The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project is gearing up for its annual Farm Tour in September. Also in local green news, a new solar lending program from Sugar Hollow Solar, the West Asheville Garden Stroll spotlights the Horney Heights neighborhood, N.C. Arboretum hosts Monarch Butterfly Day and more.
News release from the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County: Families in the Enka School District have a new resource to help them in the coming year. At a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Enka Middle School campus, officials announced that the Enka Health Hanger is officially open for care. This school-based health […]
Press release from the City of Asheville The Festival of Neighborhoods is coming up on Saturday, September 14, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The Neighborhood Advisory Committee invites all of Asheville to gather for a day filled with neighborly interaction, learning and fun for the whole family. This event brings […]
Asheville was a host site this summer for a team of Princeton University and Spelman College interns who gathered stories from WNC’s Black and Indigenous farmers, gardeners and seed savers.
Xpress reached out to candidates for Hendersonville City Council to ask them why they are running, what their priorities are and why they are the best person for the job.
New Belgium Brewing hosts film festival, ArtsAVL announces grant recipients, Asheville FM holds record fair, and more!
Press release from City of Asheville: Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) invites community members to browse hundreds of activities, classes, and special events in its latest program guide, covering September-December 2024. The free guide is available at community centers and online at ashevillenc.gov/apr-guide in English and Spanish: Asheville Parks & Recreation Program Highlights This is […]
The new Haywood Road coffeehouse aims to provide an alcohol-free space for community connection. Also in this week’s food news: a dinner series from Storm Rhum chef Jay Medford, a summer cocktail collaboration at Nine Mile, new wine and cider releases and more.
The inaugural event runs Aug. 14-18.
From Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) announced 21 farms participating in the 2024 Farm Tour, taking place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21–22, noon to 5 p.m. All farms are located within an hour of Asheville. Tourgoers will experience working farms through guided and self-guided tours, demonstrations, interacting with farm animals, u-pick […]
Press release from USA Mountain Bike National Championships: Ride Rock Creek, a 300-acre downhill mountain biking park, hosts the 2024 USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships, July 31 to Aug. 4. This prestigious event returns for the second straight year to Ride Rock Creek, adjacent to DuPont State Recreational Forest, a few miles south of […]
Black Mountain hosts inaugural blues festival, the Sanctuary Series concert returns, local publisher holds fundraiser and more local arts news.
All-female ownership, a fresh menu and the addition of evening hours mark the beginning of the West Asheville restaurant’s second year. Also this week, Bountiful Cities’ annual Urban Garden Tour and Tasting, Ultimate Ice Cream passes the torch to The Mad Dipper, a Bastille Day event at the new Quench! wine bistro and Heritage Fire hits Hendersonville.
Tortillas La Regia specializes in both flour and corn varieties. Also in this week’s food news, Cooperative Coffee Roasters adds a café, Fairview gets a new wine bar with garden vibes, Annie’s Culinary Garden offers takeout in Black Mountain, vegan seafood pops up in West Asheville and more.
Local artist featured on PBS, Brevard hosts Fourth of July, Mountain Gateway Museum explores voting rights, and more!
The West Asheville coffee shop introduces a new location on Tunnel Road in the Beverly Hills neighborhood. Also in this week’s local food news: A long-closed restaurant reopens at Mount Mitchell State Park, Mikasa Criolla adds frozen empanadas to its offerings, a RendezVous wine dinner, summer soda and wine releases and more.
Xpress sits down with the Tall John’s owner to chat about the unexpected popularity of beets, Asheville’s need for more Japanese cuisine and the pressing importance of choosing just the right bathroom wallpaper.
A jewel nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville is as welcoming as it is bountiful and eclectic. Western North Carolina’s bold peaks and isolated hollers have long been a haven for the eccentric, the adventurous and those seeking respite, inspiration and rejuvenation. The arrival of the railroad in the 1880s […]
Press release from Impact Health: Impact Health awarded eight Western North Carolina-based organizations grants totaling $400,000 to invest in their community health workforce and connect community members to the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) and other health-related resources. HOP is a first-of-its-kind program led by Impact Health in WNC that uses Medicaid dollars to pay for a […]
“Reentry from prison shouldn’t be this difficult and degrading, defeating and repressive. If we want successful outcomes to occur, then change must happen.”
“Artists are not respected,” says Louise Glickman, co-founder of Artsville USA. Based in Biltmore Lake, Glickman hopes to change that narrative through her nonprofit’s mission and work.
