Go with the flow: Marshall celebrates 11th annual Mermaid Parade
Volume
24
/ Issue 45
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Colby Sexton, courtesy of the Marshall Downtown Association
Marshall’s Mermaid Parade began more than a decade ago as part of the town’s French Broad Friday. This year marks the 11th anniversary.
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Marshall’s Mermaid Parade and Festival continues to grow in its 11th year
The event began unofficially over a decade ago, during Marshall’s French Broad Friday, when a few enthusiastic participants dressed up like mermaids for the festivities. They were a hit.KP the Great opens for Big Boi at Salvage Station
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Director Aaron Snook began to search for a time in American history with a similar feel and discovered plenty of parallels in the Reconstruction era — specifically, the legendary Appalachian…Smart Bets: María Chávez
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The Center for Craft’s summer-long Craft City series kicks off June 1 with a mini-macramé plant hanger workshop.Smart Bets: Justin Townes Earle
The Nashville singer-songwriter plays solo acoustic versions of songs from his latest album on June 1 at The Grey Eagle.Conscious Party: Re:Views of Asheville & WNC
The exhibition and sale of revisioned vintage postcards by Terry Taylor benefits the Friends of the North Carolina Room projects and will be held June 1-2 at 305 Hillside St.food
Carolina Beer Guy: Brewery daytrips
Plenty of breweries within an hour's drive of Asheville are worth the trip.Edible gems: WNC’s landscape is bursting with late-spring berries
June is high season in Asheville for local berries, including some that can be harvested in the city's public spaces.Small bites: Fourth Asheville VeganFest brings new events
The Asheville VeganFest returns with three-days of festivities. Also: MANNA FoodBank hosts its 19th annual Blue Jean Ball, Mini-VegFest debuts, The Black Jar Honey Tasting returns and The Southern Kitchen…living
Experts and parents weigh in on sex education in public schools
The controversial topic of sex education in the public schools is drawing fire from some quarters but finding support from the majority of parents and health educators.Mountain Transplants workshops offer gardening tips to WNC newcomers
From attracting pollinators to native landscaping, upcoming classes at the Henderson County Cooperative Extension Center will provide useful information for gardeners new to the mountains.movies
Screen scene: Local film news
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. celebrates Prince's birthday with two screenings of "Purple Rain," deadlines loom for the inaugural Micropolitan Film Festival and more.news
Asheville Archives: Electric lights shine on Asheville, 1886
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On Saturday, June 2, local nature lovers seeking the thrill of discovery can take part in the Blackrock BioBlitz, a citizen science program that will pair residents with more than…White named Volunteer of the Year
East End/Valley Street Neighborhood Association President Renee' White has been named the second recipient of the city of Asheville's Volunteer of the Year award. White received the recognition during the…Asheville ramps up search for next city manager
The Asheville City Council will make one of its most consequential decisions when it hires its next city manager, a powerful administrator with broad authority for most aspects of city…WNC environmental programs and agencies could see more cuts in new state budget
Local legislators and environmental advocates share their thoughts on which state budgetary and policy decisions could have a big impact on WNC’s environment in the coming fiscal year and beyond.…City Council drives through policing changes in contentious meeting
By the end of a six-hour session, Council had approved multiple items showing an unprecedented level of urgency for policing reform. Multiple split votes, however, showed the concern of some…opinion
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