Sweet, savory, pureed, or pressed—there are so many ways to enjoy fresh apples in the fall! Today, we’re going to focus on a microcosm of menus featuring the fresh fruit: West Asheville along Haywood Road. Though not specifically in the heart of apple country, this mile-and-a-half stretch demonstrates a good cross section of how apples… Read more »
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Asheville’s Food Truck Frenzy: Meals on Wheels
It all started with 12 lunches. “I was painting trim underneath this desk in this office building,” Jeremiah Jackson said. “And the secretary was complaining about how they couldn’t get 12 meals made and delivered there. So, I popped my head up and said, ‘I can do it.’” And it was this simple interaction in… Read more »
Hundreds of New Jobs May Soon Come to Waynesville
The new “Waynesville Pavilion” would bring 200 permanent jobs through a $15+ Million development and new retail center anchored by Publix grocery store. If you live in Haywood County, you’ve heard the rumors for months—a couple years, even. Something big has been brewing at the corner of Russ Avenue and Frazier Street, behind Waynesville’s Sagebrush… Read more »
At Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards, the Work is All in the Family
At a table in his tasting room, Alan Ward makes direct eye contact. This is clearly a guy who wants to not only get his point across, but also make sure you understand just what makes Henderson County so special. “We can grow anything as good as what’s grown in Europe, if not better,”… Read more »
We All Scream for The Hop Ice Cream!
Greg Garrison knows exactly what makes people happy. “Ice cream,” he said. “Whether you come in here happy or come in here to become happy, it’s about creating a happy atmosphere and making a delicious product.” Sliding a cup of red and golden beet swirl (with, of course, local beets) atop a scoop of salted… Read more »
New Belgium Brewing Opens its Asheville Tasting Room
Beer lovers around Asheville rejoiced this week when New Belgium Brewing Company (finally!) opened its tasting room to the public. More than 500 eager tasters poured into the Liquid Center, as they’re calling it, on Monday, May 2 as the beer began to pour out. News 13 WLOS reported that crowds that large haven’t been… Read more »
River Arts District is a Commercial Real Estate Jewel
A rising jewel of the Southern Appalachian art scene is the River Arts District, a small but vibrant commercial section sandwiched between downtown and West Asheville. Decades ago, the River Arts District may well have been called the River Industrial District. The area sits low along the French Broad River and train line, which made… Read more »