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A warmer place: Experimental label Headway Recordings offers an interior experience
If the typical sequence goes band, record label, concerts, then Asheville's Headway started backward. Headway began in 2008 as a series of live events — Headway Presents — at Izzy’s.…Smart Bets: Tift Merritt
Even though she now lives in New York, singer-songwriter Tift Merritt says she'll always consider herself a North Carolina musician. "The only thing that's more formative in my life than…Smart Bets: Perpetual Groove
After 10 years, the jazz-prog-trance-R&B band known affectionately as PGroove is about to be a bit less perpetual. The quartet (Brock Butler on guitar and vocals, bassist Adam Perry, Matthew…Smart Bets: Mountains
Centralia, the new release by Brooklyn-by-way-of-Chicago drone duo Mountains, is described as the band's most fully realized to date. The sound of the twosome (Koen Holtkamp and Brendon Anderegg) is…Smart Bets: La Pasión Flamenca
The romance really heats up the weekend after Valentine's Day — that's when the Spanish dance and music company Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana makes a two-night stop at Diana Wortham…Clubland photos
Modesty’s the best policy: Local post-rock quintet Fictions claim to "make a lot of noise and the occasional song or two," but the band's atmospheric slow burners have a mounting…Calendar highlights
From Oaxaca to Asheville: Photographer Henry Stindt traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico to capture the festivals and ceremonies that make that region unique. A closing reception for his exhibit, The Mestizo…State of the arts (and crafts): Grove Park Inn conference celebrates Arts and Crafts ideals
Period furnishings at the Grove Park Inn. Photos by Kyle Sherard Asheville is hailed as an Art Deco capital, in the ranks with Miami for its architecture of that style.…Stripped down, amped up: The Get Right Band launches its EP, Shake
The view from here: The Get Right Band’s members have decades of friendship and more genres than they can count informing their sound. With new EP, Shake, they’ve polished their…food
AIR’s Small Plate Crawl starts today
Nearly 30 restaurants offer special deals for the interactive dining experience.86 the chef: Chefs depart; restaurants reorder
Elliott Moss (left) and Ivan Candido at The Admiral. Photo by Max Cooper Ivan Candido: head chef, book-lover, ramen-seeker When Ivan Candido talks about cooking, his eyes go watery. He…CSA FYI: Trends, Types, and To-Dos
A quick guide to today’s Community Supported Agriculture programs What is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a great way to enjoy fresh, locally grown food and connect with…Going Coastal: VegHeads expands to Savannah
Photo by Max Cooper VegHeads drive-thru is getting a dining room, but you'll have to go to Savannah to eat in it. The Merrimon Avenue vegetarian restaurant will open a…Tomato no more: The Latin American restaurant had been open for a decade in West Asheville
There’s that question mark again: Tomato’s windows sport the same pesky punctuation as the forthcoming Isa’s Bistro downtown. Both properties are owned by the same management company. Photo by Emily…Give your belly a voice: Vote for Asheville as the South’s tastiest town
Whether you prefer to nibble tapas at Cúrate or sink your teeth into a burrito at Mamacita's, it's probably clear to you that Asheville is the tastiest town in the…A different sort of supper club: Locavoire offers a night of vegan dining and live entertainment
Photo by Max Cooper Not every town has a castle or a Masonic temple. Asheville has both. Scott Franklin Manning, a recent transplant from Hawaii, thinks it's high time you…One pantry at a time: Asheville Goods offers local tasties in gift boxes
Today, Asheville; tomorrow, the nation — that's the plan for pantry domination Asheville Goods envisions. The new gift box company makes it easy to send local goods throughout the country.…Give your belly a voice
Whether you prefer to nibble tapas at Cúrate or sink your teeth into a burrito at Mamacita's, it's probably clear to you that Asheville is the tastiest town in the…news
Transcending Asheville: Local clinic works to aid Asheville’s transgender residents
For many transgender men and women — the “T” in LGBTQ — Asheville offers a road to acceptance and a comfortable, integrated life. But transgender people often face hurdles in…Borderline: Asheville family lives the immigration debate
In May 2005, Angela Tapia stood on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande River, waiting to cross to the United States with her husband, Ernesto Galindo, and their two…Teddy bears donated to kids at Mission Children’s Hospital on Valentine’s Day
With love: Since Madeline "Maddie" Jones died in a car crash in December, her mother Kristie Worley(pictured above) has received hundreds of teddy bears in her 3-year-old daughter's memory. Photo…In the garden
Master beekeeper Diane Almond will share tips and bust myths about pollinators at the Swannanoa Library on Thursday, Feb. 28. Biker turned beekeeper Diane Almond, co-owner of Honey Bees and…Compliments don’t pay the bills: Knowing when to let a business go
Best choices: Leslie Logemann, founder (and baker) of Ms. American Pie Company in Brevard, made one of the toughest decisions a business owner can — close down and focus on…Portion of former CTS property for sale
When Tate MacQueen drove past the former CTS of Asheville plant recently on his way home, a for-sale sign caught his eye. The 8.3-acre parcel on offer was originally part…Ups and downs: Despite higher property values, Asheville strapped for cash
The cost of everything from fuel to transit to health care has continued to grow, which could leave the city once again struggling just to break even.Ice House Demolition
Demolition of the River Arts District's iconic Ice House has begun. Asheville City Council voted Jan. 8 to take down the massive structure but leave its landmark smokestack intact. Photo…Obama talks manufacturing, middle-class growth at Linamar Corp.
A message from the president: “While they could have gone any place in the world, they saw this incredible potential right here in Asheville. They saw the most promise in…Business Blotter
Openings Dough market, 372 Merrimon Ave., 712-4350, www.doughasheville.com. Livi’s Pantry, 41 N. Merrimon Ave., 251-1958. http://www.livispantry.com. Smoke Rings smoke shop, 105 Broadway St. 575-9553. Closings Tomato Cocina Latina, 70 Westgate…Homeward Bound: Local nonprofit helps area’s homeless find long-lasting solutions
“Every time it is cold and I go into my own house, I think, 'It is not OK that people in our community are sleeping outside tonight,’” says Emily Ball,…opinion
Money talks: For nonprofits, doing good makes clear economic sense
As state lawmakers craft sweeping legislative changes, we urge our elected officials to consider the crucial economic and social impacts of Western North Carolina’s wide web of nonprofit services.He Loves Asheville
Obama in Asheville…Again (A Poem)
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Downtown Canton’s face-painting “scene” a joke: An anti-Art-Clique manifestoWho’s really stealing your wages?
I am writing in response to Jennifer Casey's Feb. 6 letter, "We Are Not All Made of Patience. I would like to take this opportunity to inform the author and…Go big or go home
While I don’t agree with all laws/government mandates, I don't think wielding a gun to create my militia to protect my homeland is the right answer [“Diversity Is Perfection,” Feb.…Arming teachers isn’t unreasonable — it’s insane
Reading William Forstchen's argument in favor of arming teachers made me almost physically sick to my stomach [“Shooting From the Hip,” Feb. 6 Xpress]. Every month in America more than…Not your average Confederate
Someone has to have some serious white guilt if she thinks that some kids mocking H.K. Edgerton walking around with his rebel flag merits a letter to the editor [“Be…Can’t Mountain Xpress find a more intelligent cartoonist?
I was happy to see the Jamie Cameron's Feb. 13 letter to Xpress criticizing "cartoonist" Randy Molton. Aren't cartoons supposed to be funny sometimes? Aren't they supposed to convey a…You have a responsibility to be mindful
A little less than two months ago I migrated to Asheville from New York City, as many did before me. I came for the spiritual vibe, to surround myself with…Use tax dollars to support more students
I enthusiastically support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in our schools, but there are many issues with putting it in the location recommended by the Buncombe County school…