Pauline Former (of the famous Frommer’s travel guides) made an appearance on GMA to tout the revitalized River Arts District as being one reason they recommend Asheville as one of their places to go see. The one takeaway from this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of the hyperbole for a new Chipotle is the epitome of flimflammery. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2015 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Moogfest has been moved from New York to Asheville and sources say, it may now move to Durham. Are they to blame for being too ungrateful for the incentives the city and county gave them to prop up their privately-held[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dealing with crime and vandalism is both frightening and annoying enough for a business, but dealing with it over… and over… and over again can make you think you are in some kind of Infinite Loop. __________________________ Cartoon originally published[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What will a city ban on wild and exotic animal acts at the U.S. Cellular Center mean for the circus? What will kids today miss by not being exposed to entertainment that thrilled their great-great grandparents? What shapes of animal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Vacancy rates for apartments in this area were recently surveyed by a consultant as being a number that is even less than the amount of butterfat content in reduced fat milk. (Click for a larger, easier-to-read version here:) __________________________ Cartoon originally[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just because certain bureaucratic state regulations put a damper on a potentially fun warm weather event does not mean local residents can’t enjoy the slipping and sliding around the city right now in the dread of winter! __________________________ Cartoon originally[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Breweries seem to be populating Asheville as fast as bunnies, but now there is controversy about homeowners renting out their places in the rental-vacancy-starved area to short-term renters via sites like AirBnB. Which one is like to go first? Originally[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The flap about a billboard that was defaced was a highly-commented-on one last week. I probably could have used the actual “Pepsi” name, and not changed it to “Popsi”, but with the paper so timid about litigation from using brand[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the iconic, 118 year old obelisk set to begin a restoration process this month (and renewed examination of the native son/former Civil War governor for which it is named), here are some suggestions for new uses of the reinvigorated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Safety concerns on certain city thoroughfares make the idea of going out of town for extreme thrills redundant.
This is a comic about bees and their problems with predators, hippies, student curricula and overprotective drones and any similarities to local stories is strictly a coincidence. Larger Vertical Version: Originally printed in the Asheville, NC alt-weekly paper, Mountain Xpress[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One man’s trash… is another man’s trash… which is sitting next to another man’s trash (in certain recent developments), but at least it is treasure to some non-men. First published in the Asheville, NC alt-weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress” on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The city of Asheville’s new effort to decrease its (reported 230 crashes involving pedestrians between 2008 and 2012, the highest rate per capita, out of the top metro areas in the state) pedestrian accident rate by launching a new Pedestrian-Bicyclist Safety Campaign is a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
