Lifestyle
5 days ago in Lifestyle
Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz
Music recorded in 432 hertz (cycles per second) is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services, where users can find an increasing number of tracks and playlists employing the alternate tuning, everything from meditation soundscapes to reggae songs recorded by Ziggy Marley.
6 days ago in Lifestyle
Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out
Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does for a living. "It's all so funny," she says. "When I tell them I run the trade association for independent stores, they'll say, 'It's just so sad that they're disappearing.'
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2 hours ago in Local
MANNA FoodBank event brings 17 companies together to pack beans
Event comes as MANNA reports more than 220,000 monthly visits to its food assistance network
3 hours ago in Business, Local, Sports
Asheville’s first women’s sports bar takes shape downtown
When Q-Hall opens in downtown Asheville later this year, owner JJ Pope hopes it will celebrate local sports history, champion women's athletics and create an inclusive community hub
3 hours ago in Health & Wellness, Local, Pets
Tick season hits Asheville: What residents need to know to stay safe
Ticks are small, but the risks aren’t. Health providers across WNC say simple habits like daily tick checks, protective clothing and yard maintenance can make a big difference.
18 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Business, Community, Local, On The Town
ArtsAVL releases long-term arts recovery plan for Buncombe County
The ArtsAVL proposal, the Asheville-Buncombe Arts Recovery Framework, focuses on uniting and strengthening seven different areas of the local arts economy.
22 hours ago in Local
What’s on the agenda? Commissioners to decide on former JCPenney site, budget
Buncombe County Commissioners will decide on a new emergency operations center and a proposed tax rate of 43.20 cents during Tuesday's meeting
Entertainment
20 hours ago in Entertainment
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, local officials in London confirmed to The Associated Press. They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Hall.
1 day ago in Entertainment
A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors
Amazon remains the dominant force, but physical, brick-and-mortar stores have rebounded — and stores owned by authors such as Ann Patchett are now a niche unto themselves, found everywhere from Brooklyn to New Mexico.
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Features
2 weeks ago in Features
A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better
After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family's Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.