Day: October 8, 2013
Primary results by the numbers: Manheimer, Miall emerge from Asheville mayoral primary
With all precincts reporting, Asheville Vice Mayor Esther Manheimer emerged from the mayoral primary with a strong lead, racking up 60 percent of the vote. Former city risk manager John Miall was runner-up with 25 percent of the vote, and will go on to face Manheimer in the Nov. 5 general election. The third candidate, community activist Martin Ramsey, gathered 14 percent of the vote.
Storify: Asheville’s 2013 mayoral primary through social media
Today, voters in the City of Asheville cast their ballots to decide which two candidates will continue onward in the journey to become Asheville’s next mayor. These are the tweets, photos and quotes from throughout the day and night of the mayoral primary. Use the hashtag #avlelect to become part of the story. This post will be updated throughout the evening. (Photo courtesy of Instagram user Wes Wehking)
For what it’s worth
I hate to kick the Mountain Xpress when it's down in the wake of the fallout from the Leicester “gravel road” brouhaha, but another geographical snafu appeared in the the Sept. 25 Conversations column. Writer Jaye Bartell places the Kenilworth area "south of Asheville.” Huh? Kenilworth is entirely within Asheville city limits and lies to … Read more
Longterm service
When Consumer Credit Counseling Service of WNC was founded 1973, the organization’s main focus was helping a few hundred clients to make sense of their new credit cards. As the economy has changed throughout the decades, so too, has this Asheville-based nonprofit. “OnTrack WNC’s ability to respond quickly to the recent economic crisis by offering … Read more
South Asheville eats
Sometimes the outskirts of Asheville remind you of a different city entirely. The quirky, independent and free-spirited vibe of the town seems to fade into a haze of strip malls and chain and big-box stores. When driving past the stretches of fast-food joints that seem to run the length of Hendersonville Road, how do you … Read more
Page turners
Magic words Just because there’s a princess, a witch and a guy called Dragon doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a fairy tale. Especially in the case of Lonely in the Heart of the World, a new novel by Mindi Meltz. “It’s being called fantasy, but I actually didn’t think of it as fantasy when I wrote … Read more
Hendersonville and Flat Rock
Growing up in Hendersonville, my friends and I would unkindly refer to our town as “God’s waiting room,” an allusion to its popularity among retirees. After high school, I went away to college, the big city and even Africa! In my absence, and to my great surprise, the town developed a spread of great restaurant … Read more
Finding hope
For 16 years, Kasey Cramer hid her disease in plain sight. She skipped meals; she binged and purged. When she did want to eat, Cramer experienced such severe panic attacks that her throat would close up. By the time she sought professional help at an Arizona treatment center, a dietitian told Cramer that her body's … Read more
