Jason Sandford
Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.
More of what’s going around:
-Easel Garden: There’s going to be an “easel garden” set up at Pink Dog Creative on Saturday. Check it out as you tour the River Arts District Studio Stroll.
-Fun at your local library: Celebrate the American Library Association’s third annual National Gaming Day at your local library, says Boing Boing.
-New bar at The Ritz: There’s a new bar opening at The Ritz down on The Block in Asheville, tweets SocialLifeAVL. Soft opening is Friday.
-Jumping squirrels: This video has been making the rounds. It was posted by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, and shows endangered Carolina Northern flying squirrels using specially erected poles to glide across Cherohala Skyway in Western North Carolina..
-Form and function for Fido: Phetched.com has the coolest dog stuff around.
-Bouchon update: Lexington Avenue eatery Bouchon’s street food side has new indoor digs.
-Vets remember: Mountain Xpress contributor Jerry Nelson has a compelling piece on a recent trip to the Vietnam Memorial with a group of local veterans:
But The Wall is also a place of healing. For the roughly 60 veterans who traveled there from Asheville Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, it was a physical journey of some 10 hours and 800 miles. Emotionally and spiritually, however, it was nothing less than a trip back in time.
-Girls gone outdoors: Asheville Citizen-Times outdoors writer Karen Chavez has this report about new books out by two awesome local ladies:
These two Western North Carolina outdoors athletes have always known that the outdoors has transforming powers. Each in her own way, Trish Brown and Jennifer Pharr Davis now share that feeling and their experiences with the rest of us by putting it down on paper.
Brown shares her love of running through the woods in her self-published book “Asheville Trail Running,” and Davis recounts her life-changing experiences solo hiking the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail in her book, “Becoming Odyssa.”
-Tonight’s fundraising/social scene: The Local Social West, at the West End Bakery, starts at 6 p.m. And the Animal Compassion Network’s Taste of Compassion starts at 5:30 p.m.
-More great weather: This run of 70-ish-degree weather has been spectacular.
-Big Crafty, holiday edition: Reminder that the fall edition of The Big Crafty is coming up on Dec. 5.
