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Soul of the hills
In the domain of traditional ballad singing, Tim Eriksen wields astonishing power, with a voice full of deep, emotive qualities, a well-worn character and effortless fluidity. In fact, his new album, Soul of the January Hills, is a collection of unaccompanied ballads, shape-note hymns and folk songs, recorded completely live in one take with no […]
Junker’s Blues
It's been a while since there's been a "Junker's Blues" in the Xpress. I'll forego the editorial and personal details of its hiatus (basically, it comes down to your humble correspondent being a lazy good-for-little), but I thought we'd take the opportunity to reintroduce the column with a little junker aesthetic theory. We'll get back […]
The Dirt: The not-so-secret garden
Sara Martin just received one of six Excellence in Teaching awards from Haywood Community College. It's easy to see why: The biology professor's enthusiasm for the college, the kids and her subject is contagious. Early blooms: Designed to attract wildlife, the new garden at Haywood Community College will be a bird-and-butterfly sanctuary. Photo by Martin […]
One more face of local poverty: the child
Thank you for bringing attention to the problem of poverty in our community. As David Forbes described in the article "Down and Out in Asheville" [May 5], poverty is a silent epidemic that is taking its toll on seniors, working adults and families. There is one more group that is being hit particularly hard, but […]
Downtown vandals: Presumption of guilt is dangerous
As I left work in downtown on May 1, glass littered the street, a few planters were turned over, some windows in the Grove Arcade were broken and some personal vehicles were smashed up. Police were everywhere; I went to check my vehicle, parked in the Wall Street deck, and saw black clothes ditched after […]
Low primary voter turnout tells politicans we’re not paying attention
The May 4 primary elections have come and gone and, in our district, we had a disappointing 14 percent of registered voters to participate in the primary elections. This is highly disappointing for numerous reasons. When unemployment is in double digits in our state and country and we have politicians in Washington who have, once […]
You can speak about your values, but you can’t speak for all of us
Mr. Eck, in his letter ["Democrats Don't Represent Our Mountain Values," May 5], claims to speak for all the other humans who live in this area. His values are not my values; in fact, I have strong disagreements with most of his. I accept his right to speak of his values, but not for others. […]
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Eatin’ in Season: Berry delicious
Rachel Brownlee, “Girl in an Apron” blogger, shares a recipe for a strawberry and goat cheese tart.
No ifs, ands or buses
The swirling debate over mass transit can feel like it's happening a world away from the actual Asheville Transit Center, where regular bus riders quietly go about their daily lives. For most of them, taking the bus isn't about striving not to drive as much as striving to get where they need to go by […]
11 arrested in vandalism spree
Police arrested 11 people — including two Asheville residents — in connection with a May 1 vandalism spree in downtown Asheville that damaaged several businesses and cars. Two of the alleged vandals have connections with anarchist groups, but at press time the purpose of the actions remained unclear. Bashed: An RBC Centura ATM after being […]
Former Xpress Managing Editor Jon Elliston wins research grant
Former Xpress Managing Editor Jon Elliston has been awarded a John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation research grant to support his work on a new book, which will tell the full story of the 1963 mob attack on Camp Summerlane in Rosman, N.C. The event was the subject of "Cruel Summer," a four-part series Elliston […]
A non-geeks guide to FANATICON
So maybe you don't know a thing about comic books. Maybe you don't know your Green Lantern from your Green Hornet, maybe you've never stayed up late playing Dungeons & Dragons, maybe you haven't dressed up in tights and a cape since your second-grade Halloween (not that there's anything wrong with that). Hey, join the […]
Story of a mental explosion
"I've always kind of had this romantic idea of being a college English professor." So says Sam Quinn, singer, songwriter, artist, gold medalist of in between-song stage banter and co-founder of Tennessee's now defunct The Everybodyfields. It's been a couple years since we've heard from Sam. After the fallout from The Everybodyfields, he took his […]
Lookin’ back at Merlefest
The pickins' have never been slim on the campus of Wilkes Community College over the last weekend of April, and this year was of no exception. Merlefest, the gold standard of acoustic music festivals, served up yet another heaping helping of some of the finest musicians across a wide spectrum of roots-music categories — and […]
Sound-bite vandalism
Collectively written by Emma Chandler, Evan Edwards, Scott Evans, Meg Hen, Daniel Lee, Sara Lynch-Thomason, Joe Rinehart, Eli Scott and Rebbecca Soup. Note: We speak only for ourselves and not on behalf of those accused, who may or may not identify as anarchists. As anarchists working in the Asheville area, we feel compelled to respond […]
Ready for Rabbit?
The Dirt: Dirty Hands, Smiling Faces
Jamie and Amy Ager never imagined that 1,000 blueberry bushes could be transplanted in just a few hours. On a rainy Saturday in March, however, a "crop mob" descended on their 90-acre Fairview farm and accomplished just that. Getting down to business: Hickory Nut Gap's Jamie Ager gets down and dirty on the farm. Photo […]
Eatin in Season
Family fare On a brisk spring morning at the Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, Liza Myers of Leaning Willow Farms stands at her booth, where her farm-fresh eggs, salad greens and starts are neatly displayed. Her kale plants have almost sold out. "We're going to be offering lots of vegetable starts this year because […]
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