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• Proposed Ellington building clears initial hurdle, getting OK from downtown board

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:54

  From Staff Reports The Ellington, a proposed 23-story hotel and condominium building planned for Biltmore Avenue, received the approval of the cityís Downtown Commission last Friday. The board voted 7-1 to back the plan, with commission memb...

• More action, less grittiness in this ëDie Hardí installment

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:54

  Richard Roeper In ìLive Free or Die Hard,î John McClane is the Energizer Bunny, Chuck Wepner and Batman rolled into one. Like the battery-powered bunny, he just keeps going and going. Like Wepner, the ...

• Tribune editor takes issue with immigration editorial

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:43

    BILL FISHBURNE Senior Editor The Tribune Newspapers EDITORíS NOTE: The following opinion column appeared in last Thursdayís edition of The Asheville Tribune, a general-interest communit...

• County sells out taxpayers again

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:36

  Theyíve done it again. The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has once again sold out the interests of taxpayers to give developers a handout at the expense of the local environment and green space. In November of last year, the commissioners ...

• Rock ëní roll heaven gets doo-wop addition

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:34

    John North Editor & Publisher No doubt, the halls of rock ëní roll heaven are echoing with two new voices ó those of Bill Pinkney of the Drifters and Hank Medress of the Tokens. Pinkney...

• ëSickoí defines Americaís failed health care system

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:32

  Michael Mooreís latest docu-exposÈ examines Americaís health-care system. The filmís title, ìSicko,î sums up his diagnosis. His prescription for restoring health to Americaís health care system is a single-payer nationalized plan, pretty much lik...

• Letters to the Editor: July 18, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:31

  Reader questions policy of unsigned opinion column You really should somehow ìsignî your opinion column. Itís good to know if the entire staff contributed or is it the editor-in-chief, the publisher, individual staff members? It would add ...

• ëMy boyfriend is too cuteí is not a problem

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:29

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon Iím college educated, with a professional job that pays well. My boyfriend of two years does manual labor, makes much less money, and has poor financial prospects. Heís a simple ...

• ëParliament of Whoresí remains funny, though woefully outdated

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:27

  With confidence in government at a historic low thanks to rampant corruption, a lack of basic efficiency and much-needed investigations or prison time for the worst among us, itís perhaps a good time to revisit ìParliament of Whoresî (Grove P...

• Do memories of oneís life form personality blueprints?

  Created: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 18:25

    Janese Johnson What makes oneís personality ó and can it be changed? These questions have been carefully thought about for quite some time. And there are quite a few theories about how our ...

• County sale of park space to condo developer criticized

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:28

  Some residents and planners involved with the development of City-County Plaza in downtown Asheville have raised concerns recently about the sale of a piece of park land to a developer who plans to build a 10-story condominum building where a large magn...

• Festival to sizzle

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:28

  Hollywood dancer Princess Farhana will be the featured artist at the Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival at the Orange Peel in downtown Asheville this weekend. Features will include live shows as well as hands-on workshops. ...

• Town raises height limits on industrial buildings, igniting heated discussion

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:25

  By JIM GENARO BLACK MOUNTAIN ó What began as an attempt to accommodate a large local employerís desire to expand its warehouse led to a series of controversial zoning changes and heated debate by the Black Mountain Board of Aldermen last Monday...

• Buncombe County sued over changes to zoning ordinance

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:24

  A prominent zoning critic and attorney has filed a lawsuit against Buncombe County, saying the Board of Commissioners violated state and county rules when passing a new zoning ordinance. Albert Sneed filed the suit on behalf of Buncombe property o...

• Tourists score early, hang tough to beat Intimidators

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:23

  KANNAPOLIS ó The Asheville Tourists topped the Kannapolis Intimidators 7-5 in front of 891 fans last Sunday afternoon. The Tourists scored four runs in the third inning to take a 4-0 lead, as Victor Ferrante smacked an RBI double and Mike Paulk hi...

• UNCA hires tennis coach for menís, womenís teams

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:22

  UNC Asheville announced on July 3 the hiring of Lise Gregory as the new coach for its menís and womenís tennis teams. As a result, she will become the second female coach in UNCA history to coach a male sport. Gregoryís hiring also makes h...

• Running store co-owner wins Firecracker 5K race

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:21

  WEAVERVILLE ó Aaron Saft finished at 16 minutes and five seconds to win the 14th annual Kiwanis Firecracker 5K (3.1-mile) foot race last Wednesday. Saft, 29, is co-owner of Foot RX, a recently opened running store in South Asheville, Finishi...

• July 2 shoulder injury forces star to miss Futures Game

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:20

  An injury forced former Roberson High star Cameron Maybin to miss the Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game this past Sunday. Maybe, who underwent a magnetic resonance imaging for his injured shoulder last Thursday, learned that he likely wil...

• Police Blotter: July 11, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:19

  Sculpture of piglet pilfered in front of Vance Monument Asheville police are investigating the disappearance of a sculpture of a piglet that used to stand in front of the Vance Monument downtown. The statue was discovered to be missing last ...

• ëEvan Almightyí could be called ëGod Is My Co-Signerí

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:08

    Richard Roeper Oh, my God, this movie sucks. Iíll say this much: Kudos to Jim Carrey for pulling off perhaps the most amazing disappearing-act hat trick in motion-picture history. With his non-appeara...