Secret Agent 23 Skidoo Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is a Grammy award-winning "kid-hop" artist, former Asheville resident and longtime advocate for children's music education. He's also a celebrated adult performer and founding member of the famed Asheville collective GFE. Last year, Skidoo relocated to the West Coast where he currently lives with his wife and […]
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Wednesday, May 8, meeting for the next Co-Creating the New Economy in WNC
Democratizing the Economy through Cooperatives, the third program for Co-creating the New Economy in WNC, will be held on Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m., in the community room of EarthFare (Westgate). The topic will be: . A very effective way to create more stable, equitable and prosperous economies is through the development of cooperatives, […]
Cesspool of stupid?
Asheville, we are used to doing great things, let's keep that up please. When my nephew visits I would like to take the bus on Saturday to the nature center — oh, we are going to cut both of those. OK, we'll just walk over to the Malvern Hills Park pool. Oh, cut too. Fine […]
Downtown After Five timeline
1988 — DTA5 begins as Moonlight Over Downtown 1989 — First Moonlight Over Downtown 5K occurs through downtown parking garages 1991 — Bela Fleck and the Flecktones kicks off the DTA5 season; are still the top attended concert with nearly 10,000 1992 — DTA5 settles moves to the former Pack Square (around the Vance Monument) […]
Post-Consumer Pantry: Soda minus the guilt
Oh, the sweet effervescence of soda. This syrupy, bubbly concoction is a staple of the American diet, for better or for worse. The back of a Coke can is a jumble of unpronounceable words and scary-sounding chemicals, and rumor has it, a splash of Coca-Cola will remove rust, blood and oil stains. Is this really […]
Earth Day on pavement?
If anyone questions the validity of the Huffington Post's recent article regarding the fluff which fuels Asheville's reputation, then you should look no further than the absolutely preposterous Earth Day celebration which was auspiciously sited on the rolling , um, pavement of Lexington Avenue. Yeah, that’s right: an Earth Day celebration on pavement. Had the […]
So much to do in the world
Listening to Snake Oil Medicine Show now, about 19 years into the band’s career, it seems inevitable that the group would have landed in Asheville. Founded when the once-married Caroline Pond (fiddle) and George Pond (guitar) joined George’s brother, Andy Pond (banjo) in Boone where he was enrolled at Appalachian State University, Snake Oil coined […]
Beer Scout: Behind the Big Top at Hi-Wire Brewing
A few weeks ago, you might have been talking to Chris Frosaker or Matt Kiger about your asthma inhaler. Or maybe your birth control. But starting in June, these two pharmacists will be dispensing something very different. Together with their friend and business partner Adam Charnack, they’re launching Hi-Wire Brewing. It all started shortly after […]
Why would our Legislature stifle job growth?
North Carolina job growth would be hurt if the Legislature passes House Bill 298. This bill would dismantle the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard established by a bipartisan legislature in 2007. The reason for the REPS was to offer a way for utilities to diversify fuel choices by having a small percentage of […]
Celebrating art and each other
Spring is blooming, and that means event season is kicking off. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the smaller-town art events that offer further incentive to explore the region’s art communities. Black Mountain and parts East: Blue to Black Art Weekend May 2-5 (also Oct. 11-13) Thursday night opens a weekend combining a walking […]
Calendar highlights: Parkway Playhouse, Folkmoot fundraiser, Folk Art Center crafts
In the garden
Plants from the hands of babes Hall Fletcher Elementary students have been busy honing their green thumbs. They've spent months carefully tending to tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and basil, and now the public can bring their hard work home. The students will sell vegetable starts they raised themselves at a student-run farmers market Tuesday, May 7, […]
Clubland features: Hopscotch road show, Cinco de Mayo and Ultimate Twang
The rise of Jackson Scott
A few months ago, Jackson Scott was just Jack, the drummer/guitar player/occasional singer for local psych-rock-shoegaze group Sin Kitty. That all changed on Feb. 26 when Scott’s song “That Awful Sound” premiered on Pitchfork. Since then, the song, hosted on Scott’s SoundCloud page, has logged more than 80,000 plays. The rapid success left many people […]
Small-business lending: Growing the local economy, one loan at a time
Businesses need capital to grow. And strong local economies need ways to grow local businesses. But as local business owner Kudzai Mabunda learned, getting the money can be an arduous and frustrating process.
Buncombe County students participate in first WNC elementary-school Science Olympiad
Press release from Buncombe County Schools Buncombe County Schools Participates in First Elementary School Science Olympiad in WNC (pictured: Emma Mullins and Henry Kopp) Asheville, NC – April 24, 2013 – Congratulations to the students and coaches who participated in the very first Elementary Science Olympiad teams in Western North Carolina, and the first in […]
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Montford Books correction
The April 17 Business Blotter listed Montford Books & More under “Closings,” but omitted the closing date, which is Tuesday, April 30. The store, located at 31 Montford Ave., is open every day until then with a storewide sale. See http://www.montfordbooks.com for more.
Best of WNC awards come early this year, with more categories
Which bars have the best atmosphere? Best view? Most unusual beer selection? Where’s the best place to buy dress-up clothes? Work clothes? Kids clothes? Who’s the best employer? What company improves WNC the most? You won’t have to wait until October to learn the answers to these and many other local-centric questions. This year, Mountain […]
Under exposure
“Photographer” can be a identifier in Asheville, or at least an ambiguous one. When someone says they’re a painter, we tend to know they mean artist, rather than house painter. But say you are a photographer, and the artistic part isn’t so quickly assumed. The practical applications of photography seem to dominate the questioning. “Is […]