Asheville celebrates Earth Day: A guide to green happenings
Volume
23
/ Issue 39
Cover Design Credit:
Scott Southwick
The city of Asheville and its partners have scheduled more than a dozen environmentally focused events for Asheville Earth Week.
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Conscious threads: Echoview Farm introduces recycled yarn
“Microfibers come off polyester clothes in the washing machine, and those particles pollute waterways,” says Grace Gouin, strategist at Echoview Fiber Mill in Weaverville. Streams are so loaded with the…Smart bets: Chris Jamison’s Ghost
The full six-piece band, Chris Jamison’s Ghost, will celebrate the album’s release with a show at The Grey Eagle on Wednesday, April 26.More than a dozen ways to celebrate Asheville Earth Week
This year, the city of Asheville and its partners got serious about the environment, scheduling not just a mere Earth Day celebration, but a full roster of activities for Asheville…Smart bets: The Ripple Effect with Mia Birdsong
The discussion, which takes place on Tuesday, April 25, at 6 p.m. at the Diana Wortham Theatre, is free, but attendees must RSVP.The Asheville Butoh Festival holds its own
Gillum composed Me, The Worst of Them All, as part of the four-day festival running Thursday-Sunday, April 20-23 at The BeBe Theatre. Her performance honors 17th-century Mexican nun and feminist…90-Second Newbery Film Festival makes its Asheville debut
Local youth filmmakers' brisk adaptations of award-winning children's literature will be screened at Pack Library on Saturday, April 22.Smart bets: Wale
The self-styled “ambassador of rap for the capital,” will stop at Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Center on Thursday, April 20.Conscious party: Spellbound hosts author Marcus Sedgwick
Spellbound Children's Bookshop owner Leslie Hawkins says she's always wanted to host a "dinner with the author" event, and that goal will be realized on Tuesday, April 25, when her…Smart bets: The Creative Sector Summit
This year's summit takes place on Friday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Collider.food
Beer Scout: Cigar City partners with Oskar Blues for North Carolina production and distribution
The revered Tampa brewery expands its footprint with help from a fellow craft beer canner.Sunday morning coming down: Springtime is brunch time in Asheville
Warm weather and sunny days mean brunch season has arrived at local restaurants.Small bites: The Cantina at Historic Biltmore Village asks for votes against hunger
The Cantina at Historic Biltmore Village is vying for a $100,000 grant that will allow it to expand its Skip a Meal program statewide. Also: Rhubarb hosts its third FED…living
Focus on Flavor: Slow Food Asheville’s Heritage Food Project
Slow Food Asheville recently announced the Cherokee Purple heirloom tomato as the focus of their 2017 Heritage Food Project. The organization will disseminate 1,700 Cherokee Purple seedlings to area individuals,…Asheville-area doctors join the direct and concierge care movements
Direct and concierge care are gaining traction in Asheville, offering alternative forms of health care for patients who are looking for more time with their doctors and are willing to…movies
Screen scene: Local film news
The local web series When Fact Met Fiction seeks funding for its second season, Frank Thompson's book on silent films shot in Asheville is published and more.news
Niche sports: Asheville residents are getting their groove back
From pickleball to bike polo, opportunities to find community while being active abound in WNC — and you don't have to be traditionally athletic to join in the fun.Air apparent: monitoring air quality in the mountains
We all have to breathe to live, and the good news is that here in Western North Carolina, the quality of the air we all share is much better than…City launches district election referendum push
Despite confusing and contradictory results from a poll designed to measure voter preferences on how Ashevillians elect their representatives to City Council, Council decided on April 11 to take steps…opinion
Letter: Do not be deceived by false teachers
"Young people, do not be deceived by false teachers. They do not have your well-being in mind."Letter: Art has power
"Art brings voice and vision to facts written on the pages of history books. It reflects and shapes culture, liberates us, expresses the forbidden. It confesses our sins and celebrates…Letter: Take back your liberty with N.C. ballot measure
"The NC We the People Campaign is procuring a ballot measure for the 2018 election that declares that the people of North Carolina support amending the USA Constitution to establish…Letter: Downtown parking woes
"If I cannot park in the same parking lot I have parked in for years to visit one of my favorite eateries without incurring a ticket that exceeds my meal…Letter: Local media need greater diversity
"I am writing this letter to ask that both readers, listeners (radio), watchers (TV), editors and owners of various area mass media look at their staffs and their coverage for…Somethin’ stinks
Air quality’s improving — but let’s not get complacent
"This is a remarkable environmental success story! Many agencies and organizations can be proud of their contributions to this. Together, they’ve demonstrated that bold action at many different levels can…Hasty deductions
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