Second Sight
Triumphing Over A Rare Eye Disease Helped Comedian Connect More Intuitively With Her Audiences By Carolyn Comeau Photos by Matt Rose If the term “tour guide” conjures up a librarian type narrating...
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Documenting Homeless Train Hoppers Pushed Artist Through a Harrowing Stretch in her Own Life By Bridget Conn Portrait by Tim Robison Training sheep-herding dogs is not a common find among the...
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By Interpreting a Sculpture, Fashion Designer Brooke Priddy Creates Her Own Art. By Lindsey Grossman Photography by Rimas Zailskas Here in the mountains, the word “fiddleheads” might first evoke...
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Blogger Known for Polaroid Photography Finds Fresh Inspiration as a Foodie By Kathryn Stewart Photos by Tim Robison Jen Altman is a self-taught photographer seduced by a self-proclaimed...
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Big Easy Ex-Pat Keeps the Gloves On By Austine Little Photo by Tim Robison Name: Jessica Boeh Age: 50 Lives In: Flat Rock Occupation: Full-Time Student and Interior Decorator First, the...
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How the Christmas of 1992 Transformed My Cultural Outlook By Ashley English Photo by Naomi Johnson When I was 15 years old, the day after Christmas changed my life forever. I was newly relocated...
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Deli Owner Trades Chef’s Coat for Holiday Sparkle By Austine Little Photos by Tim Robison The ambitious sandwiches at Mountain Deli in Hendersonville, an eatery popular with tourists and downtown...
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Local Women’s Organization Brings Mobile Produce Markets to Asheville’s “Food Deserts” By Gina Smith Photo by Candice Maliska It sounds like a health-conscious parent’s fantasy: a retrofitted...
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New AIR President Drives the Local Foodie Scene By Carolyn Comeau Photo by Matt Rose Sherrye Coggiola is ready to swing open new doors as the first woman president of Asheville Independent...
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Ayoka Lucas Was in the House By Melanie McGee Bianchi Photography by Zaire Kacz Flashbulbs popped like heat lightning on November 3, when Low Country socialite Ayoka Lucas made a red-carpet...
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