The Craft Matters plan is centered on activating resources, catalyzing craft communities and amplifying craft’s impact.
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Bill and Alice Hart Collection bolsters UNCA’s historical holdings
The expansive personal library has deepened the Harts’ connection to Western North Carolina, and will now do the same for scholars and the general public.
Beer Scout: Leveller joins Weaverville brewery scene
Andrew Zinn and Sally Anne Morgan have launched Weaverville’s third brewery.
Four of a Kind: Audrey Laine Sawyer discusses local crafts
The jeweler and metalworker talks new projects and the city’s craft scene.
Four of a Kind: Jane Kramer on the local music scene
The singer-songwriter talks new projects and the city’s music scene.
Four of a Kind: Jess Cooley shares insights on the local comedy scene
The stand-up talks new projects and the city’s comedy scene.
Four of a Kind: Mildred Barya talks local literary scene
The poet talks new projects and the city’s literary scene.
Julia Sanders, Marlowe, The Maggie Valley Band and Tristan Smith release new albums
Country/Americana, hip-hop, pop-infused alt-country and practically everything else are represented in this month’s new release round-up.
(HUMOR) How I learned to stop worrying and … tolerate pickleball
Xpress reporter Edwin Arnaudin takes on Asheville Watchdog’s Answer Man John Boyle and friends as he tries to learn just what the pickleball craze is all about.
(HUMOR) The ceiling is the roof
PIE.ZAA’s offerings go through the roof, Billy Cardine partners with Asheville’s premier tea room and an A-B Tech culinary student hits the fast-food jackpot.
Year in Review: Development and tourism remain hot topics
Community members weigh in on the impact of visitors and “progress” throughout 2022.
Year in Review: Arts professionals lift each other up
Local theater professionals, musicians and photographers lend their expertise to this year’s reflections.
Year in Review: Brewers get back to business
Brewers from 12 Bones, Eurisko, Oyster House and Riverside Rhapsody look back on the year that was.
‘Barrier Breakers: The Pilgrimage’ spotlights historic Black churches
The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina’s multimedia project includes Asheville’s St. Matthias.
Beer Scout: Karis Roberts named new Asheville Brewers Alliance executive director
New leadership and news plans are underway for the Asheville Brewers Alliance.
Asheville’s newest exhibit spaces provide fresh opportunities
The owners of Czart Gallery, Modern Muse and Origins Makerspace discuss their journeys as business owners.
One reporter’s journey into the heart of antiquing
Our reporter set off on a journey for sorta-specific items and insights into the wild world of other people’s used stuff.
Beer Scout: 7 Clans joins Biltmore Village brewing scene
The Indigenous, female-owned brewery is making fast friends in town, plus an update from the Asheville Brewers Alliance.
Four of a Kind: Rachel Weisberg talks local fashion
The fashion designer talks new projects and the city’s fashion scene.
Four of a Kind: Melvin AC Howell on Asheville’s dance scene
The choreographer and owner of Heart & Soul Dance Co. offers his take on upcoming dance performances.
Mike Poggioli’s photography book captures the Blue Ridge at sunrise
The Asheville transplant discusses his journey to landscape photography.