August 6, 2015 – mountainx.com

In photos: Asheville Fashion Week hits the runway

August 7, 2015August 6, 2015 by Sarah Whelan

Asheville Fashion Week, August 5 – 8, showcases summer looks by local designers.

Letter writer: Homophobes should consider some self-reflection

August 6, 2015 by Letters

Regarding [a July 9 article in the Asheville Citizen-Times], “Franklin Graham Slams Obama for Supporting Gay Marriage”: “The most damnable and bloodthirsty tyranny that a nation can be subjected to, is that of a bigoted religious sect,” [by William] Stanton, The Great United States Exploring Expedition [published in] 1975. Webster’s College Dictionary for the 21st … Read more

Affordable housing essay: Going out of business

August 6, 2015 by Xpress Contributor

“Whenever people ask what we need to create more affordable housing, we say: capital.”

Conscious party: a slip-and-slide field party for Hall Fletcher

August 6, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

Slip-and-slides, water balloon games, crazy sprinklers, food trucks and live music take over Hall Fletcher’s activity field on Saturday, Aug. 8.

Fashion Bath accidentally records a full-length album

August 6, 2015 by Alli Marshall

Local experimental-rock band Fashion Bath launches new LP, Give It, with a free show at The Mothlight on Monday, Aug. 10.

Looking for something? Best of WNC listings are here!

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by Alli Marshall

Our first round of Best of WNC results were released in this week’s print issue. The results are now posted online — in a highly visible and easily accessible format.

Smart bets: RiverFest

August 6, 2015 by Alli Marshall

RiverLink’s annual RiverFest is on Saturday, Aug. 8. The full day of live music, food trucks, Sierra Nevada beer and more begins at 11 a.m with the Anything that Floats wacky raft race.

Letter writer: CO2’s effect on climate change is highly debatable

August 6, 2015 by Letters

“The lack of global warming for the past 18 years while CO2 rose 10 percent (likely due mainly to soaring hydrocarbon fuel use in China and other developing nations) suggests that there is something seriously wrong with the CO2-caused warming theory.”

Searching for Asheville’s perfect dive bar

August 6, 2015 by Jonathan Ammons

Although gentrification may be watering down the legacy of longstanding watering holes, several beloved dive bars stand strong in Asheville.

Affordable housing essay: Black neighborhoods will be obliterated