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The Church building that houses the congregation now dubbed ‘Holy Chaos’ was originally built around 1891. It was renovated in … More

James Vester Miller

James Vester Miller was born just prior to the Civil War, on April 21, 1860 (according to his grave, although … More

This is a guest post by Terry Roberts, the award-winning author and Asheville native who grew up in ‘Sander Court.’ … More

I recently saw an Asheville historian point to the Grove Park and say “Fitzgerald did a lot of writing there,” … More

Early one friday in mid-March I headed east on I-40 past Greensboro to Sedalia, NC. population 622. I was … More

Martin Luther King Jr’s second trip to Western North Carolina was in the summer of 1965, again following on the … More

Part One: On January 20th-22nd 1964 Martin Luther King Jr and his Civil Rights organization the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, … More

Did you know Nina Simone went to High School in Asheville? Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon NC in 1933, … More

Start at the Corner of Biltmore Avenue (previously South Main) and Eagle Street. Here you will find a statue … More

Thank goodness for Asheville’s Flatiron Building! Not only is it a cool piece of architecture, it provided the inspiration for … More

Happy Halloween! Asheville is the perfect place to spend this most spooky day of the year! You could stay at … More

When the Battery Park Hotel opened in downtown Asheville in July of 1886 the youngest Civil War veterans were just … More