Holiday happenings

The Secret Sisters will be playing new tunes and fan favorites at The Grey Eagle on Sunday, Dec. 18.

British-based quartet The New Mastersounds recently released a split single with New York City-based funksters Turkuaz. Guitarist Eddie Roberts says that the shared tour is “a logical thing to do;…

The holiday season is in full swing, and there’s so many celebratory possibilities that it would be easy to miss out on something big — lights shows, a trolley tour,…

If Section Secrets, a nine-track mix of rock, experimental and ambient sounds will be released with a show at The Mothlight on Sunday, Dec. 18.

The Travelin' McCourys' perform, as part of the Bluegrass Ball with Andy Thorn, Travis Book and Jon Stickley, at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 15…

The instrumental tribute band will stop at the Salvage Station on Friday, Dec. 17.

The Krektones and Nest Egg perform, with DJ sets by Greg Cartright, at Lazy Diamond on Friday, Dec. 16.

Funds from Town Mountain's four previous benefit concerts for MANNA FoodBank have covered the cost of an estimated 25,000-30,000 meals, according to the band. The fifth iteration takes place at The Grey Eagle on…

In the seven years since it opened, downtown Indian street food eatery Chai Pani has mushroomed into a multibrand restaurant group. Much of this growth has stemmed from the use…

Bomba adds new items to its breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. Also, Katie Button offers a cooking demonstration, Rezaz hosts its final Sofra Sunday, Metro Wines provides free wine samples…

“I am here because I want to change the world. You know everybody does,” announced Juliette Sterkens, national hearing loop advocate for the nonprofit Hearing Loss Association of America. Sterkens…

The Asheville production of the feature film "Luke and Jo" wraps after a two-week shoot, registration opens for Asheville School of Film's Youth Winter Filmmaking sessions and more.

Collectively, small private landowners hold over half of all forest lands in Western North Carolina. Encouraging these landowners to practice sustainable forest management, experts say, is critically important to addressing…

Asheville's housing affordability crisis has received a lot of attention, but solving the problem demands a wide range of solutions. One set of initiatives is looking at ways private real…

On any given day, Sarajane Case may be juggling a number of jobs: photographer, business consultant, social media marketer and blogger. “Today’s a good example,” she says. “This morning I…

The past year has brought a few changes to the organization, including new coordinator Kiera Bulan.

"How then, can Christians in America justify not loving their brothers and sisters of all races? God gave no race a superior status."

"As senior whites living in Leicester, we appreciated being reminded of the challenges of living in a minority skin, forced to drag around stereotypes and misconceptions for life."

'It makes no sense for all of us to pay with our health, and our futures, so that polluters have the right to pollute for free."

"We are supposed to be an enlightened society; we are supposed to be a beacon of hope and freedom to the world, not a nation that embraces hatred, denial, physical…

"The daily toll of veterans struggling alone with these issues is impossible to ignore, and Americans with a conscience must take action to help these men and women."

"We really want to give a great big shoutout to all the volunteer and professional firefighters and everyone who helped them do such a magnificent job containing the fires!"

"The Big Energy companies that put forth politicians to push pillaging and polluting practices use 'moral/religious' issues as a means to divide people."

"Let's start in Asheville and fill that gaping hole in our country he talks about. Let's fill it with love."