Only in Asheville: An Eclectic History

By Marla Hardee Milling and Leslie McCullough Casse

A unique blend of visionaries, risk takers and creative souls lends energy to Asheville's historic streets. Today, bohemian street performers, funky shops, exquisite art galleries, restaurants and craft breweries blend in among some of the most revered vintage architecture in the country. Discover quirky figures like a "nun" named Sister Bad Habit, who entertains passengers on the LaZoom bus; the "Man in White" living statue; and Asheville's Village Witch. Be inspired by innovative dreamers such as Julian Price, who invested millions in the once-desolate downtown Asheville, giving money to an eclectic mix of restaurateurs and shop owners. Author Marla Milling traces the people and places that make her hometown a truly unique city.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Jun 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781625854889

Marla Hardee Milling

Marla Hardee Milling is a full-time writer in Asheville and a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). She is the author of Only in Asheville: An Eclectic History (The History Press, 2015). More than 750 of her articles and essays have appeared in many publications, including Blue Ridge Country, where she is a contributing editor; Luxury Living; Parenting; Redbook; Our State; WNC; American Style; NICHE; and others. She spent ten years as a news producer at WLOS-TV in Asheville and six years as director of communications at Mars Hill College.

Book preview

���1^book_preview_excerpt.html}Y˒7�l��4-k�C1���pH��f����� &h
hr��?b/���0�f�|Ȗ/�D������'�Eo�Y�'_�O�^�������g�����!�</��`T��S��7[�Q;cc�To3�O�G���'.nu�I��|�S�O��p1�|�}�깙W|�S.��1Q=�y�P?-˳Wo�N]��z�G���wx��d]��җz�IY6S֫��D��e9��s֯�]�|�G�^�߼Lwrߺ��h����Ǐ=Z(�;9�>�q����i��:�]��d�F̽u�5'�7�����W��`�}V=vV�0Ev^�U+���z�������-)�vz��/vo��<�GL�'���x�AǶ7I場��j�x����G{="�pR�o� ���4������G���47� ���ױS@�f��?yg�#�"X�"\�]uJ!����\;oc�|ǣ�-,N{��1x�>��WG.⃽�o��B��n��2�fSƓ~rZ�!�ܗqj����x��)�]��n�3M�Y6�y}�xmÔ��&���ٙ�f�窔Ố���{k�ݩΤ6�1���t���Q�F���Ȁ��!-�6M� %���������lM�3FɘAb)�o�y�����q�xSN���8���3�Z>�|1�[rڪ��pƨc&�-��S��Ld��Ռ�D�����L���7p-�b[�&�V+==`�r��`5y����}HYg^���4�b���=7�k�܍
YdOMs��� ��4� � �$��̧9�Z�p3 !2�Ʌ��H[.�2��:x d2��z�Zp)�*0�Q'Èy�;1�i���Dhʭ
����
��r垛�w��d?�ԇ�P�{ �����:��߲�7�����ziT4m�L �HI�y���R��� ��v�n�k@�"�?z�pNR��
Zַ4�� �[=9��s0X�� �-���/B�ԛ��]x�%|��n�|K��"��Vb����:�/B�ڷ�|�\�|>8�ڨ�44���2�v��Jq!����
�7I�v�o����L�Xޢ��>l����{/p�R�!ic@�{E�Ƅ�b�H�E�9\Ρ9� ����]����+؆�^�,���2��p�� ��MG/^kx�t"�2`H� R K2D�a9·e^�t�E9��x�X�ݨs���L˅�S�d�03�Ӻ�e��Y�?UF8V������,A�G�������хh�_�6�ͅ������>'Ҧ��Հ4�`Q��80�5Xr[2�P���F�d�Nۡ�_G�$�$��z�z�%�V�����d� �&�j&7�wDhmS�N�4�d�� �U�4s��"��m�B�����Iq�
�R7�e��k�tD�G�=�X��6�(;�f�;$IZ��ϕ�ʉtS�ѸҦ�x=��;�6Y�e��BY�Ù���7�1����.N!����dN~K��X�˽������ٸbO�$$�BԩP�]�����O@��a��s�Ϝ���78p�f!C���$�$��󵦲����!�z`h��������c�zC�?^�+� p� �0t���ނ��F3Rste�i�C��z�}.X�/����_�ŷ���1(�aop� l�J�#�H�C���|j�jJ��S�l+5H��= ���q<��n�H���T^��-���H��/ �&¼1�l��':�Ė��do�A`���E���9g�rjg��ـT2�NB�'x�ڧ�� +a��-���%��R]ٵQ���j6b�"�N�Me�u(ʖ��פƚ��iX�D�`*�T�|&o?L�\J���P��Y ��Rօ�0&�5!ghuxI� ���*�1Y'�Ĝ長m)d@�C�G�� 7��"����>`="��Y�ꍕnM��c��@T���t�Wh�"��4��&<�Ҷ�v=,z*O��6<�����3��u?�+d6=*c��vj��M-넬��E �^�/�Ec3�“`Y�a��"�|�D�V���n7 kuu�4| ����Ød5 �9�z�iԀ .X�@��m��0 D�͏9�zɱC}��D�lN���!�R"�6?!�P�w%���5��J/6�^
ʠ\�8FL�PH/��\H8=� �[6c� ��R���.$�\?�t�����R�f��s |��s�q7S��ugW@��Kw\>�6p�;:u���-�Q���R��W�逅�h�R��c ޅ@k���V��T�T�2X��d<�����v^��r�������s��~J���FB@��r�������m����By�^y����&��f=�� �4m�jTF/�A^m ��;�\�:p�ܡ����9')�Ս����LՑL�arP2E<�ms������D�P�s�#�\ �Gm�%Dއ�����Y2��&����L�ϒ�,����@�E~�c-!Ag������M"����9+��v*��W�,���ӧ���y
p��'١��7�$'�!��u�p!� 릓~���PXM*��so�%�T� :H�%�X����AM�p~y|N�WƋ��'���lH�{� �6WG*=p|W���_����fN�j��Oj��Xw71v�����cDk�����uV��ެ�֡K����r���m�(�뛜8Y? a�mp[
T�~���6��!�=���uʣ!P�" �Tא�-veP�c�8O�����=� �z�Q��i��Ķ��c�}l/�yB�a��G_2�j����R>pwۖAOT��J�Z�S(� ��J�GS�d���(�]]+����5mkǂ���7����Y�\��4�VQlY���
z����*�w��X:��l{mF��"9�-*�U���G�k\yK�[�~��7 ߮��Y��WgV���T%��`��q*}FW�N��YR�~�Xw�����L�,K��"Yƶĕz��>�MѬ-5�͵��h�nX��h��NU�ĭ������O��z(�" ;�
�B����V9
�� N��0ęJ䵹-�[���tS[g�Ru���Pgz��U^(�_�8#�?uQʟ^fIo�S�$e�����[�b`