Tiny Homes, big dreams
Volume
20
/ Issue 52
Cover Design Credit:
Lori DeatonCover Photography Credit:
Chris Tack
The blogsphere is abuzz these days with romantic visions of picturesque miniature dwellings. And a growing number of local advocates say the "tiny home movement" could help achieve a wealth of positive outcomes, from an environmental efficiencies to enhanced affordability. Amid the swelling interest, however, many hurdles remain.
arts
Smart bets: Aaron Burdett and Tellico
It’s not too surprising that singer-songwriter Aaron Burdett won top honors from Our State magazine for his song “Going Home to Carolina.” Burdett’s thoughtful, acoustic-driven take on Southern Americana is…Smart bets: South Pacific
“Chosen not only for its easily recognized show tunes, [‘I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair’ and ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ among them] Asheville Lyric Opera hopes to introduce…Smart bets: Bulgogi
Asheville-based band Bulgogi describes itself as a “perfect storm of dancey punk rock gleeful nutty psychotherapy,” as well as “terrified child dance punk,” but there’s no need to fear frontman…A Dip in Time: Retro poolwear makes a splash
Photography by Zaire Kacz Story by Melanie McGee Bianchi Styling by Sara Fields Before thong swimsuits, fringed half-shirts and other travesties of the modern seascape, beach beauties dressed with an…Home stretch: Author Jeremy Jones returns to the mountains
“In high school, a friend developed a theory he called ‘the Pull,'” author Jeremy Jones writes in his debut memoir, Bearwallow. Like a giant magnet, this hypothetical phenomenon draws natives…Lip service: Black Lips’ own brand of maturity
By the time they hit the stage at The Orange Peel on Saturday, July 19, Black Lips’ reputation will have preceded them. After all, as the hook from the lead…Fancy footwork: Folkmoot brings together world and regional folk dance
With folk dancers from Taiwan, Trinidad, Romania, Russia and other far-flung places performing at Folkmoot, it might be easy to overlook the fact that southern Appalachia has its own dance…Smart bets: D. Striker
Friday promises to be country-strong: First, Texas songwriter Hayes Carll headlines Downtown After Five. And later, Nashville-based musician D. Striker plays a set at Jack of the Wood. Of the…State of the Arts: Cultural double talk
Southern Appalachia can thank any number of movies and TV shows for flagrantly misconstruing us as a bunch of lawless, illiterate hicks and hillbillies. Such characters have softened and intoxicated…food
Small Bites: BaconFest is back
Pork devotees can celebrate International Bacon Day (and Labor Day weekend) on Saturday, Aug. 30, by pigging out at the second annual BaconFest Asheville; Asheville Wine and Food Festival and…Is farm-to-table working?
Farm-to-table agriculture has gone mainstream, but does it work as a sustainable model? Some local farmers and restaurateurs aren’t sure, even as they persist in trying.Beer Scout: A new alliance
Most of us in Asheville only notice the Asheville Brewers Alliance during Asheville Beer Week, if we notice them at all. That’s when a group of volunteers from the ABA…Serendipity: Havana Comida Latina closes, the Green Room changes hands
With a brand-new pizza oven just delivered, the last thing Green Room restaurateur Brian Lee had in mind was selling the place. Chris Kronberg and Samantha Rink, owners of Havana…living
Think small, grow big: Urban farming, without the farm
A mosaic of city roof top gardens? Vacant lots that create jobs? A backyard garden for folks without backyards? It's all part of the small-scale urban farm model many in…Standing tall: Kids get active with Pilates
On a hot summer afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club in West Asheville, about a dozen elementary school kids in bright, mismatched socks arrange their exercise mats in a…Meditation in motion: Local flow artists use props for mental and physical health
It’s Tuesday night at the Bywater, a riverside bar in Asheville, and patrons sit in clusters under the stars. The largest group occupies one corner of the fenced-in compound next…For your health: Local wellness news and events
CarePartners receives grant for PACE services CarePartners, a local nonprofit and member of Mission Health, recently received a $220,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust and is now…news
Will tiny homes be Asheville’s next big thing?
The blogosphere is abuzz these days with romantic visions of picturesque miniature dwellings. And a growing number of local advocates say the “tiny home movement” could help achieve a wealth…opinion
Voter ID Law
Profiles in suspicion: A book’s cover does tell you something
I just finished reading your long story on burglary in Asheville ("Home Sweet Target," July 2 Xpress). What stood out most for me, because of its unexpectedness, was the caution…Asheville Disclaimer 7/16/14
Fender Vendor
Beer tourists beware of Gorges State Park
On the evening of July 4, I parked at the visitor center of Gorges State Park to refill water bottles. A park ranger pulled up behind me, and asked if…New mural at Orbit DVD is offensive
I enjoy all the new murals being created around our city. But I take offense to a new mural on the side of Orbit DVD at 781 Haywood Road in…Remarkable tree trunk on display in North Asheville
Residents of North Asheville will notice the absence of the white oak at 189 Kimberly Ave. Broken in a storm two years ago, it was bolted in five places and…