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SNAPSHOT - October 3, 2008 MEDIABEAR PROUDLY PRESENTS
DowntownAsheville.com: Connected 'Community News from the Grassroots Up' TM  Photo Courtesy of AdvantageWest *WELCOME to Independent News about Downtown Asheville, North Carolina ... a diverse, urban, Southern Appalachian city ... where business bustles ... new ideas germinate ... grassroots' activism grows ... the All-American City and county seat of Buncombe ... "Anyway You Like It" ... located in the Blue Ridge Mountains ... along "America's Favorite Highway," the Blue Ridge Parkway ... a vibrant city dubbed "Paris of the South" ... the heartbeat of Western North Carolina. Click Here> *ASHEVILLE AREA Maps | Find your way. Click Here>
*MILEAGE Charts | From Point A to B. Click Here> *SAVE with GasBuddy.com | Local gas prices. Click Here> *TRAFFIC & CONSTRUCTION Reports | Daily. Click Here> *GAS-SAVING ADVENTURES | Chamber's ideas. Click Here> *13 CALENDARS of Events | What's new to do. Click Here>
*QUICK CLICK Directory | Good stuff daily. Click Here> *COUNTY Facts | Per U.S. Census Bureau. Click Here>  *WPVM Radio | Broadcasting from Downtown. Click Here> *UNITED WAY'S 2-1-1 | Confidential help 24/7. Click Here> *SUSTAINABLE Asheville | Calendar of Events. Click Here> BREAKING NEWS  Bailout Commentary Poster * Click Here Where's The Gain? House Passes Bailout 263-171, Bush Signs into Law, Wall Street Thanks Congress with 157 Drop in Dow on Heavy Trading *For CNNMoney.com, Click Here> *For MarketWatch.com, Click Here> Obama to Visit Asheville This Sunday *AT 2 P.M., SUN., OCT. 5, 2008, DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARACK OBAMA Will Speak at a Public Rally at Asheville High School Stadium in Downtown Asheville | This Obama political rally is free and open to the public. Gates open at 12 noon; presentation begins at 2 p.m. For security reasons, do not bring bags and limit personal items. No signs or banners permitted. | Tickets are not needed, but citizens who intend to attend may file an online R.S.V.P. form on BarackObama.com or Click Here> | For additional details, call 828-254-2379. CURRENT NEWS City and County Offices Open for Business with Limitations *CITY REMAINS AT 'LEVEL TWO' of Fuel Conservation Measures | However, this increased level of conservation will not interrupt police, fire and rescue, transit and sanitation services. | For more details about limited programming, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 828-259-5800. After-school child care services will operate normal hours from 2-6 p.m. The Asheville Civic Center remains open. | For info online, visit AshevilleNC.gov or Click Here> Nature Center Open, 'Hey Day' Volunteers Needed *HELP NEEDED FOR ANNUAL 'HEY DAY' of Family Fun at WNC Nature Center on Oct. 11, 2008 | The Nature Center needs more volunteers to staff its annual Hey Day event, a fun-filled family festival, on Sat., October 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Nature Center had been closed due to the gas shortage, but the doors are now open again. Let the fun begin. | To sign up as a Hey Day volunteer, contact: email Shannon Wildes at heyday (at) rocketmail.com, call 828-298-5600 (ext. 308), or Click Here> BEYOND ASHEVILLE  UNIFIRE PERFORMS AT LEAF * Photo: LEAF Last Call: Get Your LEAF Tickets Now, Saturday Community Pass Sold Out No Tickets Are Sold at the Gate and Limited Tickets Remain *LEAF TICKETS Selling Fast | The always musical, always artful, always peaceful, always sold-out Lake Eden Arts Festival of Black Mountain, NC, reports: "No gate sales. All Weekend Camping, Vehicle Camping, Community & Saturday Single Day Passes are now sold out. Friday & Sunday Single Day Passes are still available for a limited time!" | To get in on the musical, cerebral, funky, poetic, friends-and-family fun -- before it's too late -- call 828-686-8742, or Click Here> BAILOUT NEWS & VIEWS Bush Signs Bailout into Law, Dow Declines on Heavy Trading *SERIOUS FINANCIAL NEWS Worth Reading and Watching | CNN Money has the latest news about the financial meltdown and, hopefully, news about how the government and others are doing something about it. | For CNN Money, Click Here> | For more money news, visit C-SPAN.org, Economist.com, Fortune.com, FT.com, MSNBC.MSN.com, NYTimes.com, Time.com, USAtoday.com, WashingtonPost.com, and WSJ.com. BB&T CEO's Critique of Bailout *HERE's A PLAN that might make sense and is certainly worth debating | Click Here> Mumpower: Bailout Passage Expected, Founded on 'False Premise' *CARL MUMPOWER SAYS THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO PASS REVISED BAILOUT BILL, But Says Its 'Treating the Wrong Patient' | City council member Carl Mumpower, who is running as the Republican candidate for the U.S. Congress, District 11, does not support the modified $700 billion bailout plan, calling it a "socialistic fairy tale." In his campaign's most recent Mission Statement, he added: "We are treating the wrong patient. This bailout is founded on a false premise that government has the ability to control current financial realities. Nothing could be further from the truth." | For complete article, Click Here> What's Coming No Matter What *WHY THE REVISED BAILOUT PLAN Remains a Bad Idea | Columnist Pat Richards writes: "Everyone keeps saying that the $700 billion 'rescue' plan will 'unfreeze' the international credit markets, and then the sun will rise again on Wall Street and light up a new day for our economy. That's a sweet dream, but it's only a dream. Here's why." | Click Here> Housing Experts Say Trouble Remains *CNN MONEY GIVES EXPERTS A CHANCE to Avoid Today's Politics and Tell What They Know and Believe | Perhaps U.S. Congressmen will heed what housing experts say and craft a better bailout bill for individual Americans because, say some experts, the reason for the financial crisis remains mortgages and housing. | For CNN's "It's the Housing, Stupid," Click Here> Bailout Should Help 'Main Street' First *CONGRESS SHOULD CONSIDER Economic Rescue for All Americans | Ben Foster of Benz Signs in South Buncombe forwards this thoughtful blog about alternatives to the modified Paulson plan | Click Here> Stop the Foreclosures *BANK BAILOUT Versus Homeowner Security | Asheville consulting engineer Phil Bisesi wants Congress to "vote for the citizens and small investors, rather than the big investors, banks and brokers." Here's Bisesi's strategy to reduce the risk and the price tag of the bailout for taxpayers. | Click Here> The Era of Angry Populism *ROBERT REICH EXAMINES WHAT CONGRESS Is About to Do | And why American taxpayers are going to be angry. | For the TMPCafe.com published "almost-done-deal" article by former Sec. of Labor, now Berkeley prof. Reich, Click Here> | For Reich's blog, Click Here> FOR MORE BAILOUT NEWS AND VIEWS: Click Here> BREAKING (UP) NEWS  The Party Formerly Known As The Republicans! For those who could use a good laugh about now: MaverickParty.com Brought to you as an it's-a-whole-lot-of-bunc public health service and sanity rescue plan (sorta). Lots of funny videos, cartoons and commentary for the election silly season. | Click Here> FEATURED NEWS Voters' Registration Deadline Oct. 10 *LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TO MAIL IN North Carolina Voter's Registration Form | NC residents must have their voter's registration forms postmarked no later than Oct. 10, 2008, to be allowed to vote in the presidential election on Nov. 4, 2008. | For NC voter registration details, Click Here> Major Neighborhood Association Conference Oct. 4 *COALITION OF NEIGHBORHOODS (CAN) ANNOUNCED Its 3rd Annual Neighborhood Congress | To be held on Oct. 4, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Jubilee! in Downtown Ashveille. | For info about CAN, Click Here>  Bravo and B.B. Barns Team Up for Benefit Concert Oct. 5 *ARTS IN THE GARDEN Benefit Concert to Help Asheville Bravo Concerts | Public is invited to attend on Oct. 5, 2008, 4 to 6 p.m., at BB Barns Garden Center on Sweeten Creek Rd. | For more info, call Bravo at 828-225-5887, visit bbbarns.com, or Click Here> IN REVIEW  True Nature Country Fair: Lovely, Laid Back, Lowkey *LAST WEEKEND'S 2ND ANNUAL EVENT AT DEERFIELDS IN MILLS RIVER, Sponsored by Organic Growers School, Was on 'Mountain Time' | Local author-activist-blogger Clare Hanrahan camped out in her hammock at the three-day event (although the first day was called off due to the gas shortage). She has these kind words about the people who organized and attended the fair. The fair was held on the beautiful grounds of Deerfields in Mills River, which is located in Henderson County. | For Hanrahan's Asheville On The Ground blog, Click Here> | For more details about the fair, Click Here>  OrganicFest 2008 * Photo: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine OrganicFest Spreads the 'O' Word *THE 7TH ANNUAL ORGANICFEST Delivered the Food and the Message that Organic Food Is Better | In early September Downtown Asheville's organic food street party provided townies and tourists alike with good tastes and good times. | For the most recent 2008 festival info, Click Here> | For news about why the festival was founded, Click Here> GOVERNMENT ALERTS *CITY OF ASHEVILLE ANNOUNCES CITIZEN OPENINGS ON THREE COMMISSIONS: Civic Center, Civic Service, Greenway | Application deadline: Oct. 16, 2008. | For details about the commissions and how Asheville citizens can submit their applications, Click Here>  Have You Seen Her? *HAVE YOU SEEN MISSING TEEN Jessica Renee Hall? | This 17-year-old was last seen in Downtown Asheville's Pritchard Park on July 13, 2008. Jessica loves art, school and track. She has a little brother, mother and grandmother who miss her dearly. Any clue is appreciated. Click Here> ART NEWS
 ARTIST GABRIEL SHAFFER'S IF YOU WANT BLOOD Shaffer Goes Solo at Satellite *SOLO SHOW OPENING FOR GABRIEL SHAFFER at Satellite Gallery | Shaffer's show, entitled "If You Want Blood," will be featured throughout September and October at Satellite, which is located on Broadway in Downtown Asheville. | For Satellite Gallery, Click Here> | For Gabriel Shaffer, Click Here> *ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN GALLERY Association | Click Here>
*ASHEVILLE AREA Arts Council | Click Here>
*ASHEVILLE Art Museum | Click Here>
*RIVER DISTRICT Artists | Click Here>
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS  Asheville's "No Ads" Movie Theatre *FINE FLICKS at the Fine Arts Theatre | For current schedule of Downtown's only independent movie theatre, Click Here> *TOP 21 Nightspots | For fun downtown. Click Here> *PARTY Too Hearty? | Call four cabbies! Click Here> *ASHEVILLE Calendar | Any way you like it. Click Here> MONEY ALERTS
Suntrust and BB&T Fare Better Than Most
*IN ONE YEAR, THE COMBINED TOTAL DEVALUATION of U.S. Stocks Is $4 Trillion, Reports NY Times, But Two Southeast Banks Heathlier than Most | Two Southeast regional banks, Suntrust and BB&T, which have faired relatively well given the current circumstances. To utilize this interactive chart, just move your mouse on top of one of the blocks to see the figures for the various banks and financial legends. | For this NY Times report, Click Here>  56 Ormand Ave. (ABOVE) is "competitively priced," said The Real Estate Center broker and listing agent Megan Kieninger * Click Here> Fewer Real Estate Agents, More Listings, Lower Prices *HUNDREDS OF LOCAL AGENTS LEAVE PROFESSION, But Homes Still Selling and Some Are Lowering Prices | While real estate has been hit hard in states such as Florida, Nevada and California, several local real estate brokers confirmed that Asheville Area prices are, for the most part, holding up. "There's too much money and too many people wanting to come to the mountains for there to be a collapse in prices here," said Mike Bryant, owner of Estate Realty. | For current listings throughout the Asheville Area, visit WesternNorthCarolina.com or Click Here> | For Real Estate Weekly articles and listings, Click Here> HISTORICAL ASHEVILLE
 *HISTORIC EVENT When Asheville Helped Make Obamania Happen | Buncombe was the only county in Western North Carolina to prefer Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. | For the latest news about where the North Carolina Democrats go from here, Click Here> | "Obama's Challenge" addresses why he could become one of America's great presidents in a time of great national need, Click Here> *URBAN Trail | History worth walking | Click Here> *HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Architecture | Click Here> *GROVE ARCADE Architectural Tour | Click Here> *PHOTO Tour of Downtown Asheville | Click Here> PARKSIDE NEWS  Asheville's Epic Struggle Not Over Yet *DOWNTOWNASHEVILLE.COM CONTINUES ITS IN-DEPTH NEWS COVERAGE | Asheville's most contentious real estate development, an epic struggle between middle class citizens and the powerful, well-heeled elite | Click Here> ASHBIZ.COM
THE BUSINESS OF ASHEVILLE Getting a loan is harder, but not impossible. For recent Newsweek report, Click Here> *ASHEVILLE #41 Best Place | To live and launch | Click Here>
*ADVANTAGEWEST | Attracting business to WNC | Click Here>
*ASHEVILLE AREA Chamber of Commerce | Active | Click Here>
*HUB | A catalyst for business collaboration | Click Here>
*MOUNTAIN BizWorks | Helping new businesses succeed | Click Here>
*S.C.O.R.E. | Seasoned expert help | Click Here>
MUSIC AND MORE
 *WHO'S DOIN' The Peel? | One of America's best musical venues | Click Here> *THE GRAY EAGLE Live | Pickin', singin', playin' | Click Here> *ASHEVILLE ART Galleries | Dozens to visit | Click Here> *CONCERTS at St. Mathias | Attend | Click Here> *LIVE Downtown Video | On Battery Park Ave. | Click Here> *MALAPROP'S Books/Cafe | A Downtown favorite | Click Here> HUMOR (NO KIDDING!)
 Compliments of AllFordMustangs.com TONGUE-ON-CHEEK Questions of the Week *What are we, (fill in the blank)? Click Here> *Is a 'Sense of Humor' store just for laughs? Click Here> *Is it time for some campaignin'? Click Here> *Will the anti-Bush merchandise market collapse? Click Here> *Can the Society for Creative Anachronism modernize? Click Here> FOR MORE PRESSING QUESTIONS, Click Here> FOOD NEWS
 *RESTAURANTSAsheville.com | Only unique restaurants in Asheville listed, such as Rosetta's Kitchen. To find your favorite place, Click Here> REAL ESTATE INFO
*REAL ESTATE Listings | Featured homes | Featured Condos | Vacation rentals | B&Bs | Hotels/Motels | For sale | For rent Click Here> QuickClickDIRECTORY
Click Here> *CIVIC CENTER Schedule of Events | Click Here>
*CALENDAR of Festivals and Events | Click Here>
*DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Schedule | Click Here>
*UNCA Master Calendar | Click Here>
 The Pig Statue That Was Stolen Is Still Missing Watercolor by Asheville artist Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine at ArtAsheville.com LOCAL NEWS FROM THE GRASSROOTS UP... For nearly four consecutive years, DowntownAsheville.com has been reporting the news about our unique urban community. The more we know about each other, the more we are truly connected. Help keep Downtown Asheville weird, wired and wonderful ... from the grassroots up. So continue to email your news, photos and essays to us today. Email: byron(at) mediabear.com or Click Here> *DowntownAsheville.com is published daily by MediaBear | MediaBear, a division of Wenoca Real Estate, Inc., is an independent Internet publisher and writing service based in Buncombe County. MEDIABEAR, P.O. Box 902, Skyland, NC 28776 * 828-768-5600 Copyright 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 All Rights Reserved |
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