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Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Affordable Housing Summit set for Sept. 29

Jason Sandford September 8, 2017

Also, a new downtown Asheville restaurant is in the works, and more.

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The royal wedding: Ken and Barbie

Breaking news: The local TV station’s version of Ken and Barbie, are now married. We know this because the local …

Mighty Tar Heels

I’ve been conspicuously absent lately in writing about the Tar Heels. I just couldn’t bring myself to do anything during …

Whoring my way down the information superhighway

I am selling my first item on e-bay. The Beer Guy says it’s “the devil’s work.” But I can’t help …

Back in the saddle: the pope, punking out and pulling a tube

Ok, ok. I know I’ve been gone a week or so. So sue me. They pulled the tube on Terry …

Panties and poker

Our local TV news had a story tonight about Maggie Valley’s porn star opening up a panty shop in town, …

Fairview man arrested for Schiavo bounty plot

There’s big breaking news in Ashvegas – police have arrested a Fairview man for placing a $250,000 bounty on the …

This guy wannabe sheriff

Responding to my earlier post speculating about who might be the next the High Sheriff of Buncombe County (click Ashvegas …

From Aspen to Ashvegas

God bless Hunter S. Thompson. This sounds an awful like lot like some of the Ashvegas hippie literati. Every place …

Johnny and Jesus in the clouds

The Beer Guy told this story the other night at the Westville: Well, I’ve seen Johnny Cash in concert. Let …

Far from normal

As you can see from below, I am only barely half normal. Which I think is good. Clink on the …

Sophia’s joy

I love Sophia’s joy. You see it here, in the pure unmitigated happiness of flight, or at least the closest …

The story of the 1-3 crew

They sound familiar. The coppery tones of the Go-Gos. The chirpy rap of Blondie. Funky strains of the B-52s. It’s …

Eastabunny

Each year about this time, the Eastabunny comes out to play. It started a couple of years ago as just …

Baretta

I can’t believe Baretta is walking a free man tonight. Does anyone really believe that he DIDN’t do it? Dominic …

The day the earth stood still

Predicting the weather in the mountains is much like what I imagine being a political pundit is like – you …

Carolina chemistry

It’s that time of year again. Time for the madness of the march to the Final Four – the NCAA …

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