Beekeepers: Citizen scientists work to heal the hives
- Volume 23
- / Issue 46
Cover Design Credit:
Olivia Urban
Cover Photography Credit:
Jack Sorokin
Asheville bee expert Carl Chesick set out to answer a simple question: Why are bees dying, and at alarming rates? The answers may come via a pioneering local study. On the cover: Chesick examines bees in one frame of a bee hive during a Project Genesis data collection effort.
arts
Asheville native Gail Godwin explores loss, change and supernatural visitation in a new novel
Gail Godwin returns to Malaprop’s to discuss 'Grief Cottage,' in conversation with journalist and historian Rob Neufeld, on Wednesday, June 14.Smart bets: Heartbeats community art and music show
The benefit show takes place at The Mothlight on Wednesday, June 14.Neil deGrasse Tyson visits Asheville to talk about science and pop culture
Tyson will present the talk “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies” at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Tuesday, June 13.Smart bets: Nice Guys Comedy
This month’s lineup includes Peter Smith-McDowell, Hilliary Begley and headliner Macon Clark on Sunday, June 11.Asheville duo House and Land play album an release show at The Mothlight
Sarah Louise Henson and Sally Anne Morgan pool their considerable knowledge of traditional music while embracing minimalism and experimentation.Three free summer festivals worth visiting
This season, two new events — the Better Dads Festival and Xpand Fest — are launching in downtown Asheville. A little further out in Hot Springs, ballad singers and hikers…Smart bets: Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
The band celebrates that release with two shows at The Grey Eagle on Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10.Theater review: ‘Constellations’ at 35below
The play examines a dizzying series of events in the lives of two young British strangers who meet at a barbecue. They chase each other through ups and downs, infidelities,…Smart bets: The Color of Dance
Three performances will take place on Thursday and Friday, June 8 and 9, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 10, at 3 p.m., on The BeBe Theatre Stage.
food
Small bites: Black-Eyed Susan Cafe opens in Black Mountain
Black-Eyed Susan Cafe is now open in Black Mountain. Also, Buxton Presents celebrates Fonta Flora's State of Origin Festival, Asheville VeganFest returns, Metro Wines hosts a class and more Asheville…Local ties: New tailgate market locations highlight business and community connections
New farmers markets emerge and established markets move to innovative locations as Asheville businesses seek fresh ways to interact with the community.Cultivating a subculture: Asheville’s bubbling craft ferments industry
Creating a subculture around symbiotic cultures? That’s precisely what is happening in Western North Carolina’s fast-growing fermented food and beverage industries. Cultivating beneficial microorganisms to yield tasty drinks and foods that…Beer Scout: Black Star Line Brewing brings diversity to WNC craft beer
L.A. McCrae discusses plans for the area's first black, queer, female-owned brewery.
living
Alternative recovery therapies gain traction in Asheville
Asheville is on the leading edge of recovery therapies, with two new businesses offering treatment for injuries, dehydration, hangovers, jet lag and a variety of illnesses.Conscious Party: Wild Art
WHAT: An art show fundraiser for Appalachian Wildlife Refuge WHEN: Sunday, June 11, 1-5 p.m. WHERE: The Boathouse at the Smoky Park Supper Club WHY: Art lovers and animal enthusiasts…
movies
Screen scene: Local film news
A new online resource for the local independent filmmaking community debuts, June's Israeli Film Series selection follows a trio of gay Palestinian friends and more.
news
Here’s mud up to your eyes
Asheville, NCFrozen assets
Asheville, NCProject Genesis enters sixth year tracking honeybee cycles
Project Genesis is a pioneering longitudinal study that is mobilizing more than 150 volunteers to study and collect data on the health of 20 research bee hives in West Asheville.…City appoints interim leaders, struggles to fill key positions
Several senior Asheville city staffers are serving in interim roles as the city scrambles to fill vacancies and get its $74 million bond referendum program projects off the ground.It takes a village to preserve a city
Various tax credits and preservation easements offer financial benefits to owners of historic properties; advocates also tout broader benefits, such as job creation, the reduced environmental impacts of restoration versus…County nonprofit funding at odds with resolution guidelines
As commissioners considering funding projects with community grants, Xpress looks at the performance contracts used to monitor the process and finds commissioners aren't adhering to suggested guidelines.
opinion
Letter: Talk offers info on health care for all
"If you want to learn about how we can cut administrative costs, lower drug prices [and] go to any doctor in the country, then come to the in-depth talk at…Letter: Benefit helped Youth Ultimate teams
"Thanks for all of the support for Youth Ultimate! Look for our Ultimate Frisbee Summer Camp the week of Aug. 7!"Letter: Please vote crazy over evil
"So when the choice is between crazy and evil, which is the best choice I have ever seen on a ballot without my own name on it, voting for the…WNC writers vie for Southern Book Prizes
"Robert Morgan’s latest novel, recently out in paperback, is set in pre-Civil War times. It follows a crafty teenage runaway slave on a northward journey toward freedom. From the Carolina…Insecure understanding
Asheville, NCPlanning time
Asheville, NCLetter: Expert on national security and climate risk comes to Asheville
"So, on June 9, Adm. Titley will be discussing a somewhat different approach to understanding climate risks — i.e., from the national security perspective — and it’s an approach that…
