Chef Katie Button will focus on upscale hors d’oeuvres and modernist desserts. The bar will include prep-heavy craft cocktails, special-order liquors and high-end wines.
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Get ready for ASAP’s Farm Tour, Sept. 21 and 22
Here are the details from ASAP’s press release. Look for more coverage of this event in the coming weeks. On Sept. 21 and 22, from 1 until 6 p.m., the gates and barns of 31 Appalachian Grown™ certified farms across Western North Carolina will open to the public for ASAP’s annual Farm Tour. (Find a […]
This weekend on a shoestring
This weekend, enjoy a scenic hike, outdoor festivals, a float down the French Broad and more. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost entertainment.
Ruffled feathers: How we got an in-town Chick-fil-A drive-thru
On Merrimon Avenue, the Harris Teeter nears completion. Along with the grocery store, a fast-food drive-thru and a car-care center are coming. Straddling a main thoroughfare and a residential neighborhood, the development has a complicated history.
From above: Eliada Corn Maze opens Sept. 6, highlights Go Local initiative
On Friday, September 6, Western North Carolina’s largest corn maze and fall event will open to the public, featuring a design that honors Eliada’s partnership with the Asheville Grown Business Alliance.
City of Asheville, Land of Sky, feds mark 4th anniversary of Sustainable Communities partnership
From the Environmental Protection Agency: ATLANTA – On Thursday, the City of Asheville, Land-of-Sky Regional Council and federal partners observed the fourth anniversary of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities—an initiative to focus resources from multiple federal agencies to help meet economic, environmental and community needs. Since the program began, more than $12.43 million has been […]
Asheville green industry gets a boost
Here’s the press release from Green Festival, Inc: Messe Stuttgart joins forces with Asheville-based Green Festival Europe’s leading organizer of trade shows for the Sustainable Economy comes to Western North Carolina August 2, 2013 – European sustainable event leader Messe Stuttgart announces a partnership with Asheville-based Green Festival, Inc. The partnership is expected to strengthen […]
George Harrison tribute gives love back to Asheville community
A star-studded local cadre gets loud for the quiet Beatle, over two nights at White Horse Black Mountain.
Custard Pie Say Farewell at Highland Brewing Company
The local Led Zeppelin tribute group will play their last show before singer Rhett McGahee moves to Mexico.
This weekend on a shoestring
This weekend brings a host of outdoor celebrations, fireworks, local music and more. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.
SNAP/EBT customers can get a $5 bonus at Asheville City Market in July and August
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project offers a $5 bonus to the first 50 SNAP/EBT customers at the downtown Asheville City Market. Here are the details from the press release: ASAP and Asheville City Market Downtown’s annual $5 for $5 EBT/SNAP promotion returns this summer. Usually held for four weeks in August, the program expands in 2013 […]
EBT now accepted at local farmers’ markets
From Buncombe County Health and Human Services: To make healthy foods more accessible within our community, Buncombe County Health and Human Services worked with farmers’ markets to expand payment options to Food Nutrition Services recipients. Implementing EBT (the food payment process) in farmers’ markets started as an initiative of the US Department of Agriculture and […]
Farm & Garden: Garden tours and contests for kids
A garden-lover's paradise Lush, private gardens will open their arbors to the public for the Asheville-Buncombe County Master Gardeners Tour on Saturday, June 22. The "Follow Your Passion" tour will feature six Asheville gardens, including one school, two Bed and Breakfasts and three private homes. The afternoon is more than an array of ferns and […]
OM Sanctuary to host solstice celebration starting Thursday, June 20
Press release From OM Sanctuary: Who: OM Sanctuary What:Sacred Circle Solstice Celebrations When: Thursday, June 20 5:30 p.m -8:30 p.m. Friday, June 21 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23 11 a.m.- noon Where: OM Sanctuary – 87 Richmond Hill Dr. Asheville, NC 28806 828-252-7313 www.omsanctuary.org Sacred Circle Solstice Celebrations […]
Block buster
For the May 30 cover story, Xpress reporters David Forbes and Jake Frankel used the East Chestnut Street neighborhood on the cusp of downtown and north Asheville to examine the broader situation of urban density, especially as it relates to housing development. Forbes article, “No Vacancy,” posed a question: “How does a rapidly changing city […]
Farm & Garden
Organic demands The old economic theory of supply and demand is at the core of the organic food movement. When consumers seek out organic produce, they fuel the local food network and put money in farmers' pockets. But what if there isn't enough organic food to go around? A recent study by the Carolina Farm […]
Watch Andres Guillama of Mindy’s Bakery in Sylva on Food Network Star
The WNC resident vies for a chance at stardom on Sunday, June 2, at 9 p.m. on the Food Network.
Asheville School’s Project Connect hosts summer institute June 12-14
Press release From Asheville School: On June 12-14, Project Connect will host its inaugural Summer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies on Asheville School‘s 300-acre campus in West Asheville. Made possible by a grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation, Project Connect is a 3-day institute where educators will explore the unique curricular approach from Asheville School’s nationally […]
A hand up, not a hand out
Amelia Lozano and her family are just one example of Latino community members who have been helped by the Children First/CIS Family Resource Center at Emma. Photos and story by Jodi Ford of Children First/CIS.
Nonprofit spotlight: Women for Women’s “giving circle” reaches far and wide in WNC
Women across Western North Carolina are pooling their financial resources to fund high impact grants through the Women for Women giving circle, an initiative of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. Since 2006, WFW has funded 30 grants totaling more than $1.75 million for a variety of programs that help women and girls across […]
This weekend on a shoestring
This weekend offers dance, outdoor festivals, live music and theater. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.