March 25, 2015 – mountainx.com

Letter writer: This driver should heed own bumper sticker

March 26, 2015March 25, 2015 by Letters

“I was the one driving 32 mph in a 35 [mph zone] on Biltmore Avenue last week. You were the one who pulled out right in front of me, nearly causing an epic collision.”

A lot of latté

March 25, 2015 by Brent Brown

Letter writer: Drivers: It’s better to be late than dead

March 26, 2015March 25, 2015 by Letters

” I moved here 17 years ago, and drivers are much more rude and discourteous now then they were just a few short years ago!”

Small Bites: Second Spring Market Garden offers year-round CSA

May 22, 2015March 25, 2015 by Gina Smith

Second Spring Market Garden offers fresh veggies year-round, Blue Ridge-Asheville Movement and Flow Arts Society hosts annual Waffle-Off Championship and Plant holds vegan cooking classes.

Letter writer: Citizens of Asheville, it’s time to connect the dots

March 25, 2015 by Letters

“I am writing because no one seems to be concerned about the ‘ISIS’ theater on Haywood Road. I mean, how obvious can you get? No one ever heard of ISIS until last year. Now, ISIS is known around the world.”

Local author Sara Gruen pens an all-consuming new novel

March 28, 2015March 25, 2015 by Alli Marshall

Author Sara Gruen gets lost in her books. “I wasn’t able to immerse myself completely with Water for Elephants,” she says of her 2006 best-seller that became a film starring Reese Witherspoon. “The type of circus I was writing about no longer existed.” For her new book, Gruen spent a total of five weeks in the British Isles, researching, absorbing the culture and immersing herself — literally.

Yoga fusion: Cat Matlock blends yoga and rolling therapeutics

March 26, 2015March 25, 2015 by Lea McLellan

Like proverbial peanut butter and jelly, yoga pairs perfectly with other healing modalities, according to several local yoga teachers.

French Broad Food Co-op begins planning expansion

March 25, 2015 by Rachel Ingram

A few days after learning that Katuah Grocery will close at the end of the month, French Broad Food Co-op member-owners convened a March 21 community meeting to discuss expansion ideas that include a parking deck on the north side of the property. Construction could begin as early as 2016.

Smart bets: Carolina Sketchfest

March 26, 2015March 25, 2015 by Alli Marshall

There are a number of do’s and don’ts when it comes to the third annual Carolina Sketchfest: Do buy tickets in advance (they sold out the first two years), don’t bring the kids (there’s adult language and themes), do like dogs (concession proceeds benefit Brother Wolf Animal Rescue).

Letter writer: Mountain Xpress website suppresses free speech

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 by Letters

“I realize that most of the Mountain Xpress readers are oblivious to the amount of censorship that occurs on the Mountain Xpress website affecting commenters of the opinion letters.”