
Totally nuts: Acornucopia Project cracks into an abundant wild food source
- Volume 24
- / Issue 31
Cover Design Credit:
Hillary Edgin
Cover Photography Credit:
Joe Pellegrino
A network of local chefs, bakers and food artisans is working with the volunteer-driven Acornucopia Project to develop innovative culinary uses for WNC’s wild, native tree nuts.
arts
Arish Singh brings political comedy to Fleetwood’s
- by Edwin ArnaudinThe Chicago-based comedian performs on a bill with Harpeet Ess and Liz Greenwood on Feb. 25 at Fleetwood's.April B. & The Cool bring fresh inspiration to the local R&B scene
- by Alli MarshallThat initial version of April B. & The Cool “started as a project for my senior seminar and just stuck," says frontwoman April Bennett. The group has been going strong,…Tesla Quartet reprises a 1945 Asheville premiere of a classical work
- by Bill KoppThe Tesla Quartet — also featuring violinist Michelle Lie and Edwin Kaplan on viola — is firmly rooted in the classical idiom, but its members sometimes find their playing style…Smart Bets: RichGirl PoorBoy
- by Edwin ArnaudinThe Asheville-based acoustic indie-pop trio plays The Mothlight on Feb. 26.Poet Zack Zachary shares his civil rights activist experiences
- by Thomas CalderPoet and activist Zack Zachary hosts The Eccentricness of Black Folk from a Black Perspective on Thursday, Feb. 22, at The BLOCK off Biltmore. The spoken word event combines poetry,…Smart Bets: Bike Love
- by Edwin ArnaudinAsheville on Bikes' annual fundraiser takes place Feb. 24 at Salvage Station.Smart Bets: Aubrey Logan
- by Edwin ArnaudinThe genre-blurring singer-trombonist plays Isis Music Hall on Feb. 24.Smart Bets: Sweet Megg
- by Edwin ArnaudinThe Brooklyn-based artist plays jazz with a band of local musicians Feb. 24 at Crow & Quill.Theater review: ‘9 to 5’ at Asheville Community Theatre
- by Jeff MesserIs it possible that 9 to 5 is to the #MeToo movement what The Crucible was to '50s-era McCarthy hearings? It comes close.
food
Nuts in the kitchen: Acornucopia Project envisions an edible future for WNC
- by Cathy ClearyA network of local chefs, bakers and food artisans is working with the regional collective to develop innovative culinary uses for WNC's native tree nuts.Carolina Beer Guy: Highland Brewing unveils dramatic label and logo redesign
- by Tony KissAfter 24 years in the industry, Asheville's oldest craft brewery embraces a new look.Small bites: The Wine & Oyster debuts in Biltmore Village
- by Thomas CalderFormerly Virgola, The Wine & Oyster offers an expanded menu. Also this week: Cúrate holds a five-course wine dinner, Dobra Tea leads a class on oolong tea, the Asheville Truffle…Conscious Party: NEDAwareness Week
- by Edwin ArnaudinThe music-filled benefit for T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating takes place Feb. 26 at Oskar Blues Brewery.
living
Parental leave policies can assist parents in caring for newborns
- by Kate LundquistAlthough the U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world that doesn't have a paid parental leave policy, two local companies are leading the way in ensuring that working…Organic Growers School diversifies in 25th year
- by Maggie CramerFor its 25th anniversary Spring Conference, Organic Growers School looks to bring in the wisdom of people of color to talk about race-related issues in farming and the food system.
movies
Screen scene: Local film news
- by Edwin ArnaudinTwo community groups hold potluck supper screenings of a documentary on civil rights movement leader Bayard Rustin, the Bywater concludes its Swayze Crazy movies series and more.
news
Asheville Archives: Emancipation Day
- by Thomas CalderThroughout the late 19th and early 20th century, Asheville's African-American community took to the streets on Jan. 1 of each year to celebrate Emancipation Day.Hidden hazards: Is your home making you sick?
- by Kim DinanHome should be a place of safety, but the Environmental Protection Agency says indoor air pollution of spaces including residences is among the top five environmental risks to public health.…A scholar and pioneer: Turner speaks on African-American history in Appalachia
- by Thomas CalderOn Thursday, Feb. 22, UNCA will host a free lecture, From the Mountaintop! The Civil Rights Movement in Appalachia.Mt. Zion must wait to build new education facility
- by Leslie BoydRelations between Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and its new neighbor, Asheville Foundry Inn, have been strained since construction began on the inn two years ago. A judge has now…Asheville City Manager Gary Jackson to retire this year
- by Carolyn MorrisroeThe mayor of Asheville announced the departure of City Manager Gary Jackson at a City Council meeting that also addressed the city's effort to create a commission focused on racial…
opinion
Letter: Thanks for letter about Meadows
- by Letters"It is important that such things be brought forward."Letter: Kindness first, Asheville
- by Letters"After experiencing several mean, angry and sanctimonious outbursts in crowds, I think we need a 'kindness first, Asheville' campaign."Letter: Massive population growth is everyone’s problem
- by Letters"We have almost 8 billion people on this planet, when most evidence points to 2 billion to be the safest amount."Letter: Confederate flag project reflects more than bad taste
- by Letters"I would imagine the North Carolinians who lived with generations of deprivation would have a very different opinion about what that flag represents. All that suffering for an anachronistic economic…Super-Merrimon
- by MoltonASHEVILLEPrehistoric Asheville
- by Brent BrownASHEVILLE