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Surprise, Surprise. It's Kelly Miller as Councilman!
*EXECUTIVE V.P. OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE KELLY MILLER WAS APPOINTED BY ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL AS ITS NEWEST MEMBER at the regularly scheduled Asheville City Council monthly meeting on Dec. 9, 2008 | Kelly Miller replaces Holly Jones, who vacated her seat on the Asheville City Council when she won her bid and was installed as one of five Buncombe County commissioners. The Asheville City Council reviewed over 40 applications. | For Miller's official application, Click Here> | Scrutiny Hooligans called Miller's appointment a "surprise outcome" and predicts that he will represent the interests of the tourism sector of the economy given his position as executive vice president of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. For Hooligans' commentary, Click Here> | For WLOS-TV13's news clip, Click Here> | For the short list of five from which Miller was chosen, as reported by MountainXpress, Click Here> | For MTNX's previous and informative article about the initial "47 hats in the ring," and to see who Miller beat in the final cut, Click Here>
Tonight, Help Manna Food Bank and Salvation Army at 'Hometown Holiday Jam'
*COMMUNITY HOLIDAY BENEFIT for Manna Food Bank and Salvation Army | On Weds., Dec. 10, 2008, the 8th Annual Holiday Jam will crank up the music and the goodwill at The Orange Peel. $10 advance / $12 at the door. Bring a can of food or a toy, too. Help your hometown through the tough times. | Click Here>
If you've never seen a real camel before, here's your chance. * Photo: WNC Nature Center
Visiting Camels Event Ends Today
*WNC NATURE CENTER FEATURES VISITING CAMELS Dec. 3 - 10 | On display at the Nature Center from Dec. 3 through Dec. 10, 2008, will be two, female, single-humped, dromedary camels, named Blue and Glory. | For more info or specific questions on camels, contact Henry Bulluck, animal curator, at 828-298-5600, ext. 311. | For more excitement at the Nature Center, visit wildwnc.org or Click Here> | WINTERTIME NOTE: WNC Nature Center will be closed on Wednesdays from Dec. 17, 2008, through Feb. 25, 2009. The Center, which is run by the City of Asheville, will remain open the remaining six days, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | For more Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts info, visit ashevillenc.gov or Click Here>
PARKSIDE NEWS
The Scandal Continues
STEWART COLEMAN ON THE ATTACK: Photographed seconds before he attacked DowntownAsheville.com's publisher-editor Byron Belzak in the Buncombe County Commission Chamber. The unprovoked attack was witnessed by Gordon Smith, Frank Adams and others. * Photo: Belzak/Mediabear
Scrutiny Hooligans: 'Defiant Coleman Moves Ahead on Parkside' (or Why Gordon Smith Should Have Been Chosen as City Council Member)
*GORDON SMITH TAKES UP THE TORCH AGAIN to stop Parkside, but loses his bid to be appointed as the new council member | There were a lot of good applicants for the vacant City Council position -- and congratulations to the newly appointed Kelly Miller. However, Scrutiny Hooligan's founder Gordon Smith would have rounded out the perspective of city council better with his grassroots, common sense, "people first" approach. (And kudos to Brownie Newman, who was the only council member to put Smith on his initial short list.) Here's why Gordon Smith would have made the better choice. He has proven over the years that he cares about people and Asheville. He tells it like it is, publicly, without mincing words, yet without undo rancor. Smith's most shining example of shouldering the people's interests first was (and is) his ahead-of-the-crowd, outstanding, continuing coverage of the proposed Parkside high-rise condominiums, Asheville's greatest public-private partnership of scandal. This Parkside community embarrassment is beyond the pale. This Stewart Coleman-orchestrated, privately owned high-rise condo, if erected, would mar the public view of Asheville's most beautiful art deco building and one of its greatest tourist attractions (not to mention the pinnacle of this icon emblazened on the city logo): Asheville City Hall. This Parkside hot potato was served up by the former Buncombe County Commissioners and remains dumped in the lap of the current Asheville City Council, who have been less than proactive, waiting for Buncombe to deal with the mess. Maybe Kelly Miller will grab the hot potato and be able to cajole the Buncombe County commissioners and his fellow council members into doing what's not only right, but needed, to put the Parkside condundrum to R.I.P. The Buncombe Commissioners, under the questionable stewardship of county manager Wanda Green and without proper notification to Asheville City Council, sold Pack Square parkland to born-and-raised Ashevillian Stewart Coleman, perhaps Asheville's most unfavorite son. No doubt, Miller knows Coleman is the builder/developer of the 21 Battery Park condos and son of the developer who built the Asheville Mall. Maybe Miller can convince him to do the right thing for everyone's sake, and to make others, who have a long history with mountain heritage, proud. Maybe Miller will be the standup guy that Smith would have been as council member. That is, many Asheville area citizens believe, including Gordon Smith, who first blew the whistle long and loud about the Parkside debacle, that more transparency in government and doing the right thing, especially concerning Parkside, are needed now. Maybe Miller will be Mr. Transparency. As Gordon Smith put it in his application to be selected as city council member: "Good government makes lives better. I'd like to be able to steer our city towards greater sustainability, defuse the emotionally charged debate over development, and help Asheville's citizens understand how government affects their everyday lives in important ways." Such inspiring words give one hope of a better future for Asheville. We can only hope that Kelly Miller has equally high principles and rules with the "people first" foremost in his mind. While Miller will no doubt have a propensity to represent the interests of his employer, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, the power of his fresh voice to end the Parkside problem -- and fight to prevent other future structures and ill-fated initiatives from diminishing the quality of life for all -- will be a most welcomed addition to city council. And, of course, when he feels the need, he can call Gordon Smith from time to time to get an unadulterated "people first" point of view. Smith's phone number is listed on his city council application. And if the phone is busy, maybe Miller will take the time to leave a message. And, maybe, in time, Miller will leave a legacy in which ALL Ashevillians can be proud, not just the chosen and visiting few. Here's looking at you, Mr. Miller -- and Mr. Smith. -Byron Belzak / Mediabear | For Gordon Smith's article about recent Parkside poop, visit ScrutinyHooligans.us or Click Here> | For Gordon Smith's city council application, Click Here> | For Kelly Miller's official city council application, Click Here>
BLOGGERS CLARE HANRAHAN AND GORDON SMITH: Hanrahan (left) and Smith (right) helped to force the local media to accurately report the Parkside scandal, which was the likely reason for the political demise of former Buncombe County chairman Nathan Ramsey. Ramsey recently lost to local attorney David Gannt, who admitted that selling parkland to developer Stewart Coleman was a bad idea. Said Gannt: "We screwed up." * Photo: Belzak/Mediabear
RICHARDSON SPITE HOUSE: America's most famous "spite house," according to Wikipedia, was built in New York City in 1892 and demolished in 1915 * Photo: Wikipedia
Parkside: a Coleman Spite House in the Making?
*STEWART COLEMAN MIGHT HAVE THE MONEY AND MOTIVATION to get even with those whom he feels wronged him | For commentary about what Asheville developer Stewart Coleman might have up his sleeve next concerning his Parkside condominium project, Click Here>
Lest The People (and Politicians) Forget: July 15 Parkside Protest
*HELLO, POLITICIANS: The citizens of Asheville and Buncombe have not forgotten that they want Parkside stopped forever | For the July 15, 2008, Parkside protest photos and commentary, Click Here> | For MountainXpress's Parkside condo timeline, Click Here> | For Scrutiny Hooligan's incredibly detailed Parkside coverage, Click Here>
FEATURED NEWS
EARTH GUILD ON HAYWOOD ROAD * Photo: Belzak/Mediabear
Shopping Downtown Is More Peaceful
*INDEPENDENT LOCAL BUSINESSES provide holiday goodwill | For a night-time window tour of Downtown Asheville, Click Here>
Lake Julian Festival of Lights Dazzles Nightly
*FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY runs Dec. 5 - 19, 2008. | To rev up the holiday spirit, drive through the holiday-lit grounds of Lake Julian Park, located off of Long Shoals Road in South Asheville. | For details, Click Here>
Gingerbread House Display Open to the Public
*THE GROVE PARK INN'S ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE COMPETITION AND PUBLIC DISPLAY runs through Jan. 11, 2009. | For details, Click Here>
'Faces You Might Know' by Vadim Bora
Not to Be Missed: Bora's Portrait Exhibition
*OVER 200 ORIGINAL PORTRAITS, SCULPTURES AND CARICATURES that celebrate the portrait genre will be on display through Dec. 14, 2008, at Vadim Bora Studio and Gallery | Internationally known artist, sculptor and educator Vadim Bora has gathered an impressive body of his paintings, caricatures and sculpture that spans many years, styles and mediums. The Dec. 4 reception of his current show, entitled “Faces You Might Know,” was well attended and dazzled. It is head and shoulders above so many others. It speaks loudly and softly, depending on his subject. It tantalizes and inspires. It makes one glad to be alive while examining what it is to be human. “Faces You Might Know” –- some of which are well-known Ashevillians who attended his reception -- celebrates the genre of portraiture. More importantly, “Faces” celebrates the diversity and power of the human spirit as only Vadim Bora can capture, articulate and amplify. The keen observer knows that Bora’s many “Faces” will surely grow legs and travel worldwide. Savor this tour de force of emotion and passion before it leaves town. –Byron Belzak / Mediabear | For details about the exhibition and gallery, Click Here>
SHOPPING ASHEVILLE
Featuring Local Businesses and Organizations
New Discounted Memberships for 2009 Season
*SOLID NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION has been promoting jazz in the mountains since 2003. | WNC Jazz Society brings great musical acts and provides educational programs. | For info, Click Here>
Mast General Hosts Co-Author of Bark House Style Dec. 13
*MEET CO-AUTHOR CHRIS MCCURRY, as she signs her new book, "Bark House Style," on Sat., Dec. 13, 2008, 12 noon to 4 p.m. at Mast General Store on Biltmore Ave. in Downtown Asheville | The practice of designing homes with bark originated in North Carolina in the late 1800s. After seeing old homes designed with bark, Chris and her husband resurrected the lost practice of bark home designing. McCurry and her husband have founded Highland Craftsmen, Inc. to implement bark styles in homes. They say that bark siding can last 100 years and is maintenance free. | For more event info, call 828-232-1883.
Swedish Massage by Brett Rodgers * Photo: Vitality Massage
Give (Yourself) the Gift of Massage
*ONE HOUR OF BODYWORK THERAPY FOR $35 BY A LICENSED ASHEVILLE PRO is one introduction that the weary shopper can't pass up to become revitalized | Treat yourself to a full range of massage by Brett Rodgers (NC License #7557). | Click Here>
Chamber Launches Local Coupon Website
*NEW, MONEY-SAVING COUPONS AVAILABLE ON CHAMBER'S NEW WEBSITE, SaveInAsheville.com | To download online coupons provided by local businesses and professionals, Click Here>
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CURRENT NEWS
Deadline Extended: Calling All Artists by Dec. 15
*'ON THE VERGE' ART COMPETITION Ends Dec. 15 | Aimed at discovering new regional talent, this competition is for you. Who is invited to participate? Painters, potters, sculptors, glassblowers, photographers, blacksmiths, or whatever your specialty. Organized by the Asheville Area Arts Council and WNC Magazine. | For competition details, Click Here>
New Buncombe Commissioners Meet Dec. 16
*FRESHMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HOLLY JONES AND RAY BAILEY along with new chairman David Gannt get down to work with old-timers Bill Stanley and Carol Peterson | David Gantt was installed on Dec. 1, 2008, as the new Buncombe County chairman. Joining him are newly elected commissioners Holly Jones and K. Ray Bailey, along with re-elected commisioners Bill Stanley and Carol Peterson. For background and contact info, Click Here> | The next regularly scheduled commission meeting is Dec. 16, 2008. It is open to the public and will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Room 204 of the Courthouse in Downtown Asheville. For details, Click Here>
Job Fair Set for Dec. 30
*CHAMBER OF COMMERCE announces a job fair by companies looking to hire in 2009 | Area residents and visitors who are seeking jobs or a change in career are encouraged to attend the free event to be held in the center court of Biltmore Square Mall on Hwy. 191/Brevard Rd. (off I-26) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | For details, Click Here>
Asheville Area Unemployment Lowest in the State
*ASHEVILLE AREA CHAMBER RECENTLY REPORTED 'at 5.2 percent, the September 2008 unemployment rate in the Asheville metro was the lowest among all metros in North Carolina.' | For the complete report filed by Chamber update editor Tom Tveidt, Click Here>
'Buncombe Turnpike' Plays Dec. 14
*LOCAL BLUEGRASS QUINTET TAKES THE STAGE at Asheville Community Theatre on Sun., Dec. 14, 2008, at 3 p.m. | Tickets are a steal at $10 for adults and $5 for children. With three acclaimed albums and nine years under their belt, this energetic band has grown from a four piece line-up into an awesome bluegrass five-some that features banjo, upright bass, guitar, mandolin and resonator guitar. We dare you to keep your foot from tapping. | For more details, Click Here>
ON THE BEAT
RAPID RIVER MAGAZINE IS THE REGION'S OLDEST AND
MOST WIDELY READ ARTS AND CULTURE MONTHLY
*CURRENT ISSUE of Rapid River | Click Here>
*CURRENT ISSUE of MountainXpress | Click Here>
*CURRENT ISSUE of WNC Woman | Click Here>
POOL TREE BY ZEN SUTHERLAND
Zen's Stunning Collection of Asheville Area Photos
*ZENOGRAPHY by Zen Sutherland | Make some time this busy holiday season to see life through the lens of one of Asheville's greatest contemporary photographers. | For hundreds of remarkable images, Click Here>
Promoting Social Justice
*OUT IN ASHEVILLE Launches Daily Gay News Online | For current OIA/LGBTQ news, Click Here>
CITY GOVERNMENT NEWS
*FIRE MARSHAL WARNS VIOLATORS of Increased Enforcement | If someone stays with a vehicle being loaded, they are not in violation of the city ordinance, said Asheville Fire and Rescue Department officials. However, shoppers will be subject to a fine if they illegally park their vehicles in travel lanes of parking lots, in front of fire hydrants and in fire lanes. Such violations present emergency vehicles and personnel with access problems. Local deputy fire marshals request that shoppers properly park their cars, load their vehicles in loading zones, and have someone stay with the vehicle while loading.
*POLIC OFFER SAFETY TIPS After Rash of ATM Holdups |
On Oct. 29, Nov. 13, and most recently on Nov. 18, 2008, Asheville police reported three incidents of armed holdups when patrons tried to make withdrawals or deposits at the automated teller machine at the Wachovia branch (2373 Hendersonville Road). In light of these problems, the police offer the following tips to increase safety at ATMs: Click Here>
*ASHEVILLE POLICE DEPT. Needs Towing Service Bids | From now until Dec. 12, 2008, the police are accepting applications from wrecker companies for towing services with 24-hour availability. Pick up an application and detailed requirements at the police station in the Municipal Building, 100 Court Plaza, or call 828-259-5969.
*WANT FALLEN LEAVES DELIVERED or Want Them Removed? | Most city residents and businesses want their fallen leaves collected by the city, and the city recently released its pick-up schedule. However, for those who want fresh leaves for mulching, the city is more than happy to deliver them at no charge. For details, call 828-251-1122. | For the city's current leaf collection schedule: Click Here>
WNC HEALTHCARE
MISSION HOSPITALS: Western North Carolina's Largest Healthcare System
Mission Hospitals: 'Look for Major Projects and Purchases to Be Delayed'
*MISSION HOSPITALS' NOV. 21, 2008, 'SCOPE' NEWSLETTER highlights how the financial meltdown is affecting our community health system | Writes Mission: "The number of uninsured and underinsured people in our region is on the rise. ... The tight credit markets will affect everything from new construction to the purchase of major equipment. ... Look for major projects and purchases to be delayed in 2009." | To read the current "Scope" issue, pick up a copy at the hospital. | To view previous issues online, Click Here>
Our Ailing Heathcare System
*FIVE MYTHS about America's Ailing Healthcare System | Washington Post reports: Click Here>
OBAMA IN ASHEVILLE * Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear
OBAMANIA IN ASHEVILLE: More than 20,000 supporters listerned to Barack Obama when he campaigned on Oct. 5, 2008, at the Asheville High School stadium.
Obama's Major Healthcare Speech Still Resonates
*IN ASHEVILLE, BARACK OBAMA Spoke with Eloquence and Focused on Healthcare | Obama electrified Asheville on Oct. 5, 2008, as he spoke for more than an hour to over 20,000 who attended his campaign rally at Asheville High School stadium in Downtown Asheville. He was introduced by a Mission Hospitals' nurse who spoke passionately in favor of healthcare reform. Obama, in turn, focused on his vision for heathcare for all Americans. | For Mediabear photos of Obama in Asheville, Click Here> | For president-elect Barack Obama's website, Click Here>
The Obama-Biden Plan
*FOR THE RECENT OFFICIAL NEWS about Obama's healthcare plan, Click Here>
LAUREY MASTERTON: BIKING FOR OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS
Masterton's Ride for Awareness
*OUT in Front | For Laurey Masterton's recent note about her quest to bring awareness and support of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and early detection with her major, upcoming, cross-country bike ride, Click Here>
ASHBIZ.COM
THE BUSINESS OF ASHEVILLE
Downtown Master Plan Coming Soon?
*AFTER THE SEPTEMBER PUBLIC MEETING WAS CANCELLED, Citizens Wait for a New Meeting Date to Analyze the Master Plan for Downtown | The long-awaited Master Plan for Downtown Asheville produced by city-hired consultants Goody Clancy of Boston is being readied and may be unveiled in a public meeting sometime in January 2009. Stay tuned. | For official city news about the plan to date, Click Here> | For more news and photos, Click Here>
Progress Cracks the Door to Conservation
*MIKE HOPPING REPORTS on the Latest News and Noise from Progress Energy | Read journalist/author Michael Hopping's even-handed and new report about Progress Energy plans to deliver power in the future. Entitled "News You Can Use," and filed on Nov. 14, 2008, this report touches on convervation opportunities: Click Here> | Hopping's previous report, entitled "Welcome to My World: CEAC XVI," filed on Oct. 10, 2008, reveals that Progress Energy will keep pushing its worn-out agenda of increased coal pollution and nutty nuclear in the name of electrical power: Click Here>
WNC to Get First Large-Scale Solar Farm
*MARKETWATCH REPORTED ON OCT. 27, 2008 that Three Carolina Companies Will Partner Together to Make Solar Farm A Reality | For details about the FLS Energy, Progress Energy and Evergreen Packaging project on a former landfill, Click Here>
Obama Announces Economic Team
*BARACK OBAMA REVEALS FIVE Key Advisers on Nov. 24 | Hopefully these two men (Tim Geithner, Larry Summers) and three women (Christina Romer, Melody Barnes, Heather Higginbottom) will help get America back on track. | For details on Change.gov, Click Here> | For media reactions, click on the following: CNNmoney.com, C-SPAN.org, FT.com, NYTimes.com, Time.com, USAtoday.com, WashingtonPost.com, and WSJ.com.
Obama: We'll Emerge More Prosperous
*ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S GREATEST INSPIRATIONAL SPEECHES about the economy | While on the campaign trail, Obama's Canton, Ohio, "We'll emerge from this crisis stronger and more prosperous" speech was moving: 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>
*REAL ESTATE Weekly | Articles and listings | Click Here>
*S.C.O.R.E. | Seasoned expert help | Click Here>
HUMOR (NO KIDDING!)
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TONGUE-ON-CHEEK Questions of the Week
*What would you love to do with your Suburu in a deserted manufacturing plant's parking lot for four minutes without your "baby on board" sign? Click Here>
*Can you heat your home by 'Fire Hooping' in Asheville? Click Here>
*Can drunken Durham, NC, fraternity in danger of losing its house launch successful, hare-brained, economic fix? Click Here>
*Can the Society for Creative Anachronism modernize? Click Here>
*Why does Asheville's Rock Station think 'we've all been there'? Click Here>
*Is a 'Sense of Humor' store just for laughs? Click Here>
FOR MORE PRESSING QUESTIONS, 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>
*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>
POLITICS
Electoral College Updates
*FOR AMERICA'S POLITICAL OUTCOMES ... that Haven't All Yet Come In | For those who are keeping count, especially in the U.S. Senate races in Georgia, which was recently won by Republican Saxby Chambliss, and in Minnesota, where the recount continues: Click Here>
Inauguration Tickets Go to Early Birds
*CONGRESSMAN HEALTH SHULER Offers Inauguration Tickets to WNC Residents on a First-Come, First-Served Basis | Shuler said that there are already more requests for tickets to Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009, than he will have tickets allocated to his District 11 constituents. Therefore, Shuler's office is no longer taking any new requests, and will distribute the tickets to those who made their requests the earliest. | For details, Click Here>
Change.gov: Introducing the President-Elect's Transition Website
*VIEW VIDEOS AND RECEIVE NEWS about a new chapter in American history | This impressive new website of the Office of President-elect Barack Obama provides updates about a host of issues confronting America today. Included on the site is a blog where Ashevillians and all Americans can share their thoughts with Obama and his team involved with the transition. | Why tell your story? Obama's reply: "Your stories and your ideas can help change the future of the country. When we come together around a common purpose, great things are possible." Start blogging, Asheville.| Visit Change.gov or Click Here>
ART NEWS
*ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN GALLERY Association | Click Here>
*ASHEVILLE AREA Arts Council | Click Here>
*ASHEVILLE Art Museum | Click Here>
*RIVER DISTRICT Artists | Click Here>
*ASHEVILLE ART Galleries | Dozens to visit | Click Here>
MORE POLITICS
Are Republicans the Stupid Party?
*'THE ECONOMIST' SEES REPUBLICANS' ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM as Seeds of Disaster | For a thoughtful article from the other side of the Big Pond, Click Here>
Dems Win Big in Buncombe
*OBAMA AND LOCAL DEMOCRATS WIN BIG in Buncombe County | Buncombe voters swept Democrats into office, including five Democrats to fill all five Buncombe County Commissioner seats. | For Buncombe County election results, Click Here> | For more North Carolina election results, county-by-county, Click Here>
BAILOUT NEWS & VIEWS
Obama Orders Creation of 2.5 Million Jobs
*WITH THE POWER VACUUM AT THE WHITE HOUSE GROWING BY THE MINUTE, President-elect Barack Obama ordered on Sat., Nov. 22, 2008, that his advisers craft an economic plan that will create 2. 5 million new jobs within two years | For article and video, Click Here>
*SPREADING THE WEALTH 'Goes Upward' | Opinion piece about how Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and U.S. Treasury secretary Hank Paulson are spreading the wealth | An original by Truthout.com: Click Here>
*MARKET Watch | Follow the bouncy ride. Click Here>
*SERIOUS Financial News | Worth Reading. Click Here>
*BAILOUT DETAILS ABOUT H.R. 1424 That Have Been Signed into Law | To read H.R. 1424 posted at the Library of Congress, Click Here>
GOVERNMENT ALERT
Have You Seen Her?
*HAVE YOU SEEN MISSING TEEN Jessica Renee Hall? | Any info? 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>
HISTORICAL ASHEVILLE
*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>
FOOD NEWS
*RESTAURANTSAsheville.com | Only unique restaurants in Asheville listed, such as Rosetta's Kitchen. | To find your favorite place, Click Here>
REAL LOCAL NEWS FROM THE GRASSROOTS UP...
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