by krista | Jan 13, 2022 | Asheville Planning, WABA Member News, West Asheville Business
AVL City Updates Asheville Shares Space has been an essential program for businesses to expand for COVID precautions. City staff surveyed businesses that used an AVL Shares Space program, and the consensus is that the program has been well-liked, and they would like...
by krista | Sep 19, 2021 | WABA Member News, West Asheville Business
Russ Towers, founder of Second Gear, has been a WABA member since 2000 and a Board Member and our Treasurer for 7 years. We are so grateful for his amazing energy and dedication to advocating for West Asheville businesses. Second Gear has experienced tremendous...
by krista | Sep 18, 2021 | Shop West Asheville, Shopping in West Asheville, West Asheville Business
WABA is excited to welcome a new member business – Plays in Mud Handmade Pottery, located at 735 C Haywood Road. Owner Kelsey Wheeler is a long-time local potter, member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, and has sold her work all over the country from Juno,...
by krista | Jun 24, 2021 | Shop West Asheville, West Asheville Business
We have a new kind of business model in West Asheville. Ecolibrium is a sustainable mobile refillery where you can fill reusable containers with essentials such as laundry detergent, dish soap, and hand soap. Owner Yanira Zelaya a native Floridian that spent her...
by krista | Nov 16, 2020 | West Asheville Business, Wine bar
Drew Wallace helped to put West Asheville on the culinary map when he opened The Admiral in 2007. Long timers will remember the transformation of the old cinderblock B&D Bar to a dining and dancing destination. He also contributed to the revitalization of the...
by Secretary | Aug 12, 2020 | COVID Business, West Asheville Business
Our community has been exceptionally proactive in supporting local businesses during the COVID pandemic. The Asheville Chamber of Commerce Asheville Chamber of Commerce COVID Resource Guide and Buncombe County Government Bumcombe COVID-19 Information and...