Andrew Snavely, the owner of Dobrá‘s Asheville location, will open a second shop near his home in Black Mountain.
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Andrew Snavely, the owner of Dobrá‘s Asheville location, will open a second shop near his home in Black Mountain.
The Asheville-Buncombe League of Women Voters hosts a forum tonight, Oct 8, with the candidates for Commission District 2 and House District 115 (6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Black Mountain Library). Follow Reporters David Forbes and Jake Frankel via #avlelect.
NPR theme song composer BJ Leiderman recently moved to Swannanoa to work on his first album. Catch his debut Asheville performances this weekend.
WNC is a leader in N.C. for green construction, the gold rating has – so far – only been awarded in 15% of green houses.
The proposed downtown Asheville Business Improvement District isn’t just controversial within the city limits: four towns, along with the Buncombe County Fire Chiefs’ Association, oppose the measure because it will reduce the sales-tax revenue they receive from the county.
Actually, it’s been up and running for a month or so now. And there’s a full music schedule, including acts all weekend and some exciting bands coming up, such as New Orleans-based Americana artist Kristin Diable.
I am the owner and lead designer of Earthsister, a clothing line based in Black Mountain. I moved my business to Western North Carolina because of the natural beauty, the access to outdoor recreation and the region's embrace of the arts. These are important quality-of-life indicators that I greatly value and my target market seeks. […]
It's been almost 30 years since I was moved to write another letter to a paper, but the urge to respond to the recent comments by Sen. Jim Forrester was just too much to resist. I think we have been given a beautiful opportunity here to practice compassion for those less fortunate. One thing I've […]
The 34th annual Sourwood Festival takes over downtown Black Mountain this weekend with a family-friendly afternoon of music, dancing and games. More than 30,000 people are expected to attend this year’s celebration, which runs through Sunday evening.
Black Mountain is a restaurant merry-go-round. In the short year that I have lived here, I have seen H.T. Papa's restaurant close; it is now a Chinese place. A coffee house on the edge of town closed — the lady who ran it left and opened her place in Old Fort (now I hear it […]
Sometimes Asheville can feel too crowded. When tourist season’s in full swing and the streets are choked with cars, trucks and buses, a place like Hot Springs can be just the ticket. Conversely, sometimes Asheville feels too small — especially when you’re trying to buy something embarrassing at the grocery store. When you want to […]
The show will be the final hurrah for Rebecca D’Angelo’s Studio 103 gallery.
A new music venue, White Horse Black Mountain, touted by co-owner Kim Hughes as “a quality music hall,” opens Saturday, Nov. 1, in Black Mountain. Bluegrass band Larry Keel and Natural Bridge will perform on opening night.