edible fruits, such as blueberries, are free; a few root edibles, such as … Read more
Dear Curbie
Santa, shmanta. Sure, the big guy is great at unloading gifts. But you might also notice that his little “green” elves wrap that stuff in tons of paper, plastic and cardboard. And does he ever come back with his sleigh to recycle all that trash? Not even once. So this year, we decided to spotlight … Read more
Breakfast off the beaten path
If you live in Asheville, you likely know about Tupelo Honey Café's sweet potato pancakes and Early Girl Eatery's egg biscuits. Chances are also good that you've stood in line for Sunny Point's huevos rancheros or Over Easy's smoked-trout omelet. If you've missed out, get thee to these standbys before tourist season returns. But even … Read more
