Newly elected 2nd-grade class senator clearly can’t deliver on campaign promises
Parade of non sequiturs
Every Saturday my husband and I strap our bikes to the back of our car and drive away from our beloved Weaverville towards Asheville. We head to a popular destination called Carrier Park along with a few thousand other local residents. We arrive to the mecca center for fit, good-looking people with attractive children and […]
Craig Bohanan’s photo blog: Wind and sun
Photographer Craig Bohanan shares his favorite of the photo of the week.
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Buskers and bells, tea in town
I live in Weaverville, and we Weavervilleans have pretty firm ideas about coming to town. “Town” here refers to Asheville as we consider ourselves an idyllic little village just outside of town. In many ways, we are idyllic. Our neighborhoods have sidewalks that busy themselves with bicycles and baby strollers, our big trees boast swings […]
Craig Bohanan’s photo blog: ‘She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call…’
Photographer Craig Bohanan shares his favorite of the photo of the week.
System change, not climate change, say conference participants
If we want a future for our grandchildren, what changes must our society make in the next few years? What can we do as individuals and as a community? Asheville was one of 15 cities across the country chosen by Rainforest Action Network for a Climate Leadership Summit, held on Oct. 25-26 at Lenoir-Rhyne University. […]
Craig Bohanan’s photo blog: No fleeting thing
Photographer Craig Bohanan shares his favorite of the photo of the week.
Asheville Disclaimer 10/22/14
Asheville police chief embarrassed by speeding ticket errors
Craig Bohanan’s Photo Blog: Wizards
Photographer Craig Bohanan shares his favorite of the photo of the week.
Wise Women Notebook, part 1: ‘Seven Magical Herbs’ with Ceara Foley
At the 10th annual Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference, held from Oct. 10th through Oct. 12 on the beautiful grounds of Lake Eden in Black Mountain, 1,100 women gathered to study and celebrate. The conference is a three-day fall immersion, where women from across the country come together to study herbal medicine.
Craig Bohanan’s Photo Blog: The magnetic properties of water
Photographer Craig Bohanan shares his favorite of the photo of the week.
Asheville Disclaimer 10/08/14
Tourism board launches new city slogan
A friend for life: Children First/CIS summer campers at Horse Sense of the Carolinas
Horse Sense of the Carolinas, located in Marshall, is an internationally recognized leader in the field of equine-assisted psychotherapy and learning — used to foster positive emotional, mental, behavioral and social skills of those who may be at risk or have special issues including children dealing with food insecurity or crowded living-situations.
High-flying history: Restored World War II bomber comes to town
You’re 18 or 19 years old, and you’ve volunteered or been drafted after the United States’ entry into World War II. You’re assigned to a B-17 for bombing runs, along with nine other crewmen. There’s a good chance it’s night, a good chance that, once airborne, you hear nothing but the roar of the four […]
Reflections of an Asheville counter-culture explorer
I moved from metro D.C. to Buncombe County in 1976 as a “back-to-the-land flower child,” aspiring to off-the-grid homesteading along with my neighbors in Sandy Mush and Spring Creek. At first, my partner and I lived with the Gallimores at the eco-pioneering Long Branch Land Trust. But due to economic necessities, not to mention impending […]
Craig Bohanan’s Photo Blog: Blossom for a bobcat
Photographer Craig Bohanan shares his favorite of the photo of the week.
The making of Asheville’s Woolworth Walk
A 76-year-old structure is bound to have stories to tell.
Saving the French Broad River: Naysayers, start paddling
For most people, their sense of “history” begins when they arrive somewhere. So, here is my history of the French Broad River and what has evolved along it since 1986, when I started working for RiverLink When I arrived in Asheville, I didn’t even know there was a river. The downtown was dead and scary, […]
Asheville Disclaimer 9/24/14
Downtown fairies fear gentrification
From scratch: Mountain BizWorks’ humble beginnings
Mountain Microenterprise Fund began in 1989 as a small demonstration project to a shortage of financing for small businesses, particularly those owned by women and minorities. MMF started out as part of Warren Wilson College’s Black Swan Center, which some may remember for its “Green Pages” directory of small businesses in Swannanoa/Black Mountain (the area’s […]