May 29, 2016 – mountainx.com

Screen scene: Local film news

May 29, 2016 by Edwin Arnaudin

A documentary on Saluda’s music traditions debuts, North Asheville Library screens underseen rock musicals and NYS3 hosts a week of workshops at deep discount.

Highland debuts rooftop for AVL Beer Week

May 29, 2016 by Thom O'Hearn

For the past few years, Just Brew It functioned as the unofficial kickoff party for AVL Beer Week. It’s hard to beat more than 50 homebrewers serving some of the best beer around. Yet this year the event will wrap the week rather than begin it. Someone needed to fill the void. Highland Brewing Co. … Read more

Smart bets: Nive and the Deer Children

May 29, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

Though U.S. tour stops are rare for the musicians, they open for Reed Turchi & The Caterwauls at The Altamont Theatre on Thursday, June 2.

Quick dish: Blue Ridge Pizza Co. is the Cheers of Etowah

May 29, 2016 by Liisa Andreassen

Having expanded three times since it opened in 2009, Etowah’s Blue Ridge Pizza Co. is a success story rooted in family ties, loyal customers and word-of-mouth advertising.

Letter writer: City should offer curbside recycling to apartments, condos

May 29, 2016 by Letters

“There ought to be more than one recycling center to serve a city our size, but here’s another idea — how about extending city curbside recycling to the many apartments and condominium communities here in Asheville?”

Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives

May 29, 2016May 29, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features David LaMotte’s first album in a decade, a community skate park’s much needed insurance policy and a local chocolatier’s expansion.

Number two mascot

May 29, 2016May 29, 2016 by Brent Brown