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Remembering the filming of ‘Bull Durham’ in Asheville 30 years later

Jason Sandford June 15, 2018

The Asheville Tourists will give away 1,000 Crash Davis bobbleheads on Saturday to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "Bull Durham."

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Andie and the rest

One more note on Andie, then I’ll shut it. Andie and Rosie were on TV last night – did you …

Music galore in Ashvegas this week

Ashvegas and the surrounding mountains will be alive with the sound of music this week. Check out this line-up: Tomorrow, …

A Rose by another name: Andie MacDowell

Rose Qually is hot – her career is sizzling and the woman who goes by the big screen name Andie …

Roaming WNC: Pottery for the people at Mud Dabber’s

There’s a great pottery tradition in Ashvegas and surrounding parts. Let me tell you about a little studio I stumbled …

More photos from Biltmore

Here are some more photos from Biltmore, shot last weekend when it WASN’T snowing. See my earlier post and my …

Ashvegas of the past

A few things I miss about Ashvegas – Bill Stanley’s Bluegrass and Barbecue; Gatsby’s; Sunny Sparachino’s; 45 Cherry; Dinner for …

Blackberry winter

Blackberry winter – that’s what the mountain folks around Ashvegas call this cold snap we’re having. But I’ve lived most …

Rashad comes to town

Basketball and Bible-thumpin’ don’t really mix for me. That’s why I’m glad I didn’t go to see today’s exhibition game …

Blog bits: Ashvegas A-listers

More blog bits for ya. I watch the celebs so you don’t have to: From the ATL to the AVL …

Sylva: On growlers and Greening Up the Mountains

I visited Sylva last weekend. Let me tell you about Sylva. Like most of the small towns across WNC, they’ve …

Biltmore’s flower festival

George’s houseMe and my boo went to check out Biltmore’s flower festival. What a day! It was absolutely beautiful and …

Blog bits: Weasel words and mollycoddles

A few assorted items: The new pope We have a pope. Ratzinger from Germany. Pope Benedict the 16th. The bells …

Britney: 60 million in record sales can’t be wrong

Britney is a cultural barometer. That’s why her pregnancy is news in this celebrity-obsessed culture. I said it in my …

Eric’s manifesto: Part II

The Hunt Washington was lucky that day in Birmingham, they had a witness who happened into a fortuitous position, and …

Eric’s manifesto

In my earlier post Eric Ruolph post (see link below), I said all our questions about him and his motivations …

Britney is preggers

Britney is knocked up. We all saw the magazine pictures. It was only a matter of time before she admitted …

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