April 17, 2013 – mountainx.com

MSD board meeting mixes humor and politics

April 17, 2013 by Nelda Holder

A seemingly straightforward meeting of the board of the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County took two surprising turns on Wednesday afternoon. One led to a staff report on a private sewer-line failure that took more than two years to resolve. The other led to a vote on withdrawing a December proposal to the city of Asheville regarding the possible merger of water and sewer management — an action that was rejected. UPDATED THURSDAY, APRIL 18.

Montford Books & More closes April 30

April 17, 2013 by Jaye Bartell

According to the Montford Avenue used bookshop’s website, “The brick and mortar part of the business, at 31 Montford Ave., will close April 30, while the online aspect of our bookselling will continue.” Until the closing date, the store is selling used books, CDs and records and VHS and DVDs at 50 percent off.

SoundTrack web extra: Ever Looming

April 17, 2013 by Alli Marshall

The newly-released moody/breathless/tender/atmospheric album by local musician/composer dep is his most fully-realized to date. Album cover art by Janice Peery.

Shared creation: Building a better future from Asheville’s margins

March 12, 2015April 17, 2013 by David Forbes

In Asheville’s thirst for sustainability, it's easy to forget that a third of the city's workers are low-wage, and in some neighborhoods, survival is the top priority.

Challenging the paradigm: Environmental educators plant seeds of change

April 17, 2013 by Jake Frankel

Even as corporations spend billions of dollars on advertising and lobbying to encourage maximum consumption, local environmental educators are working hard to shape a more sustainable worldview — one mind at a time. (Pictured: Sarah Duffer; photo by Max Cooper)

Local film premiers tonight at the Fine Arts Theatre

April 7, 2014April 17, 2013 by Webmaster

Astronomer Carl Sagan once opined that you have to understand the past in order to understand the present. That’s one of the central themes of Present, from local filmmaker Joe Chang. The film premieres at the Fine Arts Theatre on Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m.

Meet Transition Asheville

April 17, 2013 by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt

According to Transition Trainer and Organizer Dylan Ryals-Hamilton, “there are 458 official Transition Initiatives worldwide, and 137 of those are here in the U.S. We live in a world of volatile gas prices, extreme and unpredictable weather and an unstable global economy. To some the future may look bleak. We’re looking for the positive angle, designing and creating the future we want to see here in Asheville.”

Buncombe Commissioners give final approval to discrimination ban

April 17, 2013 by Jake Frankel

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees of Buncombe County gained another safeguard against discrimination after commissioners gave final approval April 16 to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to its list of protected classes.