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Asheville craft beer attorney Derek Allen to open own firm
The new firm, Allen, Stahl & Kilbourne, is set to be up and running full bore in October.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville City Council set to interview manager semifinalists
Also, a new CBD dispensary on Merrimon Avenue has changed its name, and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: photo+sphere Asheville event announced
Also, there’s a new shooting range open in Waynesville, and more.
Remembering the filming of ‘Bull Durham’ in Asheville 30 years later
The Asheville Tourists will give away 1,000 Crash Davis bobbleheads on Saturday to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of “Bull Durham.”
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville Brewing moves to compostable paper straws
Also, new permits have been pulled for the RAD Lofts project in the River Arts District, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Jack Young Greenhouses in Candler under new ownership
Also, celebrity chef Michael Symon was spotted in downtown Asheville on Sunday, and more.
Sounding a social media alarm, researcher finds some ‘likes’ can be hurtful
Mitch Prinstein will offer a free talk to the public in Asheville on April 10.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Buncombe commissioners, sheriff clash
Buncombe commissioners have been at odds with Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan before; most recently over Duncan’s proposal for a new jail, which commissioners have opposed.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Buncombe most intoxicated, disruptive in NC, report states
Also, magician David Blaine is coming to Asheville, and more.
Basketball buffet: Asheville hosts two conference tourneys in March Madness lead-up
The Big South and the Southern Conference basketball tournaments will play games in Asheville this week starting on Thursday.
Asheville panelists examine history of Confederate monuments
The discussion was wide-ranging, and there was no clear consensus among panelists about what to do with Asheville’s most prominent Confederate marker, the Vance Monument.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: New JCC pool to open, AMOS lands big grant, more
Also, the African music collective Les Amis will celebrate its two-year anniversary on Nov. 15 at 5 Walnut, and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville bidding to host Fed Cup tennis, WLOS reports
The Salvage Station will compete in the World Burger Championships this weekend, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville beer museum fundraiser set Sept. 7
Also, No Evil Foods has some cool new packaging, and more.
‘The Zeb Vance I Know’ symposium set for Sept. 14, 15 at UNC Asheville
Best-selling mystery writer Sharyn McCrumb will be a part of the event, as will David Blight of Yale University.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: JJ’s Tire building sold on Asheville South Slope
Also, Asheville Community Theatre is ready to unveil its remodeled auditorium, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: East/West Asheville townhomes, apartments proposed
Also, New Belgium Brewery has a new CEO, and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Manheimer, Goldstein file for Asheville City Council
Also, construction plans for new apartments and townhouses on Haywood Road are coming up for review, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: ‘Critical mass’ ride set for July Fourth in Asheville
Also, White Labs is hiring a sous chef, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Wicked Weed donates $50,000 to Brother Wolf
Also, a big book release party is set for July 2 to celebrate author Robert Beatty’s latest, “Serafina and the Splintered Heart.”
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville skatepark sanitized after dead body found nearby
Also, UNC Asheville is holding a public meeting to update folks on construction projects, and more.
Asheville City Council votes create new Human Relations Commission
City Council is looking for more citizens to take part in establishing the commission.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Buncombe lawmakers to hold town hall meeting May 13
Also, Sovereign Remedies restaurant and bar has some great good and drink events coming up, and much more.
Affordable housing for Asheville artists is topic of March 22 meeting
The event kicks off a year-long feasibility assessment and market study by Artspace to determine affordable housing solutions.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Green Opportunities to operate a food truck
Also, the UNC Asheville women’s basketball team is red hot heading into tournament time, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Gladys Knight to appear at fundraising kickoff in Canton
More of what’s going around: -In case you missed our Friday Facebook Live video of Asheville musicians Jane Kramer, Ben Phan and Eliza Sydney practicing outside the Swannanoa Women’s Correctional Facility before their show, here it is. Emjoy! -Soul-singing legend Gladys Knight is set to appear at a fundraising event in Canton on Tuesday night, the Smoky Mountain News reports.[Read More…]
Theater review: ‘The Submission’ a powerful, heartfelt production
Can a white man write authentically about black lives? Does a gay man’s experience of oppression equate to a black woman’s?
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Thousands march through Asheville the day after inauguration
Also, the Awesome Foundation is planning to give away free money around Asheville this weekend and much more.
With gigabit internet service as goal, Asheville area initiative pushes forward
Gigabit internet service is considered the infrastructure of the future, a member of the group said.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Blue Ridge Roller Girls win gold
Also, the chances of a white Christmas in Asheville aren’t looking good, and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: New distillery planned in Asheville
Also, there are plans for a new cigar bar in Biltmore Village, and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Christmas Jam announcement set for Thursday
Also, MotoVicious motorcycle shop is closing, and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Fall color set to emerge next weekend around Western North Carolina
Also, High Test Deli is coming to the South Slope, the Buffalo Nickel in West Asheville has a new chef, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Barleycorn restaurant in West Asheville closes abruptly
Also, the improv group Reasonably Priced Babies announces a residency at The Altamont Theatre, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: UNC Asheville chancellor gets a sweet raise
Also, a group of Asheville musicians are banding together to benefit a local film student, and much more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Asheville airport adds direct flight to Newark
Also, Octopus Garden is moving from downtown to the South Slope, a new bridal shop opens in West Asheville, and much more.
News obit: Jackson, Asheville entrepreneur, remembered for his love of community
A former UNC Asheville men’s basketball team player, Jackson owned and operated a convenience store in downtown Asheville for several years.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Center for Craft, Creativity and Design issues call to artists
Also, a round-up of some local crowdfunding campaigns, and more.
‘Bee Hotel’ to be unveiled at UNC Asheville on Friday
The collaboration between UNCA and the Asheville Design Center arrives just in time for Earth Day.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: MOD Pizza, Breakout escape room, more
Also, the West Asheville beer/wine/home brewing supply shop Hops & Vines is for sale, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Pritchard Park renovations continue this spring
Also, UNC Asheville’s men’s basketball team is inviting the public to join them on Selection Sunday, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: UNC Asheville headed to NCAA Tournament
Also, a city committee gave early approval to the construction of 18 new townhouses on the South Slope, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Dim sum restaurant set to open in downtown Asheville next week
Also, the Hollywood biopic “Genius” about editor Max Perkins and the writers he worked with, including Thomas Wolfe, has a U.S. release date, and more.
Ashvegas Hot Sheet: New nonstop flight from Asheville to Baltimore-Washington International announced
The Asheville Area Arts Council hosts an art exhibition opening Friday showing the history of the Craven Street site of New Belgium Brewing, and more.
UNC Asheville to host International American Ginseng Expo Dec. 4-5
The conference will explore the impact of wild and wild-simulated American Ginseng on the economy, health, and culture of Western North Carolina.
Ridesharing service Uber to launch in Asheville on Thursday
Ride-sharing has arrived in Asheville. Uber is guaranteeing drivers $12 an hour for a three-hour period on Thursday, offering bonuses and mapping out bright red “hot spots” in town for new drivers.
UNC Asheville gets $1 million donation to create new institute for land use, sustainability institute
The McCullough Institute for Conservation, Land Use and Environmental Resiliency honors Dr. Charles T. McCullough Jr., a founding partner in Blue Ridge Bone and Joint Clinic.
UNC Asheville interim provost Urgo stirred controversy in a previous job at St. Mary’s
Urgo, who was serving as president of St. Mary’s College of Maryland last year, asked the college’s board of trustees not to renew his contract.