How do we love thee, fall? Let us count the ways: local apples, beets, cheese, greens, lettuce, meats, pumpkins, radishes, turnips, winter squash … We could go on and on. How can you fall for local food, too? Take our advice, and it’s sure to be a heavenly cool-weather cooking season. Though a select few … Read more
Hate-spewing bigots in churches and politics use the Bible to explain away contempt for certain segments of society — most commonly blacks and homosexuals. Likewise, Adolf Hitler used Mein Kampf to justify the massacre of millions of Jews and homosexuals during his reign of horror. The Ku Klux Klan thumped the Bible over the decades … Read more
It’s never too soon to start thinking of your Thanksgiving turkey. Many farmers will offer sign-up sheets at their tailgate booth in the coming weeks, so be sure to get on a list for your local bird. But that’s not all you’ll find at markets right now. Here are some of the smiling faces you’ll … Read more
Want to connect with other local food lovers? Check out ASAP’s new community site, which makes its full launch this fall(http://www.FromHere.org). Its goal? To serve as a central online space for the local food community to join in conversation. Visitors can share their favorite local food recipes, stories about their farm adventures, connect with ASAP … Read more
From kids' books to hard hitting political topics, there's a book for every type of reader. Which is great, but what's even better is meeting the authors behind the books. Asheville Bookfest, held Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., offers just that opportunity. The festival takes place on the lawn at the top of … Read more
It's not every day that you come across an event that is both family-friendly and "dripping with fake blood and shambling." Well, the day (Saturday, Oct. 22) has arrived, and the event is the annual Asheville Zombie Walk. And this year — on top of the gore, the groans, the cravings for brains — the … Read more
Local experimental/instrumental outfit Hello Hugo is Rosser Douglas, Nick Prather, Reid Weigner and Justin Holt. Douglas, Prather and Holt made up the band Seawhistle before Hello Hugo's inception. They describe their current sound as being "like steeping tea for the perfect amount of time." You decide: The band releases its debut CD with "a full … Read more
This one's a twofer. First, it's the biannual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, from Thursday, Oct. 20-Sunday, Oct. 23. (10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; $8 or free for children under age 12.) Second, it's hand-crafted mountain music with all-female Honey Holler. The local string band took home first place in … Read more
Jan Davis is needed on City Council. He is a thoughtful, fair and strong leader for Asheville. He loves Asheville. He has the ability to listen to all points of view and to respect all parties even when the going gets tough. He has the commitment to lead. He understands the history of the many … Read more
• Hotel Indigo guests
evacuated for fire;
forced to acknowledge
hotel’s trendy architecture
prior to re-admittance
• “Occupy Asheville”
moniker co-opted by AVL
Chamber of Commerce,
AVL Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Tourism video to mix footage
of protesters with images of
Biltmore Estate, waterfall
• Obama stops in Asheville,
promises ‘jobs are coming’
before breaking up with
laughter, re-composing self
