Some of Asheville’s brightest entrepreneurial thinkers came together May 15 to pitch ventures that could transform the human experience.
Year: 2014
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Asheville’s Green Grannies draw attention to environmental issues
If you were in downtown Asheville last month, dodging rain showers on a Saturday at about 5 p.m. near the Vance Monument, you might have heard an a cappella chorus from Asheville’s Green Grannies. If not, you can hear them again on Saturday, May 17, rain or shine (and any other third Saturday).
Cannes or bust: Local filmmakers report on their trip to the prestigeous film festival
Scroll down for the full week’s worth of posts. Local filmmakers Katie Damien and Lela Winton are part of the Gorilla with a Mustache Films crew who attended the Cannes Film Festival (yes, the one in France) to screen their short comedy, Joint Effort. The group spent a week in that glamorous locale, taking in […]
Strive Not to Drive events encourage multimodal transit
The annual Strive Not to Drive campaign runs May 16-23, featuring free local events that aim to encourage modes of transportation other than riding alone in your car.
Mountain Xpress and Sherwood’s Music Present: Warm the Bell
Mountain Xpress and Sherwood’s Music are partnering to showcase local musicians through a series of stripped-down performances for the web. This week Warm the Bell perform “Essential.”
Smart Bets web extra: Red June
Local acoustic trio Red June (Will Straughan on resonator guitar, guitar, mandolin and vocals; Natalya Weinstein on fiddle and vocals; and John Cloyd Miller on mandolin, guitar and vocals) recently released a new album. Ancient Dreams, out on Organic Records, was produced by Tim Surrett of Balsam Range. “Like your best dreams, nocturnal or daytime […]
Green Sage chef leads team to victory in WHACKED! cooking competition
With just one point separating each team’s final results, Team Rational, lead by Green Sage Cafe chef Christopher Cox, came out victorious in the second annual WHACKED! cooking competition on May 13.
Keeping the beat
On a Friday night in early spring, a low rumbling can be heard throughout downtown Asheville. The contagious rhythm grows louder as people are drawn into the vortex of reverberating beats in Pritchard Park. The Friday night drum circle has emerged from winter hibernation, becoming once again the heartbeat of Asheville. For some, the weekly event is simply another one of Asheville’s quirks. For others, the drumming provides a source of therapy and healing.
Drum therapy
Therapeutic recreation program wins state award Randy Shaw, director of therapeutic recreation at the Asheville Parks and Recreation Department, was not a drummer. Even so, he believed that drumming had the potential to help people with disabilities. “A light bulb turned on for me when … I started to facilitate drum groups and I saw […]
Raising the Pope Francis House
What: Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity will hold a public wall-raising event for the four-bedroom, two-bath Pope Francis House — the first Habitat house in the nation built in honor of the Catholic leader. Local and nonlocal groups are invited to participate in the build. When: Wednesday, May 21 at noon Where: Jeffress Ave., Shiloh, South […]
Asheville Under Glass: Leap and the net will appear
In James Cameron’s “Avatar,” the Na’vis of Pandora inhabit an Earth-like moon of the Alpha Centauri star system. They are a pure and superior breed of humanoids who harbor deep respect for the land (you know — like Ashevilleans.) These 10-foot beings have incredible athletic prowess as they leap astride dragons and ride them through […]
City Council upholds Cambria Hotel Project
During the regular meeting Tuesday evening, May 13, Asheville City Council voted unanimously to uphold a previous recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission that allows development of a 12-story hotel complex at 15 Page Avenue. An otherwise short agenda led into a lengthy quasi-judicial hearing regarding the development project opposed by attorney Gary Davis, who […]
Ticket Giveaway: An Evening with Primus, Sunday, May 18
Want to win a pair of tickets to An Evening with Primus on Sunday, May 18 at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium? Here’s how: 1. You MUST complete a 2014 Best of WNC ballot. Name your faves in 25 categories and click “submit.” Already voted? You’re good to go! 2. In the comments field, name your favorite […]
Election analysis: Buncombe voters make changes, set up fall battles
The May 6 primary proved historic, as Buncombe County voters propelled district attorney candidate Todd Williams to a landslide victory over Ron Moore, who had held the position for 24 years. Voters also outed incumbent Buncombe Commissioner David King and set up several battles going into the fall general election. Here’s a rundown of some of the key local races and results.
Best of WNC: Counting down to voting deadline
It’s almost over. Your last chance to vote for your favorite restaurant, bar or other business is close at hand. Don’t miss your opportunity to honor the best. Help Xpress reward the best that WNC has to offer in food, recreation and style by voting in the 2014 “Best of WNC” Reader’s Poll. Xpress began collecting ballots last month […]
Buncombe commissioners approve $1.92 million for BorgWarner, $395,000 for school land
Buncombe County commissioners voted unanimously May 13 to give BorgWarner $1.92 million in economic incentive grants. Commissioners also unanimously approved spending $395,000 to buy two different parcels of land for school use.
East Asheville eats
Downtown Asheville’s culinary offerings are certainly no secret, and West Asheville, with its ceaseless onslaught of restaurant openings, is clearly booming as a foodie mecca. But what about points east? Although it is not widely considered to be a dining destination, East Asheville has its own sampling of fun eateries and delicious dishes.
Sovereign Remedies: Charlie Hodge brings his cocktail wizardry down to earth with a farm-to-bar venture
Charlie Hodge is no stranger to the cocktail scene. After helping to open Chestnut and developing its beverage program, he went on to head the bar at Bull & Beggar. His newest venture is a farm-to-bar cocktail joint called Sovereign Remedies, which began demolition last week on its tiny 800-square-foot space at the corner of Walnut and Market streets.
Returning to the roots
Kyle Nuccilli spent a lot of time at the former Black Mountain Farmers Market, a small store that sold local, organic produce and other items. “I’ve worked at a lot of health food stores, and it was like nostalgia for me,” he says. “There’s so much character in this place.”
Beer Scout: Brewing Appalachia
If you’ve ever met Todd Boera, co-owner and brewer at Fonta Flora, you probably remember his foot-long beard. Fittingly the former Catawba head brewer launched his new venture with a beer called, Hop Beard IPA. It has quickly become a taproom favorite.
Where the wild things are: Dinner from your own backyard
Wild foods like dandelion, chickweed and stinging nettle offer a taste of the earth, untouched and uncultivated. They’re what you get when you enter a forager’s or herbalist’s kitchen, where Appalachian folk traditions identify them as both medicinal and key to a diversified daily diet that connects us with the natural cycle of the Earth. […]