Sandra with Lulu the dog. Photo by Jonathan Welch.
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Better homes
Kathryn Stockett’s debut novel, The Help (Amy Einhorn Books, 2009), is ambitious. It’s historical fiction, for starters. And it deals with race relations. And it’s 444 pages long. Momentous, important, warm, fun and quintessentially Southern: Stockett said she wanted to answer a question from her past that nagged at her: What did it feel like […]
Morrissey cancels local show
British singer Morrissey cancels tonight’s Orange Peel concert.
Sarah and Ruth
Sarah and Ruth, near City County Plaza. Sarah’s dress is from a J. Crew discount store and her boots used to belong to Ruth. Ruth got her black jumper at a clothing swap. She made both bags (see below) and sells them locally. To purchase a bag, email ruth.ingram@gmail.com
Male cultural crisis film screens at Asheville Pizza
A documentary film that looks at the cultural phenomena of at risk youth, is set to screen at the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company on Saturday, March 7.
Tribute to Patty’s
Elizabeth, photographed on Battery Park, bought her skirt at now-closed Asheville boutique Patty’s. Her satchel is from J. Crew.
Book Report: Literary events in March
Take your pick: A reading by a renowned poet, a selection of book clubs, new releases and an Akashic Books author coming to Asheville.
College Street
Sara’s hat came from Constance Boutique, her vest is from Target. Photo by Julie Tracy.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Boy blue
I have a vivid memory of a friend—circa 1986—pouting, “‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now?’ Give me a break! The guy could have any woman or man he wanted.” That Morrissey refused to come out as gay or straight or anything, really, other than vegetarian, cemented his idol-worthiness in my mind far before the major press […]
A girl’s best friend, part 2
Bonnie (wearing a skirt she bought from a since-closed West Asheville shop) with Poco (wearing a hoodie).
A girl’s best friend, part 1
Melantha, with her black lab, on Lexington Ave.
Americana-gypsy-soul
Chach (left) and Eric “Mr. E.” of the newly-formed band Roy and his Boys. Chach (whose jacket came from L.A.) is a hip-hop artist who recently started playing guitar, mixing Americana and gypsy-jazz with free style.
Pack Square
Local musician Sparrow busks at Pack Square. Notice the baby nearby, wearing striped leg warmers.
Book Report: The Frontier Nursing Service
This is the story of Mary Breckinridge, the intrepid health care provider who founded the The Frontier Nursing Service in rural Kentucky during the 1920s. She single-handedly lowering one of the nation’s highest maternal mortality rates to one of the country’s lowest.
The high price of love
“They say our love won’t pay the rent,” crooned Sonny and Cher in their 1965 hit seven-inch, “I Got You Babe.” In 1985, the average rent for low-to-moderate income families in Asheville was under $80, according to the annual report of the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville. Last year’s conference of mayors revealed […]
Outside Salsa’s
Kris and Rodney, seen sitting at the bar outside Salsa’s on Patton Ave. Kris found her vintage boots on ebay.
Pink dress
Kilby wears a sweater from Marshall’s in Charlotte, Steve Madden gladiator sandals and “a dress from my friends—I don’t know where she got it.”
Red Dress Run
The running group Asheville Hash House Harriers (or AVL H3: “drinkers with a running problem”) recently dedicated one of their running + drinking social events to raise awareness and money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Studded glasses
Otilia, outside Jack of the Wood.
Book Report: Rare Birds
Local writers Thomas Rain Crowe and Nan Watkins capture six renowned jazz and classical composers in this collection of interviews.