The lowly chicken has been big news around town lately.

It’s a big bad world out there. Even for bloggers, danger abounds.

After a vote by members of the Haywood Road Market and an April 25 meeting of its board, the West Asheville co-op has closed and will be closing out its inventory.

URTV members voted 33-12 on Wednesday to dismiss outspoken board member Davyne Dial, according to figures from URTV staff. However, Dial and her supporters have taken issue with the process.

Time is running out to get tickets for this Spring’s Lake Eden Arts Festival, one of WNC’s most-loved festivals. Sales end Wednesday at noon.

The question of whether or not Asheville would support a theater—or a part of a theater—devoted to showing older movies—by which I mean movies not currently in release—has come up several times in discussions I’ve had with local theater managers. It’s a question to which there is no easy answer, though input from moviegoing readers might offer some clues in the matter.

With a mostly cloudy weekend in the works, it’s the perfect time to make indoor plans (see the following list of shows—including a Sunday play!). But there is a little sun in the forecast, so dust off the lawn chair and break out the cooler: warm weather music series are upon us. As usual, nothing costs more than $5.

Susan Rebecca White’s debut novel describes Atlanta culture and society through the eyes of three very different women.

We hit up resident festival expert (and Xpress assistant distribution manager) Jeff Tallman for all the tips on this weekend’s French Broad River Festival.

While state legislators are considering a bill that appears to relax groundwater standards, state environmental officials are seeking public comment on rule changes that strengthen some of them – and relax others.

Whether or not outspoken URTV board member Davyne Dial will be removed from the public-access channel’s board will be decided in a poll today from 1 to 10 p.m. at URTV’s offices. Xpress invites URTV members to weigh in with their opinions and their experiences — and how they plan to vote.

Asheville City Council at its April 28 meeting approved new rules for keeping chickens but held off on a dog-tether ban.

Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.

A clogged sewer line backed up into the basement of Tupelo Honey Cafe, a popular Asheville restaurant and tourist destination, causing thousands of dollars of damage and forcing the restaurant to remain closed for more than a week.