Day: October 15, 2013
Want to go?
What: “Trapped by Poverty, Trapped by Abuse: Pursuing Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence,” a forum and fundraiser presented by Pisgah Legal Services. When: Reception at 5:30 p.m., forum at 7 p.m. Where: Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville. Tickets are $15 for the forum, $50 for the reception. For more information, visit pisgahlegal.org.
Hot Springs and Marshall
Locals say that Hot Springs is where Mayberry meets the Twilight Zone. And neighboring town of Marshall is the kind of place where people shout out “happy birthday” to their neighbors as they walk down Main Street. The two towns are home to hundreds of creative artists, outdoor enthusiasts and out-of-the-box entrepreneurs.
Learning from mistakes
For all of its charms, the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother doesn’t excel when it comes to music references. Ted Mosby, the protagonist searching for his true love, is ostensibly an indie-rock fan, but through nine seasons, all the audience knows of his taste is that he digs a girl who can play … Read more
A HardLox life
For one day only, local residents can grab a real Coney Island knish without hopping a plane to New York City. Organizers of the HardLox Jewish Food and Heritage Festival, to be held Oct. 20 in Pack Square, are shipping some of the traditional Eastern European dumplings down here from Long Island for guests to … Read more
Cancel Asheville’s topless summit
I advise the city of Asheville to cancel the “topless women" meeting between city officials and downtown business owners planned for Oct. 21. This meeting will be yet another obvious civil rights violation for the city of Asheville. The “topless women" have the exact same equal civil rights as every other citizen in the U.S. … Read more
Art rock with extra art
“Nobody who sees us isn’t entertained,” says Shawn Kilroy, frontman for Philadelphia rock outfit Weird Hot. The band was a long time in the making, partly because Kilroy also stays busy as a visual artist, filmmaker and actor. And partly because it took the group’s hometown music scene awhile to catch up. Kilroy, a native … Read more
Burnsville, Celo and Spruce Pine
Thanks to a brand-new widened highway, Ashevilleans are now less than an hour away from a trio of distinct towns that offer a broad range of mountain living. Burnsville, Celo and Spruce Pine are as varied from each other as they are from their nearest big-city neighbor, but they share a relationship with the mountains … Read more
Sweet support
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in an effort to raise money for Helpmate, a local nonprofit dedicated to serving women and children in Buncombe County, the Chocolate Fetish in downtown Asheville presents a simple and delicious notion: artisan high-heeled shoes crafted from milk and dark chocolate.
Manheimer a practical choice for mayor
I am writing in support of Esther Manheimer in her run to for mayor. I met Esther when she first ran for City Council four years ago, and I was immediately impressed with her intelligence, confidence, independence, breadth of knowledge and willingness to wrestle with difficult issues. Since then, I have worked with her on … Read more
