August 17, 2012 – mountainx.com

Trading sweet for spicy

April 6, 2014August 17, 2012 by Emily Patrick

Salsa’s Mexican Caribbean Restaurant, a downtown Latin food stronghold for the last 18 years, will take over the space formerly occupied by the Sisters McMullen Cupcake Corner, which closed on Aug. 12.

“Promoting the art of the raconteur”

August 17, 2012 by Alli Marshall

Tickets are on sale today for Asheville Unchained (with Neil Gaiman). The literature and music event comes to the Diana Wortham Theatre on Sept. 16.

Go Topless organizer appears downtown with topless women

August 17, 2012 by Max Cooper

The organizer of next weekend’s Go Topless rally walked downtown with two topless women Friday afternoon, Aug. 17. Jeff Johnson, of Huntsville, Alabama, appeared on the street with women who identified themselves only by their first names, Lacey and Carrie.

Brews News: A tap at the world’s bar

April 6, 2014August 17, 2012 by Anne Fitten Glenn

Asheville recently garnered more beer-related accolades (on top of our Beer City win and the major breweries opening facilities in the area). It’s almost a given that we’re a not-to-be-missed beer destination at this point. Photo by Anne Fitten Glenn.

US Cellular Center sign installed

August 17, 2012 by Max Cooper

Hiawassee Street was closed Friday morning as crews worked to install the much-anticipated US Cellular sign on the building formerly known as the Asheville Civic Center.

The lush forests of Western North Carolina

August 17, 2012 by Pamela McCown

The forests that blanket Western North Carolina go through a yearly cycle of growth that can often occur unnoticed by most of us until we see the colorful displays of leaves in the fall … or have to fight the non-stop weeds of August. The ever-watchful eyes of NASA’s Earth Observing System makes it possible for us to appreciate this annual growth cycle from a new vantage point, thanks to the MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument aboard the Aqua and Terra satellites.

Sound Track web extra: Eleventyseven

August 17, 2012 by Alli Marshall

Greenville pop group Eleventyseven releases its take on country, bluegrass and Americana with EP “Attack of the Mountain Medley.” The album drops online today.