Faces of dissent: Meet WNC’s new radicals
Volume
24
/ Issue 16
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Evan Anderson
In WNC, homegrown activists of all stripes are working to effect change in an increasingly atomized political landscape. Xpress reached out to local activists from across the ideological spectrum to share their motivations, challenges and tactics.
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HomeWord host slams and cultivates young writers
HomeWord’s monthly slams are open to all interested students and the slam team is selected, based on points accrued, from those events. A pool of 50-75 youth poets is culled…Theater review: ‘Uranium235’ at The Magnetic Theatre
In the powerful play, onstage through Saturday, Nov. 18, at The Magnetic Theatre, President Harry S. Truman wrestles with perhaps the most horrific decision of the 20th century — whether…The Fritz releases a new album with social issues in mind
Earlier this year, the dance-rock group took some rare time off from performing to record a new album, titled Natural Mind, which it celebrates with a hometown show on Saturday,…Toy Boat Community Art Space is in need of a new home
French Broad River Brewery's expansion will force the community art space to relocate once its lease is up after January 2018.Smart Bets: Existing While Black
The spoken word series' second installment takes place Nov. 12 at The Mothlight.Smart Bets: Daryl Hance Powermuse
The Florida-based guitarist/vocalist plays a free show at Pisgah Brewing Co. on Nov. 10.Jeff Santiago & Los Gatos play a benefit for Puerto Rico
In cooperation with local band Modern Strangers, Los Gatos decided to make its already-scheduled Mothlight show a benefit, with all proceeds going toward United for Puerto Rico.Smart Bets: Pan Harmonia
The Asheville-based chamber music repertory company performs its latest program at Black Mountain's St. James Episcopal Church on Nov. 10 and Asheville's Biltmore United Methodist Church on Nov. 12.Come together: Southeastern Native American artists present new works
In conjunction with the exhibit Return from Exile: Contemporary Southeastern Indian Art , the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center will host a contemporary Native American…Smart Bets: The War & Treaty
The Michigan-based husband and wife duo play Isis Music Hall on Nov. 9.Conscious Party: Hurricane Relief
The daylong, family-friendly music festival takes place Nov. 11 at Salvage Station.food
Green bean casserole, redux: Asheville chefs revisit standard holiday dishes
From stuffing to pumpkin pie, take a look at the history behind some of our favorite holiday foods, and learn some ideas for giving them a flavorful makeover.Cross-drinkers’ paradise: Other craft beverages thrive in Beer City
While craft beer has put Asheville on a host of lists — including third for most breweries per capita by Forbes magazine — other beverage makers are betting that locals and visitors have…Keeping it real: Asheville restaurants commit to food transparency
A number of Asheville restaurants take pains to make sure their menus offer above-average transparency so customers know what they're getting and can make informed choices when ordering.Small bites: Asheville Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
The Asheville Outlets hosts its inaugural Asheville Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival. Also: Postero hosts Hendersonville Rescue Mission fundraiser dinner; Art & Pie II returns to Buxton Hall Barbecue;…living
WNC hunters keep traditions alive
Devotees of bow and black powder rifle hunting say they enjoy the expanded season permitted for hunting with those less-than-modern technologies. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is considering changes to…Animals can make us healthier, say local experts
TJ Amos says that after a childhood filled with unspeakable abuse, she decided on a career as a psychotherapist so she could help others overcome the type of trauma she had experienced.…movies
Screen scene: Local film news
Four Seasons presents a documentary on patients facing serious illnesses, the Fairview Library hosts an evening with documentarian Jamie Ross and more.news
Asheville Archives: Pritchard Park replaces the old post office
On Feb. 11, 1932, after sitting vacant for two years, local contractor P.W. Bordner began razing the old post office. Along with replacing it with a park, the city planned…Biltmore delves into past for current farm practices
A new herd of Berkshire hogs signifies a larger effort by the Biltmore Estate to honor its agricultural past in a way that also provides local, sustainably raised fare for…Local activists strive for social change
In Western North Carolina, homegrown activists of all stripes are working to effect change among an increasingly divided populace, drawing on historical ideals and using new technologies to spread their…City details pay increases, nepotism policy
In the wake of controversy over early retirement, retention bonuses and discretionary raises paid by and to former Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene and other highly paid county employees, the…opinion
Letter: Attention, fellow Asheville drivers
"So, you know how to drive; now learn how to drive better!"Letter: Asheville’s future depends on kids and their career choices
"Raw talent is evenly distributed through the school population, but opportunity is not. If we are going to supplement their education in some way, we have to go where the…Letter: Shame to share for openly toting guns
"Shame on us for not rising up in outrage and allowing this issue to disappear into another black hole news cycle."Thank God it’s over!: The Gospel According to Jerry
"Heroic young men and women who’d stepped up to defeat our dreadful enemies returned to us, many arriving at the same train station on Depot Street from which they’d departed."Letter: North Asheville neighborhood is wrong place for apartments
"I am deeply horrified to learn that Hathaway Development, a non-Asheville developer from Atlanta, wants to put a high-density apartment complex on 29 acres on Country Oak."