Here’s where you can find your polling place. This is important information, as Asheville has a dizzying array of precincts, some of them quite small.
Furthermore, when people move, they often forget to update their address with the Board of Elections, and thus may have to vote in their old location.
Be prepared for long lines [...]
November 3, 2008
Categories: Asheville, Election '08, politics . . Author: ampersandpilcrow . Comments: Leave a Comment
Anatomy of a gas crunch:
When the gas gets to Spartanburg, Colonial’s customers get their fuel and truck it up to the mountains for delivery to gas stations. However, the industry’s big dogs—companies like Exxon and BP—have first dibs on the available supply. Normally, this isn’t a problem, but if there’s a shortage, local independent distributors [...]
October 1, 2008
Categories: Asheville . . Author: ampersandpilcrow . Comments: 1 Comment
* I found out today that someone recently called me power-hungry. I’ll take that as a compliment, especially in this city.
* I have a craving for steak.
* Kathleen Sebelius is coming to Asheville
* While I’m on the topic of this fair town, what it really needs is a fetish/latex fashion place with some decently affordable [...]
September 18, 2008
Categories: Asheville, Hybrid, politics, quotes . . Author: ampersandpilcrow . Comments: Leave a Comment
Holy shit. From this fascinating article in Radar:
Gen’s royal “we” has taken on an added resonance after Jaye’s death, since in a way he’s speaking for both of them: The pandrogeny project is still ongoing, but in a different form. Now Gen feels it’s his duty to represent both himself and Jaye on this physical [...]
September 3, 2008
Categories: Asheville, Hybrid, Occult . . Author: ampersandpilcrow . Comments: Leave a Comment