Leslie Rogers on Lexington Ave. Photo by Julie Tracy.
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Inauguration Celebration
The following photos are from The Orange Peel’s Inauguration Gala on Tuesday, Jan. 20: Franzi Charen and Kip Veno, owners of Hip Replacements. Funky Haray2. April Shamel. Joe Adams of local break dance troupe Hunab Kru. Joe made his own hat and scarf. Images by Jonathan Welch.
Book Report: Around Biltmore Village
Bill Alexander’s Around Biltmore Village offers a charming closer look—along with plenty of rare images and little-known facts—into the evolution of one of Asheville’s iconic areas.
Walnut St. on a snowy Tuesday
Amanda (left) and Megan, bundled up on a chilly day.
Family jewels
The South may rise again, but Randol Duncan—the acrid main character of The Plunder Room (Thomas Dunne Books, 2009)—will not. Randol narrates his tale from the confines of his wheelchair, a rare paraplegic hero fashioned, in many ways, in the image of his maker. “This whole country has been plundered”: John Jeter says he “was […]
SoundTrack
DJ music, perhaps more so than any other concert experience, requires a fairly extensive pre-existing knowledge to get what’s happening on stage. There are musical genres (like drum and bass), subgenres (darkstep, drum funk), fusion genres (Raggajungle, Raggacore); the lineages of which are convoluted and highly debatable. Unlike “genre-defying” bands, DJs seems fairly comfortable with […]
Move over Michelle Obama: What’s Asheville wearing on Inauguration Day?
Asheville Street Style is keeping an eye on what locals are wearing, today and every day.
If Johnny Cash met Jack Sparrow
Brothers Eli and Scott, behind the counter of Firestorm Cafe & Books.
This weekend on a shoestring
Start the weekend early (on Thursday) and still spend less the cost of a decent six-pack with these bargain shows. Nothing over five bucks.
Laughing all the way to the Inauguration
Local comedian Tom Chalmers celebrates this week’s presidential inauguration with a special political review.
Sweater weather
Gigi Renee, owner of Vintage Moon (46 Commerce St., Asheville, 225-2768) wears a dress by Katwise. (Similar sweaters and dresses can be purchased at Vintage Moon, along with a well-edited collection of vintage apparel.)
Texture and Drape
Allie, visiting Asheville from Philadelphia, takes 30 minutes to get ready in the morning. She owns 25-30 pairs of shoes, her favorite perfume is Ralph Lauren Romance and her favorite clothes are three sweaters from Anthology. She likes clothes with texture and drape, and her style is influenced by her major as a Fiberist. Allie […]
Everyday Vintage
Though Jessica didn’t buy any of her vintage pieces (lovingly-worn denim jacket and patinaed campus boots) locally, variations on both items turn up in second hand stores like Madam Butterfly (102 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville, 250-9124), Ragtime (20 E. Walnut St., Asheville, 225-8889) and The Honeypot (86 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville, 225-0304).
Book Report: Two new places to read and how to help a great cause with old CDs
This week’s Book Report is not about what to read so much as where to read. The former Reader’s Corner reopens as Montford Books & More this Friday and Battery Park Book Exchange prepares to welcome readers in a few weeks.
This weekend on a shoestring
So what if your budget is tighter than a wool sweater after a hot-water wash cycle? You still go out on the town and catch a band or two. This week’s roundup offers one great bargain and seven free-admission shows.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
If you only own three pairs of shoes, make ‘em count…
Landscape Architect Jeff owns three pairs of shoes. His Clarks (pictured below) are his favorite thing to wear. Jeff takes 10 minutes to get ready, he does not wear cologne and his style is based on comfort. Images and profile by Anthony Bellemare.
Painting the whole picture
The way Ted Oliver sees it, art can portray both the positive and negative aspects of culture and history. “Art doesn’t always have to show pretty things, it can also show the struggle and the problems that have evolved,” explains the co-owner of Oliver’s Southern Folk Art in Hendersonville. “The greatest poet I ever heard […]
SoundTrack
If women are under-represented in the mainstream music industry, they certainly aren’t when it comes to Western N.C.‘s music scene. Female performers take local stages in every genre, from indie-pop to post-punk. Proving that the sisters are doing it for themselves, these three very different recordings by Miriam Allen, Laura Reed and Valorie Miller each […]
Better than Rose-Colored Glasses
Andrea, spotted on the corner of Haywood St. and Battery Park, found her heart-shaped sun glasses at Hip Replacements.
Meggie, Friday afternoon
Meggie spends 10 minutes to get ready each day. She owns 7-10 pairs of shoes. She has recently gone through a style change and is influenced by music and high-fashion. She works as a cashier at a gas station in East Asheville. Her favorite wardrobe item is her new pair of Minnetonka Moccasins, purchased for […]