Earth Day means more than a one-day-a-year celebration. And it’s bigger than environmental issues. In our April 17 edition, we delve into the many issues under the sustainability umbrella.
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Huffy Post
Asheville’s much-touted charm and mystique failed to impress social-media generalist David Landsel, who included 28801 in his April 8 Huffington Post travel polemic, “10 Terribly Overrated Destinations.” As a caption to an image of a forlorn Carolina Lane, Landsel described the city as “packed with urban escapees chasing the past — driving up prices any […]
Litter by any other name
If a teenager drives by and tosses a used soda bottle in one driveway, he can be fined hundreds of dollars for littering. If the Asheville Citizen-Times drives by and tosses a plastic bag filled with advertising circulars in thousands of driveways, why isn't the Citizen-Times fined for littering? — Thomas Peterson Asheville Editor’s note: […]
Rooftop resources
It’s not every day that a local small business gets its product tested by a hurricane. But Living Roofs Inc., a local company founded 2006 by Kathryn Blatt Ancaya and Emilio Ancaya, got just that
Blotter
Openings Farm Burger, 10 Patton Ave. 348-8540. http://www.farmburger.net/asheville. Hookah Joe’s bar, 388 N. French Broad Ave. http://www.hookahjoes.com. (Pictured, dancer Ishani Ishaya, courtesy of Hookah Joe’s.) Pizza Pura, 342 Depot St. 225-2582. http://www.pizzapura.com Wolf Runner Couriers (bicycle messenger service). Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge at 7 Rankin Ave. 367-7132. http://www.wolfrunnercouriers.com or give us a call at 828-367-7132. […]
Voting rights curtailed
House Bill 451, filed with the state legislature on March 27, will cut a full week of early voting and abolish voting on Sunday. While conservative politicians claim that this will save a large sum of tax dollars, little consideration has been given to the impact this bill would have on impoverished and working-class voters. […]
From Asheville to the world
American culture is ripe for a more positive economic system, and it’s entering “a period where neither reform or revolution is likely, and this will force people to build things,” author and political economist Gar Alperovitz said during a recent visit to Asheville. But for the next step, people have to “go out and build […]
Thank you for telling a nearly forgotten story
Kudos to Jake Frankel for his revealing April article, “Bought and Sold,” regarding Buncombe County’s endeavor to publish records of the sale and trade of the very human beings upon whose backs our county was built. Frankel adeptly describes this project that sheds some light on another part of a nearly forgotten story and will […]
Don’t throw red wolves under the bus
Thank you for your April 10 article "Don't Tread on Me." Your article mentions the possibility of closing the WNC Nature Center, home to one of the Species Survival Programs for critically endangered red wolves. There are fewer than 100 red wolves in the wild. Several of those have been killed in recent months by […]
Serious soul
The opening to “Thin Blue” hinges on a perfectly executed bait and switch. Smooth guitar, soft cymbal splashes, and far-off coos back Juan Holladay, leader and singer for Asheville’s Secret B-Sides, who deploys his delicately piercing pipes in service of what initially seems like the kind of politely probing refrain common in modern soul: “Blue […]
Heed the howl of America’s greatest symbol
After reading your April 10 article "Don't Tread on Me," I felt an immediate sense of both worry and dread. The article mentions the potential closing of the WNC Nature Center, and that place is more than just an economic burden. Rather, I would argue that it has helped the city of Asheville. It has […]
Avant-Punk
That Cut, the third solo effort from Chris Corsano, draws much of its inspiration from the Minutemen is a little hard to believe. Though undeniably eclectic and powerful, the seminal ‘80s punk band never approached anything like the bizarre and often quite beautiful vignettes that dominate the latest effort from the acclaimed percussionist and improviser. […]
In the gray area between tradition and innovation
“To be a craftsperson is to be inherently an inventor at heart,” says Kathryn Gremley, curator of Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft, on display at HandMade in America’s downtown Asheville exhibition space. The WNC region has a deep history of traditional craft artists making and selling their wares. Along with that, there’s a growing trend of […]
Raising craft consciousness
Sustainability in the garden
Without seeds, gardens would just be masses of dirt. Everything from tiny tomato germ to a hefty handful of future watermelons hold the keys to life deep within their seed coat.
Calendar highlights: Earth Day, Grapes of Wrath, Children First/CIS
Tailgate time is here
Clubland features: VietNam, Earth Day and Asheville FM
Don’t call it a comeback: Brooklyn-based indie rock outfit VietNam quietly dissolved after the success of its self-titled debut in 2007, but principle songwriter Michael Gerner is back with a new lineup and drony, atmospheric take on the group’s dark blues rock. Vietnam plays Double Crown on Saturday, April 20 with Curtains and Wyla. Love […]
A thinking man’s approach to green building: Robin Woodward
A few months ago, a conversation with longtime downtown Asheville advocate Karen Tessier led to talk about one of her marketing client — Robin Woodward of Blue Ridge Energy Systems. A profile on Woodward languished in the Xpress inbox, until we stirred the pot for ideas about sustainability — what it means and where we’re going. Asheville has been at the heart of green-building initiatives in the past few decades. Here’s a close look at one of its self-starters.
The Breckheimer’s investing odyssey comes home
Fifteen years ago, it was hard to find financial advisors specializing in responsible investing, so Katie and Steve Breckheimer became members of Co-Op America (now Green America) and began looking in the National Green Pages.
Colla-beer-ation
When you mention an event in late March, college students usually think of spring break. Brewers on the other hand, their minds go to the Craft Brewers Conference — held this year in Washington, D.C. The event brings together about 5,000 brewing industry professionals, including folks from plenty of N.C. breweries: Highland, Catawba Valley, Nantahala, […]