Asheville will have a unique opportunity next year to show the world why our town is special. Will we stand up and seize this chance or let the gift pass us by? Production on Genius, a movie about prodigal son Thomas Wolfe, is slated to start production in 2014. The film is said to be […]
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Clubland features: They Might Be Giants, Ivan and Alyosha
Larger than life: Since 1986, They Might Be Giants have released 16 albums (including three children’s albums), won two Grammys, posted new tracks and demos on an answering machine dubbed “Dial-A-Song,” landed material in a variety of TV shows and movies (including the theme songs to Malcolm in the Middle and The Daily Show), hosted […]
You don’t have to choose between faith and sexual identity
Pastor Keith Ogden is entitled to his opinions of my LGBTQ brothers, sisters and otherwise-gendered siblings, outlined in his March 27 letter, “What's Next, Polygamy Benefits?” I welcome the fact that the Xpress provides a forum in which such freedom of speech is permitted, even when the views expressed are so offensive, and when their […]
Face your fear and stand with us
What is this, target practice? In that case, go long next time. To Pastor Keith A. Ogden: your “argument” has been countered so many times, it has become redundant and boring [“What's Next, Polygamy Benefits?” March 27 Xpress]. Biblical marriage consists not only of polygamy, but also rape, slavery, pedophilia, incest, murder and an assortment […]
The believers
When Grammy-nominated father-daughter bluegrass gospel duet Jerry and Tammy Sullivan play in Asheville’s All Souls Cathedral on Friday April 12, they will share a family’s musical legacy that spans more than 70 years and was born of a struggle against death. The story begins in rural southern Alabama in 1939. Jerry’s older brother Arthur lay […]
Grotto rock
The connection between The Cave Singers’ vocals and their guitar lines is among the most satisfying in all of indie rock. It might surprise first-time listeners when they figure out that these elements are crafted by different people. It will likely shock these novices again when they learn that these alternately mystical and menacing Seattle […]
Breeders with puppy mills
Many people advocating for more animal legislature have good hearts but almost no practical experience in breeding, raising, training animals or any other form of animal husbandry [“Protect Our Puppies,” March 27 Xpress]. Second, please don't interchange the terms puppy mills and dog breeders. I have known people in the dog-show business most of my […]
Blue Bell brings Nikki back home
Local singer-songwriter Nikki Talley is "a hardworking, energetic, mountain girl with a big voice,” so goes her press. A year ago, with her husband, Jason Sharp, she set out in a van named Blue Bell to tour full-time. Their travels have led them all around the region (upcoming shows see Talley and Sharp heading off […]
How can we help?
Attending City Council's April 3 town meeting was heartening. I’m grateful to the Asheville City Council for hosting us and listening to our input. I heard pleas for keeping the Western North Carolina Nature Center, the tennis courts, the Business Improvement District plans, and Bele Chere. Yes, these are good things. Yes they bring people […]
Top draw
More than 282 million people visited America’s national parks in 2012, an increase of more than 3 million over 2011. Two parks with a local connection — the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — were the most popular, the National Park Service reports. More than 15 million visited the parkway […]
Calendar highlights: Healthy kids, art quilts and landscapes
Native plants, ginseng and goldenseal, a runner’s apothecary
Native plants in the clouds What do plants look like at 4,500 feet? Each spring, they emerge from the snow with purpose, especially in Southern Highland Reserve's 120 acres of forests, ponds and waterfalls. Located near Lake Toxaway, this maze of wildflowers, azaleas and maple trees harbors some of the region's most intriguing native plants. […]
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Proposed bill would force NC spouses to separate for 2 years before divorce, instead of current eternal 1 year
BREAKING: New Belgium fire ‘very suspicious’
The cause of the structure fire that started in the River Arts District late April 5 evening remains as opaque as the smoke that billowed from it. The flames overtook two buildings at the future New Belgium site on Craven Street. (Photo by Max Cooper) ***UPDATE Saturday, April 6 at 3 p.m.: AFD has determined these fires were intentionally set.***
One on One with D.G. Martin: The political power grabs of 1875 and 2013
If you wonder why the Republicans now in control are moving so fast to turn government upside down, you should remember that they have been waiting a long time and have a bag full of grievances to settle. Has there ever been anything like it in North Carolina history? Yes, back in 1875.
Investing locally … in graduate students
Speaking as a graduate student in counseling at the Center for Graduate Studies o f Asheville-Lenoir-Rhyne University, my degree should be seen as an investment in the local economy, as well as a long-term investment in the health and wellness of our community.
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Local man who accompanied girlfriend to indie wedding fair still not getting hint
For the benefit of Mr. and Mr. Kite
As the national same-sex marriage debate hold the floor of the Supreme Court, Buncombe County had its own microcosmic pivotal moment over the question of domestic partner benefits — for same-sex (and opposite-sex) couples. In Jake Frankel’s March 27 story, “Equality or Sacrilege,” he reports, “After a tense March 19 public hearing, the Buncombe County […]
Hypocrisy, plain and simple
Pastor Ogden, you are a hypocrite [“What's Next, Polygamy Benefits?” March 27 Xpress]. You and many other Christians are so quick to fervently oppose legalizing gay marriage without also expressing with equal zest your disgust with the legality of divorce, adultery, drunkenness, lying, sex out of wedlock, blasphemy and a multitude of other sins which […]
Pisgah goes conventional
Compare a bottle of Pisgah Pale Ale from February with one from April, and you'll notice a difference on the label. A small green circle is absent from the latter. As of the end of March, Pisgah Brewing does not produce organic beer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The difference is only in […]
More than a picker
William Tyler is a guitarist. He’s a guitarist so skilled and adaptable that his mastery of the instrument can’t help but define him. The evidence of the 34-year-old’s talent abounds in records released during his long history as a tasteful but distinctive sideman — check out his perfectly elegant fills on Lambchop’s Live at XX […]