Modern Moonshining

The Merchant of Asheville launches — after more than years of looking for a home — the grand opening production of The magnetic Theatre's new space at 375 Depot Street…

Jeff Messer turns his focus to the folk and country music contributions of Burnsville native Lesley Riddle. Esley: The Life and Musical Legacy of Lesley Riddle, runs at Parkway Playhouse…

The multiplatinum recording artist and the man behind the ubiquitous 2009 hit “Say Hey (I Love You)” plays the New Mountain Amphitheater with his band, Spearhead, on Friday, June 26.…

Matthew Quick, author of Silver Linings Playbook, reads and signs his latest novel Love May Fail at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe on Monday, June 29, at 7 p.m.

The public rehearsals for Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance's new show, The Elements, have attracted the attention of everyone from tourists and passersbys to Asheville moms groups. "It’s really wonderful because…

Tyler Nail Trio opens for Underhill Rose's CD release show at the Grey Eagle on Saturday, June 27, at 9 p.m.

The magic of The Wood Brothers — who return to Asheville for a show at Pisgah Brewing Co. on Thursday, June 25 — are at work on new album, Paradise.…

The eclectic and ever-smiling band plays in support of their aptly titled 12th album Dance! at New Mountain on Friday, June 26, at 10:30 p.m.

Owner-operated food and drink establishments in the apple capital hope a shift in demographics and perception will widen the culinary spotlight to include Asheville's surrounding communities.

The Asheville Wine and Food Festival's Essence features showdowns among local chefs and mixologists; it's time for Food Truck Friday at Reynolds Village; two local breweries collaborate to support Asheville…

The Leicester Community Center has allowed the Leicester Welcome Table to operate out of its location since its inception almost five years ago, helping assist with its mission of feeding…

Diets containing gluten can cause a long list of symptoms, some related to celiac disease and others to gluten sensitivity. Testing for these conditions, however, may not be accurate. Some…

This week in local film, the Directors Series continues at Carolina Cinemas, Asheville School of Film offers a summer filmmaking course for teens and a local inventor launches the RunPee…

In the age of smartphones and the Internet, ham radio strikes many as an outmoded technology destined to go the way of eight-track tapes and film cameras.

The design for a key link that will help create the longest continuous stretch of greenway in Asheville has been finalized. The roughly 1-mile section will run through the New…

A new program from Organic Growers School, WNC FarmLink and Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy called Farm Pathways will combine peer support and land access with a structured curriculum centered around…

Western North Carolina is now home to a growing number of craft distillers making legal moonshine. Blending traditional recipes with new technology and methods, these pioneers are bringing Appalachia's most…

Asheville is a hotbed for culinary entrepreneurship, but the path to success can be rocky. What does it take beyond a tasty product or a knack for cooking to build…

"Stephen Schulte's description of the power generation and distribution process is inaccurate [“In Substation Issue, Electrical Current Law Doesn’t Bend for Kids, June 10, Xpress]."

"This article could have been titled, 'Leveling the playing field in favor of HomeAway and VRBO.'"

"We started an online petition requesting the city of Asheville to avoid sacrificing the precious wooded area on Collier Avenue in Asheville’s central business district to a new apartment building."

"Wouldn’t it be nice have a few more parks, squares, green spaces, libraries and Urban Trail stops named after other important figures in Asheville’s and Western North Carolina’s history? You…

"A magistrate is funded and entitled to perform the services by a/the government. The government must treat everyone equally, therefore this magistrate must treat people equally."

"There is an appropriate place for an outpouring of grief and a laying of tributes — it is the graveside service at a cemetery and not beside public roads."

"Asheville’s charm has been decaying fast, and will cease to be very soon. It is unavoidable. Sadly, it’s just business."

"A local chapter [of the Citizens Climate Lobby] has formed in Asheville and is preparing to participate in and support Congressional Climate Message Day on June 22."