Day: January 17, 2012
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 01/17/12
• Four family members
sought in vehicle break-ins
Narrow escape from justice
occurred as officers on scene
debated nature/nurture argument
• Ignite Asheville event
set to inspire new ideas
about how to burn
Asheville to the ground
• In search of new protest
site, Occupy Asheville
camper really hoping fatcat
bankers evict family
soon from warm inviting
home in safe neighborhood
with double-pained
windows, working stove
• Final inventory list from
APD evidence room audit:
– One Timex digital watch,
broken.
– One unused prophylactic.
– One soiled.
– One black suit jacket.
– One pair of black suit pants.
– One hat, black.
– One pair of sunglasses.
– $23.07
– Unaccounted for: everything
else.
The gospel according to Jerry
I’ve been having a hard time getting my head around the Occupy Asheville movement. After reading many news reports, I’m still bewildered. I may be classified as a member of the 1 per cent, but I strongly believe that many in the 99 percent are getting the short end of the economic stick. Over the … Read more
An edge piece for everyone
Asheville's always been edgy — on the edge of either a breakthrough or a nervous breakdown, or a bit of both. The theater, architecture, history, fashion, music and food is all a part of keeping this town weird. That there is a Fringe Festival is not what's odd, but that this first one, dreamed up … Read more
Hip-hop hypocrisy
I was just reading the Dec. 28 "A-List” issue of Xpress and was reminded of the huge Bele Chere hip-hop controversy this summer. It brought up a few things that had apparently been swimming just below the surface of my awareness for a while. I remember Moog's Emmy Parker making a big, big deal about … Read more
NC Matters: Now what?
The future of Asheville's water system will be on the table when a legislative study committee holds its first meeting Jan. 23 in Raleigh. Chaired by Rep. Tim Moffitt, a first-term Buncombe County Republican, the Metropolitan Sewerage/Water System Committee is delving into the politically troubled history of the city-owned system and considering potential changes. Moffitt’s … Read more
