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• Local Matters: Going Postal

  

  Margaret Williams, Jake Frankel and Bill Rhodes | 11/23/2011

  Reporter Jake Frankel and photographer Bill Rhodes discuss a recent public hearing about the proposed closure of a mail-processing facility in Asheville.

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• Local Matters: Coming and going in Buncombe County

  

  Margaret Williams and David Forbes | 11/21/2011

  Xpress news reporter David Forbes talks about a new interactive map detailing the migrations to and from Buncombe County.

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• Local Matters: Small Bites ... with added fursuit action

  

  Steve Shanafelt and Mackensy Lunsford | 11/18/2011

  Xpress food writer Mackensy Lunsford reports on A Taste of Asheville, coffee trucks, the growing use of matcha (green tea) in local foods, and the expansion of the Asheville Pizza Company to a third location.

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• Local Matters: Beer Buzz

  

  Margaret Williams, Jake Frankel and Anne Fitten Glenn | 11/18/2011

  Reporter Jake Frankel and beer columnist Anne Fitten Glenn discuss the state of beer business and culture in Asheville.

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• Local Matters: Buncombe County Commission Recap for Nov. 16, 2011

  

  Margaret Williams and Jake Frankel | 11/16/2011

  News reporter Jake Frankel talks about the recent Buncombe County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011.

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• Local Matters: Razor-thin win in City election

  

  Steve Shanafelt and Jake Frankel | 11/16/2011

  Xpress news reporter Jake Frankel talks about the razor-thin win of Jan Davis over Lael Gray for Asheville City Council.

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• Local Matters: A truck and bull story

  

  Steve Shanafelt and Mackensy Lunsford | 11/04/2011

  Xpress food writer Mackensy Lunsford talks about a dining experience involving plenty of strange dishes -- including bull penis -- an upcoming visit to Asheville by famed chef Anthony Bourdain and the ongoing issues with local food trucks.

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• Local Matters: How green are your Asheville City Council candidates?

  

  Margaret Williams and Susan Andrew | 11/03/2011

  In this podcast, Xpress Green Scene reporter Susan Andrew discusses a recent environmental questionnaire answered by all six Asheville City Council candidates.

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• Local Matters: The lopsided fundraising battle over the A-B Tech tax referendum

  

  Margaret Williams and Jake Frankel | 11/01/2011

  In this podcast, Xpress reporter Jake Frankel talks about a recently released report detailing the fundraising efforts of groups on both sides of the proposed 1/4 cent sales tax increase to support A-B Tech.

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• Local Matters: The case of the taken 'Treasured Trees'

  

  Margaret Williams and Susan Andrew | 10/27/2011

  In this podcast, Xpress Green Scene reporter Susan Andrew talks to News Editor Margaret Williams about the removal of several city-required trees, including an Asheville Greenworks-designated "treasured tree," from Patton Avenue by Wells Fargo.

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