After last night’s kickoff presentation by UNCA Prof. Dwight Mullen, the YWCA’s Stand Against Racism continues today, April 30. Events throughout the day include a 1 p.m. panel discussion lead by WLOS TV anchor Darcel Grimes in Black Mountain, a working tour of the Pisgah View Peace Garden from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a Center Diversity Program to help teachers address bullying. See full details below.
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Small Bites
• Kava bar is coming
• Stamp out hunger
• Phi Bar springs forward
Eatin’ in Season
In spring, everything tastes fresher — even the flavors of farmstead cheeses. To the attuned tongue, cheese made from the milk of pasture-grazed animals has a milder flavor with subtle grassy notes earlier in the season. While some local farm crops may just be sprouting, milk production is plentiful now. That's why Get Local, Appalachian […]
Eatin’ in Season
How do you find authentically local food? Now that "local" has become a buzz word, sometimes indiscriminately slapped on products by advertisers, this is a question you have to ask. It's a question that Eatin' in Season hopes to help you answer. One way to identify authentically local food is to look for the "Appalachian […]
The Biz: WNC Business Briefs
Better business through poetry Internationally acclaimed poet, speaker and naturalist David Whyte will be in Asheville Saturday, May 8, for a morning lecture and afternoon workshop designed to help local businesses navigate the current economic climate. A favorite of Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits alike, Whyte is noted for his insight, wisdom and humor. "No […]
Small Bites
• Spring fling preview
• West side represent
• Bringing the farm downtown
• Kid cooking curriculum
• Chef in Motion, indeed
Just the artifacts
Walk this way by A.M. The following galleries will be participating in the art walk. Exhibits opening concurrent with the event are noted. • Aesthetic Gallery (fine art from around the world), 6 College St., Asheville, 398-0219. • A Boy & His Dog Fine Art (representing styles including abstract, bronze sculptures, contemporary realism, drawings, landscapes, nature photography, […]
Eatin’ in Season: Green gold
This week, we hear from Ruth Gonzalez, a former market farmer, avid gardener and founder of the Tailgate Market Fan Club. Gonzalez loves that she now lives within walking distance of tailgate markets and enjoys visiting them frequently with her daughter. "It's not because we are do-gooders," she says. "It's because we get super-fresh food […]
WNC Wellness review
Park Ridge effort focuses on individual responsibility in wellness, Medical Society honors doctors, fighting childhood obesity, suggestions for choosing a yoga teacher, considering how faster Internet connections can improve area health care, and more in this week’s round-up of wellness news.
Small Bites
• A Viable enterprise
• Raising the Bar
• Asheville Bread Festival rises again
Beyond the tacos
According to the Yellow Pages, there are 78 Mexican restaurants in and around Asheville, making tacos and tortas far more prevalent than pizza in Buncombe County. El Guadalajara Photos by Jonathan Welch But with so many restaurants to choose from, a startling number of eaters still end up at the very same places, confining their […]
Asheville Artisan Bread Bakers festival rises again
In its 6th year, the annual festival promises to deliver the fruits of Asheville’s productive artisan-bread scene.
Give me liberty or give me jail
William Kevin Innes, an Asheville man arrested last June and charged with trying to pass off a private currency as legal tender, has sent a plea from jail asking community members for help in securing his release before his trial, which is slated to begin next month. The Dollar Man: Asheville Liberty Dollar representative Kevin […]
Broadcasting a feeling of musical unity
Everyone has heard the expression "busy as a bee." But how about "busy as a buffalo?" Donna the Buffalo, that is. For more than 20 years, Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins have been among the hardest working musicians in the industry, touring relentlessly with their jammy blend of rock, bluegrass, Cajun, old-time, reggae and roots, […]
HATCH Asheville gears up for year 2
Organizers are hard at work pulling together the second edition of a unique Asheville festival that seeks to foster economic development by bringing together members of the creative-arts community and folks who can share their expertise. Festival HATCHing: Organizers are busy planning the second HATCH Asheville festival, which aims to boost economic development by pairing […]
A lot to say …
For Western North Carolina, 2009 showed no shortage of challenges and feats, setbacks and advancements, wins and losses. Like the rest of the nation, we struggled with a dismal economy, even as some old and new businesses managed to keep their heads above water. We withstood droughts, deluges and the biggest snowstorm in years. We […]
After Asheville
When Ryan Ford arrived in New York City nearly four years ago, he carried only a backpack of clothes and $300 in his pocket. Ford, a painter who has shown his work widely in the WNC area, had decided to move to the Big Apple in an effort to take his art more seriously. "New […]
Shopping, eating, fireworks
Stroll through downtown Asheville this Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Seasonal Sizzle, and enjoy leisurely holiday shopping that supports our vibrant mountain economy. Three farmers markets/arts-and-crafts bazaars offer unique holiday delights, homemade gifts and the finest seasonal produce, while downtown-area restaurants serve up delicious fare at discounted prices. In the evening, local caroling troupes caravan […]
The haze we see, the air we breathe
When was the last time you actually saw the azure haze that gave the Blue Ridge Mountains their name? These days, it's most likely to be visible soon after a rainstorm, when the air starts to clear and the sun comes out. But all too soon, that misty blue turns a washed-out white. That's because […]
Xpress’ "Living Green" ignores meat-eating’s huge carbon footprint
Al Gore recently told ABC news "the growing meat intensity of diets around the world is one of the issues connected to this global crisis — not only because of the CO2 involved, but also because of the water consumed in the process." This "inconvenient truth" was omitted from his movie, even though "The Official […]
Small Bites
• ASAP
• Asheville Independent Restaurant Association
• Fred's Speakeasy
• Tupelo Honey
• Southern Highland Craft Guild