January 23, 2016 – mountainx.com

City Council to consider Ban the Box; apartments at former Plasticorp site

January 25, 2016January 23, 2016 by Virginia Daffron

On Tuesday, Jan. 26, City Council will take up the Ban the Box initiative for city hiring, potentially removing questions about an applicant’s past criminal history from the initial application form for certain positions. Council also will hear public comment on matters including reallocation of unused affordable housing development grant funds, an airport hotel and a controversial apartment complex proposed for Mills Gap Road.

Asheville Art Talk: Al Murray’s Steeltoe Sunshine

January 23, 2016 by Thomas Calder

Metal has always been prominent in Murray’s life. As a child growing up in Princeton, Ky., she spent her afternoons in her father’s shop, Murray Drilling. With a broom in hand and rollerblades strapped to her feet, she swept the floors at a quick pace, earning cash for gadgets and tools of her own.

East Asheville chiropractor hosts annual food drive

January 23, 2016 by Gina Smith

Tom Whittington is gearing up to launch his annual Chiropractic Opportunity Week — a community-wide event anchored by a food drive that the East Asheville chiropractor has hosted for 20 years.

Xpress seeks kids’ art and writing for 2016 Kids Issue

February 3, 2016January 23, 2016 by Tracy Rose

We can’t wait to see the art and writing submitted by local K-12 students for the 2016 Mountain Xpress Kids Issue!

30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts

January 25, 2016January 23, 2016 by Bill Kopp

This week’s roundup includes Strutter, Bully, The Legendary Shack Shakers and Dark Star Orchestra

Conscious party: Blues, not boredom

January 23, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

The Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro’s inagural Beat the Winter Blues Ball is a themed event offering music, dancing, drinks and prizes in exchange for supporting the Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust and ABCCM’s Veteran’s Restoration Quarters and Transformation Village.

A bouquet of democracy

January 25, 2016January 23, 2016 by Molton