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City Council hosts community meeting on Strategic Operating Plan

April 30, 2014April 29, 2014 by Jesse Farthing

Asheville City Council hosted a brief community meeting Tuesday, April 29, at Charles T. Koontz Intermediate School to hear public comment on the city’s Strategic Operating Plan for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

Beer scout: Oskar Blues goes nitro

April 29, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

Sure, Oskar Blues is known for their great beer, but founder Dale Katechis has also made a name for the company when it comes to canned beer. It is widely credited as the first craft brewer to package in cans, and it’s been breaking down the stereotype that canned beer = bad beer for more than a decade. Soon, Oskar Blues will take it a step further and be the first U.S. brewery to package “nitro” beer in cans. Those fine, cascading bubbles will now be available in Old Chub, a malt-driven Scottish ale, thanks to a widget inside each can that will release nitrogen when the beer is opened.

Farewell to the queen: Cocktail maven Cynthia Turner heads back to the Big Easy

May 22, 2015April 29, 2014 by Jonathan Ammons

Asheville is losing an icon. The sweet, fiery, exceedingly talented Cynthia Turner, our very own queen of the cocktail, is returning home to New Orleans, leaving behind a legacy built on quality, conviction and compassion.

Celebration Israel

April 29, 2014 by Sharon Bell

Falafel, vegetarian schwarma with hummus, matbucha Moroccan tomato salad and pita, all paired with a hearty serving of baklava for dessert and washed down with mint lemonade: This is just one of combinations that will be served up at the Celebration Israel Festival of Food and Culture on Sunday, May 4.

The third place: Green Sage looks ahead with Westgate location

May 9, 2014April 29, 2014 by Gina Smith

The opening of the third Green Sage location in Westgate Shopping Center brings co-owners Randy Talley and Roger Derrough full circle: The pair established the first Earth Fare store in that same plaza 20 years ago. But with this newest manifestation of their healthy, fast-casual café concept, Talley and Derrough clearly have their sights set on the bigger picture.

A tale of two sakes

April 29, 2014 by Thom O'Hearn

There are only a handful of independently owned sake breweries in the United States (fewer than 10 at last count). So adding two within the Asheville city limits — within about a mile of each other, no less — is a pretty big deal.

New survey ranks local judicial candidates

April 30, 2014April 29, 2014 by Jake Frankel

With time quickly counting down to the May 6 primary election, a new survey by the N.C. Bar Association evaluates the candidates running to be local District Court judges.

Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler April 30-May 6: Ernest, Celestine, and Spider-Man

May 2, 2014April 29, 2014 by Ken Hanke

In Theaters This week’s pretty easy, so this’ll be on the short and sweet side — well, short anyway. Apart from the lone brave (or foolish) art title coming to The Carolina, Ernest & Celestine, the week is pretty much all Spider-Man all the time. Screens and screens and more screens of The Amazing Spider-Man … Read more