April 20, 2015 – mountainx.com

Buncombe Commissioners to hear nonprofit, fire chief requests in budget workshop

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 by Hayley Benton

The Buncombe County Commissioners will hold a nonprofit budget workshop tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21, at noon. The meeting, originally scheduled for Feb. 17, was postponed due to inclement weather. The fire chiefs’ budget requests will be held at 4:30 p.m.

WNC under tornado watch until 8 p.m.

April 20, 2015 by Hayley Benton

Twenty-six North Carolina counties are under a tornado watch today, Monday, April 20, expiring later this evening. The area is also due for some hazardous weather, with potential “severe thunderstorms” toward the evening hours.

Show review: Andrew Combs at New Mountain

April 22, 2015April 20, 2015 by Alli Marshall

Combs and his band opened for Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers at New Mountain on Saturday as part of the after-party following moe. on the venue’s outdoor stage. The crowd was party-weary from several hours of live music and beer, but seemed instantly entranced by the opening notes of “Foolin’.”

Celebrate spring: Local events for Earth Day and beyond

June 4, 2015April 20, 2015 by Carrie Eidson

Earth Day falls on Wednesday, April 22, this year, but with the bees buzzing, the flowers blooming and the sun shining all around us, why spend just one day celebrating the beautiful environment in Western North Carolina? Here’s a roundup of some of the environmentally focused events happening throughout WNC this week.

Conscious Party Web Xtra: Storytelling for schools

April 20, 2015 by Michael McDonald

Fireside Asheville, a community group based on reflective listening, personal storytelling and community service, is presenting a night of storytelling and music to benefit local nonprofit Children First/Communities in Schools, whose mission is to empower children and their families to reach their full potential through advocacy, education and services.

Letter writer: Vance Monument debate raises issue of American historical amnesia

April 22, 2015April 20, 2015 by Letters

“As a transplanted Northerner, I have always been amazed that the South wants to glorify its past Confederate history while being so quick to overlook its true history, both past and present, of violence, hate, impoverishment and economic and chattel slavery of people. “

Acoustic Asheville: The Bottle Rockets

April 20, 2015 by Jesse Hamm

Famed alt-country band The Bottle Rockets stopped by Asheville for a recent tour stop at The Grey Eagle. Ahead of the show and using a locally manufactured guitar, lead singer Brian Henneman performed two songs for Acoustic Asheville.