Local chefs will collaborate with a Texas barbecue star for the event at Hi-Wire Brewing’s Biltmore Village location. In other local food news: Carolina CiderFest is on tap, Chestnut and Corner Kitchen are on the menu at Beloved Asheville’s Raise Another Home gala, Regina’s Westside celebrates its first birthday, Jargon hosts a magic show dinner event and more.
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Letter: Why the Vance Monument should come back
“Zebulon Vance, throughout his life, worked for the welfare and defense of North Carolina. His monument should come back.”
Letter: Dreaming big for senior cats
“And Kiesa Kay’s insightful interview with co-founder Nancy Gavin about the Laps and Naps organization revealed the careful planning of the new sanctuary that will house senior cats during their golden years.”
Letter: Take a stand for what’s best in society
“It is we the people who create a more caring world — not corrupt or outdated institutions, power-hungry politicians or wealthy elites. Again, take a stand for what is best in the human species!”
Letter: The case for infill housing falls flat
“As existing neighborhoods with Asheville’s iconic tree canopy and low population density became saturated — more crowded, hotter, busier and therefore less desirable — property values would definitely drop, diminishing, as Paul wrote, the “pricing power that landowners wield,” but not before developers had made some significant pocket change.”
Letter: What happens if firefighters can’t afford Asheville?
“As other Asheville firefighters have done, many of them will have to find higher-paying jobs in their chosen craft in another community or make a complete career switch.”
14 UNCA academic programs highlighted for potential reductions, elimination
An outside consultant recommended the University of North Carolina Asheville examine 14 of its 35 academic programs for potential course reductions or program eliminations.
PHOTOS: Buncombe County Association of Educators rallies for increased education spending
At a rally in Pack Square June 6, the Buncombe County Association of Educators, an organized advocacy group for teachers, argued that the state of North Carolina and Buncombe County governments should allocate more funding for education.
Council to vote on tax increase to fund employee raises
According to a staff report, the new pay raise proposal includes a flat dollar increase of $4,053 for beginning on-shift firefighters, which will boost the lowest paid firefighter pay by 8.8% to $50,309 annually.
Business owner, former Buncombe GOP chair appointed to county school board
Former Buncombe County GOP Chair Glenda Weinert, who is a current member of the Buncombe County Schools Foundation, received the most votes on June 6 in the opening round of an open-ended series of votes among the six sitting members of the board.
Four of a Kind: Jesse Sawyer talks local craft scene
The woodworker talks new projects and the city’s crafts scene.
The scoop on the return of AVLFest and Transfigurations IV in August
Mark your calendars for two of Asheville’s most beloved summer music festivals.
Local church hosts gun surrender event
On Saturday, June 8, First Baptist Church in Asheville will host a Guns to Gardens firearm surrender event, where donated weapons will be dismantled and repurposed as garden tools.
Four of a Kind: Leslee Johnson discusses local literary scene
The writer and educator talks new projects and the city’s literary scene.