Coming Home: Veterans explore new ways to heal
Volume
22
/ Issue 11
Cover Design Credit:
Norn CutsonCover Photography Credit:
Paul M. Howey
Many local veterans are finding that conventional approaches to treating PTSD only go so far. They’re turning to alternatives provided by various nonprofit groups to find the help they need to heal.
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Smart bets: The Lee Boys
The Lee Boys help close out the final RiverMusic installment of the season Friday, Oct. 9. Music starts at 5:30 p.m. with Lyric; Fred Wesley & The New JBs headline…Jon Stickley Trio releases a virtuosic new instrumental album
Intending to record an album with a 30/70 vocal/instrumental split, local band The John Stickley Trio — with the help of producer Dave King — came out of the studio…Smart bets: stephaniesid
The pop-noir band brings a soulful voice and other sonic pleasantries to Isis Restaurant & Music Hall — where recent album Excavator was partially developed during a 2014 residency —…After 30 years, Ozric Tentacles is still underground
Ozric Tentacles is that rare group that appeals to fans of trance/rave, techno, jam, psychedelic, and space/progressive rock. Founded in Somerset, England — and currently based in Colorado — the…Smart bets: Futurebirds
The Southern-bred travelers play a set at the Mothlight on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 9:30 p.m., with support from Susto.Warren Wilson Theatre launches “Not Suitable For Children” season
The Warren Wilson College Theatre Department, under the guidance of Candace Taylor, is about to launch a new season under the heading, Not Suitable For Children. The season kicks off…Smart bets: Red Baraat
Local reggae group Satta Roots opens for the experimental players at Asheville Music Hall Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10 p.m.food
Sacred sacrifice: Upcoming workshop embraces conscious butchering practices
"If we are disconnected from our food and where our sustenance comes from, it's a very dangerous thing for humanity," says Natalie Bogwalker, founder of Wild Abundance. In November, Bogwalker…Beer Scout: Your guide to Asheville’s Oktoberfest
Fall is here, which means Asheville Oktoberfest is right around the corner. This year's celebration is moving to a new location but will still feature its annual merry combination of…Small bites: Fiesta Latina honors Hispanic Heritage Month
Fiesta Latina spices up Pack Square Park; Villagers offers a fall vinegar workshop; Hops & Vines does a yeast and fermentation class; and Asheville's French Quarter makes some big changes.living
Coming home: Local veterans find healing in surprising places
Most folks don’t give it a thought when they head to the store for a gallon of milk, go outside to take a walk or pick up the phone to…movies
Screen scene: Local film news
This week's offerings include a documentary screening at UNC Asheville, the continuation of the Movies that Matter series and Home Movie Day events.news
UPDATE: Gov. McCrory allows legalization of industrial hemp in North Carolina
North Carolina is just one signature away from taking advantage of a 2014 Farm Bill provision that allows states to enact their own hemp-growing pilot programs.Conscious party: weakening the link between poverty and illness
Proceeds from the fifth annual Poverty Forum — featuring healthcare innovator Rishi Manchanda as keynote speaker — will help Pisgah Legal Services continue to represent WNC citizens who cannot afford…The paper chase: City permitting process stifles development, critics say
Developers have long complained about Asheville’s permitting process, and critics say their concerns were underscored this summer when Chris Brown dropped plans for a $2 million indoor trampoline park. City…Cost of labor: revisiting the Marion Massacre
In the damp morning hours of Oct. 2, 1929, gunfire erupted between law enforcement and a crowd of picketing mill workers at the gates of the Marion Manufacturing plant in…Ethical Meat Handbook urges readers to transform our food system
With her new book, Asheville farmer, butcher, chef and teacher Meredith Leigh explores what a more humane and ethical food system might look like and examines the crucial role consumers…opinion
Letter writer: Pesticide raises concern about effects on bees, people
"What is the effect to our systems and general health?"Letter writer: City should use caution and stop water fluoridation
"Regarding Asheville’s decision to fluoridate our city water, I would like to suggest to Mayor [Esther] Manheimer she act on the side of caution immediately."Letter writer: Information wanted on Civil War horses
"More than a million horses died in the bloody four-year conflict, yet their vast contribution and sacrifice is often overlooked or ignored."Letter writer: To see truth, report on actual lives of downtown horses
"There is a difference between animal rights and animal welfare."Letter writer: Dropping local tap water clears up health problems
" I believe there is a chemical in sufficiently high quantities in the water that is causing me to become ill."In a Jam
Letter writer: East Asheville gets short shrift from city and county
"The families of East Asheville deserve a new library, a community meeting space and a study of the Tunnel Road corridor to improve walkability, safety and to encourage new types…Letter writer: How deep is Asheville’s compassion in Waking Life scandal?
"By the actions displayed by the mob and other organizations, it seems that much, but not all, New Age philosophy and rapid feminism are just as exclusive as fundamental 'Christianity.'"