The building that houses The Orange Peel in Asheville has long been associated with music. How that music has been presented over the years, however, has certainly evolved. From 1950 to 1962 the building saw popular music shift from crooners to rock and roll as home of the Skateland Rollerdome. While kids skated to the … Read More
Tuscon, Arizona, native Juan Holladay came to Asheville as a student at Warren Wilson College. He played music at Warren Wilson while getting a B.A. in Global Studies with a concentration in Latin American Studies. After graduation, he wanted to try music as a career. He left town for a while to go write songs. … Read More
Greg and Ashley Garrison met in high school back in Texas. Then Greg went to school at the University of North Carolina-Asheville where he played soccer and was one of the top midfielders in the Big South, earning first team all-conference honors as a sophomore. Ashley went first to Birmingham-Southern to play softball but then … Read More
While some may still think of the building at 870 Merrimon Avenue as Mountain Java, the coffee shop and café had its grand reopening back in May. Now named Edna’s of Asheville new-ish owners Tom Cash and Mike Zukoski delight in turning the venerable shop into more of a neighborhood hangout. The hours are longer. … Read More
Most people know Burgermeister’s as the iconic West Asheville food joint that consistently gets praised for best burgers in town. Many may not know, however, that Burgermeister’s history in Asheville is longer than you might think. Burgermeister’s New Orleans Grill started as a small counter-service restaurant in downtown Asheville where the Noodle Shop now stands … Read More
ActionFest began as a dream by its founders to give recognition to the men and women responsible for the action in films. Aaron Norris, Bill Banowsky, Dennis Berman, and Tom Quinn wanted to honor stunt people, stunt coordinators, fight directors, and others who often get little attention in an industry defined by its stars. April … Read More