November 15, 2012 – mountainx.com

Five things you should know from the MSD water system report

November 15, 2012 by David Forbes

Yesterday, consultants from Arcadis hired by the Metropolitan Sewerage District unveiled their first report on the possible impacts of merging the city of Asheville’s water system. Here are five important conclusions from the over-200 page document. (photo by Bill Rhodes)

This weekend on a shoestring

November 15, 2012 by Dane Smith

The holiday season is in full swing, and this weekend offers craft fairs, parades and more. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-budget weekend events.

Sound track web extra: The Ghost of Galapagos

November 15, 2012 by Alli Marshall

In advance of The Hermit Kings’ Friday night album release show (Grey Eagle, 9 p.m., $5, Alarm Clock Conspiracy and Deep Chatham open) we give a listen to the band’s new collection of songs. The record whispers and screams, tiptoes and stomps, waltzes and slam dances. That’s a good thing.

Age of Access: Asheville’s budding open-data push

November 15, 2012 by David Forbes

Want to know if your landlord has a clean slate or a host of complaints? Looking for data about the number of traffic accidents at an intersection in your neighborhood? If the city of Asheville keeps moving forward with plans to open its digital data trove to the public, this and other information could be at your fingertips. (photos by Max Cooper; cover design by John Zara)

Five things you should know from the MSD water system report

This weekend on a shoestring

Sound track web extra: The Ghost of Galapagos

Age of Access: Asheville’s budding open-data push

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