The local music nonprofit brings back its Sound Effects Benefit Concert and moves into a new West Asheville home.
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River Whyless captures creative sparks on new album
The Asheville-based indie/folk rockers discuss the numerous new approaches taken on their fourth LP.
Indigenous Walls Project brings Cherokee language to public spaces
Jared Wheatley’s mural project seeks to stimulate conversations between Native and non-Native people.
Local political candidates offer takes on arts issues
AAAC Executive Director Katie Cornell discusses the latest candidate survey and the 2020 edition’s impact on local policies.
Polarizing “urban infill” defines West Asheville’s boom
Architects, homeowners and neighbors discuss the influx and sustainability of tall, skinny houses in West Asheville.
Beer Scout: Sierra Nevada, Hi-Wire explore different sides of sustainability
Chris Frosaker discusses what goes on behind-the-scenes in Hi-Wire’s expansions while the Sierra Nevada sustainability team offers an update on its work.
Is Asheville truly one of the nation’s top music cities?
Asheville’s omission from a recent Best Music Cities study prompts questions from local industry leaders.
Justice Film Collective brings ethical practices to movie and TV productions
The Asheville-based production company seeks to shift the values of the independent film industry toward collective care, accountability and liberation.
Local author’s new book honors Olmsted’s work with national parks
The Asheville-based author discusses the book he’s been working toward his entire career.
Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School complete repairs to historic building
Thirteen years after the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School’s fate was in jeopardy, individuals committed to its preservation have completed an extensive round of repairs.
Kristy Woodson Harvey’s new novel explores a vanished Biltmore heirloom
The Beaufort-based author conducted in-depth research about the Vanderbilts for her contemporary historical novel.
Josh Wardrip’s debut novel combines style and substance
The recent transplant discusses his long journey to develop a distinct literary voice in “Forum.”
Irish artists bloom in the Asheville area
Danny Ellis, Gareth Higgins and Paula O’Brien discuss being Irish Americans and how that status has influenced their art.
Beer Scout: Green Man celebrates 25th anniversary
Asheville’s second oldest brewery — and first on the South Slope — turns 25 while Pabst Blue Ribbon honors local artist Hannah Bunzey’s can design.
Theater education programs encourage bright futures for area youths
The Parkway Playhouse, Montford Moppets and Flat Rock Playhouse’s Studio 52 instill life skills in local young people through the magic of theater.
Day & Dream, Patty M and Wednesday release new albums
Dreamy pop, acoustic folk and fuzzed-out rock define these three new local projects.
WCU professor shares research on Cherokee women activism
Susan Abram’s live Zoom webinar for the Western North Carolina Historical Association takes place March 10.
Fear and loathing in Coffeeland
See what happens when a writer consumes five cups of coffee in the same number of hours, as part of an assignment to check out the Asheville coffee scene.
Nikwasi Initiative efforts selected for new Smithsonian traveling museum
The community building between Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians members and white residents of Franklin will be honored in the Spark! Places of Innovation traveling museum.
Local groups provide opportunities for emerging artists of color
A Different Myth and programs at Asheville Community Theatre and the YMI Cultural Center seek to help solve arts equity issues.
Q&A with Olivia Gibson Metz, member of the South Asheville Cemetery Association
The Asheville native was instrumental in having the cemetery and St. John “A” Baptist Church added to the National Register of Historic Places.