Day: April 2, 2013
For the benefit of Mr. and Mr. Kite
As the national same-sex marriage debate hold the floor of the Supreme Court, Buncombe County had its own microcosmic pivotal moment over the question of domestic partner benefits — for same-sex (and opposite-sex) couples. In Jake Frankel’s March 27 story, “Equality or Sacrilege,” he reports, “After a tense March 19 public hearing, the Buncombe County … Read more
Doughnuts win first place
That big, golden circle on Asheville's Horizon? It's not the sun — it's a doughnut, a yeasty paczki (pronounced punch-key) filled with apricot and chili pepper caramel sauce, to be exact. Ron and Valerie Patton took first place in The Big Tasty food business competition in March with their plan for Vortex Doughnuts. They hope … Read more
Up close and sociable
Anthony Cerrato celebrated his restaurant's first birthday in March. With a year behind him, he hopes to expand on Strada's Italian menu with a new tapas concept that pulls from all around the Mediterranean, including Morocco. With partner Eric Booker, Cerrato will rebrand Sazerac, the cocktail lounge next door to Strada, as The Social Lounge … Read more
College application
It was at a Black Mountain College celebration at Lenoir-Rhyne University where poet and musician Ted Pope met the writer Michael Rumaker. “He gave one of the most energetic readings,” Pope remembers. “I liked him right away.” Rumaker, now 81, graduated from the short-lived but monumentally influential Black Mountain College in 1955, a mere two … Read more
More than a picker
William Tyler is a guitarist. He’s a guitarist so skilled and adaptable that his mastery of the instrument can’t help but define him. The evidence of the 34-year-old’s talent abounds in records released during his long history as a tasteful but distinctive sideman — check out his perfectly elegant fills on Lambchop’s Live at XX … Read more
