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Citizen Vinyl is Asheville's own vinyl record-producing facility. It lives in the former Citizen-Times newspaper building.  The historic building was designed and built in 1938-1939, and it became the home for two newspapers and a radio station. In 2019, Citizen Vinyl moved into the first floor, mezzanine, and third floor to create spaces for recording and manufacturing space, as well as an event area with a small bar/cafe and shop.  Listen to this full episode for the full history of the recording space and radio station.Music featured in this episode includes: Jimmie Rodgers, "Away Out on the Mountain" Bill Munroe and the Bluegrass Boys, "Mule Skinner Blues" Mainer's Mountaineers, "Concord Rag" Jim Lauderdale, "My Carolina Sunshine Girl" To learn more about music along the Blue Ridge Music Trails, visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com.

Citizen Vinyl is Asheville's own vinyl record-producing facility. It lives in the former Citizen-Times newspaper building.  The historic building was designed and built in 1938-1939, and it became the home for two newspapers and a radio station. In 2019, Citizen Vinyl moved into the first floor, mezzanine, and third floor to create spaces for recording and manufacturing space, as well as an event area with a small bar/cafe and shop.  Listen to this full episode for the full history of the recording space and radio station.Music featured in this episode includes: Jimmie Rodgers, "Away Out on the Mountain" Bill Munroe and the Bluegrass Boys, "Mule Skinner Blues" Mainer's Mountaineers, "Concord Rag" Jim Lauderdale, "My Carolina Sunshine Girl" To learn more about music along the Blue Ridge Music Trails, visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com.

“Wake Up, Asheville!” is a morning podcast updating you on the important local headlines from across the local media landscape. We check in with the Citizen-Times, Mountain Xpress, Asheville Watchdog, BPR, WLOS, AVL Today and even podcasts like The Overlook with Matt Peiken.We then boil it all down to what you need to know in under five minutes. “Wake Up, Asheville!” premieres June 17th and it's freshened up every weekday morning. Subscribe for free now wherever you get your podcasts!

This story begins with Citizen Vinyl, a combination vinyl pressing plant, recording studio, bar and restaurant in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, in the old Citizen-Times building. Built in the late 1930s, it was originally the home of two newspapers and the WWNC radio station. Wanting to host more events there, Citizen Vinyl reached out to Greg Cartwright, well known for his work in his band Reigning Sound; Greg then invited Amanda Anne Platt, who has been playing with her band The Honeycutters for more than a decade, and a relatively new artist in the Asheville scene, Wes Pearce. Postcard from 1939 depicting Asheville, NC's Pritchard Park and WWNC radio station The three artists shared the stage on the ground floor of the three story building, in the open space between the bar, record shop and pressing plant, and played from their existing catalog of songs as well as many brand new songs that have not yet had their chance to make it into the adjacent room to be pressed into discs. The audience was quiet and attentive, and while Amanda, Greg and Wes played, the rest of the world receded to the background as everyone focused on the trio, who took turns playing their songs on acoustic guitar.After their set, Amanda, Greg, Wes and I went upstairs to the old WWNC live performance studio to talk about the romantic atmosphere of their show, the resurgence of vinyl's popularity and how the collectability of 45s and LPs has flipped since COVID-19 changed so much for all of us, how they navigate their music careers post-COVID, the local Asheville scene and more. Live performance from 1939 on the radio in the WWNC studio where we taped our interview Songs heard in this episode:Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters “The Road” from Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters“Burden” by Wes Pearce, from Death & Darlins, excerpt“Alive” by Reigning Sound, from Memphis In June, excerpt“Girls Like You” by Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters, from The Devil and the Deep Blue SeaThanks for dropping by, and we are even more grateful whenever you share this with someone. Sharing in person is most appreciated, but please also follow us on your podcast platform of choice, and then it will only take a minute to give it a top rating and, where it is an option, a review. It is hugely impactful when you do this! Great ratings, and reviews especially, will make Southern Songs and Stories and the artists it profiles more likely to find a home with more fans. This series is a part of the lineup of both public radio WNCW and Osiris Media, with all of the Osiris shows available here. You can also hear new episodes of this podcast on Bluegrass Planet Radio here. Thanks to Corrie Askew for producing the radio adaptations of this series on public radio WNCW, where we worked with Joshua Meng who wrote and performed our theme songs. Thanks also to Greg and Amy Gerald for hosting me during my stay in town and to Gar Ragland and everyone at Citizen Vinyl for their hospitality. This is Southern Songs and Stories: the music of the South and the artists who make it. — Joe Kendrick

Joel Burgess of the Asheville Citizen-Times talks through his recent coverage of Asheville's rental market, the forces that limit the power of local officials to directly address the issue and the creative methods some in local government are coming up with to try keeping Asheville affordable and livable. Support The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023

Sarah Honosky, the city government reporter with the Asheville Citizen-Times, has extensively covered the varied angles of homelessness in Asheville. In this conversation with host Matt Peiken, Honosky details the goals of city and county officials to cut the city's growing population of the unhoused by half. We also go through a report calling for major structural change in how local officials handle the issue and talk about the status of plans to convert former hotels into permanent housing.Support The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023

This week on the show, we're sharing two local conversations with community organizers providing mutual aid in Asheville, NC. 2022 NYE Noise Demo & Bailout First up, we're sharing a short interview with Beck of Pansy Collective, a queer DIY benefit booking collective responsible for Pansy Fest. Beck talks about the 2022 New Years Eve noise demonstration and bailout that Pansy helped to fundraise for (alongside the Asheville Community Bail Fund), as well as the Buncombe County Jail being reported by the Citizen Times newspaper as the deadliest jail in North Carolina as of January 2021. Asheville Water Crisis Then, we you'll hear Elliot of Asheville Survival Program (Instagram or FB), M of Asheville for Justice and Moira talk about the water crisis that started on December 24th, the city's response, how mutual aid stepped up to distribute water and more. To read statements by the 16th people facing felony littering and other charges for mutual work and solidarity here in Asheville, check out AVLSolidarity.NoBlogs.Org, or check out our transcripts or episodes from (10/31/21, 12-26-21, 5-15-22) for more words from the groups involved. You can also check our show notes for links to other projects mentioned here and if you listen to the podcast or stream on our website or various platforms, you can hear Sean Swain's segment. Next Week... We announced that we'd be airing Rhiannon Firth talking with Scott about her recent book, Disaster Anarchy, but we're putting that off until next week. Patreon supporters can find it released a tiny bit early. Announcements 20th Balkan Anarchist Bookfair If you're in southern Europe, the 20th annual Balkan Anarchist bookfair is coming up from the 7th to 9th of July in Ljubljana, Slovenia. If you want to table or present, submissions are still open and more info can be found at their website, bab2023.EspivBlogs.Net Fundraising for JJ Ayer Eagle Bear In prior weeks, listeners heard updates from the struggle against evictions at Winnemucca Indian Colony. Jimmy J, who spoke in the December 25th episode has set up fundraising to help him overwinter via the venmo: @lunaleve Comrades Conspiracy There is a fundraiser online to support four anarchists accused by the Greek state of participation in a terrorist group the state is calling “comrades”, a case which has stretched out for nearly 3 years now, and their trial is slated to take place on February 6th of 2023. Learn more at FireFund.Net/Solidarity4Comrades Leon Benson Fundraiser We're happy to announce a re-entry fundraiser for Leon Benson (aka EL Bently 448), a wrongly convicted man in Indiana being organized by IDOC Watch, out of Indiana. Leon was the subject of a chat with his daughter, Koby Blutt, in our May 30th, 2021 episode (audio and transcript available at our website). You can find it at GoFundMe.com by searching Leon Benson. Eric King Release Fundraiser There is also a fundraiser going for post-release support for anarchist prisoner Eric King that you can find at GoFundMe.Com . … . .. Featured Tracks: Dead Men Don't Rape by Delilah Bon

Crystal talks about the transition to Jobe Publishing and describes the many advertising and design services available at the paper. Announces the Customer Appreciation Day on July 8, from 9 am until 3 pm at the CT office.

This week on the Carolina Snowflakes Podcast we're saddling up for a dinosaur ride like no other as we explore the nutty world of biblical literalism.   What happens when dinosaurs, Genesis and the Gospel merge in an attempt to (poorly) explain how humans came to be? Obviously a lot of raised eyebrows and unbridled laughter, but most importantly you get Ken Ham's “Creation Museum” in Boone County, Kentucky. Have you seen this $27 million monstrosity of a museum? You can see it yourself for only $50 + parking. What a deal!   But the real question is how does one get to the point where it seems logical, even commonsensical, that Jesus rode a dinosaur and even kept a few as pets? That answer can be found in education; specifically private evangelical schools, where promoting “Biblical Worldviews” is front and center.   Tune in as we examine what exactly these schools are teaching and how the private schools in North Carolina are actually being funded by taxpayer dollars – to the tune of $62 million just this year alone. That's right, your tax dollars are paying for school-age children to learn Young Earth Creationism (Jesus riding raptors) in lieu of, you know, actual science and history. You can thank (blame) NC's republican legislators for their “Opportunity Scholarship Program” in wasting not only your money, but also our state's youngest, most impressionable minds.   Sources: Gordon, Brian. September 9, 2021. “In NC, private schools receiving taxpayer dollars teach U.S. history their own way”. Citizen-Times. https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2021/09/09/north-carolina-private-schools-taxpayer-funding-teach-us-history-evangelical-school-biblical-study/5326440001/

Matt discusses his early career and what led him to become associated with the Citizen-Times while still in college.He has a very interesting personal story with some wonderful wisdom.Matt's  commitment and dedication to Scottsville and Allen County is nothing short of extraordinary.  He serves on many boards and is committed to making his community a better place to live!Matt also discusses his participation in re-enactments of Civil War battles.A wonderful discussion!  Enjoy!

In this episode of The Waters & Harvey Show, we talk about forgotten history, and why it gets forgotten. Our co-host Dr. Darin Waters helped reclaim a piece of Asheville's forgotten history when he and Citizen Times reporter Joel Burgess went looking for the grave of the city's first Black elected official. Hear the story of Newton Shepard and the quest to find where he's buried in Riverside Cemetery in this episode.

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Aeman Lovel Presley, an aspiring actor in Atlanta Georgia, who began killing random people as his acting career floundered. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Shout Outs The Comey Rule https://www.sho.com/the-comey-rule Suave Podcast https://www.futuromediagroup.org/suave/ Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294.  We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? 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In the 1950s and '60s, the Rabbit Motel in Asheville's South Slope drew touring black musicians to the four tiny rooms out back and the soul food restaurant facing McDowell Street. On Saturday, the motel launched its new life as SoundSpace , with the four motel rooms converted to rehearsal studios for bands to rent by the hour or month, with plans to refurbish and reopen the soul food restaurant in about a year. "Every single side, all faces and all square areas, are going to be covered with murals kind of depicting the history of rabbits here, depicting the history of South Side and the other Black Asheville communities," said Claude Coleman, longtime drummer for the band Ween and a co-developer of SoundSpace. "We're creating a cultural landmark with this property." The opening of SoundSpace follows the launch in October of Citizen Vinyl , a vinyl records pressing plant in the former Citizen-Times building downtown. These are uplifting developments for a local music scene beset by

In the 1950s and '60s, the Rabbit Motel in Asheville's South Slope drew touring black musicians to the four tiny rooms out back and the soul food restaurant facing McDowell Street. On Saturday, the motel launched its new life as SoundSpace , with the four motel rooms converted to rehearsal studios for bands to rent by the hour or month, with plans to refurbish and reopen the soul food restaurant in about a year. "Every single side, all faces and all square areas, are going to be covered with murals kind of depicting the history of rabbits here, depicting the history of South Side and the other Black Asheville communities," said Claude Coleman, longtime drummer for the band Ween and a co-developer of SoundSpace. "We're creating a cultural landmark with this property." The opening of SoundSpace follows the launch in October of Citizen Vinyl , a vinyl records pressing plant in the former Citizen-Times building downtown. These are uplifting developments for a local music scene beset by

Are you inflicted by a Strange Country demon? If so, this episode will provide the cure you need, a cure as beautiful as a hot dog stuck into a clam. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly take their dear dash hounds to Spindale, N.C., where parishioners of the Word of Faith get blasted to rid them of their demons, and are forbidden to play air guitar. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources or you will be inflicted by the plagiarism demon: Dias, Elizabeth. “'Christianity Will Have Power'.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 9 Aug. 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/evangelicals-trump-christianity.html. Gordon, Michael, and Deanieel Chemtob. “Controversial, Secretive NC Church Received a Federal PPP Small Business Relief Loan.” Cult Education Institute, The News and Observer, 9 July 2020, culteducation.com/group/1232-word-of-faith-fellowship/35427-controversial-secretive-nc-church-received-a-federal-ppp-small-business-relief-loan.html. Gordon, Michael. “Member of Controversial Church Sues Online Critics Who Claimed He Helped Spread COVID-19.” Charlotteobserver, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2020, www.charlotteobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article244610242.html. Juneau, Jen. “'One of America's Most Dangerous Cults' Insists It Wants Love: What Ex Members Say Really Goes On.” PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2020, people.com/crime/word-of-faith-fellowship-cult-new-book/. Schmidt, Samantha. “Gay Man Says Church Members Beat, Choked Him for Hours to Expel 'Homosexual Demons'.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 2 June 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/02/gay-man-says-church-members-beat-choked-him-for-hours-to-expel-homosexual-demons/. Weiss, Mitch. “AP Exclusive: Ex-Congregants Reveal Years of Ungodly Abuse.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 27 Feb. 2017, apnews.com/e9404784f9c6428a8d4382f5ada8f463/AP-Exclusive:-Ex-congregants-reveal-years-of-ungodly-abuse. Weiss, Mitch. “Former Disciples Describe Storage Annex for 'Worst Sinners'.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 27 Feb. 2017, apnews.com/10ec0dce8ddb437e80e6052cbc4f6576. Weiss, Mitch, and Holbrook Mohr. Broken Faith: inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of Americas Most Dangerous Cults. Hanover Square Press, 2020. Weiss, Mitch, and Holbrook Mohr. “Ex-Members Say North Carolina Church Uses Power, Lies to Keep Grip on Kids.” The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2017, www.denverpost.com/2017/11/13/word-of-faith-fellowship-children-custody/. “Welcome to Word of Faith Fellowship.” WOFF. https://www.familiesagainstcultteachings.org/resources/WOFF---RULES-FOR-NEW-MEMBERS.pdf “Who Is Jane Whaley?” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 27 Feb. 2017, apnews.com/afs:Content:752500045. Wicker, Mackenzie. “US Attorney Closes Case on Word of Faith Fellowship.” The Asheville Citizen Times, The Citizen-Times, 27 Sept. 2019, www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/09/27/word-faith-fellowship-investigation-closed-us-attorney-says/3785638002/. “Word of Faith.” Peopel Magazine Investigates Cults, 2019, www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07SGKW46P/ref=atv_yv_hom_c_unkc_1_1.

Listen to Cameron (2020) talk about her internship as a staff reporter at a local newspaper this past summer. Stephanie: You're listening to Gear Up, the Duke Career Center's student produced podcast showcasing real student summer internship experiences. My name's Stephanie. And today we're talking to Cameron, who worked as a reporter this past summer at a local newspaper. Cameron: My name is Cameron. I am a senior and a political science major with a policy journalism and media studies minor. Stephanie: And where did you work this past summer? Cameron: I worked at the Asheville Citizen Times, which is the only daily newspaper in Asheville, North Carolina. So it's in the western part of the state and it's a USA Today paper. So we're under the guise of Gwinnett, which is a massive newspaper company. They own a ton of newspapers across the country and they also own USA Today, which is a nationally syndicated version. And so I was just a staff reporter like anyone else. It wasn't really an internship. It was just more like I came on staff for three months. So I did breaking news reporting, education reporting, all sorts of all sorts of stuff. Stephanie: And how did you find out about this position? Cameron: I had a professor of mine in the PJMS department reach out to me and asked me if I wanted to do the internship. He knew that I had come to journalism kind of late and hadn't had much newsroom experience. And so he graciously offered me the position and connected me with the editor at the Citizen Times and from there it was history. Stephanie: That's cool! What exactly were you doing day-to-day? Like if you just walk us through a normal day? Cameron: Yeah, sure. So it's hard to walk anyone through a normal day in journalism because it's different every single day. Some days I'd work from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and some days I'd work half days. But basically a normal day I'd come into the office at like eight thirty and I'd get in there and we'd have a staff meeting. So our editor would call us all together and each of the reporters would keep the newsroom appraised of what they were working on. So we had one reporter working on a big corruption trial that was happening during the summer. There was a big murder trial that was happening that I helped out on. And so for the first few weeks, I was just kind of listening to what they were saying. And then I eventually started pitching my own ideas. And we didn't have an education reporter over the summer. So I did a lot of education reporting. So half about half way through the day, I would be I'd usually be gone doing some kind of interview or walking around trying to see if I could find pick up stories, talking to people, and then I'd come back to the office and write my stories with my editors right by my side so it was easy to just get their attention and have them look over my story. A little bit different if I was working the breaking news beat. I'd come to the office at 6:45 a.m. , 7:00 a.m and I would go through all of the arrest warrants and search warrants from the night before in the police office, and then I'd write up any of the interesting ones. So it really depended on the day. But that's how journalism is it's always different. Stephanie: Yeah, which is nice. Honestly. Cameron: It's so nice, it never it never was boring. Stephanie: So how did you like kind of the culture of working in a newsroom of your coworkers? It seems like a very specific sort of company culture, so it totally is. Cameron: It totally is. Yeah. I mean, it's very different from your typical corporate company culture. And even like working in an NGO, I think it's different. I've worked in a few NGOs. It's a very communal place. You are always talking. It's never quiet. I can't imagine a time when people aren't talking whether that means talking on the phone to a source or just talking to each other. It is so much fun. Everyone loves goofing off and having fun and talking abou

Hello Gardeners, I'm Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Certain trees in the genus Nyssa are most often associated with wet areas, the generic name honors the Greek water nymph Nyssa. All their flowers, both male and female, are very attractive to bees. I found an article in the Asheville Citizens Times about one type, Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvatica, that grows in the Blue Ridge Mountains (also way up the Eastern Coast and into Canada) mixed in with oaks and hickories and such. The article, which you should look up, Citizen Times, George Ellison, Nature Journal, "Why the blackgum tree has a hollow trunk," is fascinating. Gum trees are very susceptible to wind-dispersed fungi that cause the trunks and large branches to rot and become hollow. A hollow log was like a pipe to those living on the land and could be used for an incredible variety of purposes.

The headline read, "Local Teen Slain" in the Citizen Times when the body of 16 year old Crystal Rose Shuford was found on the shore of Enka (Biltmore) Lake with a cinder block tied to her neck. Our co-host takes a deep dive into her adolescence as she describes what it was like to walk in the shadow of a murdered classmate. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week the Asheville Citizen-Times published a study showing Asheville police were disproportionately charging African-Americans with resisting arrest. The study, which looked at the last five year, found that 35-percent of resisting arrest charges filed by Asheville police were against African-Americans. The city's black population is only 12-percent. The study also found a sizable number of those arrests for resisting an officer included no other charges. Joel Burgess of the Citizen-Times spoke to many people for his story, including some people who were charged with resisting arrest. That includes Johnnie Rush, whose beating and choking by a then-Asheville police officer in August 2017 made national headlines. Burgess spoke with BPR's Matt Bush about what the study found, and how it might affect the future of a police department that's been in flux for multiple years.

This week the Asheville Citizen-Times published a study showing Asheville police were disproportionately charging African-Americans with resisting arrest. The study, which looked at the last five year, found that 35-percent of resisting arrest charges filed by Asheville police were against African-Americans. The city's black population is only 12-percent. The study also found a sizable number of those arrests for resisting an officer included no other charges. Joel Burgess of the Citizen-Times spoke to many people for his story, including some people who were charged with resisting arrest. That includes Johnnie Rush, whose beating and choking by a then-Asheville police officer in August 2017 made national headlines. Burgess spoke with BPR's Matt Bush about what the study found, and how it might affect the future of a police department that's been in flux for multiple years.

On Tuesday October 16th, Blue Ridge Public Radio and the Asheville Citizen-Times hosted a forum with the candidates for the District 3 seat on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Republican incumbent Robert Pressley and Democrat Donna Ensley took part in the forum. Pressley was first elected to the board in 2016. Early voting in North Carolina starts Wednesday October 17th and runs until November 3rd. You can find a polling place near you here . Election Day is November 6th. Those who did not register to vote by last week's deadline can still vote but only during the early voting period. They will not be able to vote on Election Day. 0:00 - Introduction 1:02 - Opening statements 5:39 - What will you do to restore faith and trust in Buncombe County government in the aftermath of the Wanda Greene scandal? 8:47 - How do you think commissioners have handled the aftermath and fallout from the scandal thus far? 11:35 - Recent reporting by the Citizen-Times shows that portions of

On Tuesday October 16th, Blue Ridge Public Radio and the Asheville Citizen-Times hosted a forum with the candidates for the District 3 seat on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Republican incumbent Robert Pressley and Democrat Donna Ensley took part in the forum. Pressley was first elected to the board in 2016. Early voting in North Carolina starts Wednesday October 17th and runs until November 3rd. You can find a polling place near you here . Election Day is November 6th. Those who did not register to vote by last week's deadline can still vote but only during the early voting period. They will not be able to vote on Election Day. 0:00 - Introduction 1:02 - Opening statements 5:39 - What will you do to restore faith and trust in Buncombe County government in the aftermath of the Wanda Greene scandal? 8:47 - How do you think commissioners have handled the aftermath and fallout from the scandal thus far? 11:35 - Recent reporting by the Citizen-Times shows that portions of

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