June 17, 2015 – mountainx.com

Leveling the playing field: Airbnb starts collecting taxes on Buncombe County rentals

June 19, 2015June 17, 2015 by Krista L. White

Asheville’s status as a top tourist destination has sparked a boom in vacation lodging, including short-term rentals and homestays as well as hotels. Amid considerable controversy, local listings on Airbnb have skyrocketed in recent months.

Letter writer: Local food benefits farmers and the community

June 17, 2015 by Letters

“I’ve seen the worst of America’s food system and talked to many local farmers who are seeing the worst of it. So that makes me propose the question: What could eating local food do for you?”

A launch, an anniversary and a closing

June 17, 2015 by Kyle Sherard

Corn Close: A Cottage In Dentdale, otherwise known as Jargon #116, debuts Thursday, June 18 at The Captain’s Bookshelf. PUSH Skateshop and Gallery debuts its second full-length skate video, Left On Red, and PUSH: A Retrospective at PUSH Gallery, an exhibition of photographs and memorabilia.

Small Bites: Pack’s Tavern celebrates five years

June 17, 2015 by Gina Smith

Pack’s Tavern turns five, Season’s at Highland Lake does a Father’s Day brunch buffet, Hickory Nut Gap Farm hosts an open house and Mamacita’s heads to Charlotte Street. Also, food writer Jonathan Ammons lets us in on his favorite local flavors with What’s Wowing Me Now.

Public meeting will kick off plans to bring form-based codes to the RAD

June 17, 2015 by Sarah Whelan

The City of Asheville will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 17, to discuss the process of adapting form-based codes in the River Arts District.

Smart bets: 48 Hour Film Project screenings

June 17, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

The payoff for this year’s sleepless local filmmakers is your attendance at the videos’ official screenings at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co. on Tuesday, June 23 through Thursday, June 25, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. each night.

Art that begins in the landscape: Local artists build their palette from nature

August 17, 2015June 17, 2015 by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt

Artists in Asheville are turning to the earth beneath their own feet to fuel their artistic expression. They are alchemists who can blend clay with egg whites and crushed stone to make paint, and they are advocates for the land with which they interact.

Josh Rouse on existential angst and break dancing

June 17, 2015 by Alli Marshall

Rouse’s newest album, The Embers of Time (the tour for which brings him to New Mountain on Friday, June 19) contains plenty of contenders to add to his hits list. Lead track “Some days I’m Golden All Night” captures both tropical breeze and pragmatic angst. The Neil Young-flavored “New Young” aches with harmonica and thoughts of trading ambition for a slower pace of life.

The slaughterhouse debate: Will WNC farmers get a local meat processing plant?

June 17, 2015June 17, 2015 by Rachel Ingram

Western North Carolina farmers have repeatedly called for a new slaughterhouse and red meat processing plant that meets current needs. But the high cost of such facilities and uncertainty concerning its economic feasibility have hindered efforts to establish one here.