Gina Smith
Food Editor and Writer at Mountain Xpress
Asheville eastsider, coordinator @abfoodpolicy, features editor @edibleavl, parent, other stuff
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3 days ago |
mountainx.com | Gina Smith
Adam Strange could be considered a rare vestige of what some longtime locals wistfully refer to as “Old Asheville” — the offbeat, creative culture that thrived downtown in the 1990s and early 2000s. Now a dad with a regular job as a supervisor with French Broad Chocolates, Strange landed in Asheville in the early 1990s as part of the legendary freestyling funk band Granola Funk Express (GFE).
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3 days ago |
mountainx.com | Gina Smith |Brionna Dallara |Morgan Sykes |Greg Parlier
- by Brionna DallaraAsheville City Council heard little from the public regarding a proposed property tax increase at a May 27 public hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26. Instead, the… - by Morgan SykesThe proposed budget forecasts a net lodging tax revenue of $32.5 million.
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3 days ago |
mountainx.com | Gina Smith
The Asheville community mourns the recent loss of Highland Brewing founder Oscar Wong. Also, the Center for Honeybee Research’s annual Honey Fest makes its sweet return, Asheville Forager grocery store looks forward to its grand opening on Wall Street, Deep Time Café launches in West Asheville, Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse’s HotBox sandwich shop makes its seasonal appearance and much more. Click the story below to view the full-size version. See below for the live links from each individual news item:
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1 week ago |
mountainx.com | Gina Smith
New restaurants are rolling out and several are reopening after closures after Tropical Storm Helene. Meanwhile, longtime downtown vegetarian restaurant Laughing Seed and two other local spots are shuttering. Also, local forager Alan Muskat has found a culinary use for this summer’s cicada brood, and two Asheville tailgate markets have relocated. Click the story below to view the full-size version.
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2 weeks ago |
mountainx.com | Gina Smith
Jacob Moses, who works with local hemp product manufacturer Mellow Fellow, believes the regulations around safety, product testing and licensing proposed in the bill would be a boon to the hemp market in WNC and beyond. “We are one of the largest manufacturers in the country and have been fighting for sensible regulation in many states,” he says. “Many states are banning these products, and others are regulating the industry to death,” he continues.
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