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.
Author: Anne Fitten Glenn
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Edgy Mama: Do yourself a huge favor, strengthen those pelvic floor muscles
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.
Asheville’s small legacy businesses: surviving long term
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 […]
Social media for businesses: no longer just an option
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 […]
Edgy Mama: HATCH, family-friendly style
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.
Brews news: Science and flavor
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.
Brews News
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 […]
Edgy Mama: Staycation, destress
So it’s spring break for Asheville City Schools, and what are we doing?
Edgy Mama: Postpartum doulas are a hot new trend
There’s a new type of doula on the scene.
Brews News
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 […]
Heavy kids, heavy issues
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 […]
Edgy Mama: Getting kids into the woods
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.
Edgy Mama: Local authors write for kids and parents
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).
Brews News
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 […]
Brews News: March madness edition
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.
Edgy Mama: Learning the language of differentiation
I realize that no longer speaking the same language as my kids isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Edgy Mama: The ‘mommy makeover’ addresses body issues I never knew I had
The appearance of my private parts has never limited me in any way. But, damn, should I be concerned?
Brews News
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 […]
Brews News: Ladies drink beer, too
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.
Edgy Mama: Guys, if you can’t put the lid down, then sit down
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.
Edgy Mama: In marriage, find joy in those chores, rashes and other annoyances
That, to me, is the essence of marriage — you get to learn just how to annoy that special person