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Why we volunteer: Tricia and Charlie Franck on Habitat for Humanity
Local residents Tricia and Charlie Franck reflect on their work with Habitat for Humanity.
Hearings on housing at Jan. 8 Council meeting
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, Council will hold a public hearing on how to reallocate nearly $1.4 million in HOME funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Two other public hearings concern conditional zoning modifications for residential developments, including a 137-acre project on Ferry Road.
Small bites: ‘Repair the world’ with soup
Teams compete for top honors in the fifth annual Congregation Beth HaTephila Souper Bowl. Also: A vegan wine and cheese tasting at Greenlife Grocery, vegan barbecue at Sanctuary Brewing Co., a wine and cheese tasting with WNC Cheese Trail, Corner Kitchen Catering closes and more Asheville food news.
Affordable housing essay: Going out of business
“Whenever people ask what we need to create more affordable housing, we say: capital.”
Habitat ReStore’s secrets to success: How one local retail shop became a national leader
Habitat for Humanity International recently ranked the Asheville ReStore second in gross sales among the parent nonprofit’s nearly 800 such retail shops. Habitat’s corporate headquarters, which mentors stores in other cities, has even begun looking to Asheville for answers.
Still going strong: Christmas Jam celebrates 25 years of benefit concerts with two-night blowout
Reflecting on his 25 years of annual Christmas Jam benefit concerts, Warren Haynes says there’s been “too many highlights to list.” The event’s grown from a small concert at the now-defunct 45 Cherry nightclub into one of the city’s biggest entertainment events, held this year on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13-14, at the U.S. Cellular Center. With proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity, the shows are meant to celebrate Asheville’s philanthropic and artistic values, says Haynes.
Christmas Jam Update: Gregg Allman, Widspread Panic added to lineup; session ale now available
As Asheville prepares to celebrate the silver anniversary of the Christmas Jam, the musical lineup keeps getting better and better. Plus, a special Christmas Jam Session Ale has hit the shelves of local stores.
Christmas Jam announces 2013 lineup: Lesh, Franti, Mule and more
Warren Haynes’ 25th annual Christmas Jam will return to Asheville’s US Cellular Center on December 13-14 with a lineup featuring Phil Lesh, Michael Franti, Gov’t Mule and more.
Warren Haynes dedicates fifth annual ‘Jam House’
Michelle Bevans got to meet Warren Haynes today. Long a fan of his music, and now a fan of his charitable giving, Haynes dedicated the fifth annual Christmas Jam Habitat House which will become Bevans’ home in a few short weeks. Just before the hug. Howard Hanger, Bevans and Haynes looking through the window on […]
JourneyAsheville: Homeless Building Homes
Each month, Brian Combs takes volunteers out to Habitat for Humanity homesites. What makes this special? These volunteers are homeless.
Photos by Jerry Nelson
Asheville City Council preview: July 14 meeting
A roof for the Civic Center? A city-wide composting effort? These questions and more inside.