Day: June 4, 2013
New Belgium delays construction of Asheville brewery
New Belgium is delaying construction at its new Asheville brewery, but the huge scope of the project remains the same. The timeline will be moved back about 8 months, with building now scheduled to start in March of 2014, according to Jay Richardson, general manager of New Belgium's local facility. The adjusted schedule is a … Read more
Dispatches from the March Against Monsanto
More than 1,000 people gathered at Pack Square in downtown Asheville on May 26 to protest international company Monsanto, a leading producer of genetically engineered seeds. The rally and demonstration were part of "March Against Monsanto," involving 36 countries worldwide. Guest speakers, food activists, farmers, bee-keepers and chefs stood atop the multicolored "Magic Love Bus," … Read more
A great escape
Amid the flood of new books marking the Civil War’s 150th anniversary, one tells a uniquely North Carolinian story — that of a desperate prison break in the Piedmont and a flight through the state’s mountains, where neighbors sometimes fought neighbors with the fury of rival armies. In Junius and Albert’s Adventures in the Confederacy: … Read more
Girl land
Summer camp is to kids what Vegas is to adults: what happens there (between the canoeing and the s’mores), stays there. Sort of. Campfire-building skills and lifelong friends — those things you take with you. Try-on personas, a penchant for popsicle-stick crafts and first kisses — those things remain in the camp vault. Summer camp … Read more
