Paint the town RAD: District celebrates project completion
Volume
27
/ Issue 38
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Cindy Kunst
A key milestone in the more-than-decade-long project to transform Asheville’s River Arts District into a center for art, commerce, recreation and housing has arrived, and now it’s time to party. A series of celebratory events is scheduled between Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, and Thursday, May 20, the birthday of the late literary artist and environmental pioneer, Wilma Dykeman.
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Taking Action: Amanda Wray continues to expand local LGBTQ+ archive
Amanda Wray continues to expand the LGBTQIA+ Archive of Western North Carolina.Fiber artist Paris Evans grows Milkweed from Instagram to brick-and-mortar
The Charleston transplant has struck a productive balance between commissions and featuring the work of brands she respects.RADTIP celebrations aim to enhance revitalized river district’s future
City officials team with River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project partners for grand opening celebrations.Around town: Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre concert series returns
Local bluegrass band Balsam Range will kick off the 2021 Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre concert series. Also: WNC History Cafe returns; Conserving Carolina hosts photo contest; and more.food
Restaurant groups help owners manage growth
An increasingly popular national model, hospitality and restaurant groups typically invest in and support chefs or restaurateurs with big dreams and small budgets in opening new concepts or growing an…What’s new in food: Archetype wins big in New York International Beer Competition
Archetype Brewing wins N.C. Belgian Brewery of the Year, plus a new hemp cafe, Lasagna Love and new local alcohol choices at Mother Earth Food.living
Taking Action: Maayan Chelsea is nourishing the soul
“There’s a desire to grow food that is deeply nourishing and has all the minerals and love in it that humans need to survive," says Maayan Chelsea of Soul Gardens.…news
Robert Eidus protects Appalachia’s medicinal plants
“[Ginseng] has tremendous benefits to the human body,” says Eidus.Asheville Archives: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt extols WNC
On September 9, 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt arrived in Knoxville, Tenn. He and his team traversed the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on their way to Asheville, where the…Green in brief: DNA testing reveals sources of water pollution
Conserving Carolina kicks off its 2021 Habitat at Home photo contest, the Coalition for a Bird-Friendly Asheville is advocating for bird-safe window treatments and Asheville welcomes Tracy Swartout as the…Wellness in brief: Brown honored as champion for kids, foundation launches online portal
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners recognized April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Dogwood Health Trust opened on online grant application portal. Read about these items and more in…Talking trash: As Asheville grows, its waste does too
All signs indicate that the area's growth isn’t going to slow down anytime soon. Making good on waste-reduction goals has become significantly harder with more people entering the equation, but…Community members blast planned homeless camp removal
Asheville has issued removal orders for camps at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Aston Park, along Cherry and Hill streets and at Riverbend Park near the Walmart Supercenter on Bleachery…Council approves $1.6M land purchase to expand Deaverview housing community
Eventually, the city plans to use the land to revamp Deaverview into a “purpose built community,” which, according to the Atlanta-based nonprofit steering the national model, would help local leaders…opinion
Letter: Could Vance Monument’s blocks be repurposed?
"Perhaps with a creative compromise, the past and future can be forged together for healing."Letter: First, get rid of racist cops
"Get rid of the racist cops and replenish the police budget to where it needs to be, whatever that might be — not what the mob wants it to be."Letter: Commissioners’ delay offers jarring juxtaposition
"My point here is the great divide between how the commissioners rolled out the welcome mat for PW, with virtually no regard for the opposition, yet postponed the protection ordinance…From bigotry to advocacy: The Gospel According to Jerry
"To be honest, it was those very acts of civil disobedience — the lunch counter sit-ins by dignified young Black people, the reasoned speeches of Martin Luther King and the…Letter: Fourth Estate steps up for open meetings
"If our elected representatives find it too time-consuming or inconvenient to listen to their citizenry, they should resign — or not have run for public responsibility initially."Cryptocopology
Letter: Corporate free rides
"The argument was made that if we put conditions in the incentive contracts, a company may not sign. What then is our incentive to give them our money?"Letter: Putting the Vance Monument in perspective
"Here’s a thought experiment that might help put things in perspective: Long ago, let’s say 1897, the people of Buncombeville erected a 65-foot statue in the shape of a gigantic…Mountains out of anthills
Letter: APD puts words into action
"Zack has been outspoken that violent crime involving shootings, stabbings and murder had reached an unacceptable level, even before the pandemic and his arrival in Asheville."