As I walk through the Whole Foods checkout line with a to-go container from the hot bar, a slice of cornbread and two bottles of Buchi kombucha, a mass-produced coloring bookdubbed “A Soul Bird’s Journey” sits on the stand in front of me. I look over at artist Phil Cheney, who has been yo-yoing the idea…
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In light of HB2, Terpsicorps focuses on transformation
“When I heard about [House Bill 2], my train of thought couldn’t seem to get away from it,” says Heather Maloy, artistic director of Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance. “Because HB2 focuses so much on transgender people, I felt it was important to create something that showed their transformation within a series of other transformations.” The…
How Local Builders are Reimagining Tree Houses
Whether you’re 12 years old or 42, a place to play and escape from the hum and buzz of today’s digitized world is a must. And the green builders of today are certainly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in live and play structures. What was once a few 2x4s nailed to the backyard oak…
One Month on the Appalachian Trail
I hadn’t fully thought it through, I was simply in awe of every person I’d ever known who decided to throw everything they needed to survive in a backpack and start walking. Since I’d moved to Asheville nine years earlier I’d heard many tales of survival from the trail. One girl I’d met in college…
Tiffany Narron 