Service with a smile: Next generation of volunteers pitches in
Volume
25
/ Issue 17
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Courtesy of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont
Alongside busy family and school schedules, young people in our community still make time to volunteer with local nonprofits. On the cover: These Scouts assisted with a Toys for Tots gift drive.
arts
Momentum Gallery moves to a larger space
The new 15,000-square-foot gallery will display work of regional and national fine and craft artists on the lower two floors.Smart Bets: Futureman/Silverman
Roy Wooten and Tracy Silverman bring their innovative duo to Isis on Nov. 17.Local cello-rock artist returns to the stage
The duo will bring their eclectic brand of cello-punk to Fleetwood’s on Thursday, Nov. 15.Smart Bets: Jackson Grimm
The Asheville-based multi-instrumentalist and his band play a record release show Nov. 17 at Jack of the Wood.Our VOICE hosts its 17th annual Survivors’ Art Show
This year, the 17th for the event, features the work of local designer Denise Carbonell.Smart Bets: Etude 22
The evening-length work will be performed Nov. 17-19 at Congregation Beth Ha-Tephila.Theater review: ‘The Man in the Bright Nightgown’ at 35below
Michael Lilly is fearless in this role. He isn't afraid to wear the emotions on his sleeve, whether he is making snide comments on the insincerity of the minister's words…A rejuvenated Toro y Moi returns to The Orange Peel
Chaz Bear discusses his break from touring and how it changed the way he makes music.Smart Bets: Robin Russell Gaiser
The Asheville-based author reads from her new book on Nov. 16 at Malaprop's.food
Beer Scout: Breweries and nonprofits find success through year-round partnerships
The Can’d Aid Foundation benefits from working with Oskar Blues, while Burial actively gives back through sponsorships of LEAF International and the Asheville Symphony.Top-Shelf Views: Asheville event planners talk about batch cocktails
Mixing up a large quantity of cocktails ahead of a gathering can streamline drinks service while showcasing a host’s creativity.Asheville-area food businesses prep no-sweat sweets for holiday gatherings
From pies to chocolate to ice cream yule logs, it's dessert season in WNC.Small Bites: Plates popular downtown now made in Biltmore Village
East Fork Pottery moves its factory to Biltmore Village, Henrietta's Poultry Shoppe is now open in the RAD, Metro Wines offers a Thanksgiving wine tasting, Isis gets a new executive…living
WNC farmers use AgOptions grants to expand and diversify
With amounts ranging from $3,000 to $6,000, the grants may seem small but can have a huge impact on growing farming operations.CrossFit for all abilities, health happenings, AIDS Memorial Quilt returns to Asheville
Since the inception of a new adaptive exercise program for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities in October, a core group of about six athletes with a variety of abilities…movies
Screen scene: Local film news
Mountainfilm on Tour stops by Highland Brewing, Lenoir-Rhyne screens a pair of environmental activism documentaries and more.news
Asheville Archives: An ode to the Red Cross nurses, 1918
"When all the wounds of war are healed/And hate’s grim sorrows fade/With pulsing heart we’ll read the part/The Red Cross Nurses played," reads a poem in the Nov. 23, 1918…Change of face: Attracting diverse visitors to a mostly white city
Local tourism operators are sensing a shift in the racial makeup of visitors to the Asheville area. Though the data don't definitively support that conclusion — at least not yet…Local nonprofits go online to drive real-world change
While organizations continue to use traditional forms of community engagement such as printed mailing lists and media relations, social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have widened their scope…Local nonprofits recruit and retain volunteers of the future
As families deal with competing demands, organizations that use volunteers have learned that flexibility is key. By smoothing the process of participation, groups such as the YMCA of Western North…Democrats find widespread success in county races
Robert Pressley, incumbent Buncombe County commissioner for District 3, was the only Republican to win a county race in the hotly contested 2018 midterms. Buncombe County Democratic Party Chair Jeff…Asheville Police Department Chief Tammy Hooper to resign in January
In a Nov. 7 press release, interim City Manager Cathy Ball announced that Chief Hooper would be resigning effective Wednesday, Jan. 2 — as well as that Hooper had previously…opinion
Letter: What’s with the Asheville food scene?
"Either, way the food scene around here seems to be driven by people who really don’t know what true food tastes like, or they just like what sounds good on…Letter: Viceroy butterflies — not actually monarch mimics
"So viceroys aren't a monarch imitator. Both butterflies co-evolved this feature of being unpalatable to birds."Letter: Advertising is not opinion
"Regardless of what you think about our presidential lapdog representing District 11, and whatever it is you think about our conservative court system, it seems to me that a local…Letter: Leadership skills are important for women, too
"The Supreme Court did not 'trample' your rights. They simply extended those rights to women."Asheville forum explores how we can get more involved in community life
"As we talked with people in community forums, we heard about places and events that are bringing people together, from public libraries to town commons to Friday night football games,…Letter: Info lacking in North Asheville development plans
" I would ask for plan transparency, some preservation of the environment and safety for pre-existing homeowners. So far we know nothing."Different strokes
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