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HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
DONNA THE BUFFALO * Photo: DonnaThe Buffalo.com
*DEC. 31: Orange Peel | Donna the Buffalo | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: The Champagne Ball | Benefit for Terpsicorps | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Rocket Club | Sirius B. w/Bootstraps Burlesque | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Grey Eagle | Mountain Music Family Circus | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Stella Blue | Vertigo Jazz Project | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Jack of the Wood | Sons of Ralph | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Tressa's | New Year's Eve Bash | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Crowne Plaza | Lindy Focus Swing Dance | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Fairview Community Ctr. | Old Farmer's Ball | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Westville Pub | Johnny's Inhaler | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: White Horse | Barrel House Mamas | Click Here>
*DEC. 31: Purple Onion | Peggy Ratusz & Big Road | Click Here>
*JAN. 2: Catawba Vale | Sun & Moon w/Joshua Littlestream | Click Here>
*JAN. 4: St. Mathias | 34-Piece Chamber Orchestra | Click Here>
*'TIL JAN. 3: Candlelight Christmas Evenings | Biltmore Estate | Click Here>
*'TIL JAN. 11: Gingerbread House Display | Grove Park Inn | Click Here>
SONGS TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR
*A LONG DECEMBER | By Counting Crows | Click Here>
*AULD LANG SYNE | Video with all the words | Click Here>
*DANNY BOY | A song for those gone to war | Click Here>
*HAPPY NEW YEAR | By ABBA | Click Here>
*IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR | By Frank Sinatra, of course | Click Here>
*IT'S JUST ANOTHER NEW YEAR'S EVE | By Barry Manilow | Click Here>
*RING THE BELLS | By James | Click Here>
*WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE? | By Frank Loesser | Click Here>
STILL THINKING CHRISTMAS? Arratik's twisted playlist heals | Click Here>
HOLIDAY READER
EARTH GUILD ON HAYWOOD STREET: Click Here>* Belzak/Mediabear
*FINDING HOPE for the Future | About Jasmine Moore | Click Here>
*FOR PEACE Since 1660 | Quaker.org | Click Here>
*LIBS AND WOZE Redux | By Edgy Mama | Click Here>
*ST. LAWRENCE, Dispenser of Alms | Definition of a martyr | Click Here>
*STORYTELLERS of Asheville | Call for a story | Click Here>
*THE LIGHT Returns | By Laurey Masterton | Click Here>
*PEACE and War | 'Tis the season | Click Here>
TOP STORIES
How the County Spent Taxpayer Dollars
*REVIEW OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY Monies Spent in 2008 | Click Here>
Asheville Design Center: 'Scrutiny Hooligans Is Right On Target'
I-26 Connector Controversy Revs Up:
Citizens Must Log Comments with NC DOT by Dec. 31, Asheville Design Center's Joe Minicozzi Speaks Out, Commission's Meeting Delayed Until Jan. 6, Chamber Weighs In
Controversial I-26 Connector Alternatives Reviewed by Buncombe Commissioners, Asheville Design Center's Award-Winning Alternative 4B Ignored, Threat of Lawsuit Looms
*WRITES ADC'S JOE MINICOZZI in Scrutiny Hooligans: "... Because of the amount of approved plans and resolutions that support the separation of interstate and local traffic (and DOT’s own admission that keeping interstate and local traffic together is 'dangerous') selecting an Alternate that goes against this will almost certainly guarantee a lawsuit that will tie this project up for another decade." | On Dec. 21, 2008, Asheville Design Center's Joe Minicozzi took off the kid gloves and spoke against the Commissioners rush to approve an I-26 design that lacks community support. Joining other concerned citizens, Minicozzi spoke out on Scrutiny Hooligans' update concerning the I-26 connector issue. For Minicozzi's complete statement (Response #10): Click Here>
*CHAMBER WEIGHS IN on its I-26 Connector recommendation | The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce recently posted its recommendation for how the commissioners should vote concerning the I-26 connector | Click Here>
FOR MORE NEWS ABOUT THIS GROWING TEMPEST, Click Here>
Annual 'State of Downtown' Luncheon Jan. 8
*INTENDED TO ADDRESS Needs and Concerns of Downtown Businesses and Residents | Presented by the Asheville Downtown Association. To reserve your place, Click Here>
VIEW FROM BEAUCATCHER OVERLOOK PARK * Photo: TPL
Public Meeting to Discuss New Park Jan. 8
*PUBLIC MEETING SET FOR JAN. 8, 2009, to discuss purchase of 30 acres to create new park | City of Asheville, Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department is hosting a meeting to invite public comment on the city's purchase of property known as Beaucatcher Overlook Park to be used for recreational purposes. The tract is said to be the largest parcel of undeveloped land within the city limits. | For details, Click Here>
Downtown Master Plan Public Meeting Jan. 15
*FINAL PUBLIC MEETING: The last draft of the Downtown Master Plan will be presented Thurs., Jan. 15, 2009, 7-9 p.m. at the Asheville Civic Center | The public is encouraged to attend, said project manager Sasha Vrtunski. The consultants will present a summary of the plan, and there will be time for questions and answers. The Asheville City Council will likely vote on the plan (and any changes) in March. | “This is an important meeting for our community,” said Downtown Commission chair Pat Whalen. “We’ve all worked hard on this – many citizens have come to multiple meetings - and now we have the chance to see the product and provide our feedback.” | For details, Click Here>
Apply for Citizen Commission Posts by Jan. 15
*CITIZENS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY to fill one of a number vacancies | The City of Asheville has a number of city council boards and commission openings that must be filled. Deadline for applications: Jan. 15, 2009. | For details, Click Here>
A-B Tech President Resigns
*BETTY YOUNG throws in towel amidst talk of discontent | MTX article: Click Here> | AC-T: Click Here> | For happier times at AB Tech, Click Here>
Former Citizen-Times Editor Files $15 Million Lawsuit
*GANNETT NEWSPAPERS JUST RECEIVED BAD NEWS from its former Asheville Citizen-Times executive editor Susan Ihne | Ihne recently filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against her former employer. She claims, according to a Dec. 17, 2008, MountainXpress report, that the newspaper's publisher "bullied and harrassed" her. | For MTX article by Jason Sanford, Click Here> | To read the lawsuit filed against Gannett and Randy Hammer, the company's publisher in Asheville, Click Here>
Taking Stock at Progress Energy
*MIKE HOPPING'S LATEST INSTALLMENT of Electrifying Developments | Local author/journalist Michael Hopping filed his latest report about Progress Energy and its citizens' council (CEAC), which is designed to better chart the region's future electricity needs. Hopping's report is based on the most recent regularly scheduled CEAC meeting. | Click Here>
ART NEWS
THE WORKS: SANTA SHRINE BY HARRY MCDANIEL
'Small Works' Sculpture Exhibit 'Til Jan. 2
*2008 'MOUNTAIN SCULPTORS' ANNUAL EXHIBITION Runs Through Jan. 2, 2009 | A reception for the opening of a new exhibition, known as "The Works," was held Dec. 19, 2008, at Vadim Bora Studio-Gallery on Battery Park Avenue. Featured are the works of 19 accomplished regional sculptors, who are members of the Mountain Sculptors. Unusual is that the displayed works are smaller than what the sculptors are typically known to produce. The works utilize a wide range of materials, including metal, wood and concrete. | For details, Click Here>
3rd Annual RiverSculpture Though Jan. 5
*EVENT MOVED TO FUTURE SITE of the New Downtown of Woodfin | Click Here>
Luke's Oils at Woolworth Walk Through Jan.
*STILL LIFE PAINTINGS of Susan Luke | The F.W. Front Gallery at Woolworth Walk will feature oil paintings by local artist Susan Luke. Entitled "Shelf Life," her show reveals the simple beauty of still lifes. Luke said that still lifes provide the “perfect stage for exploring the drama of light and shadow, the light reveals forms while the shadows conceal and create mystery.” For details, Click Here>
*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>
FEATURED NEWS
KILWIN'S ON BATTERY PARK AVE. * Belzak/Mediabear
Shopping Downtown Is Tasty
*INDEPENDENT LOCAL BUSINESSES provide holiday cheer | For a night-time window tour of Downtown Asheville, Click Here> | For detailed info about merchants on Lexington Avenue and Wall Street, Click Here> | For a list of the 46 downtown merchants who participated in ADA's 2008 annual holiday windows display contest, Click Here> | For more 2008 photos compliments of DowntownAsheville.com, Click Here>
UNC Asheville Closed for Winter Break
*UNC ASHEVILLE IS CLOSED for winter break through Jan. 4, 2009. | Some UNCA offices will be open on a limited basis Dec. 29-31 and Jan. 2. | For more details, Click Here>
Tourism Guru Kelly Miller Installed as New Councilman
*EXECUTIVE V.P. OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE KELLY MILLER WAS INSTALLED BY ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL AS ITS NEWEST MEMBER on Fri., Dec. 12, 2008 | Kelly Miller, who heads up the tourism section of the Asheville chamber and oversees the popular website, ExploreAshevile.com, was appointed at the regularly scheduled Asheville City Council monthly meeting on Dec. 9, 2008. He 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 more 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>
POLICE REPORTS
*ALL-SAFE TOWING TWOSOME charged with obtaining property by false pretense in sting operation by Asheville police | One of the big-little stories of Downtown Asheville that is certain to get more attention in 2009. | For details, Click Here>
*POLICE CONDUCT STREET LEVEL PROSTITUTION OPERATION along S. French Broad Ave., Haywood Rd., and Coxe Ave. | The Asheville Police Dept. reported that six people were charged with soliciting undercover officers for prostitution during a prostitution sting conducted on Dec. 18, 2008. | For details, Click Here>
*STEVEN SHULTZ PLEADS GUILTY of July 4th murder of Fred McLeod at Dec. 15, 2009, Buncombe County Superior Court trial | The murder had taken place during a drug deal turned violent in the Beaucatcher Cinemas parking lot across from the Asheville Mall. | For details, Click Here>
*ASHEVILLE POLICE are participating in a 2008 holiday campaign to clamp down on intoxicated drivers | The Asheville Police Department recently announced that it will work in conjunction with agencies statewide and participate in the North Carolina governor’s highway safety program known as “Booze It & Lose It" campaign. Announced actions include stepped up patrols and a concentration on impaired drivers.
*POLICE 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>
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. Discount ends Dec. 31, 2008. | For info, Click Here>
Swedish Massage by Brett Rodgers * Photo: Vitality 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>
*NEW, MONEY-SAVING COUPONS AVAILABLE ON CHAMBER'S NEW WEBSITE, SaveInAsheville.com | To download online coupons provided by local businesses and professionals, Click Here>
FOR MORE IDEAS AT SHOPPINGASHEVILLE.COM, 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>
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*CURRENT ISSUE of WNC Woman | Click Here>
POOL TREE BY ZEN SUTHERLAND
*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>
*OUT IN ASHEVILLE Launches Daily Gay News Online | For current OIA/LGBTQ news, Click Here>
*MELISSA ETHERIDGE: On Rev. Rick Warren | With unity in mind, 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.
*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' 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>
*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> |
*For 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 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 and fundraiser, Click Here>
ASHBIZ.COM
THE BUSINESS OF ASHEVILLE
Designing for Human Comfort Jan. 7
*LUNCH 'N LEARN at Bobo Gallery | Affiliated Consutants will present a workshop about how to create a more comfortable and productive work environment, and at the same time lower operating costs. | For details, Click Here>
Starting A Business in Tough Times Jan. 17
*S.C.O.R.E. PRESENTS a half-day seminar | The seminar, scheduled for Jan. 17 from 8:30 to 12 noon, is sponsored by the Asheville law firm of Patla, Straus, Robinson & Moore, PA, which specializes in business and corporate law. | For details, 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>
*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>
PARKSIDE NEWS
The Scandal Continues
Steve Rasmussen: Community Activist * Photo: Belzak/Mediabear
Why Save Hayes & Hopson Building from Demolition
*STEVE RASMUSSEN SPEAKS OUT in favor of preserving Asheville's heritage by saving the Hayes & Hopson Building | Asheville's oldest structure, the Hayes & Hopson building, next to the historic jail and beside Asheville's central park, is slated for demolition by Stewart Coleman, developer/builder of 21 Battery Park condominiums and the controversial Parkside project in front City Hall. Steve Rasmussen (pictured above as he presents an anti-Parkside petition this past summer at a heated Buncombe County commissioners meeting), one of the key figures in those who have publicly opposed Parkside and in saving Asheville's historic magnolia, now speaks out again against Stewart Coleman's threat to destroy another important piece of Asheville's heritage. | For more, Click Here>
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 news analysis about what Asheville developer Stewart Coleman might have up his sleeve next concerning his Parkside condominium project, Click Here>
HUMOR (NO KIDDING!)
Photo: Belzak/MediaBear
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>
*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 GREY 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
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 NEWS and tell your story | 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>
Obama to Travel by Train from Philly to DC for Inauguration Weekend
*THE CULMINATION OF BARACK OBAMA'S TWO-YEAR JOURNEY to the White House | The 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Mon., Dec. 15, that the President-elect, Vice President-elect and their families will travel via railroad to Washington, D.C. on Sat. January 17, 2009, and host events along the way in Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore. | For details, 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>
Electoral College Updates
*FOR AMERICA'S POLITICAL OUTCOMES ... that Haven't All Yet Come In | For those who are keeping count, especially in Minnesota, where the recount continues: Click Here>
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>
MUSICIANS WHO PLAY ASHEVILLE
*BARREL HOUSE MAMAS: Tennessee Waltz | Click Here>
*DELTA MOON: Clear Blue Flame | Click Here>
*DONNA THE BUFFALO: Family Picture | Click Here>
*FIRECRACKER JAZZ BAND: Happy Feet | Click Here>
*JAZZ THE RIPPER: In the Park | Click Here>
*KELLIN WATSON: Chains of Love | Click Here>
*LAURA BLACKLEY: Ain't Gonna Lay Down and Die | Click Here>
*MAD TEA PARTY: Every Way | Click Here>
*PRESTON COOPER: Mr. Tambourine Man | Click Here>
*SONS OF RALPH: Big Spike Hammer | 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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