The annual celebration moves through a new South Slope route on Feb. 11.

The annual celebration moves through a new South Slope route on Feb. 11.
You gotta love a Valentine’s Day Mardi Gras, and today’s parade in downtown Asheville had costumed revelers hitting the streets to the beat of the city’s distinctive drum
It’s Fat Tuesday, the culmination of Mardi Gras. Relive the revelry so far — the costumes, the streets filled with beads, the carousing and parading — with Xpress photos and videos.