Stepping out: Terpsicorps turns Foundation into a dance venue
- Volume 27
- / Issue 47
Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Irwin Fayne
Nearly a decade after Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance became the first group to move into the then-der- elict Foundy Street warehouses, the company returns to the now-thriving space for a trio of outdoor performances.
arts
New local album interprets a classic Chinese film
Nearly 90 years after its premiere, a classic from the golden age of Chinese cinema receives a new soundtrack by local musician Min Xiao-Fen.The Booth Fairy Project and Positive Signs of Love spread joy with painted slogans
Two independent projects are bringing messages of positivity to Asheville residents, one sign at a time.Terpsicorps returns to its RAD roots for outdoor performances
Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance artistic director Heather Maloy discusses the company's return to live performances.Around town: Radio Free Asheville celebrates its launch
Radio Free Asheville recently premiered in WNC. Plus a new three-day festival debuts, the latest from the Western North Carolina Historical Association's lecture series and more!
food
Summer kicks off with brand-new and freshly reimagined restaurants
Andaaz and Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse debut, while Table and The Golden Pineapple get a post-pandemic reboot.What’s new in food: Cider trails, barbecue book, beaucoup wine and burgers on the Broad
Turning lemons into lemonade is a tried-and-true solution to a challenging situation. Turning apples into hard cider is increasingly a formula for adult-beverage business success in North Carolina, the seventh-largest…
news
Buncombe among state’s leading counties in elder abuse
As of 2019, the latest year for which data is available, Buncombe County had the largest population of adults ages 60 and older in the state with 71,578 people, according…Q&A with Joshua Darty, director of Riverside Cemetery
When Joshua Darty moved to Asheville in 2006 with a freshly minted forest management degree from N.C. State University, an open position at the city’s Parks and Recreation Department seemed…Electric bikes poised for larger role in WNC transportation
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, just 0.2% of workers in the four-county Asheville metro area commute by bike, less than half the national average. But the owners of Asheville's…Proposed noise ordinance could reshape downtown’s future
What started in 2018 as an effort to update the city’s noise ordinance has led to an impasse among different community factions concerning the specifics.Buncombe budget hikes taxes, funds rebate program
Buncombe County's fiscal year 2021-22 budget — passed unanimously by the Board of Commissioners on June 15 — includes an effective property tax increase of 2 cents per $100 of…
opinion
Letter: Today’s concerned citizens must stop The Bluffs
"We must protect our future and stop The Bluffs. In fact, the best use of Tourism Development Authority marketing dollars would be to buy the tract and put it into land conservation…Letter: Trump and his WNC followers
"I also believe that North Carolina as a whole will have a severe problem when and if Trump and his family are arrested."Letter: Stay green, Asheville
"I don’t like seeing all of the deforestation going on."Letter: Asheville needs a population cap
"Asheville’s not weird anymore, and I’m sad about that."Busted flip-flop
Letter: Asheville City Schools’ plans bode ill for students and city
"Now ACS is proposing a turn away from integration without offering any tangible reason for the change."Letter: Asheville area’s boom is ruining quality of life
"Ultimately, favoritism is handed toward developers and bottom lines, while major impacting projects are slipped past under the radar. People don’t get a fair chance to oppose such, let alone win."Sign language
