In this edition: All Go West beer tasting, Easy IPA at French Broad Brewery, new brews at Biltmore, big selection at Pack’s Tavern and the cost of a local pint.
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In this edition: All Go West beer tasting, Easy IPA at French Broad Brewery, new brews at Biltmore, big selection at Pack’s Tavern and the cost of a local pint.
This is one of those subjects that moms rarely discuss, but we should. Regaining the strength of your pelvic floor muscles after pregnancy and birth can mean the difference between urine-soaked and dry underwear. It also can mean the difference between a mediocre and an intergalactic sex life.
Businesses come and go. But some survive for decades — and a very few, like Hearn's Cycling and Finkelstein's, have succeeded locally for more than a century. Bikes old and new: Hearn's might be one of Asheville's oldest businesses, though it moved from its Broadway location to a bigger building off Asheland Avenue two years […]
Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube — names that didn't exist a handful of years ago — are now indispensable business-survival tools. Interactive: Social-media applications like Twtitter and Facebook aren't that different from old-fashioned methods of communication, says consultant Wendy Lou (center), seen here helping a business owner get started at a recent workshop. Photos by […]
We’re not hatching chicks here, we’re hatching ideas, inspiration and connections. At least, I think that’s what HATCH Asheville’s all about.
Twelve lucky App State students will take an honors class this spring: “The Science, History, and Business of Beer and Brewing,” taught by chemistry professor Brett Taubman. “Really, I’m fooling students into learning chemistry,” he says.
Learning the craft Chemistry professor Brett Taubman of Appalachian State University in Boone is teaching an honors course to 12 lucky students called "The Science, History, and Business of Beer and Brewing." He developed the course, which he's teaching for the first time this spring. Get your tickets: Meredith Singer buys the first four Beer […]
So it’s spring break for Asheville City Schools, and what are we doing?
There’s a new type of doula on the scene.
Get your Beer City Fest tickets What we formerly were referring to as "Spring Beer Festival" has been renamed "Beer City Festival." The event will be held on Saturday, June 5, in Asheville. It's being organized by the same folks who bring us Brewgrass (plus a few other key Asheville beer people). Tickets will go […]
Public-school lunch programs have come a long way from mystery meat and green gelatin squares. In the 21st century, students have more choices, and fresh fruits and vegetables are de rigueur. Keeping the students fed: Workers in the Asheville High School cafeteria. More and more, school-lunch programs offer healthier alternatives. But will the kids eat […]
I don’t understand why my kids don’t want to play in the woods. There’s not much forest near our home, but there’s enough for building forts, climbing trees and digging in the dirt.
You can’t swing a dead opossum in Asheville without hitting a writer. And some of these writers are writing kids books. A few are writing for parents. Now you can take that “buy local” mantra to the next level by purchasing locally written (and a few locally published) books at one of our independent bookstores (gaining complete “put your $ where your heart is” cred).
Lights on for Nantahala Brewing Company Nantahala Brewing Company in Bryson City now has power, and brewmaster Chris Collier will be making beer in the far western reaches of N.C. soon. He hopes to start tanking his first brews by this weekend: an IPA, a brown ale and a pale ale (followed by a spring […]
Jack of the Wood knows how to throw a St. Patrick’s Day party. In honor of the holiday, Green Man Brewing will release the new Green Man Stout at Jack’s and Dirty Jack’s.
I realize that no longer speaking the same language as my kids isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
The appearance of my private parts has never limited me in any way. But, damn, should I be concerned?
Beer recs for damsels: My Southern belle grandmother used to say ladies don't drink beer. Here's hoping the definition of "lady" has evolved since then to include beer-quaffing mamas like me. Photo by Anne Fitten Glenn Occasionally, I toss out some local beer recommendations. This one's geared toward novice beer drinkers and moms like me—those […]
My Southern belle grandmother used to say ladies don’t drink beer. Here’s hoping the definition of “lady” has evolved since then to include beer-quaffing mamas like me.
All we ask, guys, is that if you’re going to insist on standing, playing with your pipe and leaving a mess behind, just close the lid afterward.
That, to me, is the essence of marriage — you get to learn just how to annoy that special person