If you’ve ventured into any small, local business recently—whether it was a restaurant, retail store or other establishment—there’s a fair chance the proprietor or service provider got his or her start through Mountain BizWorks’ Foundations program. Cradle of business: These are just a fraction of the local businesess created locally thanks to Mountain BizWorks’ Foundations … Read more
Of all the many tasks farmers are called upon to do, from castrating livestock to mucking out stalls, few chores are more dreaded than killing chickens. Photos By Kenny Raskin “It’s a nasty job,” says Stephen Robertson, who raises free-range Cornish Rock Cross birds on his hilly 40-acre farmstead in Madison County. “When we come … Read more
Sunrise in these parts means it’s time for plant grabbing—and I don’t mean sitting in the garden picking tomatoes. Au contraire: The woodsy maverick travels into unknown thickets of thorny menace to hunt up his pot of grub. Without so much as an ounce of peanut-butter sandwich to stave off the hunger, these tough pickers … Read more
Keeping up with the Joneses also typically means keeping up with the latest trends. It used to be that only folks who spent a lot of time digging in the dirt wore Crocs. Today, almost every major brand of footwear offers a version of the chunky rubber shoe, and almost every brand of human—from just-walking … Read more
Climbing Montford: Put your tight little climbing shoes on (tennis shoes will do, in a pinch). The Montford Recreation Center has an indoor climbing wall, complete with new holds and routes. It’s sponsored by Asheville’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts department, and it’s open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday … Read more
More to love: Marshall’s French Broad Taqueria is about to double its capacity. Photo By Jonathan Welch French Broad Taqueria: Marshall’s top taco joint is going from cozy to cosmopolitan with a revitalization loan from the Land-of-Sky Regional Council. The loan will allow owners Heather Brown and Amy Newton to expand their locally sourced café … Read more
I can understand the concern of Dave Ogren and the Concerned Citizens for a Clean and Safe Asheville [“Study Finds No Cancer Clusters near CTS Site,” Aug. 13]. When you see lots of friends and neighbors diagnosed with cancer, you do begin to wonder about what caused it. Living near an industrial site increases the … Read more
We were pleased to see your coverage of regional emergency preparedness [“Weathering the Storm,” Aug. 13]. We at the American Red Cross here in WNC are also working with our community partners to develop a system for region-wide disaster response. The Asheville Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is now the regional headquarters … Read more
Writing in plain bureaucratese, I understand that a very limited CTS cancer study, looking in the wrong places [and] not finding enough health problems they weren’t looking for, is a sham used to generate a false-negative headline [“Study Finds No Cancer Clusters near CTS Site: Small Data Sample Limits Validity,” Aug. 13]. So, what is … Read more
Since the transfer of the property upon which the magnolia tree stands was a violation of the Pack family will/wishes, how can it be a valid contract? Who are the attorneys that supposedly did their “due diligence” that resulted in what seems to be something less than a clear title? David Gantt said: “We screwed … Read more
