“Why is a raven like a writing desk?” a Mad Hatter once asked over tea. While the connection between two such disparate subjects plagued even the author of that question, there is another set of subjects whose relationship is much more tenable: Thomas Wolfe and a pachyderm named Henrietta. Today on World Elephant Day, let’s…
For many, October’s cool days and longer evenings invoke feelings of spookiness leading up to a frenzied demonstration on Halloween night. But in Asheville, the turning of the leaves signals a great season to visit Riverside Cemetery for another reason: its beauty. If you fancy yourself a local historian, cemetery tourist, or simply a nature…
They say most people live one life, but authors live as many as they can invent. Local historian Bruce Johnson has pared back the lives (imagined and of legend) of three infamous authors of Asheville’s Gilded Age in his new book, Tom, Scott, and Zelda: Following In Their Footsteps. What he has revealed are the…
Asheville, NC is a city filled with interesting characters, vistas, murals, and locales. Whether you’re visiting for the first time this weekend or you’ve lived here all your life, there is always something new to see and experience. While you’re out and about in town, we encourage you to stare into your phone as little…
For a long time, I thought Rock ‘n’ Roll was over; its time had come and gone. Of course, I was heartbroken. What could I do? But then Dave Grohl came along and continues to remind me I was wrong. Grohl now knows Asheville is a great town for music following his appearance at Warren…