The avid hiking culture prevalent in and around Asheville could easily be intimidating to a self-proclaimed beginner, but with the easy tips, you’ll be ranging the Blue Ridge with the best of them in no time. Bring a friend. As a beginning hiker, it is important that you include someone else on your exploratory journey. … Read More
While this area isn’t necessarily known for its Bavarian heritage, Oktoberfest is thriving in Asheville. On Saturday, Oct. 13, Asheville’s Downtown Association in association with Harmony Motors presented the fourth annual Oktoberfest celebration along Wall Street. More than 2,000 people attended the event on a beautiful autumnal day packed with activities, food, and beverages. While … Read More
Pride is a day to celebrate your partnership, your sexuality, your gender expression, and your right to live freely as you are. Asheville Pride 2012, held Oct. 6, was a culmination of bright shining smiles and bursts of color over Pack Square and the Roger McGuire Green. “Since that first year of anxiety and doubt, … Read More
Moogfest, Asheville’s annual carnival of souls, made its third appearance in our fair city this year. And so close to Halloween, it most certainly is doing its part to keep Asheville weird. The event first came to North Carolina in 2010 after spending 2004 to 2008 in New York City. Moogfest disappeared into the vortex … Read More
One word comes to mind when thinking of Minx Boutique in downtown Asheville’s “viva la Lexington” Avenue: Fashionista. Walk around Asheville for 30 minutes, and you’ll see young, hip people wearing a huge range of creative fashion—especially for a town of its size. Asheville might not be recognized as a world leader of couture fashion, … Read More
Mora, the love child of Joanna Gollberg, a nationally renowned jewelry maker and author, and Marthe Le Van, one of the top jewelry editors in the world and a board member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), hits a number of perfect notes in its cozy Walnut Street location. It’s a perfect balance … Read More
Electronic music fans get ready: the third annual Moogfest is upon us. This event featuring electronic and visionary music celebrates the innovative spirit of Bob Moog, who was founder of Moog Music and known as the creator of the Moog Synthesizer. He lived in Asheville for nearly 30 years. The music festival bearing his name … Read More
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
It was outside Magnolias Raw Bar & Grille when the well-dressed thirtysomething pulled down his khakis. As his friends chatted obliviously, he bent over and took aim, the soft glow of his pale backside radiating directly toward my bus. None of the other passengers, fresh from viewing the Vance Monument and Jackson Building, among other … 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