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Three strong winds: From left, flutist Kate Steinbeck, bassoonist Rosalind Buda and clarinetist Fred Lemmons. — Photo by Frank Zipperer Photography. Spring and All A selection of Pan Harmonia concerts…

Local musician Ben Hovey (aka HoveyKraft) is a one-man band in the suavest sense of the word. His "musical adventures fusing EDM with soul, dub, jazz, hip-hop, and world music…

Local pop-noir band stephaniesid makes an exciting promise with the release if its fifth full length: They Won’t Know What To Do With Us. While that claim may be true,…

London-born, New York-based (with a stop-off in Paris) songwriter Rupert Wates can also count WNC among his locales. He recorded his most recent album, At The Losers’ Motel, at Echo…

The upcoming concert of the Asheville Choral Society, A Night to Remember, promises "songs to light up the night and put a swing in your step." Singers (conducted by Melodie…

Underlying urgency: Total War makes melodic indie rock with an inescapable sense of movement, reminiscent of bands like Cursive (thanks to frontman Jeremy Rose's gruff and affective baritone). The local…

Happiness is a warm… The debate over gun control moves to the canvas with The Gun Show, featuring works by Connie Bostic, on display at Flood Gallery through the month…

Ad buster: Henco will complement its poster displays with a monthly, one-window exhibit. Window perception New work is going in Henco Reprographic’s window at 54 Broadway St. It’s neither word-…

Flannel-wearers and wine drinkers alike can find durable, stylish menswear at Old North. Photo by Max Cooper It’s always exciting when a new, independently owned business opens in Asheville. Especially…

It’s always exciting when a new, independently owned business opens in Asheville. Especially when it involves jewelry, or rustically cool boots, or luxe dresses, or crisp new denim. Three boutiques,…

Instrumental music leaves your imagination to itself; the sounds are free to lope and form images without the tired sagas imposed by the refrains of grocery-store songs. At a Feb.…

Local musician Ben Hovey (aka HoveyKraft) is a one-man band in the suavest sense of the word. His "musical adventures fusing EDM with soul, dub, jazz, hip-hop, and world music…

Keep an eye out for Pisgah Legal representatives at your favorite coffee shops. Say hello, and find out more about the nonprofit law firm.

The Hilliard Avenue building gets revived as a restaurant, sake brewery and good-time joint from Elliott Moss and Jonathan Robinson of The Admiral and the former owners of Eatbox food…

Photo by Max Cooper Some buildings are a collection of rooms; others, even when they’re empty, are places (or perhaps Places with a capital P). Allgood Coffee, which opened Monday,…

Photo by Max Cooper Three years ago, Dave Quinn, co-founder and co-owner of Pisgah Brewing Company, bought a shuttle bus. He converted it into a camper and headed to California.…

Photo by Max Cooper As Cynthia Pierce rolls out a piecrust in her kitchen, she often looks up to see her husband, potter Akira Satake, engaged in a similar motion.…

Photo by Max Cooper No matter where she works, former English teacher Ashley Teran makes creativity a priority. “I was known as the crazy, creative teacher,” she says, recalling the…

Photo by Max Cooper From Bistro 1896, her Pack Square restaurant, Jenna Harrison has watched Asheville grow since 1997. The changes have been overwhelmingly positive, she says, but she feels…

Pisgah Legal focuses on the essentials; the nonprofit offers free legal assistance to low-income people with housing, health-care and safety needs. True to form, Pisgah Legal wants to connect with…

Success stories: As the executive director of the Asheville YWCA’s MotherLove program for high school parents, Tangela Bowman says the program helps teen moms like A.C. Reynolds junior Svetlana Contreras…

Maariah K McAndrew discovers new ways to use herbs at a wild fermentation workshop and medicinal plant walk, one of the many elements of the Urban Farm School. Dirty hands…

Andy Warhol said that “good business is the best art.” Many local artists add that having business skills under your belt is what makes a creative living truly sustainable. One…

Wanna go? WHAT: A North Carolina Utilities Commission public hearing on Progress Energy’s rate-increase request. The commission regulates the rates and services of public utilities. WHEN: Tuesday, March 5, at…

Andy Warhol said that “good business is the best art.” Many local artists add that having business skills under your belt is what makes a creative living truly sustainable. One…

The high priestess of Seely’s Castle was one of the most remarkable women I’ve ever known. She came to us as a domestic when we were living in a small…

Editor's note: The following collection of letters comes from Rachel Reeser, a third-grade teacher at Isaac Dickson Elementary School, and a few of her students. According to Reeser, the students…

I have a few concerns after reading the Jan. 31 mountainx.com article, “Moffitt Proposes Ban on Public Female Toplessness.” (See http://avl.mx/qi.) To Rep. Tim Moffitt and all those he represents,…

N.C. House Bill 34, the bill proposed by Reps. Rayne Brown and Tim Moffitt, was inspired by the GoTopless protests in Asheville. The bill received national attention after being introduced…

The plan of Republicans in North Carolina to enact voter-ID laws is pure smokescreen designed to divert our attention from the very real and systematic vote fraud perpetrated by Republicans…