June 7, 2018 – mountainx.com

County approves GE incentives, launches new early childhood ed initiatives

June 11, 2018June 7, 2018 by David Floyd

Though breaking news about new Wanda Greene indictments made it hard for elected officials and members of the public to focus on anything else, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved $685,000 in incentives for a planned local investment by GE Aviation and announced two new early childhood education initiatives during its meeting on June 5.

The Burger Bar gets a new owner

June 8, 2018June 7, 2018 by Gina Smith

Employee Crystal Capettini bought the bar with the intention of preserving its historic dive bar character.

Samara Jade plays an album release show at The Mothlight

June 7, 2018 by Timothy Burkhardt

Until recently, the musician performed under the monicker Searra Jade. “Samara” is the botanical name for the seed pods from maple trees, “The ones that fall like little helicopters,” she says. “I’m trying to learn to surrender and flow with the wind and the rivers, and it felt super resonant.”

N.C.-based speculative fiction author Krystal A. Smith releases short story collection

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 by Alli Marshall

“Some days I’m like, ‘Nope, not gonna do that. People are gonna think that’s crazy,’” Smith says. “Sometimes it’s like, ‘Just get it down on the page. Let’s see what happens.’”

Album review: ‘Leave No Trace: Live in St. Louis,’ by Tashi Dorji and Tyler Damon

June 7, 2018 by Bill Kopp

Dorji and Damon use the contrasts between loud and quiet, harsh and soft, abrasive and soothing. But because their work is untethered from concepts such as meter, the fast/slow dynamic employed by progressive rock artists is not part of the duo’s exploration.

Workshop looks at building healthy soil with biochar

March 4, 2019June 7, 2018 by Gina Smith

A class at Living Web Farms explores ways to inoculate carbonized charcoal with beneficial microbes and nutrients to yield a superior longterm fertilizer.

County approves GE incentives, launches new early childhood ed initiatives

The Burger Bar gets a new owner

Samara Jade plays an album release show at The Mothlight

N.C.-based speculative fiction author Krystal A. Smith releases short story collection

Album review: ‘Leave No Trace: Live in St. Louis,’ by Tashi Dorji and Tyler Damon

Workshop looks at building healthy soil with biochar

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