The Thunderbird, Local chef Elliott Moss’ pop-up collaboration with sister restaurants Chai Pani and MG Road, will come to a close on Sunday, May 24, according to a release from MG Road. Moss will continue to showcase his “unique food and flair” at MG Road for six days per week until the final Sunday. “As […]
Urbanful Marketplace has added Asheville jeweler Olivia de Soria to its portfolio of online vendors, with a media release citing “her metal-smithing talent, her unique and kinetic designs, and her wish to bring entrepreneurial opportunities to others” as attributes. “We find and feature independent merchants like Olivia who care deeply about what they make and […]
“Aaron Kleiber has been entertaining his entire life — from climbing atop his grandmother’s coffee table as a child, being voted class clown in high school, to taking the stage at comedy clubs across North America today,” reads an event release. Now, the comedian will entertain Ashevilleans with a set at the Millroom on Saturday, […]
All ReStore merchandise will be 25 percent off on Saturday, May 16, when the nonprofit holds its Spring Customer Appreciation Sale. Radio station 98.1 The River will also be on site from 9-11 a.m. to host the event, and free hotdogs and soft drinks will be served from noon to 2 p.m. Here is the […]
UNCA will host former Ladies Professional Golf Association member Brandi Jackson at the university’s Our Turn to Play luncheon. The annual event — scheduled for Monday, May 11, at 11:30 a.m., at the Wilma M. Sherrill Center on campus — “honors women as champions and leaders and generates support for the UNC Asheville student-athlete scholarship […]
Julie Schantz, owner of Asheville Henna, is offering professional henna tattoos from within her Woolworth Walk boutique through this fall. Appointments are available on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays from noon to 4 p.m., and Saturdays (walk-ins only) from noon to 4 p.m. “Henna is a natural dye used to […]
Pono Home, a national green home services company, will hold a free public information session on its franchise opportunities at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co., on Sunday, May 10 at noon. “Pono Home helps homeowners and renters conveniently and affordably reduce their carbon and water footprints, save money on their utility bills, and live greener […]
ScaleUp WNC, one of eight pilot Scale Up America programs in the country funded by the US Small Business Administration, will hold a Demo Day to showcase the 15 companies that participated in the program’s inaugural cohort. The event includes presentations and growth plans, networking opportunities, interactive demonstrations and samples and takes place at the […]
Mayfel’s restaurant of downtown Asheville will donate 10 percent of daily sales to one of 17 rotating animal welfare organizations during the dog-friendly business’ “Dog Days of Summer” fundraiser, which runs weekly from May through August. The first featured organization, Animal Haven of Asheville, will receive the donation based on Thursday, May 14 sales and […]
With his 2014 release, eclectic local creative Jeff Thompson says he’s finally penned an album that “comes from and appeals to the mind, the heart and the booty simultaneously.”
Denver-based husband-and-wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore have been dreaming up sea-inspired retro-pop together as Tennis for half a decade now.
Fifth Season Gardening Co. opened it’s flagship store in downtown Asheville in 1999 and is preparing to launch a second Asheville location in the Asheville Market shopping center (4 S. Tunnel Road, near Whole Foods) this fall. The new location — a 12,000 square foot retail space with 3,600 square feet of additional outdoor nursery […]
The term “independent musician” doesn’t quite convey the extent of Kyle Donovan’s dedication to the do-it-yourself ethos. Performing under the name Miles Wide, the self-taught musician acts as his own manager, recording engineer, Web developer, graphic designer, press contact, booking agent and social media correspondent.
Reverb Fest, an indoor festival held twice per year in Charlotte, takes place on at the Neighborhood Theatre on Saturday, May 16, at 7 p.m. Up-and-coming Asheville musicians Jackson Scott and Elvis Depressedly are both scheduled to play the event, for which tickets cost $10 per person ($15 day of show). Reverb is “a showcase […]
Prolific food writer Morgan Murphy spotlights two Western North Carolina restaurants — Early Girl Eatery in downtown Asheville and Rocky’s Grill and Soda Shop in Brevard — in his forthcoming cookbook On the Road Again.
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a local designer’s efforts to create a living wage, ethical garment factory and multiple Grammy-winning musician David Holt’s televised programming to preserve Appalachian traditions.
The 2015 Asheville Wine and Food Festival kicked off Friday evening with a new event: Amuse. The small-plate and craft cocktail tasting served as the preliminary round of competition for the annual mixology and culinary showdown and allowed guests to sample creative fare from five Asheville chefs and six local bartenders. Story by Gina Smith
Local resident Don Linville was selected, along with a dozen other individuals, by the American Industrial Hygiene Association as a 2015 distinguished lecturer. Here is the full release from the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health: The Center for Toxicology and Environment Health (CTEH) today announced that Don Linville, CIH,FAIHA of Asheville, its Mid-Atlantic regional […]
The nomination deadline for the North Carolina Awards for 2015 — the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state and awarded by the governor, according to a media release from the NC Department of Cultural Resources — has been extended to Friday, May 8. “Created by the General Assembly in 1961, the award recognizes ‘notable […]
“Our ultimate goal is to create a small working farm dedicated completely to the arts,” reads Articulture’s website. “We plan to offer homegrown art supplies such as gourds, wool, eggshells, feather, beeswax, mohair, dyes, etc. as well as be a venue for art workshops, performances and exhibits.” In working toward that goal, the newly launched […]
Full Circle Farm Sanctuary will host a vegan bake sale with sweet and savory items at the French Broad Food Co-op on Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in conjunction with the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale (in which any group can participate). Proceeds benefit Full Circle, a nonprofit, volunteer-run sanctuary for farmed […]
