Independence: Fourth of July events around WNC
Volume
22
/ Issue 49
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Patriotism never goes out of style, nor does fun in the sun. From parades to fireworks, here’s where to celebrate Independence Day.
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Independent publisher Talking Book advances the audiobook industry
Editor-In-Chief Ben Matchar and Senior Editor Kris Hartrum formed the company in fall 2015. It's their mission to push the status quo of the audiobook industry and explore the limits…Fourth of July events around WNC
Patriotism never goes out of style; nor does fun in the sun. Commemorations of the Fourth are in force — here’s where to celebrate.Christine Hale shares a memoir about unanswerable questions
A Piece of Sky, A Grain of Rice finds a balance between fact and the malleability of memory by wending, dreamlike, between worlds and timeframes. Author Christine Hale presents the…Smart bets: Brian Fireman Design
Highlands' visual arts center The Bascom will exhibit the contemporary furniture maker's work from Saturday, July 2, through Saturday, Aug. 27, with an opening reception on Tuesday, July 5.Award-winning guitarist Bryan Sutton comes home again
The Asheville native says, “I've always been drawn to mountain terrain. ...I do like to get back to Asheville. I don't live there any more, but … I'm still a…Smart bets: Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival
Warren Wilson College's 46th Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival celebrates classical music — and its long history at the school — through a multi-weekend, multi-city concert series.Smart bets: Spagnola
The Satellite Gallery will exhibit Spagnola's oil on canvas collection, with an opening reception on Friday, July 1.Smart bets: The Appleseed Collective
The group plays a free show at Pisgah Brewing Co. on Thursday, June 30.food
The taming of the spud: Asheville chefs offer tips for making perfect potato salad
Whether you're a potato salad newbie or your family has been making the same recipe for generations, Asheville chefs Mike Moore and Adam Thome have advice on how to make…Small bites: Le Bon Café brings new mobile coffee option to Asheville
In this week's food news, a creative new mobile coffee business gets ready to hit the streets, Salt & Smoke rolls out a permanent presence at Burial Beer Co., Hickory…Beer Scout: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. wins top environmental certification
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Mills River production facility recently became one of only two breweries in the country to receive the U.S. Green Building Council’s Platinum Leadership in Energy and…Pretty as pie: Asheville Retro Pie Contest builds community one crust at a time
Each summer, local cookbook author and culinary instructor Barbara Swell invites family and friends to reconnect for some old-fashioned fun celebrating the art of pie. Click through for Swell's tips…living
2016 Heritage Food Project highlights Cherokee Trail of Tears bean
Slow Food Asheville invites local gardeners to grow the heirloom bean this summer as part of a communitywide initiative that culminates with data gathering and a potluck celebration.movies
Screen scene: Local film news
The Fine Arts Theatre screens a recent Sundance Film Festival winner, The Grail shows a short doc on Christopher Mello's creative West Asheville garden and the North Asheville Library's July…news
Duke Energy’s planned power plant tied to fracking
Natural gas will dethrone coal as the fossil fuel generating most of WNC's electricity when Duke Energy's new Lake Julian plant goes online in 2020. But how does natural gas…How Christopher Mello sows peace and community in his West Asheville garden
by Bill Torgerson Christopher’s garden sits down the hill from Harvest Records and across from the Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism in West Asheville. Flanked by two tall hedges, the…Asheville-area practitioners provide care for spiritual emergence
The Center for Spiritual Emergence and local therapists provide care for individuals undergoing a spiritual or existential crisis. Providers rule out psychotic episodes and medical conditions to help those undergoing…Latino entrepreneurs gain ground in local business community
Although the overall numbers are still relatively small, there’s a growing desire in the local Hispanic community to own a business. Accordingly, Mountain BizWorks is now offering classes conducted in…Conscious party: Give!Local 2016 seeks nonprofits
Readers can look out for further coverage of Give!Local at mountainx.com in the coming months, but nonprofits and business partners are encouraged to apply to participate now. Nonprofit representatives may…opinion
Letter writer: Hatred is not comedy
"... come over to my house and I assure you I will treat you with the respect and compassion you deserve. I will make you feel welcome, I promise. I’ll…Letter writer: 100-year flood likelihood higher than name suggests
"While, in theory, a 100-year flood is the one percent chance of a flood of a certain magnitude occurring, the facts tell a far different story."Letter writer: Kindness doesn’t go unnoticed
"I was having car trouble downtown in one of the parking lots and Squad 1 pulled in to see if they could help."Letter writer: Forget a new state, let’s start a whole new nation
"Much remains to be settled regarding the exact governance of our revolutionary state, but I suspect with time we could form a pluralistic democracy akin to the one found in…Yo Dawg
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Letter writer: Grove Park/Sunset Mountain neighborhood opposes city election districts
"While we acknowledge the goal to promote more representation in other areas of Asheville, seemingly arbitrary map designs that bisect and pose harm to our neighborhood's cohesion that is not…Letter writer: District elections will divide and conquer
"As a resident, property owner and voter in Asheville, I vehemently oppose [state Sen.] Tom Apodaca's plan to force district elections on our city."