July 18, 2012 – mountainx.com

Towns, fire chiefs oppose Asheville BID due to loss of sales tax revenue

July 18, 2012 by David Forbes

The proposed downtown Asheville Business Improvement District isn’t just controversial within the city limits: four towns, along with the Buncombe County Fire Chiefs’ Association, oppose the measure because it will reduce the sales-tax revenue they receive from the county.

This weekend on a shoestring

July 18, 2012 by Dane Smith

This weekend brings crafts, live music and plenty of the great outdoors. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

July 18, 2012 by Brent Brown

Mission Health gets two pianos in its lobbies for patient care

July 18, 2012 by Caitlin Byrd

With a baby grand piano set up in the Memorial lobby and another set of ivories on its way to the St. Joseph’s lobby, it’s not the same old song and dance for patient experience at Mission Health anymore. (photo by Bill Rhodes)

Sound track web extra: Golden Animals at the Grey Eagle

July 18, 2012 by Alli Marshall

The Brooklyn-based psychedelic indie-rock duo performed a headliner-worthy opening slot on Tuesday night.

MG Road (from the owners of Chai Pani) is really, truly on the way

April 6, 2014July 18, 2012 by Mackensy Lunsford

Delays in construction have pushed back the opening of the late-night lounge, but its owners say that it should be ready in the next couple of months.

Black florals and black lace

June 20, 2014July 18, 2012 by Alli Marshall

A flowery dress and stocking with combat boots on Lexington Ave.

Meadows trounces Patterson in 11th District runoff Updated with video

July 18, 2012 by Jake Frankel

Mark Meadows routed Vance Patterson in the 11th Congressional District Republican runoff election.

Voter turnout for the July 17 runoffs: Less than 4 percent of registered North Carolina voters

July 18, 2012 by Margaret Williams

Across the state, fewer than a quarter-million residents turned out to vote in various runoff races. North Carolina has more than 6 million people registered voters.

Full-scale fight: Mills Gap residents continue push for CTS cleanup