Mountain Xpress
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Publisher | Jeff Fobes |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 2 Wall St Asheville, NC 28801 United States |
| Circulation | 28,565[1] |
| Website | www.mountainx.com |
The Mountain Xpress is an alternative newspaper covering news, arts, local politics, and events in Asheville and western North Carolina. Published each Wednesday in print and online, it has a print circulation of about 29,000.[1] The Mountains Xpress is one of 130 member newspapers of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
Mission statement[edit]
The newspaper's mission is "To build community and strengthen democracy by serving an active, thoughtful readership at the local level – where the impact of citizen action is greatest." [1]
Weekly features[edit]
- Opinion & Letters, with regular cartoons by Randy Molton & Brent Brown
- News (covering Buncombe County Commission, Asheville City Council and other local issues)
- Community Calendar, listing events held by nonprofits and/or noncommercial venues around Western North Carolina[2]
- Conscious Party (the weekly "fun fundraiser")
- News of the Weird (bizarre news stories, compiled by Chuck Shepherd[3])
- Asheville Disclaimer (satire news[4])
- Wellness (health news)
- Green Scene (environmental-news feature)
- Food (covering restaurant, food & beverage news — including "Small Bites" short stories)
- Beer Scout (local beer & brewery news)
- On Tap (brewery calendar, listing new beer releases & other events at 18 local breweries[5])
- Arts & Entertainment (music & art news — including "Smart Bets" short stories)
- Clubland (live music listings around Western North Carolina[6])
- Cranky Hanke (movie reviews from noted film critic and author Ken Hanke)
- Marketplace (classifieds, personals & astrology)
Online-only features include:
- Screening Room and Weekly Reeler (both movie-related columns by Ken Hanke)
- Sound Check (exclusive music videos)
- Faces in the Crowd (crowdfunding initiatives around Western North Carolina)
- Acoustic Asheville (acoustic exclusive music videos)
- Stage Sights (concert photos)
- 30 Days Out (concerts coming up in the next month)
- CalCast (community calendar podcast)
Best of WNC[edit]
The Xpress publishes an annual "Best of WNC" listing the best restaurants, businesses, and activities in the Asheville area, based on a readers' poll.
Other Xpress guides to the area include Asheville Eats & Drinks, the WNC Green Building Directory, and supplements on the Asheville Film Festival, Bele Chere Festival, Women in Business and more.
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ a b "Mountain Xpress". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved 2006-02-12.
- ^ http://mountainx.com/calendar/
- ^ http://www.newsoftheweird.com/
- ^ https://mountainx.com/tag/ashevilledisclaimer/
- ^ http://mountainx.com/ontap/
- ^ http://mountainx.com/clubland/
External links[edit]
- Mountain Xpress Web site
- Asheville Street Style Web site
- Asheville Eats & Drinks Web site
- WNC Green Building Directory Web site
