For love and music …
- Volume 19
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For love and music: Local couples brave the choppy waters of musical collaboration
Romance is complicated business, and business makes for complicated relationships. Combine the two and things can get even trickier. Despite the pitfalls, popular music has a long history of couples…Love hurts: Asheville hot-pepper enthusiasts cry with joy
Been burned by love before? Not like these guys. Find out what happens when they pursue the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion hot pepper.Sweethearts/bitterhearts: Valentine’s events for duos, singles and everyone else
Chelsea LaBate All events are on Thursday, Feb. 14 unless otherwise noted. For a complete listing, visit Clubland and Calendar. The annual Anti-Valentines Day Pillowfight returns. In case the name…Smart Bets: Bark!
In case your your faithful canine has been like, "What, the dog park again? Why can't we ever go to a movie or a play?" Bark! (a musical, no less)…Smart Bets: Bluegrass First Class
Now in its 18th year, the annual Bluegrass First Class weekend event features performers like Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (Lawson is pictured here), Russell Moore…Smart Bets: Patterson Hood
Photo by Andy Tennille Patterson Hood (of the Drive-By Truckers) says, in his bio, that he likes writing on the road, though it's hard to finish songs amid the distractions.…Smart Bets: Ron Rash and Local Matters Book Club
Photo by Mark Haskett Mountain Xpress announces the Local Matters Book Club, in partnership with Malaprop's Bookstore & Café. The readers' group will focus on works of fiction written by…What does Spot want for Valentine’s Day?
Animal communicator Cindy Smith gives rescue dog Buddy a belly rub for Valentine’s Day (and every day). Kisses are fleeting, but an animal's love lasts. Whether or not you have…Labors of Love: Triumphs of blood, sweat, tears, ingenuity and near-obsessive passion
Joshe Clarke performing a jump. Photo by David Robbins Hoss Haley with his drawing machine. Photo by Max Cooper Tattoo artist and musician J. Horton. Photo by Max Cooper Some…Clubland highlights: Black Francis, Bosnian Rainbows and more
A Frank by any other name: Black Francis is the dark and gritty solo project of Charles Thompson IV, best known as The Pixies' frontman Frank Black (his most-used pseudonym,…Calendar highlights
Take the plunge: More than 125 brave souls will don costumes and jump into the Asheville Racquet Club's icy outdoor pool to raise funds for Meals on Wheels on Saturday,…
food
Swann’s way: Former Greenlife part-owner to open Katuah Market
Talking with John Swann requires a certain mental flexibility. His ideas skirt contradiction, combining business sense with idealism. “I'm hoping to marry those two philosophies into a successful business,” he…Get some goulash: Hendersonville Sister Cities does dinner, Eastern European-style
Eastern European eats are still sorrowfully sparse in our region. If you're able to hunt them down, you're probably reading a specials board or a tucked away corner of a…Sip with the Siren: Haywood Park Café opens with Starbucks Coffee and local light fare
Haywood Park Café triggers deja vu. The small grab-and-go breakfast and lunch eatery opened last week in the Haywood Park atrium with many familiar products, including Starbucks coffee and West…Get some goulash
Eastern European eats are still sorrowfully sparse in our region. If you're able to hunt them down, you're probably reading a specials board or a tucked away corner of a…
news
First fruits: Buncombe commissioners get to work
Go Local cards benefit Asheville nonprofits
In a new twist, those buying the Asheville Grown Business Alliance’s Go Local discount card can now direct $5 of the purchase price to a specific city school or group.…Building a future: Habitat for Humanity turns 30
Know your status: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day reminds locals to get tested
Although National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day occurred on Feb. 7, a local agency says HIV education and testing in the African-American community remains a priority throughout the whole year. “The…APD chief: “We know what happened” with evidence room
In the wake of a major scandal last year concerning guns, drugs and money missing from the evidence room, the Asheville Police Department has hired a new manager and implemented…Go Local cards benefit Asheville nonprofits
In a new twist, those buying the Asheville Grown Business Alliance’s Go Local discount card can now direct $5 of the purchase price to a specific city school or group.…Confidence goes with a good haircut
Tricia Zinke didn’t plan to be a hairdresser. Immersed in music from a young age — from singing to playing the trombone — she always thought she would become a…
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Day-hike off Parkway ends in cannibalismIt’s culture, it’s paper, it’s smell, it’s touch
As long as I've been visiting or living in Asheville, I've been browsing, buying and selling my books at Downtown Books and News [“Grumbly but Great,” Jan. 30 Xpress]. DBN…Watch where you point that pen, Molton
I'll admit to the occasional forced chuckle when I read the weekly “Molton” cartoon. Usually I'm laughing because the artist has attacked a social or political demographic with which I…Ten rounds is not enough
There's a very good reason why 10-round magazines are not sufficient for even basic self-defense [“A Medley of Responses to Mountain Xpress,” Jan. 23 Xpress and other letters]. A perfect…How do the poor eat well down here?
I have lived in Asheville for a little more than a year and love it. One of the reasons I moved from New England was because of the cost of…Doorways to tomorrow
Asheville is arguably the best place in the country to call home. People are drawn here by the awe-inspiring mountain views, the hip nightlife, the stunning architecture and the quirky…
