It is not often that an artist has two solo shows exhibiting at the same time in the same town, but this month Connie Bostic exhibits The Gun Show at Flood Gallery and The Sacred Grove at 5 Walnut Wine Bar. In spite of their disparate subject matter, the shows are actually quite similar in […]
I would like to personally thank Mountain Xpress and Commissioner Mike Fryar for highlighting everything that is wrong with, and will spell the ultimate demise of the Republican Party [“Building Knowledge,” Feb. 27 Xpress]. Fryar makes the woefully ignorant statement: "In the Kentucky coal mining town where [I] attended elementary school, if a breeze blew […]
Samantha Carter, who holds a BFA from Florida State’s photography program, presents a strong body of work with Swish and Fade, a collection whose interest lies in its mingling of nostalgia with sometimes-jarring compositions that make striking use of line and shape. These surprises are the result of shooting one roll of color 35mm film […]
I wonder how long Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy would last in office if she ran the munici- pal government the way Washington, D.C., is run? She is constricted to a budget. Just like those of us who live in Asheville and Western North Carolina, we must live within our means. Why does that not apply […]
When it started snowing on March 6, locals documented the flurries and snow-day fun firsthand with their phones. Here’s a collection of photos.
On paper, Howard Levy and Joe Craven seem like mismatched candidates for collaboration. Levy is a formally trained musician and a founding member of Béla Fleck’s Flecktones who has spent the the last 20 years focusing on the piano and the harmonica. It’s his singularly wowing virtuosity on the latter that has made him an […]
Raised beds for beginners and beyond If you have limited space and big garden dreams, a raised bed is a great place to start. Raised beds can be filled with high-quality soil, are less susceptible to weeds and keep garden projects manageable. Everything from vegetables to flowers can be grown in wood structures designed to […]
Mention online education around some of my friends and you will get an emotional reaction. Some senior university faculty members teach classes filled with several hundred students and they worry that famous online lecturers could take their places. Others wonder if they can transfer their talents to the online market and, if so, how much compensation they can demand for their extra efforts.
Montraville W. Egerton served as Hendersonville’s mayor in 1892, and his youthful portrait wasn’t holding up too well at City Hall. The town’s Historic Preservation Commission undertook a fix for Egerton and the many other historic mayoral images.
While I chatted with Jay Weatherly at his business, High Five Coffee Bar, he cheerfully greeted half a dozen people as neighbors and friends. He petted their dogs and asked about their days. It was clear that Weatherly has created the type of environment he was after — a community-centered gathering place that puts values into action.
It is ironic that President Barack Obama chose Asheville, both as a vacation spot and as a place for economic speeches of late, given what I have to say. But I don’t wish to speak to those in power, beg them for an audience, change or hope. I’d like to address Asheville’s working people, its poor and the powerless.
Loopholes in Rep. Moffitt’s anti-nipple bill
I won't regale you with stories of an idealized past, laud our many golf courses, or tout our “vibrant” local economy. I'd like to tell a different story. I am a North Carolina native. I've lived my entire life in this state, in every corner, born to a pastor and public-school teacher in the coastal […]
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Of the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, few are as contentious as the Second: The right to bear arms. Although many of the amendments, and the Constitution […]
Smiling Hara began in a shoebox. Yancey says she was hooked after she tried the fresh tempeh. With a little patience, you can grow your own tempeh in an incubator. The process requires a live culture to get going, but in Asheville, they’re easy to find. Check out the French Broad Food Co-op on Biltmore […]
Pamela Lalik of Wingbean makes seitan in large batches at the Blue Ridge Food Ventures test kitchen, where she prepares meals for home delivery. For home cooks working on a smaller scale, seitan is easy to make with just a sink and an oven, and it’s easy to customize to fit a particular diet (although […]
Thank you for covering the launch of window in your Feb. 27 State of the Arts column. As the founder of this site-specific “gallery,” I’m excited to see what comes of this experimental venture and am hopeful that it will prompt dialogue and exchange within the community. Because this is a new project, I think […]
Tofish 'n Chips: 1 lb extra-firm tofu Nori seaweed Fish 'n chips batter mix Your favorite local beer Cut tofu into 8 slabs. Press and drain. Freeze tofu overnight and let thaw. Squeeze out excess water (get as dry as possible). Cut nori to wrap around the slabs of tofu (twice the size of slabs). […]
As a parent of a fourth-grader and a third-grader at Isaac Dickson Elementary School, I was extremely disappointed to read some of the comments made by it's principal, Brad Johnson [“Building Knowledge,” Feb. 27 Xpress]. He refers to the possibility of a brand-new school as, "Kind of a centerpiece for Asheville." A school needs to […]
