Priced Out: Artists face affordable housing shortage
- Volume 26
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Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Clark Hodgin
As Asheville becomes an evermore desirable destination, housing costs continue to rise — pricing out many artists who have helped make the city a creative hotspot and tourist magnet. On the cover: Abby Roach, who performs as Abby the Spoon Lady, recently announced she’ll be leaving Asheville next year in her newly acquired green bus. She is pictured with her musical partner Chris Rodriguez.
arts
Adé PROJECT seeks creative solutions to issues of inequity
Another aim for adé PROJECT is to work with as many artists of color as possible, using a cooperative model. “We often are left out of decision-making processes or not…Is Asheville’s creative community getting priced out?
“Many artists, creatives, musicians and performers are leaving due to the rapidly increasing cost of living, putting Asheville’s culture at risk," says Stephanie Moore of the Center for Craft, Creativity…Asheville’s Mountain Top Polka Band marks its 10th anniversary
“Some people say, ‘I really don’t know about polka,’ but we make it for everyone,” clarinet player Adam Bennett says. “This year, we threw in ‘Africa,’ by Toto.”Maryedith Burrell plays an integral role in a new Molly Ivins documentary
The Asheville-based multi-hyphenate discusses her varied work on the acclaimed new film.Smart Bets: Parsnip
The Australian pop-punk quartet play Static Age Records on Sept. 25.The Midnight Hour brings its sophisticated hip-hop to Asheville
“We’re looking back at that time of black excellence and giving it a new light for today with our music and our brand,” says multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge.Smart Bets: Charming Disaster
The Brooklyn-based folk-noir duo plays Asheville Julyan Davis' Mill at Riverside studio on Sept. 24.Smart Bets: Fireside Collective
The Asheville-based progressive bluegrass group headlines The Grey Eagle on Sept. 21.Smart Bets: Art in Autumn
The outdoor fine art and craft show returns to downtown Weaverville on Sept. 21.
food
Beer Scout: Homeplace Beer Co. builds second Burnsville location
John Silver plans to open his brewery's new three-story location in early 2020.A look at the resilience of Asheville’s legacy restaurants
In the restaurant industry, success rates can be shockingly low. Yet there are a handful of eateries in Asheville that have stood the test of time.Small bites: Goombay brings it back to The Block
Goombay Celebration looks to honor The Block during this year's festivities. Also: Fiesta Hendersonville returns; Chai Pani turns 10; White Moon introduces evening hours; and more in this week's Small…
living
Hickory Nut Gap Farm hosts networking dinner for young and beginning farmers
Hickory Nut Gap Farm will join forces with the National Young Farmers Coalition to host a free dinner and networking evening for new and future farmers on Thursday, Sept. 26.
movies-reviews
Screen Scene: Local film news
Grail Moviehouse hosts Art House Theater Day screenings and videographer Rebecca MacNeice vies for an Emmy.
news
Telehealth delivers crucial rural access to care
“Often we can reach folks better through technology than we can face to face," says Shane Lunsford of the Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness. As telehealth service offerings and…Welcome back to square one
ASHEVILLE, N.C.Ad it Up!
ASHEVILLE, N.C.Asheville Archives: City Council declares Asheville a bird sanctuary, 1947
"What does the establishment of a wild bird sanctuary mean?" asked an editorial in the Sunday, Feb. 23, 1947 edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times. "It means that the birds of…News Briefs: New N.C. House maps for Buncombe, Eastern Band re-elects Sneed
As currently drawn, the proposed districts would shift representation for large areas of Buncombe County. A 2011 state law also required that districts for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners…Environmental groups unite for Climate Justice Rally
Taking place at the Vance Monument from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, the rally brings together 15 area organizations in a call for change. The speaker lineup includes Anita…Create 72 Broadway decision delayed
The hotel project hearing is now tentatively scheduled for the same meeting in which Council members will vote on whether to implement a temporary ban on new hotel construction.APD Chief Chris Bailey resigns; felony charges surface
After less than two months in his position, Chief Chris Bailey has announced his resignation from the Asheville Police Department.
opinion
Letter: Can Asheville City Schools try another approach?
"Are there educators who think that kids can learn despite their backgrounds and the effects of outside-the-school influences? If so, let’s hire them, starting at the superintendent level."Letter: On Day of Peace, ponder military and climate connections
"In Asheville, we are warned of imposing disasters invading us in the form of heavy rains, increased flooding, landslides, droughts, fires, epic storms, maybe even insect plagues as climate change…Letter: Walk out, die in and rally for climate action
"The time to stop pretending is now! The time to implement extreme changes is now! The time to strike is now!"Letter: Support solutions for climate change
"This is a pivotal moment to speak out about the climate crisis. Elected leaders need to understand there is a growing groundswell of support for climate solutions."
