The mood at Asheville Brewing Co. was absolutely raucous on primary night, as Patsy Keever hugged supporters. Incumbent no more: Rep. Bruce Goforth, a four-term incumbent and Democratic whip, after his defeat by challenger Patsy Keever in the May 4 primary. Photos by Jonathan Welch "You won!" someone told her. "We won!" she shouted back. … Read more
The swirling debate over mass transit can feel like it's happening a world away from the actual Asheville Transit Center, where regular bus riders quietly go about their daily lives. For most of them, taking the bus isn't about striving not to drive as much as striving to get where they need to go by … Read more
Throughout April and May, students at Rainbow Mountain Children's School worked with local professional artists in a collaborative project called Imagine! According to the school's executive director Renee Owen, it's a natural partnership: Children with their fantastic imaginations, and artists with their creativity and skills, have a lot to teach each other. But Imagine! is … Read more
In response to a series of alleged attacks on LGBT individuals in the Montford area, a protest march will take place on Wednesday, May 12, at 6 p.m. "This peaceful, permitted demonstration is in response to recent alleged hate crimes against LGBTQ residents.," an announcement from organizer Samantha Soper reads. "Violence of any sort is … Read more
Former Xpress Managing Editor Jon Elliston has been awarded a John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation research grant to support his work on a new book, which will tell the full story of the 1963 mob attack on Camp Summerlane in Rosman, N.C. The event was the subject of "Cruel Summer," a four-part series Elliston … Read more
Police arrested 11 people — including two Asheville residents — in connection with a May 1 vandalism spree in downtown Asheville that damaaged several businesses and cars. Two of the alleged vandals have connections with anarchist groups, but at press time the purpose of the actions remained unclear. Bashed: An RBC Centura ATM after being … Read more
So maybe you don't know a thing about comic books. Maybe you don't know your Green Lantern from your Green Hornet, maybe you've never stayed up late playing Dungeons & Dragons, maybe you haven't dressed up in tights and a cape since your second-grade Halloween (not that there's anything wrong with that). Hey, join the … Read more
Just because it's old-time doesn't mean it has to be old-fashioned: That's the takeaway from "Hit 'Em Up Style," the hip-hop cover by black string trio The Carolina Chocolate Drops. "It's a real American kind of thing," says multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens. "You take a hip-hop tune, you put it on a banjo and there you … Read more
"I've always kind of had this romantic idea of being a college English professor." So says Sam Quinn, singer, songwriter, artist, gold medalist of in between-song stage banter and co-founder of Tennessee's now defunct The Everybodyfields. It's been a couple years since we've heard from Sam. After the fallout from The Everybodyfields, he took his … Read more
After years of planning and months of construction, a new Biltmore venue, Antler Hill Village, recently opened to guests and pass holders. This weekend marks its official grand opening. The Village includes new attractions such as an exhibit focusing on Edith Vanderbilt (founder George Vanderbilt's wife), Cedric's Tavern, a bandstand, an outdoor adventure center, an … Read more
