This is my 7th edition of “Overheard on Haywood Road,” my series celebrating Ashville’s hipster nonesense.
Hot Springs Is Worth the Hype
A couple of years ago, when I was younger and dumber, I wrote an asinine article about how Hot Springs, NC was overrated. I was wrong.
The OTHER Western North Carolina Flood
Helene decimated portions of Western North Carolina in the fall of 2024. In August 2021, Tropical Storm Fred did the same thing.
The Psychology Behind Disaster Thirst Traps
In which I try to explore the psychology behind a particularly egregious disaster thirst trap I witnessed after Hurricane Helene.
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
A stream-of-conscious reflection on one year since Hurricane Helene.
The Old Marshall Jail Hotel is Delightful and (Seemingly) Not Haunted
The Old Marshall Jail Hotel is a delightful place to stay in downtown Marshall, NC.
Why Don’t North Carolina Drivers Use Turn Signals? An Unscientific (but kind of scientific in the end?) Study
I’ve been noticing that North Carolina drivers don’t use turn signals, so conducted some research to prove this correct.
I Hate How Much the BJ’s Mural In West Asheville Looks Like Marjorie Taylor Greene
The title says it all: I hate how much the mural on the side of the BJ’s gas station in West Asheville along Haywood Road looks like Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Asheville Is Healing
Two big post-Helene reopenings this past weekend in Asheville: Zillicoah Brewing and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Sauna-Time Softness
For some reason, being in a sauna really makes the men of Asheville inadvertently showcase how worried they are about their own masculinity.
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