Namaste Nearby: Wellness in West Asheville
Volume
25
/ Issue 36
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Paola Nazati
Over the past five years, funky West Asheville has attracted a growing cluster of businesses focused on wellness and health. On the cover: Letitia Walker, center, launched Purna Yoga 828 on Haywood Road in November 2017.
arts
Connect Beyond Festival returns for a second year
Nick Lowe, Victor Wooten, Bob Boilen and Fantastic Negrito are among the performers and presenters for the festival's second edition.Smart Bets: Transgender Day of Visibility Community Art Show
Local transgender, non-binary and gender nonconforming artists' work will be displayed and auctioned on March 31 at the Taylor Art Gallery.Unspoken Tradition celebrates its third album
"Not only is the music evolving,” mandolinist Ty Gilpin says, “but the subject matter of the music is also changing to reflect what’s happening in the world today.”Smart Bets: Tina & Her Pony
The Asheville folk/Americana duo perform new songs at Ambrose West on March 29.The ninth {Re}HAPPENING explores global sound and cross-genre collaboration
In the spirit of exploration, many of the {Re}HAPPENING’s concerts and exhibitions delve into and build off of the concepts engaged by mid-century Black Mountain College teachers and students.Smart Bets: Sarah Louise
The prolific Asheville-based vocalist and multi-instrumentalist opens for Avey Tare on March 28 at The Mothlight.Massachusetts-based indie-rockers return to Asheville
'When This Life is Over,' which features Hannah Mohan’s dog on the cover, was a decided effort to shirk convention — or, in Mohan’s words, an exercise in “doing whatever…Theater review: ‘Silent Sky’ at N.C. Stage Company
Silent Sky helps us fantasize about a perfect galaxy where everyone has equal opportunities.Smart Bets: Appalachian Storytelling Extravaganza
Michael “Badhair” Williams, Freeman Owle and Ronnie Pepper perform March 28 at Blue Ridge Community College’s Flat Rock campus.food
Appetite for life: A chef and three artists weigh in on how hunger sparks creation
Chef and author Susi Gott Séguret invites a poet, a painter, an instrument builder and a chef to consider the meaning of appetite and offers guidance on preparing a spring…Farm to Home Milk brings back home delivery with a dash of poetry
Owner Jonathon Flaum has found a sustainable model for a whimsical notion.Small bites: Olde London Road set to open
Olde London Road brings English booze, food and football to downtown Asheville. Also: Crawfish boil at One World Brewing West; The Grazing Camel comes to Table; Bomba launches its latest…living
WNC farmers look to new business models after last year’s flooding
In April, Cane Creek Valley Farm in Fletcher will open two of its organic fields to the community through a new garden-share program that's aimed at bolstering the small, family-owned…news
Asheville Archives: The Biltmore Estate and its earliest houseguests
In December 1895, the Biltmore Estate opened with a holiday bash. For years to come, houseguests continued to visit and leave behind recollections of their stay.WNC residents demand more from state Clean Energy Plan
During a March 14 listening session at The Collider in downtown Asheville about the DEQ’s Clean Energy Plan, a key provision of Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 80 on clean…Healthy change: West Asheville’s developing wellness corridor
“This is increasingly a wellness corridor,” says chef Reza Setayesh of West Asheville, the location of his newest restaurant BimBeriBon. Local entrepreneurs, he notes, “have invested in businesses that promote…Oasis or Mirage?
ASHEVILLE, N.C.Bold Idea
ASHEVILLE, N.C.Moving on: Brother Wolf recruits new director
As Brother Wolf founder Denise Bitz steps away from the organization that she formed 12 years ago, Leah Craig Fieser joins the organization as executive director. While Fieser maintains that…Ahead of meeting, DOT backs off four lanes for Amboy and Meadow roads
The N.C. Department of Transportation has begun planning for a project intended to improve traffic flow and add facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists along the corridor that connects West Asheville…Screen scene: Local film news
The Cat Fly Film Fest returns for its third year with its most ambitious offerings to date.Asheville government, schools, nonprofits launch effort to address achievement gap
A group representing government, education, business and nonprofit organizations is coalescing to form a community response to a severe racial achievement gap in Asheville City Schools. But it's not yet…Board approves contracts for work on county, A-B Tech buildings
On March 19, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved about $3.5 million in contracts for repairs and upgrades to four county buildings and four buildings at A-B Tech.opinion
Letter: Amen’s diversity celebration delivered
"Rah Amen is fundraising to create more concerts, inviting people to come together in celebration of humanity, diversity and acceptance. Check the Ambrose West calendar and don’t miss the next…Letter: Think outside the box for education funding
"It would be appreciated if our community leaders will publicly commit to donating to our public schools as well. The local elite can make the most significant push in raising…Letter: Hearing loss and tinnitus should be addressed ASAP
"A related condition that can be disabling is tinnitus, the sound individuals hear that others don’t. This is the focus of a meeting offered by the Asheville Chapter of The…Parsing the R-word: The Gospel According to Jerry
"I was shocked and dismayed by the optics when, while watching the Michael Cohen congressional hearing, Mark Meadows, our own 11th District representative, paraded an African-American lady before the assemblage…