Visitors to the Homespun Museum at Grovewood Gallery this weekend will have the opportunity to tour a room that most museum patrons never see—and that many Biltmore Industries employees likely wished they hadn’t. Fruit of the loom: Grovewood Gallery presents a rare look at Asheville’s past as a high-end fabric hot spot. Biltmore Industries Homespun … Read more
Ever since gas prices spiked, the phone lines at Altech-Eco Energy Corp. have been burning up. “I do not have enough time to field all the calls,” says Par Neiburger, who works in sales and customer relations for the company. As he speaks, a phone can be heard ringing in the background. “Everyone who calls … Read more
Council members air budget gripes Asheville to Raleigh: No annexation moratorium Federal brownfields grants earmarked for River District? It collected only four votes, but that’s all that was needed for Swannanoa’s incorporation bid to advance to the next stage. Supporters and opponents had made their respective cases before the Asheville City Council on several occasions, … Read more
In the span of just three weeks, green-minded transportation businesses in downtown Asheville have doubled. OK, so the number increased from just one to two companies, but a pair of local entrepreneurs nonetheless are excited about being on the vanguard of a local green-transportation movement. The first, the Your Chariot Awaits pedicab service, along with … Read more
At the end of the busy Wal-Mart parking lot on Swannanoa River Road stands a pair of decorated metal doors. I pass through them and enter a different world: a half-mile greenway that parallels the river, lined with trees, grass and benches. It’s flat, pleasant and paved. Some walk their dogs or strut briskly by, … Read more
After burying his nose in it, rudely slurping it with his lips slightly parted and stepping back to savor its phantom flavors in his mouth, Banks Thomas has decided the coffee he’s sampling tastes like blueberry custard, goes down like wine and is a downright pleasure to drink. Coffee connoisseurs in the making: A recent … Read more
Have you ever bitten into an apple and said to yourself involuntarily, “Wow, that tastes like Okanogan County!”? Or caught a whiff of ripe peach juice and thought, “Man, that smells like Georgia!”? If that sounds far-fetched, think about the last time you heard a pop song from your childhood and thought, “That sounds like … Read more
S&W Steak and Wine opened late last month in the refurbished S&W Cafeteria in downtown Asheville. The restaurant features a tight menu of steakhouse classics: Entrées include prime rib, filet mignon, a New York strip and veal rib chop. Old-school apps are also on offer, with shrimp cocktail, oysters, French onion soup and a classic … Read more
Make dad happy: In the past you’ve given him neckties, wallets, Beer Nuts and a universal remote control, but what Dad really hopes for this Father’s Day is a ticket for Quality Forward’s annual Father’s Day Garden Tour on Sunday, June 15. And who can blame him? Featured during this year’s tour will be water … Read more
