An April 16 mountainx.com story included photos from the Asheville Homeless Network’s visit to Mayor Bellamy’s office, where they were able to share their views with city staff about homelessness and housing in our community [“Asheville Street People Claim … Harrassment”]. At Homeward Bound, we’re grateful to be part of a community with leadership that’s … Read more
After much planning and an epic amount of hard work, the Carolina Ground mill is operational. The mill, located at Annie's Naturally bakery in West Asheville, enables the production of flour made from regionally grown hard and soft wheat and other local grains. An Asheville-based mill, processing North Carolina hard wheat, finally means truly local … Read more
Imagine a dystopian world ruled by violent, power-hungry birds with 12-foot wingspans. These predators stalk, manipulate, seduce and deceive humans, introducing them to weapons, teaching them to fly, tempting them with power. In Birds of War (Aves de Guerra), the latest production by Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and White Dog Dance Project (the company’s international … Read more
Pho real? Xe Nguyen, the brother of Tru Phan (the former chef and owner of the now-closed Pho Fusion), is opening his own Vietnamese restaurant in Asheville, Pho 'R' Us. Nguyen reports that the menu will be almost strictly dedicated to pho. The 49-seat restaurant will open in the former Izumi location (1950 Hendersonville Road) … Read more
No, it’s not just your imagination. Area farmers tailgate markets are opening earlier than ever before. It’s all about demand, says Peter Marks, ASAP’s program director. ASAP runs the Asheville City Market, and coordinates the Mountain Tailgate Market Association, a collaborative group of tailgates in WNC. “It takes a critical mass of vendors to hold … Read more
Warren Wilson College walks the local-food walk with its sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry programs — and Deborah Madison should fit right in. Madison, a prolific cookbook author and chef, worked at Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse back in its early days and was a founding chef at Greens Restaurant in San Francisco, Calif., one … Read more
There are three laws on the books called the Sullivan Acts. In all of North Carolina, they apply only to the city of Asheville. One of those laws prohibits Asheville from charging a higher water rate outside the city limits, as other cities in the state do. Rep. Tim Moffitt says his motivation for absconding … Read more
I have been a resident of Haw Creek for two-plus years and was told at my apartment complex at the time of rental that recycling was coming to east Asheville. As of April 16, nothing has been done. I have requested recycling at the apartment complex; Haw Creek Mews Townhomes, but nothing has been done. … Read more
This melding of socio-cultural activists is the focus of Dustin Spagnola’s newest series of paintings, currently showing at The Satellite Gallery. For those familiar with Spagnola’s work, don’t expect portrayals of the Civil Rights leaders and African American cultural icons that the he’s been painting for the past few years — such hagiography is left … Read more
The name Velvet Truckstop works off of two disparate images: a velvet Elvis and an interstate diner. But it calls to mind something else — something decidedly Southern, yet traveled; something blue collar, yet decadent; something familiar, yet slightly dangerous. All of which work pretty well when it comes to the sound of the local … Read more
