Written by Emily Glaser | Photos by Anthony Harden With independent bookshops on the endangered species list and Amazon’s monopolistic presence in the marketplace a constant threat to them, Brendan…
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Tilting At Satellites
Written by Jennifer Fitzgerald | Photos by Anthony Harden Jim Oliver and Mike Proffitt love challenges. Case in point: Their company, Asheville’s AvL Technologies, aims to enable communications where communication…
In Pursuit of Salt
Written by Emily Ballard | Photos by Anthony Harden Celtic Sea Salt’s Selina Delangre didn’t exactly wake up one day and decide to get into the natural foods business. It…
The Cutting Edge
Written by Jennifer Fitzgerald | Photos by Anthony Harden Carl Christian Radinger carries on the family tradition with the multinational Putsch & Co. Imagine flying to destinations that include Germany,…
She Has A Gift
Written by Shawndra Russell | Photos by Anthony Harden In just ten years, Melissa Clonch has seen her her gift basket business grow steadily, without incurring debt or experiencing setbacks.…
Playing For The Future
Written by Daniel Walton | Photos by Anthony Harden Flights of fancy in the analog world is the name of the game for this family business. The Dancing Bear Toys…
Strings of Life
Written by Bill Kopp | Photos by Olivia Siegel/Olive & West Photography He’s a gifted fiddler for an award-winning bluegrass band, Asheville’s Town Mountain, as well as an in demand…
The Continuing Adventures of Mixerman
Written by Jay Sanders | Photos by Anthony Harden Mixerman, aka Eric Sarafin, details a life spent (so far) as a recording studio rat, an author, and an instructional video…
That Family Spirit
Written by Jay Sanders | Photos by Anthony Harden With H&H Distillery, Wendell and Taylor Howard set out to create a craft liquor uniquely theirs, while still paying tribute to…
The Craft Man
Written by Derek Halsey | Photos by Anthony Harden Andy Mason, of Boone’s Lost Province Brewing Company, is bringing an alchemist’s mind to the art of beer brewing. These days,…