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    Tag:  BeLoved Asheville

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    What’s new in food: Building brotherhoo­d for Black Asheville

    Posted on August 3, 2022July 28, 2022 by Blake Becker

    YMI Cultural Center hosts its latest Brother’s Brunch. Also: New Origin Brewing celebrate its one-year anniversary; Foothills Meats announces new plans; and more!

    3.5 K views+FoodFood News

    Spring clean: Asheville organizati­ons, volunteers clean up downtown

    Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Asheville was due for a spring cleaning. City government, along with area nonprofits, kicked off the first of four community cleanup efforts downtown April 18. 

    2.9 K views+BusinessCommunity NewsEnvironmentLocal GovernmentNewsNonprofits

    What’s new in food: Taste It, Don’t Waste It during Food Waste Reduction Month

    Posted on April 26, 2022April 28, 2022 by Blake Becker

    Taste It, Don’t Waste It debuts at Wicked Weed West. Also: The Med launches late-night menu; 12 Bones Brewing turns three; and plenty more!

    2.4 K views+FoodFood News

    Help for local homeless people’s pets

    Posted on February 9, 2022February 6, 2022 by Jessica Wakeman

    Randy Tucker has a shadow, and her name is Star. With oversized ears and big paws that bear witness to her youth, the 3-year-old German shepherd mix was adopted three months ago from the Asheville Humane Society, which found her in mid-September, roaming as a stray in the Lees Creek area. Star now accompanies Tucker […]

    3.3 K views2AnimalsLiving

    ‘Leaking’ Council faces ire over proposed food-sharing limits

    Posted on January 26, 2022January 31, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    “There are a lot of conversations that could have been had around this conversation that were limited — they were hindered, they were gaslit, they were triggered and electrified — just because bad information was released to the public,” said Vice Mayor Sheneika Smith.

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    What’s new in food: Holeman and Finch Public House opens on Biltmore

    Posted on November 30, 2021December 3, 2021 by Kay West

    When chef Linton Hopkins opened H&F Burger on Biltmore Avenue in December 2019, it was in part a reference to the cheeseburger made famous as a late-night-only special at Holeman and Finch Public House, which he and his wife, Gina Hopkins, opened in Atlanta in 2008. While the burger may have been the calling card to […]

    5.1 K views+FoodFood News

    What’s new in food: Rowan perks up Broadway with new coffee shop

    Posted on September 14, 2021September 15, 2021 by Kay West

    Rowan Coffee opens on Broadway, Bhramari Brewing Co. hosts Above the Clouds Festival, La Tapería debuts in Black Mountain and more local food news.

    3.6 K views+FoodFood News

    What’s new in food: Queens on the stage, chefs on the move and cider meets cheese

    Posted on June 16, 2021June 14, 2021 by Kay West

    Asheville Drag Brunch is back, Session Café & Bar gets a new chef de cuisine, Steve Goff takes over the kitchen at Jargon and more local food news.

    3.6 K views+FoodFood News

    Chow Chow returns with a reset

    Posted on May 13, 2021May 10, 2021 by Kay West

    National and local issues of injustice and imparity laid bare in 2020 guided planning for the 2021 Chow Chow reboot.  

    2.9 K views+FoodFood News

    Haywood Street restrooms face permanent closure

    Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 by Brooke Randle

    Of the various downtown bathroom options available prior to the pandemic, only the city-owned facility at 29 Haywood St. was available 24/7. Since it closed, unsheltered residents have very few options.

    4.8 K views2Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Letter: Homeless camp removal shows need for better government response

    Posted on February 20, 2021February 19, 2021 by Letters

    “So, the paradoxical situation is that we pay taxes to allow destruction of humans’ property, means of surviving and dignity, while we voluntarily pay to improve those circumstances.”

    3.2 K views5LettersOpinion

    BeLoved Asheville co-directors are thankful for a vibrant, generous community

    Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Xpress Contributor

    “In the midst of 2020, we learned that the impossible can become possible through the power of community.”

    2.4 K views+Community NewsNewsNonprofitsWellness

    COVID-19 compounds housing crisis

    Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 by Leslie Boyd

    With Asheville’s only day shelter for people who are homeless undergoing renovations, and overnight options unable to admit those in need of short-term shelter due to the pandemic, “For people experiencing homelessness, this is going to be a brutal winter,” says Eleanor Ashton of nonprofit Homeward Bound.

    3.5 K views8Community NewsLivingWellness

    Kickback AVL keeps it local

    Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by Kay West

    When N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper closed restaurant dining rooms in mid-March, the Kickback AVL website became “a madhouse,” says owner Jennie Townsend.

    4.7 K views+FoodFood News

    Things to be hopeful about in 2019

    Posted on December 30, 2019December 17, 2019 by Xpress Contributor

    Amy Cantrell, co-director of BeLoved Asheville, reflects on things that made her hopeful in 2019. Proud to Be Brown at BeLoved Asheville, MANOS of Buncombe County Schools and De Mujer a Mujer co-wrote and received a city proclamation for Latinx History Month. It was powerful witnessing over 60 Latinx youths and adults fill the City […]

    2.6 K views+Community NewsNews

    Small bites: Thanksgivi­ng dining options

    Posted on November 19, 2019November 18, 2019 by Thomas Calder

    Not in the mood to cook this Thanksgiving? Not to worry! There are plenty of Thanksgiving options in and around Asheville. Also: Double D’s celebrates 20 years; Southern Storytellers Supper Series hosts latest event; and more in this week’s Small bites.

    3.4 K views+FoodFood News
    STEEPED IN COFFEE: Residents will have the chance to sample 20 different roasters at the fourth annual Asheville Coffee Expo, taking place Saturday, Sept. 28, at plēb urban winery. Photo courtesy of Abby Dickinson

    Small bites: Asheville Coffee Expo returns to the RAD

    Posted on September 24, 2019September 29, 2019 by Thomas Calder

    Baristas, roasters and coffee shop owners unite for the fourth annual Asheville Coffee Expo. Also: BeLoved Asheville celebrates Puerto Rican culture and cuisine; Sunflower Diner hosts a grand opening celebration; and more in this week’s Small Bites.

    4.4 K views6FoodFood News

    BeLoved Asheville’­s new gallery offers visibility to underserve­d artists

    Posted on February 18, 2019February 22, 2019 by Jeannie Regan

    The event includes music by DJ Malinalli and light hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m. followed the unveiling of the work “Rising of the Ancestors” by Harry Rivera, an artist talk by Ponkho Bermejo, a documentary film screening and a panel discussion featuring Rivera, Bermejo and Carmen Ramos-Kennedy.

    3.5 K views+ArtsVisual Art

    Local churches open doors and hearts to undocument­ed immigrants

    Posted on January 13, 2019January 15, 2019 by Leslie Boyd

    Today, at least 17 faith communities in Buncombe County and Mars Hill are offering shelter and assistance to immigrants living here without legal papers, according to Melody Pajak of the nonprofit Faith Communities Organizing for Sanctuary. 

    17.7 K views22Community NewsLocal GovernmentNewsSpirituality
    Rev. Jim Abbott

    2018 in review: What mattered for affordable housing in WNC

    Posted on December 26, 2018December 20, 2018 by Daniel Walton

    With apologies to Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a resident of Western North Carolina in possession of little fortune must be in want of affordable housing. In 2018, governments and organizations throughout the area tried to tackle the problem with a range of creative solutions.

    3.1 K views+Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    BeLoved community plans tiny home village

    Posted on August 3, 2018August 31, 2018 by Leslie Boyd

    BeLoved Asheville is developing its plan to build a community of tiny homes on about an acre of land in East Asheville.

    11.0 K views11Community NewsNews
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