September 1, 2017 – mountainx.com

Farmed out to table

September 2, 2017September 1, 2017 by Brent Brown

Asheville, N.C.

Carolina Beer Guy: Planned Asheville craft beverage museum to hold fundraiser

September 1, 2017 by Tony Kiss

Barley’s hosts a fundraiser for the North Carolina Craft Beverage Museum on Thursday, Sept. 7.

Letter: Perpetuating ‘scientific’ myths about biotechnology

September 1, 2017 by Letters

“Substantive criticisms of biotechnology do exist, but for some reason, they almost never find their way into the mass media. The opposition only seems weak because its strongest arguments are ignored.”

Wanted: Nominations for Asheville’s Innovators

September 1, 2017 by Dan Hesse

Xpress needs your help identify Asheville’s Innovators. Nominate someone using innovation to make our community a better place and they might be featured in an upcoming special issue.

Boom town: Haywood Road’s exploding restaurant, bar scene

September 4, 2017September 1, 2017 by Nick Wilson

A new crop of eateries and drinking spots is changing the face of the West Asheville business corridor.

Asheville Wellness Tours offer healthy lifestyle experiences

September 1, 2017 by Kate Lundquist

Wellness tourism has taken off in Asheville. Asheville Wellness Tours highlight the best wellness experiences Asheville has to offer, with walking tours, bachelorette parties and shopping.

MSD upgrades its infrastructure with capital improvement projects

September 1, 2017September 1, 2017 by Max Hunt

To fulfill its critical mission and increase its capacity to deal with a growing service area and customer base, MSD is in the midst of a $266 million capital improvement project, which will help ensure that the community’s waste is properly handled and safely disposed of.

Cooper advocates a multi-pronged approach to addressing opioid addiction

September 1, 2017 by Leslie Boyd

Gov. Roy Cooper came to Asheville on Thursday to proclaim September as Drug and Alcohol Recovery Month in the state and to pledge his support for efforts that would effectively increase access to treatment for substance use disorder. “Every day in North Carolina, four people die from opioid overdose,” Cooper said before reading and signing the … Read more