Day: January 22, 2013
Unintended consequences: Republicans will regret merging water system, MSD
If Reps. Tim Moffitt, Chuck McGrady and our state Legislature force Asheville to cede control of water-line extensions to the Metropolitan Sewerage District, MSD's appointed board will have the power to open the floodgates of urban sprawl. Swept along by their party's implacable anti-regulatory agenda, North Carolina Republicans may think they're giving developers a gift … Read more
Thank you for the local elders series
Thank you for your rich, two-week series, “Local Elders Evoke Our Town” [Jan. 2 and Jan. 9, Xpress]. It was a deeply nourishing treat to read local seniors’ tender stories and astute reflections of our city. Having lost my last living grandparent this past year, it was a treasure enjoying insights from seniors of my … Read more
Business Blotter
Openings 520 Athletics (gym), 520 Haywood Road. https://www.facebook.com/520Athletics. Asheville Party (entertainment services), 808-1757. http://www.ashevilleparty.com. C. and Co. All Natural Body Goods, 15-A Broadway St., 575-8155. http://www.candconaturals.com. French Broad Pediatrics, 40 N. Merrimon Ave., 348-8232. http://www.frenchbroadpeds.com. Little Green Frog (environmentally friendly septic products), 255-0772. http://www.preservingthepad.com. Looking Glass Strategic Research, 772-1667. http://www.lookingglassresearch.net. Closings Boca Restaurant, 68 N. … Read more
Sold: Santé Wine Bar
Santé Wine Bar is healthy (as its name, translated from French, suggests). Former owner Carla Baden wants to dispel rumors she's heard that the place is closing; it's not. It simply changed ownership. Allan Morse, an engineer, is Santé's new steward. He's neither changing careers nor making a detached investment. Rather, he's keeping his day … Read more
Evacuation should be a serious concern
Regarding the issues raised by Anne Craig's Jan. 9 letter, “Are You Prepared for a Nuclear Accident?”: In the event we should have a nuclear incident affecting Western North Carolina, do we have a rational evacuation plan? For if we do not have a plan for a phased evacuation, traffic will be at a standstill … Read more
Asheville’s water woes have got to go
I am surprised that people aren’t up in arms over our town's water crisis. Since October 2012 we have been experiencing murky water running from our taps in north Asheville, near UNCA, yet still paying the full price for water and sewer service! It has been six months. After several expensive clogged filters (whole house, … Read more
A medley of responses to Mountain Xpress
If 85 percent of Asheville's residents are against the water-system transfer, then pretty much all of Asheville is against it [“The Water-System Merger Hurts Us All,” Jan. 16, Xpress]. Let’s move on and stop wasting everyone’s time/energy. P.S. Moffitt, please tell whatever business partner you had in this venture that you need another angle to … Read more
