Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain is celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend. Pictured is brewery owner David Quinn.(Photo: Katie Bailey/bkbailey@citizen-times.com) It’s been 10 years since Pisgah Brewing made its debut in Black Mountain, officially joining the region’s craft brew scene.…

Steve Morse, director of the hospitality and tourism management program at WCU, said the conference hopes to accomplish three things: allow WCU to engage with the communities it serves; provide WCU students majoring in hospitality and tourism real hands-on experience;…

–> David Quinn can’t believe it’s been 10 years. His business, Pisgah Brewing Co., is now 10 years old, and it’s celebrating its birthday in a big way on April 19. The party includes plenty of music, plenty of friends…

Report: Wage gap hurts most vulnerable in NC(Photo: Fotosearch, Getty Images/Fotosearch RF) ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Unequal pay is hurting North Carolina’s most vulnerable citizens. According to data released Monday by the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonpartisan advocacy…

Steve Morse, director of the hospitality and tourism management program at WCU, said the conference hopes to accomplish three things: allow WCU to engage with the communities it serves; provide WCU students majoring in hospitality and tourism real hands-on experience;…

Cheese getting just right at Yellow Branch Cheese.(Photo: Sam English/Special to the Citizen-Times) The tradition of cheese-making reaches back thousands of years, though its appeal has obviously not diminished through the ages — especially not in Western North Carolina, which…

ASHEVILLE – Unequal pay is hurting North Carolina’s most vulnerable citizens. According to data released Monday by the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonpartisan advocacy group dedicated to promoting fairness in the workplace, women employed full-time in North…

Dominique Fenton(Photo: Submitted photo) At least 11 kids between the ages of 12 and 17 have killed themselves in Oglala Lakota County on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation since December. Three of those deaths were in February, two more during…

The realities of Appalachian poverty — low wages, high unemployment, aging populations, low educational attainment — are still evident in much of North Carolina’s Western Prosperity Zone region. However, recent data indicate that conditions in some parts of that region…

New Orleans style barbecue shrimp at Acadiana, a restaurant located in Washington, D.C., that is named for our region.(Photo: Marty Katz for Acadiana) Every local and transplant knows that Acadiana’s cuisine is second-to-none, and in recent years, more people outside…