June 24, 2016 – mountainx.com

Soul City: An Asheville native’s failed utopian dream

June 24, 2016 by Juan Holladay

“The first city in the world that’s built around your family. Before we laid a brick, we laid plans for a clean, uncongested city of 40,000 on 3,500 acres of beautiful land in Warren County, N.C. There will be 18,000 jobs at Soul City. But while people will work in a city, they’ll live in … Read more

Letter writer: Going barefoot is personal choice, harms no one

June 24, 2016 by Letters

“The choice to wear shoes or not wear shoes should have no more impact on anyone else or any business than the choice to wear a hat or not wear a hat.”

Jaye Bartell returns to Asheville for a June 28 show at The Mothlight

June 24, 2016 by Alli Marshall

Bartell’s shows are in support of his recent release, Light Enough, on Sinderlyn. The label also re-released Bartell’s previous record, Loyalty, which he wrote and recorded in Asheville.

VIDEO: Echo Sessions presents Leftover Salmon

June 24, 2016 by Alli Marshall

The band invited in a number of friends including local musicians Aaron Woody Wood, Jon Stickley and Billy Cardine.

Stonewall Commemoration and Trans Pride Week events

June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 by Alli Marshall

Asheville-based organizations Tranzmission, QORDS and COLAGE, in association with the Asheville Jewish Community Center, have collaborated to present the 15th annual local commemoration of Stonewall. All events are open to the public.

Updated guide provides the last word on N.C. waterfalls

June 24, 2016 by Josh O'Conner

North Carolina Waterfalls by Waynesville travel and nature writer/photographer Kevin Adams features 1,000 waterfall excursions, more than enough such attractions to keep weekend adventurers occupied for years to come.

Hepkat

June 24, 2016 by Brent Brown