Day: August 7, 2012
Your cellphone can’t do this: Ham radio in the digital age
On a stifling late-June day, a tangle of wires snakes through the open door of the Buncombe County Firefighters’ Training Center. Outside, the sun beats down and the roar of big generators fills the air; indoors, the atmosphere is even thicker, dense with a jarring concoction of radio static, Morse code and urgent voices. “CQ … Read more
New Belgium — a wolf in green clothing
It hasn't taken New Belgium long to show its true colors as a predatory corporation. With disgust, I've seen RiverLink and New Belgium conspire to foist New Belgium beer, exclusively, on the attendees of the RiverMUSIC series. This may be the only public event in Asheville history monopolized by one beer. Not even Budweiser does … Read more
Introduction
In the Aug. 1 Xpress, we asked area chefs Adam Bannasch, Reza Setayesh and Brian Canipelli to describe their ideal — and thankfully hypothetical — last meals. In part two of The Last Supper, a three-part series, we proposed the same sobering concept to Cúrate’s Katie Button and Damien Cavicchi from the Biltmore Estate. For … Read more
