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    Author:   Thomas Calder

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    New book explores 1936 slaying at the Battery Park Hotel

    Posted on August 19, 2021August 16, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    After nearly a decade’s worth of research, local author Anne Chesky Smith celebrates the publication of her new book, Murder at Asheville’s Battery Park Hotel: The Search for Helen Clevenger’s Killer.

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    Asheville Archives: The city hires its first Black police officers, 1946

    Posted on August 8, 2021August 2, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In 1946, at the urging of local residents, the city of Asheville hired its first two Black officers.

    4.3 K views2HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: WNC dairy farming pushed as an economic booster in the early 1930s

    Posted on August 1, 2021July 22, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    As Americans battled the early days of the Great Depression, Asheville residents were urged to take up dairy farming as a way to combat the country’s ongoing economic woes.

    3.6 K views+News

    Author Terry Roberts blurs genres in his latest novel

    Posted on July 28, 2021July 22, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In his latest book, local author Terry Roberts takes readers out of the South and onto Ellis Island for a murder mystery set in 1920.

    2.4 K views+ArtsLiterature

    Asheville Archives: Imaginary melee at the Biltmore Estate makes front-page news, 1891

    Posted on July 18, 2021July 9, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    On Sept. 14, 1891, the Asheville Daily Citizen falsely reported that roughly 600 Black workers nearly broke out into a riot at the Biltmore Estate. Subsequent letters to the editor refuted the paper’s unfounded claims.

    7.7 K views5HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: Workers go on strike at American Enka, 1941

    Posted on July 11, 2021June 30, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    Demanding higher wages, better working conditions and paid time off, workers at American Enka went on strike in late March 1941.

    3.7 K views1HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: The influence of white supremacy in the women’s suffrage movement

    Posted on July 1, 2021June 30, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In the summer of 1920, local residents disputed the merits and perceived risks associated with the passage of the 19th Amendment. Racism, rather than sexism, was a key factor on both sides of the argument.

    3.2 K views+HistoryNews

    Local author examines his life growing up in the Jim Crow South

    Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    Local writer Robert “Zack” Zachary discusses his debut essay collection, Forgotten Stories Remembered.

    2.5 K views2ArtsLiterature

    Asheville Archives: City residents bemoan increasing traffic, 1925

    Posted on June 27, 2021June 14, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In 1925, as more motorists flooded the roads, local residents sought solutions to the city’s growing traffic problems.

    3.9 K views+HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: Army plane makes emergency landing in West Asheville, 1949

    Posted on June 13, 2021June 10, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In 1949, a military plane made an emergency landing in West Asheville. The craft remained grounded for five weeks before the Army produced the necessary resources for a successful takeoff.

    4.3 K views14HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: Herbert Hoover Jr. convalesce­s in Asheville, 1930-31

    Posted on June 6, 2021May 31, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    For six months, Herbert Hoover Jr. lived in Asheville. During his stay, residents and reporters alike eagerly awaited a visit from his father, the president of the United States of America.

    3.6 K views1HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: The three burials of Zebulon Vance

    Posted on May 30, 2021May 21, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    Zebulon Vance died on April 14, 1894. For a brief six weeks, his remains lay peacefully inside Riverside Cemetery. But by early June, a dispute among surviving family resulted in his remains being exhumed and relocated before eventually being returned to his original resting place.

    4.5 K views6HistoryNews

    Asheville Middle School tackles the past

    Posted on May 26, 2021May 21, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    Over the course of the 2020-2021 school year, seventh graders at Asheville Middle School have worked to uncover the past as a way to better understand the present day and change the future of Western North Carolina.

    5.5 K views+ArtsEducationEnvironment

    Asheville Archives: Community support amid the Great Depression­, 1931

    Posted on May 23, 2021May 17, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In a Jan. 11, 1932, report, E. Grace Miller, the executive secretary of the Asheville Associated Charities, declared, “Never before have the people of Asheville realized to such an extent that the problem of the unfortunate people of this community are their problems too.”

    3.2 K views2HistoryNews

    Local professor helps digitize a more inclusive history

    Posted on May 20, 2021May 12, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    Working with students, residents and the broader community, Ellen Holmes Pearson continues to strive for a more inclusive history of Asheville.

    3.5 K views+News

    Asheville Archives: Residents protest proposed rate increase for streetcars­, 1921

    Posted on May 16, 2021May 10, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In 1921, amid an economic depression, Asheville Power & Light Co. attempted to raise streetcar rates by 2 cents. The proposal did not sit well with local residents.

    3.8 K views2News

    Video premiere: Ryan “RnB” Barber’s ‘Funk Yo Feelings’

    Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    Xpress talks with singer/songwriter Ryan Barber and filmmaker Kira Bursky about their latest video for Barber’s newest single, “Funk Yo Feelings.”

    7.4 K views1ArtsMusic

    Around town: Biltmore celebrates completion of 15-year restoratio­n project

    Posted on May 11, 2021May 12, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    After a Biltmore Estate team spent 15 years researching, gathering and assembling items, the restored Oak Sitting Room is unveiled this month. Also, Ann Miller Woodford earns the 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Western North Carolina Historical Association; Rabbit Rabbit hosts a weekly stand-up series; and more!

    4.9 K views+Art NewsArts

    Asheville Archives: The Majestic Theater spurs controvers­y, 1921

    Posted on May 9, 2021April 28, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In 1913, the Majestic Theater opened on the corner of Market and College streets. Some residents bemoaned its early productions as vile and crude, while others cheered them on.

    4.8 K views1HistoryNewsTheater

    Author Kevin McIlvoy and the art of satire

    Posted on May 6, 2021April 28, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    In his latest novel, One Kind Favor, local author Kevin McIlvoy examines racial violence in a small, rural North Carolina town.

    2.8 K views+ArtsLiterature

    Video premiere: Life Like Water’s ‘Nothing Stays’

    Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by Thomas Calder

    Xpress talks with David Matters, singer and multi-instrumentalist of the local band Life Like Water, about the group’s new music video for their song “Nothing Stays.”

    2.4 K views+ArtsMusic
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