From Asheville Citizen-Times: By Romando Dixson Buncombe County and Wicked Weed Brewing are prepared to enter an incentive agreement for the company’s multimillion dollar expansion. Wicked Weed is guaranteeing an investment of $6.5 million and 75 full-time jobs, and the parties will enter a leasing and purchase agreement for a building at 145 Jacob Holm […]
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Neighborhood Advisory Committee to hold West Asheville neighborhood meeting Sept. 22
From the City of Asheville: The Neighborhood Advisory Committee of the City of Asheville invites residents and business and property owners of West Asheville to a neighborhood meeting Monday, September 22, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road. Please join us for this opportunity to express your ideas for improving […]
Regional farm tour showcases Appalachian farming and the future of food on Sept. 20-21
From a press release: A regional tour of over 40 family farms in Western NC takes place Sept 20 & 21, 2014. At Living Web Farms, participants will see traditional mountain agricultural techniques, learn cooking and farming skills, and can even enjoy a 4-course meal. Mills River, NC- Jeremy Griste prefers to do everything by […]
Cradle of Forestry to host monarch butterfly program
From a press release: PISGAH FOREST, N.C., Sept. 12, 2014 — The Cradle of Forestry invites the public to attend the “Bring Back the Monarchs” program on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Forest Discovery Center. Noted naturalist and educator Ina Warren will present this lively multimedia program with assistance from master gardener […]
Brian Boggs Chairmakers celebrate 32 years with open house at new Amboy Road location
From a press release: Asheville, NC: Brian Boggs, master chairmaker, plans a celebration of his 30+ years in chairmaking with an Open House at his expanding company’s new location at 239 Amboy Road. The event will take place on Saturday, September 20, from 3:00-7:00 PM. The Open House is free and open to the public. […]
RAD Farmers Market to hold summer harvest feast Sept. 24
From a press release: The River Arts District Farmers Market is hosting a Summer Farm to Table Feast on Sept. 24, 7-10 p.m. The RAD Farm Dinner will be held at The Junction with a decedent menu created by Chef Chad Kelly. Join us for our first Farm to Table Dinner in the River Arts […]
1,000 handmade bowls to help end hunger
Empty Bowls is an international movement to end hunger and food insecurity, but the charity operates at a local level. Organizers will hold the annual Asheville fundraiser to benefit MANNA FoodBank on Sept. 15.
Hi-Wire Brewing’s lager earns second place overall at 2014 NC Brewer’s Cup
Hi-Wire Lager earned a gold medal in the pilsner category and second place overall at the 2014 NC Brewer’s Cup. Several other Hi-Wire beers won awards in additional categories. For the full results, visit the NC Brewer’s Cup beer results page.
Smart bets: The Tills
Asheville four-piece The Tills could absolutely call their music “grit-pop” if they didn’t live in a region where fans might confuse that label with a culinary term. The group’s latest tunes venture from the safety of ruggedly upbeat pop phrases to less charted punk yelps and back again before the refrain, all while conveying the […]
Smart bets: Fruition
The sweet sounds of Portland quintet Fruition will be ripe for picking when the band’s national tour stops to soak up some vitamin D at Asheville’s RiverMusic festival. And there’ll be pickin’, indeed. Fruition’s bounty of stringed instruments (including several guitars, banjo and mandolin), paired with sporadic harmonica and piano parts, creates a roots hybrid […]
RiverLink holds educational RiverFront bus tour Sept. 18
From a press release: Asheville — The RiverLink Bus Tour offers answers about Asheville’s past, present and future: What is the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan and what does it hold for Asheville’s future? How did the Flood of 1916 change the river area landscape? The next tour will be Thursday, Sept. 18, when the public […]
RiverLink seeks volunteers and open classrooms for watershed education
From a press release: Wanted: Two Things we need 1.) volunteer for September 18th program and 2.) classrooms to offer programs My name is Alex Guyton and I am the new education coordinator at RiverLink. I am very excited to have the opportunity to work here for the upcoming school year. I recently graduated from […]
Senator Hagan introduces legislation to approve $4 million for Swain County
From a press release: Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today announced that she has introduced The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act (S.2744), which authorizes the National Park Service to release the $4 million Congress approved for Swain County in fiscal year 2012. The funding is part of a 2010 settlement with […]
Asia Wrap celebrates with grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony
From a press release: Asia Wrap is pleased to announce that it will hold a Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for its newly opened Restaurant at 10:00am on Tuesday, September 9. The restaurant is located at 1915 Hendersonville Road in Asheville. NC Representative Nathan Ramsey, NC Representative Susan Fisher, and Asheville City Councilman Chris Pelly […]
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features two Hendersonville-based projects — a bluetooth-compatible speaker system and a customer service training program for teens.
Smart bets: Julie Armbruster
Painter Julie Armbruster uses mixed media to create human-animal hybrid characters . Armbruster’s latest show, Puddles and Projections will be featured in the F.W. Front Gallery at Woolworth Walk for the duration of September
RiverLink seeks volunteers interested in watershed stewardship and conservation
From a press release: Asheville, NC — RiverLink invites those interesting in becoming volunteers to attend our monthly volunteer information sessions on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Volunteers will have a chance to fill out a volunteer application, meet the RiverLink staff and find the best fit for donating their time […]
Smart bets: Dan Rice
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is proud to demonstrate its artistic legacy by presenting the work of alumnus and former teacher Dan Rice. According to the exhibit’s press release, Rice, who died in 2003, was an underappreciated painter who paid his rent by stretching canvases, mixing paints and building frames for his more acclaimed […]
Smart bets: Creepoid
If you’re going to check out Creepoid at the band’s Odditorium show, plan to spend at least half of the concert attempting to identify all of the ’90s rock icons conjured by the group’s most recent releases.
RiverLink receives grant funds for Ross Creek stormwater improvement project
From a press release: Over the past two years RiverLink has been working to improve water quality in the Ross Creek Watershed, which flows from Town Mountain Road through Chunns Cove, then along Tunnel Road into Kenilworth Lake, and eventually into the Swannanoa River. Grant funds to support this project have been received from the […]
10th Anniversary Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference celebrates herbal medicine and women’s wisdom
From a press release: Asheville, NC—September 1, 2014—On the weekend of October 10-12, the shores of Lake Eden in Black Mountain will echo with the voices of women—over 1000 strong—as they celebrate the 10th anniversary Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference. This highly popular local event, run by and for women, has quickly grown into one […]