Headwaters Brewing of Waynesville was sent a cease-and-desist order earlier this month over its name. The dispute came from Victory Brewing Co. of Downington, Pa., makers of popular beers like HopDevil, Prima Pils, Golden Monkey and, you guessed it, Headwaters Pale Ale. Who was using the name first? Headwaters owner Kevin Sandefur won the Haywood […]
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Brews News: Covering The Beat
Breweries aren’t the only big news this year. Asheville has a new beer writer. Our longtime Brews News columnist, Anne Fitten Glenn, departed last year to join Oskar Blues, and we’d like to introduce you to the new guy. Meet Thom O’Hearn, Beer Scout: The man who’s taking on the much-coveted beat. A Florida native, […]
Call from the mountains
As an Asheville native and an environmental science major at UNC-Chapel Hill, I have always loved state parks. In fact, my choice to major in environmental science branched from the experiences I had in state parks while growing up. From mountain biking in Bent Creek, to visiting Purchase Knob to participate in ozone research, to […]
Xpress Valentine’s Day Contest
When you love someone, you want to shout it from the mountaintops. What better way to let the world know about the people and things you truly love than with a homemade valentine? Profess your love for your partner, your friends, your neighbors and our fair city of Asheville with Xpress' Valentine Contest. Send us […]
Three tips for selecting your retail property
Searching for a retail space is an exciting time for any business owner. Retail locations have unique characteristics, so careful, thoughtful selection can make or break your business. But with these three considerations taken care of, you’re well on your way to a successful retail endeavor. Location, location, location You’ve heard this old adage before, […]
Headwaters Brewery to become Bearwaters Brewery
Pennsylvania’s Victory Brewing sent the Waynesville company a cease-and-desist. Now they’ve got a new name.
For Better or for Work: A book for every local entrepreneur (and partner)
Folk-rock rumination
Asheville Disclaimer 01/23/13
City Council member’s acerbic emails exposed
Unintended consequences: Republicans will regret merging water system, MSD
If Reps. Tim Moffitt, Chuck McGrady and our state Legislature force Asheville to cede control of water-line extensions to the Metropolitan Sewerage District, MSD's appointed board will have the power to open the floodgates of urban sprawl. Swept along by their party's implacable anti-regulatory agenda, North Carolina Republicans may think they're giving developers a gift […]
Thank you for the local elders series
Thank you for your rich, two-week series, “Local Elders Evoke Our Town” [Jan. 2 and Jan. 9, Xpress]. It was a deeply nourishing treat to read local seniors’ tender stories and astute reflections of our city. Having lost my last living grandparent this past year, it was a treasure enjoying insights from seniors of my […]
Business Blotter
Openings 520 Athletics (gym), 520 Haywood Road. https://www.facebook.com/520Athletics. Asheville Party (entertainment services), 808-1757. http://www.ashevilleparty.com. C. and Co. All Natural Body Goods, 15-A Broadway St., 575-8155. http://www.candconaturals.com. French Broad Pediatrics, 40 N. Merrimon Ave., 348-8232. http://www.frenchbroadpeds.com. Little Green Frog (environmentally friendly septic products), 255-0772. http://www.preservingthepad.com. Looking Glass Strategic Research, 772-1667. http://www.lookingglassresearch.net. Closings Boca Restaurant, 68 N. […]
Evacuation should be a serious concern
Regarding the issues raised by Anne Craig's Jan. 9 letter, “Are You Prepared for a Nuclear Accident?”: In the event we should have a nuclear incident affecting Western North Carolina, do we have a rational evacuation plan? For if we do not have a plan for a phased evacuation, traffic will be at a standstill […]
Asheville’s water woes have got to go
I am surprised that people aren’t up in arms over our town's water crisis. Since October 2012 we have been experiencing murky water running from our taps in north Asheville, near UNCA, yet still paying the full price for water and sewer service! It has been six months. After several expensive clogged filters (whole house, […]
A medley of responses to Mountain Xpress
If 85 percent of Asheville's residents are against the water-system transfer, then pretty much all of Asheville is against it [“The Water-System Merger Hurts Us All,” Jan. 16, Xpress]. Let’s move on and stop wasting everyone’s time/energy. P.S. Moffitt, please tell whatever business partner you had in this venture that you need another angle to […]
Doyle and Forstchen to debate concealed carry in schools *event rescheduled for Jan. 29*
Local author William Forstchen will debate local radio host Ned Ryan Doyle in an event moderated by former WLOS reporter Charu Kumarhia at Biltmore’s Doubletree Hilton. Update: This event has been rescheduled for Jan. 29.
Slideshow: Asheville marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Hundreds of Ashevilleans marched to City/County Plaza to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day and call for an end to intolerance and racism. Photos by Max Cooper.
From the WCMS: Important facts about cervical cancer
January is national cervical cancer awareness month. Here, Dr. Robin Matthews writes about the importance of the HPV vaccination and gives us some facts about cervical cancer. (Photo courtesy of the Western Carolina Medical Society)
Community economics: Our food choices are worth chewing on
As the tailgate markets were moving indoors or going fallow, I drove to Blue Ridge Food Ventures recently for the first of four monthly pickups at Winter Sun Farms. Blue Ridge — a “kitchen incubator” for local producers — has been written about extensively, and Winter Sun Farms is just one of many good things coming out of its kitchens.
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer 01/16/13
All Quiet Along the Western Front?
Greening the hill: Greenman Brewery quietly takes over
