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Hey y'all,
In this month's print issue, I argue that April is the most beautiful month in the mountains. The lawn confetti of violets, butter-yellow forsythia, the return of green to the mountains—it just doesn't get better. You may disagree with me, but whatever your favorite month, you'll find beauty in Western North Carolina's public gardens, which is why we're featuring them in this month's Leisure & Libation. Take a peek, and start planning your next weekend among the flowers. 🌼
Till next week,
Emily Glaser, managing editor
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- Featured Capitalist | In the Mouth of the Wilson: Tsuga 🪡 In a honey-smooth drawl that stretches vowels like saltwater taffy, High Country natives often describe themselves as being “in the mouth of the Wilson.” Meaning, in a figurative sense, that they have arrived at the genesis of something vast and immense, a force greater than themselves. This hyperlocal mountain idiom is how Jimi Combs describes Tsuga, the Boone-based manufacturing firm he established in 2009. Continue Reading
- Featured Capitalist | The New Frontier: Lantern Health 🩺 It’s Saturday night, and you notice your small child is coming down with something. He’s been lethargic all day, but now he’s started to spike a high fever, and you aren’t sure whether he needs immediate care. The last place on earth you want to be is in an emergency room or an urgent care, especially if warm soup and Tylenol might be a better solution. You don’t have to pace around or fret over which path to take. Instead, you FaceTime your Lantern Health doctor. Continue Reading
- Leisure & Libation | Garden Variety: Public Gardens in WNC 🌻 A visitor to Western North Carolina in spring will immediately notice the incredible displays of flowering trees, colorful plants, and vividly colored bushes with dainty sprigs of pale green leaves slowly showing their faces on branch ends. While you can appreciate these shows of color on streets and in yards across the region, their greatest shows can be found in public gardens across WNC. Continue Reading
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- Still Up. 📈 According to the Beverly-Hanks Q1 2021 Real Estate Market Report, the median sales price of a home in WNC has risen 17% from last year to $327,450. In some counties, like Transylvania and Yancey/Mitchell, values are up 26%. The inventory of homes for sale has declined by 60% when compared to 2020—a year with already low supply. Learn more.
- Girl Power 💁🏻♀️ East Fork Pottery now has a female-led C-suite team: CMO Connie Matisse has taken on the role of CEO, overseeing Marketing, Creative and Culture and People teams, as well as the Executive Team and Executive Committee. Zoe Dadian has been promoted to COO, taking on direct management of the Production, Sales and Operations teams. The company has also raised its minimum hourly wage for entry-level roles to $20 per hour and received the designation Climate Neutral Certified. Learn more.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
- The Old Marshall Jail Hotel & Bar 🏨 (from Emily & Josh Copus of Carolina Flowers, Zadie's Market, and Josh Copus Pottery) is now booking reservations for June.
- Real estate sales by Cliffs Realty totaled $43,693,975 in the first quarter of 2021. 💵 This represents 78 transactions and an 85% volume increase from the same period in 2020. Learn more.
- Many manufacturers across Henderson County are looking for skilled talent. In an effort to connect job seekers with employment, the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development (HCPED) has launched strategies like hendersoncounty.jobs and bolstered existing programs like the Made in Henderson County Apprenticeship program. 👩🏻🏫 Learn more.
- Riverbend Malt House has partnered with New Belgium Brewing on Old Tuffy Premium Lager, which was originally conceived as a partnership between NC State University and New Belgium, with a portion of the proceeds directed towards the university. 🍺 Learn more.
- The Southern Loft, an NC-based boutique offering a variety of women’s fashions, home items, and gifts at affordable price points, will open at the Asheville Outlets in May. 👗
- Citizen Vinyl, 🎵 the downtown record pressing facility, retail space, and vinyl themed lounge & café, will extend its evening hours to 9 p.m., unveil an expanded menu with shared plates, craft cocktails, and desserts, and expand live music programming this spring.
- Huli Sue’s BBQ and Grill, the sister restaurant of Hawai'i's the Fish and the Hog, will open this summer in the Grove Arcade with an emphasis on tropical flavors and old fashioned scratch cooking. 🍍 Learn more.
- Restaurateurs Erin and Edward Hill, owners of brunch/lunch destination Honey and Salt in Flat Rock, announced plans to debut Morning Social, their second eatery, in Brevard’s Lumberyard Art District this summer. 🥂 Learn more.
- Mother's Day is around the corner! Asheville Tea Company's Mother’s Day Gift Box features their Lavender Tea Scone Mix and a tea box of Elderflower Mint. ☕️ Jewelry co. SoulKu is hosting a Mother's Day Sale now through May 3rd, and everything on the site is 20% off.
- The Lenoir Rhyne Equity and Diversity Institute (LREDI)—designed to train equity advocates to disrupt systems that create and support complex social issues—has posted the spring ‘21 course schedule, which will run May 13–27.
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🧵 Textile Artist | Momentum Gallery will host contemporary textile artist Crystal Gregory on Sat. April 24 from 3–5 p.m. Call the gallery (828-505-8550) to RSVP.
⚾️ Trivia Night | Kipper Schauer of Kipper's Totally Rad Trivia Night will host Trivia Night at McCormick Field Tue. April 27 at 7 p.m.
🍃 Weigh In | Join the Town of Woodfin, Equinox Environmental, Connect Buncombe, and Riverlink for an online public forum tonight at 7 p.m. to learn more about the Riverside Park and Woodfin Whitewater Wave projects.
🏺 Ceramics & Art Sale | UNCA's Student Ceramics and Art Sale will take place Sat. April 24, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., at the university's Sherrill Center Parking Deck.
👦🏻 Kids at Work | Asheville-based VirtualJobShadow.com, is partnering with Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day to provide video content for its iconic event on April 22.
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