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Asheville News, Opinion
In Asheville, Bernie Sanders rallies his supporters
Caleb Calhoun May 20, 2019

It's 85 degrees and about a thousand percent humidity and we are all, literally, feeling the Bern.

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Asheville Music, Opinion
Josh Blake, vulnerable and showing us his way with new release, Nothing’s In The Way
Caleb Calhoun May 13, 2019

Asheville musician Josh Blake will celebrate the release of his new album, "Nothing's In the Way," with a

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Asheville News, Opinion
Ask A Woman AVL: Why do y’all always go to the bathroom together?
Eve S. Dropper April 26, 2019

I’m guessing you want some porno answer like we’re doing cocaine off of each others boobs or practicing kissing. Sorry to disappoint

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Asheville News, Opinion
Ask A Woman AVL: Do menstrual cramps really hurt? Like, really?
Eve S. Dropper April 15, 2019

Yes it really hurts. Jeez, man. What did you think?

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Asheville News, Opinion
Ask A Woman AVL: Why did the flirty waitress shoot me down?
Eve S. Dropper March 27, 2019

Here's a hint: women who work in the service industry work for tips, so being friendly is part of their job.

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Asheville News, Opinion
Ask A Woman AVL: Is she flirting with me when she takes off her glasses?
Eve S. Dropper March 18, 2019

Is the take-off-your-glass move seduction or something else completely?

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Asheville Music, Opinion
Asheville Symphony and Southern rock alight in Haynes’ ‘Dreams’
Jason Sandford March 17, 2019

It was a transcendent night.

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Asheville News, Opinion
Ask A Woman AVL: I smacked my boyfriend for being a jerk. Was that too harsh?
Eve S. Dropper February 21, 2019

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is nothing at all.

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Asheville News, Opinion
Ask A Woman AVL: Am I wrong in thinking ‘toxic masculinity’ is BS?
Eve S. Dropper February 1, 2019

A writer tells Ask A Woman that he's ticked off by a new Gillette advertising campaign taking aim at toxic masculinity.

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Asheville News, Opinion
Ask a Woman: Do I need to grow a beard to get a date in Asheville?
Eve S. Dropper January 15, 2019

Why are all the women in this town going for the hirsute he-man look?

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Asheville events, Asheville features, Asheville food and drink, Asheville News
2018 STOOBIE AWARDS! Best of Asheville’s Food Scene pt 2: ECLECTIC BOOGALOO
Stu Helm January 7, 2019

2018 BEST OF ASHEVILLE PART II – Eclectic Boogaloo Welcome to Part Two of Three of the 2018 Stoobie Awards! If you unfamiliar with the Stoobies, that’s okay! They are basically a “Best of Asheville’s Culinary ...

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2018 STOOBIE AWARDS! Best of Asheville’s Food Scene pt 1: A NEW BEGINNING
Stu Helm January 3, 2019

2018 BEST OF ASHEVILLE PART I – A New Beginning Ya know what? These fuckin’ Stoobie Awards could get awfully boring and repetitive if I’m not careful. Like, how many times do I really need to ...

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Asheville Music, Opinion
With gut-wrenching emotion, ‘Army of Love’ faces down childhood cancer
Jason Sandford January 3, 2019

Singer-songwriter Dave Desmelik penned one of the most powerful Asheville albums of 2018; it's a record about childhood illness.

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Asheville benefits, Asheville News
Spirit Airlines giving $10,000 to one of these four Asheville nonprofits
Jason Sandford August 16, 2018

Online voting ends Aug. 23. Oh, and the winner also gets 20 free roundtrip Spirit Airlines tickets.

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Asheville features, Asheville food and drink
Stu Helm’s 2018 Asheville Burger Survey Part 3: So Many Burgers!
Stu Helm May 30, 2018

I’m a well known burger fan. I eat a lot of burgers. Burger me. Gim burg. My current plan — don’t tell my doctor — is to eat all the burgers. Last year (2017), I ...

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With new work, Asheville artist Jeremy Russell embraces subtle synchronicity
Jason Sandford April 18, 2018

Russell hopes that viewers will see that his new work represents "an honest search, an honest approach."

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Opinion
Lack of diversity detracts from first Asheville climate conference
Jason Sandford March 19, 2018

The conference is another disappointing example of how some of our most respected civic and business leaders still fail to take into account people of color and their concerns.

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Asheville News, Opinion
Ashvegas Op-Ed: Rising fees hurt Asheville’s Aston Park Tennis Center
Jason Sandford February 17, 2018

If Asheville City Council wants to convert Aston Park into a country club-like facility, they're well on their way to doing so.

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Asheville features, Asheville food and drink
REVIEW: Vivian, Asheville, Serious French Food in The River Arts District
Stu Helm February 1, 2018

Vivian offers Asheville serious French food in The River Arts District VIVIAN EST BON COMME IL SE FAIT, YO (VIVIAN IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS, YO) That’s it. That’s it right there. Vivian is ...

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2017 STOOBIE AWARDS! Best of Asheville Food Scene prt 3: PEOPLE POWER!
Stu Helm January 15, 2018

2017 BEST OF ASHEVILLE PART III PEOPLE POWER! I’m a real people person… most of the time… some of the time…. people are fine, I suppose, whatever, they exist and I have to live with ...

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2017 STOOBIE AWARDS! Best of Asheville Food Scene pt 2: THE SPECIFICS
Stu Helm January 8, 2018

2017 BEST OF ASHEVILLE PART II THE SPECIFICS Are you as ex-fucking-cited about part two of these dang Stoobie awards as I am?!? Yeeeeeah, Baby! Last week I posted part one HERE on Ashvegas, and ...

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Stu Helm’s Asheville Food Fan Checklist! What’s Your “AVL Food Fan” Score?
Stu Helm January 3, 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR, ASHEVILLE! Yes, I’m sill working on part two of the Stoobie Awards (you can read part one HERE if you haven’t already) but  in the meantime, I thought I’d share a list ...

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Asheville features, Asheville food and drink
2017 STOOBIE AWARDS! Best of Asheville Food Scene pt 1: SUNRISE / SUNSET
Stu Helm January 1, 2018

2017 BEST OF ASHEVILLE PART I – SUNRISE SUNSET Yeah, Man! Stoobie Awards time! It’s one of my favorite / least favorite series of posts to write every year, because awarding “Bests” to the friends, ...

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Asheville features
Stu Helm’s #PositiveLists: 8 Things I Still Love Despite Their Obvious Flaws
Stu Helm December 21, 2017

Time for another #PositiveList! Ever since a friend told me that making positive lists is good for one’s general well-being, I’ve been writing and posting them to Facebook. Everything between the hashmarks has been cut ...

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Asheville features
Stu Helm’s #PositiveLists: 10 Famous People I want to Personally Thank Today
Stu Helm November 23, 2017

Of course it’s time for a #PositiveList! Ever since a friend told me that making positive lists is good for one’s general well-being, I’ve been writing and posting them to Facebook. Everything between the hashmarks ...

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Asheville features
Stu Helm’s #PositiveLists: Top 6 Most Awesome Ideas I’ve Had Recently While Walking…
Stu Helm November 14, 2017

Let’s do another one of those #PositiveLists! Ever since a friend told me that making positive lists is good for one’s general well-being, I’ve been writing and posting them to Facebook. Everything between the hashmarks ...

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Opinion
South Asheville sounds off, propelling Kapoor to big City Council win
Jason Sandford November 8, 2017

Broadly speaking, voters were motivated by an anti-incumbent streak and a clear desire to vote against a district election plan for Asheville City Council.

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Asheville features
Stu Helm’s #PositiveLists: 8 Ways the Season 8 Premier of The Walking Dead COULD Have Been Worse…
Stu Helm October 24, 2017

Let’s do another one of those #PositiveLists! Ever since a friend told me that making positive lists is good for one’s general well-being, I’ve been writing and posting them to Facebook. I know that I ...

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Asheville features, Asheville food and drink
Stu Helm’s #PositiveLists: 3 Southern Dishes with an ‘n’ in the Middle…
Stu Helm October 22, 2017

Let’s do another one of those #PositiveLists! Ever since a friend told me that making positive lists is good for one’s general well-being, I’ve been writing and posting them to Facebook. Sometimes I try to ...

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Asheville features
Stu Helm’s #PositiveLists: 5 Reasons Not to Hate the World Today
Stu Helm October 18, 2017

Let’s do one of those #PositiveLists! I know I usually write about food, but last Spring a friend of mine (Hi Megan!) told me that she had heard that making positive lists improved one’s overall ...

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Asheville arts, Opinion
Moving the Asheville arts forward, one review at a time
Jason Sandford April 25, 2017

Getting at the role of a reviewer in Asheville.

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Asheville News, Opinion
Will there finally be justice for Zebb Quinn and his family?
Jason Sandford April 25, 2017

A prime suspect in the mysterious disappearance of Quinn has reached a plea agreement in a separate homicide case; are answers forthcoming?

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Asheville benefits, Asheville Music
Asheville Music School fundraising concert Thursday features music by The Beatles
Jason Sandford April 24, 2017

The featured music will showcase teachers and students covering The Beatles’ "Magical Mystery Tour" album in its entirety with full instrumentation.

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Asheville features, Asheville food and drink, Opinion
STRAWS SUCK! Turtles Hate Them, and You Should Too
Stu Helm March 13, 2017

You saw that turtle video, right?

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Asheville features, Asheville food and drink
EAT OF THE WEEK: Meatballs on the Rooftop
Stu Helm February 22, 2017

Best Bread, Best Views, Great Balls of Bison! Last week I wrote the first installment of a new feature here on Ashvegas that I’m calling “The Asheville Sandwich Report,” [ link ] and I went ...

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Asheville food and drink, Opinion
EAT OF THE WEEK: It’s Hot, It’s Brown, It’s Asheville Hot Brown!
Stu Helm January 19, 2017

Hot Brown is the Description that’s also a Dish. I absolutely love that there’s a traditional plate of food which is actually, officially, hilariously named “hot brown.” I love it for so many reasons. Let’s ...

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Asheville features
Asheville Improv Collective finds new home; set to launch shows, classes
Jason Sandford January 12, 2017

Asheville Improv Collective events start this weekend at Habitat Tavern & Commons on Broadway Street.

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Asheville food and drink, Opinion
EAT OF THE WEEK: Holiday Confit Ho Ho Hoe Cakes!
Stu Helm December 23, 2016

Everybody say “Ho-oh!” As in hoe cakes. Also as in “ho ho ho,” for the Holidays, or in this case: HO-leeee shiiiiit, that’s good food! Last Tuesday, I ate a “Holiday Confit Ho Ho Hoe ...

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Asheville food and drink, Opinion
EAT OF THE WEEK! Getting Pied at Pete’s in Downtown Asheville
Stu Helm December 16, 2016

My Whole Family Loves a Good Meat Pie. I’m from a pie family. We like pie. Apple pie, sweet potato pie, rhubarb, pumpkin, cherry pie… make any pie out of any fruit, squash, custard, or ...

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Asheville Music, Opinion
Christmas Jam 2016, part I: Haynes, Johnson and Krauss kick off
Caleb Calhoun December 12, 2016

Holly Bowling was also one of the bright stars of the night.

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Asheville Music, Opinion
Karl Denson brought the funk but not the fire to Asheville show
Caleb Calhoun December 8, 2016

Caleb Calhoun I came into the night tittering like a school girl. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe with special guest Jimmy Herring (Widespread Panic guitarist) at New Mountain AVL last week was enough to get me pumped. ...

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Asheville food and drink, Opinion
What’s so special about Asheville? The Junction’s tasting table for one thing
Stu Helm December 8, 2016

The Tasting Table at Asheville’s Tiny Junction Restaurant is a Very Special Place. If you’ve ever wondered what makes the Asheville food scene so special, wonder no longer: It’s the people, Dumbass. The chefs, the ...

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Asheville features, Asheville News
VIDEO: Things to do around Asheville this weekend
Jason Sandford November 30, 2016

There's an irreverent holiday play, and plenty of holiday shopping opportunities, this weekend.

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Asheville food and drink, Opinion
UN CHAIN AVL: Bartaco Destroys Art Deco Treasure
Stu Helm October 31, 2016

[the following editorial about Bartaco is the opinion of the author alone] WHY WE RESIST Did you know that Asheville has one of the most notable collections of Art Deco buildings of any city in ...

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Dating in Asheville
Asheville features
Looking for dating help? Then meet this Asheville matchmaker
Jason Sandford October 13, 2016

With Modern Black Book, Dema Badr is looking to set up Asheville-area singles for dating success.

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Asheville features
At High Hampton Inn, hidden WNC mountain gem shines in ‘Dirty Dancing’ spotlight
Jason Sandford October 7, 2016

The old lodge is getting new attention after serving as a location for filming of the television remake of "Dirty Dancing."

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Asheville features
Trivia bits about ‘Masterminds’ movie made in Asheville
Jason Sandford October 5, 2016

Some fun facts about the making of "Masterminds" in and around Asheville.

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Asheville features
Dirty Dancing Festival returns to Lake Lure this weekend with renewed engergy
Jason Sandford August 19, 2016

The Dirty Dancing Festival is now locally owned and operated by the Chamber of Hickory Nut Gorge.

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Asheville benefits, Asheville Music, Asheville News
Community comes to aid of Asheville singer Kat Williams after kidney disease diagnoses
Jason Sandford August 5, 2016

Kat Williams has been a staple on the Asheville music scene for nearly two decades.

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Asheville benefits
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, Asheville breweries team up for big fundraiser
Jason Sandford July 25, 2016

The series of events includes a passport program encouraging folks to visit each brewery to collect Parkway Beer Passport stickers.

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