[divider]Photographs of the event can be found below the story[/divider] The Local participated in a nationwide Stein Hoisting Competition Tuesday, where winners Chad Blankenship and Courtney Hefner received...

Scott Steward, “DJ Sno Chainz” Being a DJ in Boone is common but “is not something you wear on your sleeve,” Scott Steward said. Steward, a senior recreational management major at Appalachian,...

The Appalachian Rollergirls All-Stars defeated Athens, Georgia’s Classic City Rollergirls in a bout at the Holmes Convocation Center on Aug. 22. Formed in 2010, the team is an all-female, flat-track...

Free the Optimus, winner of the 2015 Carolina Music Awards Best Hip Hop Group, and the Pragmaddix performed at The Local on Sunday night to celebrate a successful Howard Street Exchange. The Howard Street...

Black Cat Burrito hosted a concert Friday, Aug. 21 to welcome incoming freshman to Boone. The Rubber Checks, Stud Ford, The Nude Party and White Wholly attracted a crowd of 200-plus to the venue. The...

Starting Sept. 4, Supatight will play the first Friday of every month at Murphy’s Restaurant & Pub. Supatight is a North Carolina funk band that hails from Asheville. And although the deal is new,...

Story on the event can be found below the pictures. Correction: In a story published Aug. 25 about the '80s DJ glow party that was hosted at Legends on Aug. 22 by the National Panhellenic Council...

Mac Demarco mastered his own style with the release of a brand new mini-LP, "Another One," on Aug. 7, 2015. He continues to impress with laid-back, catchy sound. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter Demarco...

The Appalachian Rollergirls will face off with the Classic City Roller girls from Athens, Georgia. this Saturday August 22, 2015 in the convocation center. The Roller Derby bout is a double header with...

Returning to Legends on August 20, 2015, Mipso will play a free concert and release their new album, Old Time Reverie. Best known for a unique blend of bluegrass and Americana, the band reached...

Every year, the Appalachian Community Together (ACT) office hosts a “Big Sale” outside Legends- known by many as the craziest sale of the year. This year’s sale was no different. “The...

On Sept. 1, 1995, a record store opened for business on Rivers Street, bringing a wide collection of records and books to a college town ripe for the arts. Twenty years later, Fat Cats remains a staple...