Local artist Eddie Gumm recently entered Pepsi’s Design Our Pepsi Can contest, hurdling into the competition’s final five. The problem? According to the designer, Pepsi has no idea where Asheville, N.C., is.
Local kayaker Katie Hilleke is a monster paddler, fearless when it comes to stretches of the Green River that give most sane people pause. She’s also a survivor.
Area residents have the love/hate relationship with tourists typical of any region where visitation is a big economic driver, i.e. we’re happy to unburden their wallets, but can’t stand their driving skills.
Simply put, Design Workshop is in the business of reinventing our world. This week, the company is bringing 16 of the best landscape-design students in the world to the banks of the French Broad River.
