Keeping the faith: Asheville clergy offer wisdom in election aftermath
Volume
23
/ Issue 20
Cover Design Credit:
Norn Cutson
In the aftermath of an earthquake in American politics, and widespread anxiety about what course this country may take over the next few years, many Asheville clergy are wrestling with finding answers for themselves — and for congregants.
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Rising Appalachia plays two Asheville Solstice shows
Since the group's start in 2006, sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith have positioned Rising Appalachia as both a musical project and a vehicle to express their social justice concerns,…Smart bets: Sirius.B
Sirius.B’s performance will follow two openers: fellow gypsy band Crystal Bright & the Silver Hands and pirate-rockers Plankeye Peggy.Ben Phan and the Soul Symphony open album Kickstarter with a local show
On Sunday, Dec. 11, Ben Phan and the Soul Symphony's album crowdfunding campaign will go live, and later that night, the band will perform the to-be-recorded work in its entirety…Smart bets: Holiday Sip and Shop
Wine, warm cider and handcrafted wares promise to make a delightful holiday market at the Grovewood Gallery, which holds its annual Holiday Sip & Shop every December. Visitors imbibe (there…The Bernstein Family welcomes a new director
A new director and a new mystery character joins The 45th Annual Bernstein Family Christmas Spectacular.RBTS WIN taps nature, space and heart on new EP
New recording King Summer, a three song EP in advance of full-length Sensitivity Kit — due out next year — takes the band’s vision to the next level. RBTS WIN…Smart bets: The O’Connor Band
The O’Connor Band holds an album release show at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 8 and 9.Smart bets: Christmas in Ireland
Irish tenor Emmet Cahill will return to Brevard with the sentimental songs of the season.Conscious party: Rock for Rescues
Poet Radio, The Mudbottoms, Masonjar Menagerie and Brother Oliver are donating their musical talents in support of Asheville Humane Society. The benefit concert takes place at The Grey Eagle on…food
Gingerbread dreams: National competition at the Grove Park Inn spreads holiday cheer
This year's winners talk about what it takes to build a stellar gingerbread creation.Hops for the holidays: Gift ideas for Asheville beer fans
From holiday brews to books to shampoo, there are plenty of beercentric gifts available in all price ranges.Small bites: A Turkish twist at the Asheville Mall
The Döner offers kebabs and other Turkish foods at the Asheville Mall. Also: Buncombe Food Policy Council hosts a potluck, WNC Young Farmers Coalition holds a fundraiser at New Belgium,…living
Disability is key to diversity, say advocates at UNCA event
Disability is Diversity Week at UNC Asheville last month focused on disability as a form of diversity to be accepted and celebrated. Keynote speaker Matt Glowacki addressed the social justice…movies
Screen scene: Local film news
The Asheville webseries When Fact Met Fiction debuts, BMCM+AC screens shorts about Black Mountain College painters and more.news
Bent Creek study tests method for reversing oak decline
Economically and ecologically valuable, oak trees dominate the forests of our region. But forest experts say that when the mature oak and hickory forests are cut, they are increasingly being…Asheville clergy offer wisdom in election aftermath
In the wake of the Nov. 8 election, local faith leaders representing many different denominations and religions are seeking answers and providing guidance for their congregations.For the record: EPA reviews 2016 Record of Decision, presence of new contaminants at Chemtronics site
Swannanoa residents met with members of the Community Advisory Group, federal and state environmental protection officials Thursday evening to review the 2016 Record of Decision for the Chemtronics Superfund site.…Few attend public hearing on DuPont Forest cleanup
A “doughnut hole” of contamination in DuPont State Recreational Forest likely will be cleaned up in the coming year as a remediation plan moves forward. State officials held a public…opinion
Letter writer: Flawed arguments offered for animal farming
"The only way to mitigate the horrific suffering our species now inflicts on the others is to abolish animal agriculture as such, once and for all."Letter writer: Brother Wolf is asking the right questions
"And so, Asheville Vegan Outreach nudges folks here and across the state toward the compassionate choice by informing, advising, and even teaching how to eat and live healthy and humanely.…Letter writer: Allow and regulate short-term rentals
"Consider the 'erosion of the fabric of our neighborhoods' argument frequently cited to uphold the ban on STRs. Are we talking about borrowing a cup of stevia, sharing limited parking…Letter writer: Support efforts in California to unhook from crazy train
"First order of business for escaping states: Dial back the pervasive cult-of-camo military fetish that has the red states forcing the rest of us to fund their kill-'em-all agenda."The Gospel According to Jerry: the ballad of Old King Coal
"The subjects of our mountain kingdom were grateful, for these industries provided jobs and wages for thousands who’d struggled as hardscrabble farmers, miners and lumbermen."