Head to head: A primary voting guide

Nonprofit Girls Rock Asheville organization has been putting on its annual summer camp since 2014. As a means of raising funds — and also letting adult women in on the…

Brother Joel and Sam Herring share the stage again on Sunday, March 13, at The Mothlight. There, Joel's latest solo identity, Nervous Dupre, opens for Future Islands side project, The…

Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies bring Celtic folk music to Isis Restaurant and Music Hall on Wednesday, March 16.

With a totally new approach and new collaborators, Trixie Whitley re-entered the studio and created Porta Bohemica, released in January. Her current tour brings her to The Grey Eagle on…

Attic Salt Theatre Co., revisits the hilariously bizarre imaginings of playwright David Ives at N.C. Stage Company, with multiple dates through Sunday, March 20.

A series of events held March 10, including a benefit party featuring the Firecracker Jazz Band, honor of one of Asheville’s first resident celebrity artists. The celebration will help not…

Jay Jayle and Drunken Prayer open for Freakwater at The Grey Eagle on Friday, March 11.

French food snob Pierre Geaux (an alter ego of local homesteading authority Bill Whipple) will host Organic Growers School's upcoming farm-to-table benefit dinner, curated by Meredith Leigh. The event is…

The author and Hip Mama magazine founder holds a writing course at Firestorm Café & Books, Friday-Sunday, March 11-13, and gives a free reading from her new memoir Saturday, March…

The national television program visited Asheville in late February to spotlight the artistry of French Broad Chocolates

It's not unusual for Asheville restaurants to close for days or even weeks during the winter off season. But how do these hiatuses affect employees?

When it comes to new breweries in the Asheville area, delayed openings are almost an expectation. Permit holdups, equipment malfunctions and slow construction are all constant hiccups on the road…

Full Circle Farm Sanctuary is holding its second vegan chili cook-off with entries from professional and amateur chefs; Folkmoot's programming includes a community dinner celebrating the food and dance of…

Sweet Inspiration's Learn How to Turn Your Health Around program combines the best of Eastern and Western medicine practices for a new perspective on issues such as pre-diabetes, diabetes and…

The Magnetic Theatre hosts a festival of local comedy short films, filmmaker O.K. Keyes presents an installation and workshop at Pack Library and Asheville School of Film holds its spring…

Amber Weaver, the city of Asheville’s chief sustainability officer, is working ahead of time. She’s working with the year 2035 in mind, when the Buncombe County landfill will be at…

Asheville based Changing Together is one of a growing number of crime deterrence programs aimed at helping felons avoid ending up back in prison. A project of The SPARC Network,…

Elementary school kids in Asheville and Buncombe County will have the opportunity to get their hands dirty and learn some basic gardening skills during the fifth annual Container Garden contest,…

Two hotly contested local races for seats in the N.C. General Assembly feature various Republicans jockeying for a spot on the November ballot. The March 15 primary includes two Republican…

The 2016 Mountain Xpress Primary Voter Guide asks local candidates who they are, where they stand on issues and how they would govern. The guide covers only those candidates for…

"Here’s to boosting the importance of life experience and community involvement in gauging a student’s potential."

"Choosing to cut down mature trees and convert land into impermeable surfaces is an abuse of that trust —especially when obvious alternatives exist."

"Jasmine is kind, compassionate and thoughtful. She values collaboration and works hard to engage all sides of a discussion to find common ground."

"I believe that anyone who works in Buncombe County, regardless of job title, should be able to afford to live here. That is why I will vote for Gordon Smith,…

"She will push for affordable housing, strengthen funding for public schools and stand firm at each turn for full LGBT equality."