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By Christine Huang at PSFK

Last week, we began a month-long expedition across eight cities in the US and Canada in search of inspiration in the way people live, work, play, and connect with one another. Over the course of our journey, we’ll be sharing dispatches from the road here -’snapshots‘ of the inspiring people, businesses, and ideas we come across in some of North America’s most unique, and uniquely livable, burgs.

Our first stop: Asheville, North Carolina, a smallish city of roughly 69,000 residents, situated two hours northwest of Charlotte at the foot of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

Early Girl Eatery: Julie Stehling (above) and her husband John opened their restaurant Early Girl Eatery nine years ago with the intention of bringing quality, homecooked-style southern food to Asheville while supporting local farms and food purveyors. A large chalkboard propped up behind the register at the Early Girl displays the list of 20+ CSAs, family farms, and other local businesses that provide the ingredients for the restaurant’s offerings. Though the Early Girl has become a go-to spot in Asheville for locals and tourists alike, the restaurant has managed to stay true to its “made from scratch” motto (John’s parents still prepare all the baked goods for sale) while continually supporting and strengthening the local food community.

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Mission Manna is a faith-based organization based in Western North Carolina that provides medical care for malnourished children and continuing health care education for adults in and around the Haitian town of Montrouis.

Mission Manna’s current efforts are focused in three main areas:
• Curbing Malnutrition
• Dispensary Construction
• Medical Missionary Trips

Please visit us at: www.missionmanna.org and join us on May 25th to:
• Enjoy live music by Kellin Watson Band and The Honeycutters.
• Shop at our silent auction featuring Haitian art and local jewelry, art, services and gift certificates.

A benefit for Mission Manna’s work to provide medical care for malnourished children in Haiti.
Sponsored by Siemens Law Office, PA, Beverly-Hanks & Associates, Green Man Ales; and Jack of the Wood.

$10 admission

Consider Haiti at www.missionmanna.org

From WCNC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Tiger Woods’ first U.S. golf course is under construction near Asheville.

The owners of the first home in the community just closed on the house. The couple from Charlotte gave NewsChannel 36 an exclusive tour of the house.

“You’ve got a panoramic view of western North Carolina,” said Kathy Levy, describing the spectacular view outside her new home.

A Charlotte-based retired doctor, Levy and her husband are the first official homeowners at The Cliffs at High Carolina.

“Look around you. The piece of property is spectacular,” said developer Jim Anthony. “This is an incredible piece of land.”

Property prices range from several hundred thousand to $3 million before the house is even built. The views go for 50 miles because the elevation is up to 4,000 feet.

Woods has already claimed his mountain top.

“Tiger’s picked out his home site up on the ridge there,” Anthony said as he pointed out where the golfer plans to build.

At the 2007 grand opening, Woods told prospective buyers about plans to play in the North Carolina mountains.

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A recent article on MarketWatch.com discusses the 100 best places to retire list, and highlights Asheville as the #1 destination. In fact, Asheville has topped the list since 2007.

Asheville is a long-time favorite, said Brady. Part of its ongoing appeal is its climate (it’s mild year round); its location (it’s in the Blue Ridge Mountains; there’s water everywhere for fishing and boating, and its downtown is walkable and dynamic); its housing stock (there’s a wide range of upscale housing opportunities for seniors). What’s not so special is that Asheville gets crowded in the summer and over-development is coming.

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