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ICYMI: Xpress feature stories from the week
Farm workers protest Publix, Woody Pines drops a self-titled album, Asheville’s shipping container restaurant nears completion and county commissioners can’t seem to get along in a timely fashion. Did you miss it?
Conservation group seeks to buy developer out of Coggins Farm property
The Coggins Conservation Project, a grassroots effort formed to oppose the development of 169 acres of farmland near Riceville Road, has announced plans to assume the current developer’s contract.
Blue Ridge Biofuels to expand, move production to Catawba County
Blue Ridge Biofuels will shift production to the Eco Complex in Catawba County, though the company’s headquarters will remain in Asheville
Community High School to hold plant sale, May 6-9
Event announcement: Community High, Buncombe County’s alternative high school for students from all county and city schools, will hold its annual spring plant sale starting today, May 6, and running through Saturday, May 9.
City building blocks: Shipping container structures are stacking up in Asheville
Shipping containers seem to be the new architectural craze, and with the construction of the Smoky Park Supper Club — Asheville’s first commercial structure built from containers (19 of them, to be exact) — city residents and visitors will soon get to explore one of these buildings up close. But what is it about the look of these large steel boxes that has so captured our imagination?
ICYMI: Xpress features from the last week
Did you miss it? LEAF turns 20, a local couple travels the country with a small carbon footprint and local bakers rise to the challenge of artisan bread baking — all this and more in Xpress’ feature reads from the last week.
In photos: The 26th Annual Spring Herb Festival
The Spring Herb Festival returns to the Western North Carolina Farmers Market this weekend. The festival brings together over 60 growers and vendors offering locally grown herbs or herbal products including soaps, oils, extracts, tinctures and more.
Green Sage switches to clean energy to power its restaurants
Press release: Green Sage Cafe has announced that 20 percent of their power at all three restaurant locations will be sourced from pollution-free electricity through a partnership with national Clean Energy provider, Arcadia Power.
Montreat LandCare Committe to hold native plant sale May 2
Event announcement: The Montreat LandCare Committee is sponsoring its 3rd Annual Native Plant Sale and First Annual Arbor Day Celebration this Saturday, May 2
ICYMI: Xpress longreads from the week
The work week goes by fast and it’s not always easy to factor in time for a leisurely read. But if you’re looking to spend some time this weekend relaxing and getting caught up, we’re here to help.
Did Asheville’s downtown ‘just happen?’
Local resident and former chairman of the Asheville Downtown Commission J Patrick Whalen is quoted extensively in a new post from The Atlantic discussing the revitalization of downtown Asheville — specifically in response to the notion that creating a thriving downtown “just happened.”
Taking a hard look: WNC’s sustainability report card
As we celebrate Earth Day 2015, we take a look at the status of the sustainability movement in WNC. How far have we come, and how far do we have to go? We asked local nonprofits and regulatory agencies to take us to school by examining our environmental efforts — from our air to our water, from our successes to our failures — and giving us an honest assessment of how we’re doing.
UPDATED: Homesteading Fair canceled for rain
With spring in full swing, growers, DIY enthusiasts and the homestead-curious will find the perfect venue to prepare for the season as the French Broad Food Co-op holds its third annual Urban Homestead Fair on Saturday, April 25.
Carolina Public Press to hold investigative reporting event, May 14
Event announcement: Carolina Public Press, the online nonprofit news service providing in-depth and investigative reporting, will hold “Digging Deep with Charles Lewis: Why Investigative Reporting Matters” on Thursday, May 14, from 6:30-8 p.m. at The Crest Center in Asheville.
Celebrate spring: Local events for Earth Day and beyond
Earth Day falls on Wednesday, April 22, this year, but with the bees buzzing, the flowers blooming and the sun shining all around us, why spend just one day celebrating the beautiful environment in Western North Carolina? Here’s a roundup of some of the environmentally focused events happening throughout WNC this week.
ICYMI: Xpress longreads from the last week (or so)
The work week goes by fast and it’s not always easy to factor in time for a leisurely read. But if you’re looking to spend some time this weekend relaxing and getting caught up, we’re here to help.
OnTrack WNC receives grant for Homebuyer Program
Press release: The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank has awarded a $5,000 grant to OnTrack WNC Financial Education & Counseling (OnTrack WNC).
Dancing Bear to offer activities for Screen Free Week
Event announcement: Dancing Bear Toys to offer free kids activities as part of WNC Screen Free Week.
A community orchard brings a new green space to Hillcrest
Over the years, Hillcrest Apartments has lost several trees leaving the neighborhood to feel a bit barren. Hillcrest residents knew that the environmental nonprofit Asheville GreenWorks had planted fruit trees in other public housing developments, and hoped to see a similar project come to their neighborhood. Turns out, planting an orchard in Hillcrest was on GreenWorks’ to do list as well.
Tampering with local hatchery results in death of 150,000 trout
From the McDowell News: Investigators with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office are trying to determine who tampered with the equipment at the Armstrong Fish Hatchery which resulted in the deaths of approximately 150,000 rainbow trout during the Easter weekend.