Did you know Nina Simone went to High School in Asheville? Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon NC in 1933,…
Ancient Art for Modern Times: The Haywood Street Fresco
On September 26th, 2019, the finishing touches were put on a project that had started a decade before. The skillfully…
The Castle on the Hill
The ‘Castle on the Hill,’ Stephens Lee High School, opened March 7, 1923, on the former spot of Catholic Hill…
297 Haywood Street
The Church building that houses the congregation now dubbed ‘Holy Chaos’ was originally built around 1891. It was renovated in…
James Vester Miller
James Vester Miller was born just prior to the Civil War, on April 21, 1860 (according to his grave, although…
The White Plague
Asheville was a well-known and prominent figure in the treatment of tuberculosis in the United States – many people flocking…
Growing up in the Colonel’s Court
This is a guest post by Terry Roberts, the award-winning author and Asheville native who grew up in ‘Sander Court.’ …
Let’s Be Honest about these Celebrated Asheville Writer’s
I recently saw an Asheville historian point to the Grove Park and say “Fitzgerald did a lot of writing there,”…
Asheville Writer’s Itinerary
Thomas Wolfe Start off your day with breakfast at the Writer’s Bistro located 31 Woodfin in the Renaissance Hotel. ‘Inspired by…
Asheville Colored Hospital
Only in the last fifty years has access to Asheville’s hospitals been available to every citizen. Before the 1950s a…
This overlooked historic site is by far the most inspiring!
Early one friday in mid-March I headed east on I-40 past Greensboro to Sedalia, NC. population 622. I was…
Hood Huggers Tour
I have wanted to go on a Hood Huggers Tour for a few months, and I’m glad I finally made…
MLK Jr. in WNC – Part II
Martin Luther King Jr’s second trip to Western North Carolina was in the summer of 1965, again following on the…