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Local band, The Screaming J’s, jammed at the Wedge at Foundation this past weekend. A couple of the band members met with Nathan Duvall to talk about the history of the band and to discuss the show.
Local organization Community Roots is working on a voter initiative petition to get Asheville 100% renewable by the year 2030. Scott met with Community Roots canvasser Gerry to talk about the petition.
On February 1st, Sunshine Pugh, a student from Odyssey School, is hosting an event with a group of classmates to promote body positivity through the use of art and recycled clothing. News Team correspondent Scott Owen met with Sunshine to discuss the event.
by KP Whaley
This week Asheville will be inundated by theater of the strangest kind. The 18th annual Asheville Fringe Arts Festival kicks off this week boasting around 50 shows through the week at 16 venues in town – the festival also provides pop up performances and artistic creativity that is very non-traditional. Fringe Fest board member Jen Murphy joined us last week to discuss what makes this festival so unique.
by Stretch
News team correspondent, Andrew Rainey, speaks with owner of Static Age Records, Jesse McSwain, about the vandalism of the Tina Turner mural with on the storefront on the second day of Hanukkah, and then speaks more about this hate speech with working class, antifacist, antiracist activist and contributor to the Asheville Blade, Matilda Bliss.
by KP Whaley
The holiday season is upon us, and KP Whaley had a chance to speak with Franzi Charen, Founder and Director of Asheville Grown Business Alliance about the release of 2020’s Go Local card and why our community economy depends on shopping locally.