January 20, 2012 – mountainx.com

Over 200 march to Asheville federal building to protest corporate personhood

January 20, 2012 by David Forbes

Over 200 people showed up for a rally this afternoon protesting the Citizens United decision and calling for a constitutional amendment banning corporate personhood. The protesters marched from Pritchard Park to the federal building in downtown Asheville. Photo by Bill Rhodes

Busk Break: Dillon Broxson performs “If You Were Mine”

January 20, 2012 by Steve Shanafelt

Busker Dillon Broxson performs his original song “If You Were Mine” on the streets of downtown Asheville.

Hot chocolate for cold hands

January 20, 2012 by Jen Nathan Orris

It’s too late to register for Isaac Dickson’s Hot Chocolate 10K, but it’s never too late to watch kids scramble up a 1K hill.

Altruistic eats: Pancake suppers and pies for troops

April 6, 2014January 20, 2012 by Mackensy Lunsford

There are always plenty of ways to satiate your hunger and exercise those do-gooder muscles at the same time. Here are some opportunities to do just that around town in the next few weeks.

Blue Jeans and Khaki Pants: Intentionally crude, universally offensive

January 20, 2012 by Dane Smith

Blue Jeans and Khaki Pants’ “X-rated honkey-tonk” is not for the faint of heart.

You don’t mess around with Slim

January 20, 2012 by Alli Marshall

Langhorne Slim returns to The Grey Eagle this Saturday. Here are all the reasons why you don’t want to miss this show. Photo by Kathryn Friedman.

NC lawmakers hear testimony from DENR, CTS neighbors on contamination case

January 20, 2012 by Susan Andrew

A Statehouse committee chaired by Buncombe Rep. Tim Moffitt convened in Raleigh Jan. 17 to question DENR officials and hear from residents near the former CTS electroplating facility on Mills Gap Road south of Asheville. Here, Moffitt embraces CTS neighbor Dot Rice, whose family’s spring was contaminated by hazardous chemicals used at the plant; numerous Rice family members have become gravely ill.

NC fails when it comes to tobacco control, says American Lung Association

January 20, 2012 by Caitlin Byrd

In its annual State of Tobacco Control report, the American Lung Association gave each state a grade based on four different categories. How did the North Carolina do? Let’s just say this report card is not worthy of hanging on the fridge anytime soon. (Photo courtesy of the American Lung Association)

Climb aboard the Fringe Festival

January 20, 2012 by Kim Ruehl

They tell you to explore, but you should stop at the bar first. Zombie Bunny Man is serving wine for donations. You’ll need a glass for what you’re about to witness.

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