Natural food retailer Earth Fare donated more than 70 free-range turkeys to families in need at Mountain Area Child and Family Center today for the holiday season. MACFC provides high quality child care and education, serving children ages 0-5 and their families. MACFC is a blended community, including families with diverse income levels, backgrounds [...]
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Earth Fare Gives Back to Families in Need this Thanksgiving
Posted in Community Development, This is Cool, tagged Asheville, Buncombe County, Early Head Start, Earth Fare, Mountain Area Child and Family Center, Thanksgiving Kindness on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fall Discount from LaZoom Bus Tours
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Pollinate Collaborations Project, This is Cool on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Discounted Asheville Art Tour tickets! $25 Tickets for a 2.5 Hour Tour! See artist studios, talk with artists about their process, get an up close look at the Asheville Art Scene. This is a great tour for locals and visitors alike. Asheville Art Tour is a first-of-its-kind art tour of Asheville artist studios, [...]
Live Better, Not Bigger: Turn Your Small Home Into Your Dream Home
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Community Development, Pollinate Collaborations Project, This is Cool, tagged affordable architecture Asheville, BrickStack architecture; Architecture for the People, Design, good design on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Architect for the People, Scott Huebner AIA, makes magic in small or underutilized spaces in homes and offices. Huebner focuses on ecological and economical design that suits the needs and budget of both the design-conscious and budget-conscious client. His new architecture studio, BRICKSTACK Architecture + Design (A+D), provides design services at a reasonable cost to [...]
Wedge Outdoor Cinema 2011: New, Updated List
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, This is Cool, tagged movies at the Wedge, outdoor movies in Asheville, Wedge Outdoor Cinema 2011 on May 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Wedge Brewery updated their list of outdoor films for this summer and fall. Mark your calendars, bring your lawn chairs, films start 15 minutes after dusk. They’re free. Directions to Wedge. 6/11 Big Lebowski 6/25 7/2 Duck Soup 7/16 Thunder Road 7/30 Moonstruck 8/13 M 8/27 Bull Durham 9/ 10 Metropolis 9/ 24 Blazing Saddles
Wedge Outdoor Cinema – May 2011 UPDATE
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, This is Cool, tagged May 2011, Wedge Brewery Outdoor Cinema, Wedge Movies on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
5/5/11 UPDATE: THESE FILMS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, DUE TO ROYALTY ISSUES. All films start 15 minutes after sundown. Bring lawn chairs. No outside beverages. Bandidos Burritos cooking up delicious movie munchies! Directions to Wedge Brewery. May 7. Harold and Maude May 14. Strangers on a Train May 21. Stop Making [...]
Ode to the River Arts District “Living Room”: Clingman Cafe Turns 4
Posted in Community Development, This is Cool, tagged Ashvegas, Clingman Cafe, River Arts District, The Magnetic Field, Wedge Brewery on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many congratulations to one of my most favorite haunts, The Clingman Cafe who is celebrating it’s 4th anniversary as an essential part of the River Arts District by expanding their hours and their outdoor seating. Hear more about this from Ashvegas Blog and Jason Sandford. Here is why I love Clingman: The food is fresh [...]
Awesome! Wild Foods Forage-and-Eat Dinner Series
Posted in Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, This is Cool, tagged ASAP, forage-and-eat, No Taste Like Home, Sandor Katz, The Admiral, the Market Place, Wild Foods, Zambras's on April 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Spearheaded by Mushroom Man Alan Muskat, There’s No Taste Like Home is the nation’s first wild foods forage-and-eat dinner series. Who: There’s No Taste Like Home involves some of the most talented folks in Asheville. Our guest foragers are all experts in their field, including Red Moon Herbs’ director and founder of the Southeast Women’s [...]
Music Video Asheville is This Wednesday, as part of HATCH
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, This is Cool on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Started by local musicians and music supporters in 2007, Music Video Asheville, a project of the Future of Asheville Music (FoAM) is now a part of HATCH Fest. This sells out every year, so get your tickets early. Special shout out to Jenny Greer of SoundMind Media and Erin Scholze of DreamSpider Publicity for being [...]
My Sister’s Meals: A Text Photo Survey
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, This is Cool, tagged Amanda, Meals, Sharing, Text Photos on December 8, 2010 | 5 Comments »
My sister Amanda lives in Pennsylvania. For the last three years, Amanda has been sharing her meals with me through text photo messages. I recently started saving them. I love the opportunity to hear her perception of what she’s eating and the fact that she thinks of me while she’s eating. There’s something about being [...]
Go Santa! Go Santa! Go Santa! B-Boy Santa Schools Asheville
Posted in This is Cool, tagged Asheville CVB, B-Boy Santa on December 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Super awesome marketing idea from the Asheville CVB. I have some guesses of who Santa might be…besides Santa, of course!
