Past is present: Kenilworth honors lifelong resident
Volume
27
/ Issue 6
Cover Design Credit:
Cindy KunstCover Photography Credit:
Scott Southwick
After decades of dedicated work to maintain the South Asheville Cemetery, volunteer George Gibson was honored recently for his efforts at the site, which began as a burial ground for enslaved people.
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Two local productions — Different Strokes' "...while Black" show and NC Stage's latest collaboration with Mike Wiley — mark their companies' most ambitious digital performances thus far.food
Okra 2020 mounts successful campaign to bring pods to the people
Though Slow Food Asheville's original plans for Aunt Hettie's Red went awry due to the pandemic, local farmers and chefs have still managed to experiment with the heritage okra variety.MANNA FoodBank needs help to help others
While the community's need continues to grow, the nonprofit's pool of volunteers has declined.Asheville relishes chow chow, the quintessential Southern condiment
Cookbook author Ashley English describes chow chow as a "democratic" condiment. "There are so many permutations and iterations, you can customize it the way you want.”living
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Board member Rick Livingston, who made the motion to deny the recommendation, said the proposed SE Asphalt plant's location in a “very residential area” off the Spartanburg Highway was incompatible…news
Remote learning fails students with disabilities
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"Asheville and Buncombe County are in danger of losing a significant amount of financial support from the federal government by residents not completing and returning their census information by Sept.…Letter: Peace Day can start the healing at home
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