The Chinese native and West Asheville resident discusses her July series.
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What’s new in food: Soirée the summer away with Folkmoot
Folkmoot, Waynesville’s premier folk festival dedicated to the preservation of culture and heritage, invites guests to indulge in cuisines from around the world during a 40th-anniversary Summer Soirée on Thursday, July 20, 7-9 p.m. The soirée will serve as a fundraiser celebrating Folkmoot, recognized as North Carolina’s official International Folk Festival by the N.C. General Assembly, while […]
Letter: Women will suffer under new abortion law
“The power-hungry, self-serving draconian Republican legislators have not only neglected the will of the people, but they have placed an undue burden on women during some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives.”
Q&A: Eagle Scout Loyd Lyons builds shed for Sylva Community Garden
“I knew my shed project would be the start of something that would empower others, and that is a blessing to me.”
Wellness roundup: Sweeten Creek mental health facility hires director
The Sweeten Creek facility, which is anticipated to open in August, brings 38 additional acute behavioral care beds to Western North Carolina.
Letter: Down with propping up a slaver and traitor
“What Mr. Ready fails to grasp is the idea that Confederate monuments were intimidation tactics when they were constructed in the first place.”
Letter: A lost opportunity for the Vance Monument
“I believe that a simple, tasteful plaque acknowledging our city’s (and country’s) complicated past would have done wonders to heal wounds and begin to explain what ‘diversity’ truly means.”
Letter: Getting Zeb Vance’s context just right
“White supremacy wasn’t merely a footnote to Vance’s public career, after all, and he would have been the first to tell you so.”
What do data trends reveal about Asheville’s homestay market?
Xpress worked with Asheville-based data journalist Elliot Patterson to explore homestay permit data. The resulting analysis gives insights into how the market has changed over time, where homestays are located and who’s operating them.
Rising Appalachia hosts its first major festival
On Saturday, July 15 and Sunday, July 16, Appalachia Rising will headline Catalyst, an arts, education and music festival at Salvage Station. The band’s original members, Leah Song and Chloe Smith, organized the event.
Poet Andrew K. Clark on wild horses, violence and splintered attention spans
“Contemporary poetry addresses every topic under the sun — some dark, some light, some sensual — from many unique and interesting voices,” says poet Andrew K. Clark. “It is also a great package for a world with such a splintered attention span.”
Nathan Ballingrud’s coming-of-age novel takes readers to Mars
Prior to the novel’s release, Ballingrud was known within the literary community as a short story writer. His previous works, 2013’s award-winning North American Lake Monsters: Stories and 2019’s Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, explore dark and supernatural themes.
What will legalized sports betting mean for Western North Carolina?
Betting on sports will soon be legal in North Carolina. What will that mean for WNC?
Fresh Dish: Little Chango’s Iris Rodriguez on street food, her sweet tooth and rice
“We’re trying to put Hispanic food out there,” Rodriguez says, noting the restaurant’s focus on Puerto Rican and Cuban dishes. “I like street food. We try to portray that, and I think we found the best little spot for that type of food.”