Water Woes: Asheville restaurants find costly solutions
- Volume 31
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Cover Design Credit:
Caleb Johnson and Scott Southwick
Cover Photography Credit:
Chelsea Pickett
In the midst of Asheville’s ongoing water crisis, restaurant owners have collaborated with everyone from plumbing experts to Buncombe County officials to develop workarounds for potable water access so their businesses can reopen safely. But the expense of these solutions is more than some small operators can bear.
arts
Smart Bets: Cocktail Hour: The Show
The pop-infused ballet from Ballets with a Twist lands in Tryon for a one-night show on Thursday, Nov. 21.Historian Timothy Silver investigates a Yancey County culture clash turned fatal
Timothy Silver's new book, Death in Briar Bottom: The True Story of Hippies, Mountain Lawmen, and the Search for Justice in the Early 1970s, is a gripping investigative history. He…Smart Bets: Caverns of Gold
The compilation album — a fundraiser to support Beloved Asheville's post-Helene relief work — features songs from 279 local, regional and international artists with connections to WNC.Warren Haynes releases new album, organizes Helene benefit
On the heels of a new album release and with 2024 Christmas Jam canceled, the Asheville native is coordinating a Nov. 24 all-star concert at Madison Square Garden to benefit…Poet Clint Bowman’s latest collection explores modern-day life in Appalachia
Whereas interstates and nature dominate the first two sections of "If Lost," the third and final portion, “Don't Be Afraid,” weaves the collection together through its more direct meditations on…Smart Bets: The Palmist of Marshall
All proceeds from the romance story set in Marshall will support storm recovery efforts in Madison CountySmart Bets: Oral history exhibit
The new mini exhibit, "In the Spotlight: How Older Adults in Western North Carolina Serve their Communities," runs through Feb. 1, 2025, at the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center.
food
What’s new in food: Restaurants begin to reopen post-Helene
Asheville Independent Restaurants is supporting local food and beverage businesses through the transition. Also this week: Chef-made, take-home Thanksgiving meals; holiday bake sales; donate a local turkey; dining out for…
news
Restaurants need potable water to operate, but at what cost?
Requiring a hefty up-front financial investment and ongoing rental and service fees, alternate water options are beyond the reach of many Asheville food and beverage businesses.Wellness roundup: Emergency trauma team helps parents, children process Helene
Group brings international experience to help Waldorf school families process post-Tropical Storm Helene through music, art and dance.Buncombe County Board of Commissioners reviews Helene response and recovery
At its Nov. 7 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners received an update on the county’s Tropical Storm Helene response and recovery process.Takeaways from WNC’s 2024 general election
What role did fundraising play in this year's local elections? How did incumbency factor into the final results? What impact did Helene have on races? These questions and more are…
opinion
Letter: We should ditch standardized testing
"If we want to continue and give our youths the best lives possible, why are we torturing them with this idea of standardized tests defining their lives?"Letter: Our gritty, chicken-loving city
"But since reading the concerned words of Joan and Joy, I shall aspire to be a better and kinder citizen as we all work to rebuild and reinvent our gritty,…Time to leave
Letter: Why so hard to apply for disaster nutrition program?
"The locations should have been multiple, the phone lines should have been accessible, and the deadline should have been longer than seven days."The most wonderful time
