'Fat' remark snares Asheville doctor Source: citizen-times.com
Dr. Earl Sunderhaus, of Asheville Eye Center on Tunnel Road, is awaiting word from the board about any actions it may take against him for making cutting criticisms of a female patient, including telling her she was fat and poking her thigh.
Lesbian couple ties the knotSource: citizen-times.com
The marriage of Lisa Holmes and Amy Niemas will not be recognized by the state of North Carolina, which allows marriage only between a man and a woman.
Asheville, NC is Out of GasSource: MotherJones.com
The city of Asheville, North Carolina and surrounding towns are so short on gas that residents must wait over an hour to fill their tanks, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times.
Illegal Gambling in Asheville fadingSource: asheville cabin blog
Since all video poker machines have been banned the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department and the Asheville Police Department have seen drastic reductions in illegal gambling throughout the area.

Here in Asheville, NC, the police department is updating an ages-old concept in their attempts to discourage unwanted behaviour: public humiliation.

In Celestina's Vinestock Anyone, article, she made a recommendation that Vinestock be held in Asheville, North Carolina.
The Asheville Citizen Times and Monsanto MilkSource: Asheville Citizen Times
Hats off to free speech in Asheville!! The Asheville Citizen Times has done what the New York Times and the Washington Times and other corporate sell outs refuse to do. They allowed a citizen view and an editorial making a case against Monsanto Milk.
Asheville man to go for world record on 44-foot bikeSource: citizen-times.com
Part circus, part serious, Michael Mooney's daredevil attempt to pilot a 44-foot bicycle at the Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival next week is as much about performance anxiety as it is performance art.

Asheville, NC -- "I was just sitting on my back steps, having a beer, when suddenly I heard a "yip" from around the area of the dog house," begins Lacey Lindley, a long time resident of Sunny Side trailer park here in the shelter of the North Carolina mountains, "I thought Scruf …
Asheville settles protest-fee suitSource: citizen-times.com
An immigrant rights group that challenged a $1,500 city fee for demonstrating on public streets has forced the city to change its law.
Asheville Police Work To Find Charges That StickSource: citizen-times.com
Jonas Phillips, an Asheville, NC resident, was standing on a bridge with a sign which read "Impeach Bush" when he was arrested by local police. Never read his Miranda rights, he was bustled off to jail upon charges of "obstructing the sidewalk".
How I Got Arrested for Holding an IMPEACH SignSource: AfterDowningStreet.org
I am writing to tell you about an abuse of power in Asheville, NC by a police sergeant. I occasionally stand on an interstate overpass near my place of work in the mornings and hold a sign that says 'IMPEACH BUSH / CHENEY'.