April 8, 2015 – mountainx.com

Help wanted: Restaurateur Michel Baudouin hires for three eateries, including latest project, Lafayette

April 15, 2015April 8, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

Hosts, servers, bus staff, bartenders, oyster shuckers, line cooks, prep cooks, dish washers, stewards. Asheville restaurateur Michel Baudouin is hiring in full force this week for three of his restaurants.

Letter writer: WNC residents, look in the mirror for bad drivers

April 15, 2015April 8, 2015 by Letters

“I find this amusing, as, having lived on the East Coast, Rocky Mountains and West Coast, I have found Western North Carolina the least traffic-aware and most careless driving region I have lived and driven in.”

The United Religions Initiative hosts ‘Faith and Climate Change’ workshop April 18

April 8, 2015 by Jordan Foltz

An interfaith panel and workshop session presented by the United Religions Initiative of Henderson County will explore how six faith traditions can inform our actions on behalf of the planet — locally, regionally and globally.

Letter writer: Oops, actually chelation therapy really does work….

April 15, 2015April 8, 2015 by Letters

“In integrative medicine, we integrate whatever works and make decisions in partnership with fully informed clients.”

Habitat ReStore’s secrets to success: How one local retail shop became a national leader

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

Habitat for Humanity International recently ranked the Asheville ReStore second in gross sales among the parent nonprofit’s nearly 800 such retail shops. Habitat’s corporate headquarters, which mentors stores in other cities, has even begun looking to Asheville for answers.

Oasis: Mobile ceremonies bring tea to the people

May 25, 2015April 8, 2015 by Jacqui Castle

How do we build a community around another beverage that has innate healing qualities?

Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake’s collection is inducted into the Library of Congress

April 15, 2015April 8, 2015 by Alli Marshall

When Asheville-based storyteller Connie Regan-Blake embarked on her career more than 40 years ago, there were only two storytelling festivals in the country. That was in the mid-’70s; “Now every state in the nation has festivals, and North Carolina probably has six ongoing,” she says.

Honor system: Vance Monument restoration raises troubling questions

April 8, 2015 by Daniel Hall

The upcoming restoration of the Vance monument is said to honor the memory of Zebulon Vance, Confederate military officer and wartime governor. But there’s another side to this story. By many accounts, Vance was a white supremacist who supported and profited from slavery. Many are saying that it’s important to consider what ideals and what history the momunment reflects — and also what is absent.

Petition calls for a monument for African American contributions

April 8, 2015 by Daniel Hall

UNC Asheville’s Center for Diversity Education is spearheading efforts to have a new monument constructed in Pack Square, in tribute to the contributions and history of Buncombe County’s African Americans.

Mother Earth News Fair gets down and dirty in Asheville

June 12, 2015April 8, 2015 by Josh O'Conner

Mother Earth News Fair returns to the Western North Carolina Agriculture Center on Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12, marking the fair’s second consecutive appearance in Asheville. The fair is an opportunity for fans of the bi-monthly environmental magazine to get hands-on experience with the topics covered in the publication from sustainable agriculture to green home building.