Chocolate has a long history with romance, love, and sex. The Aztecs believed it to be an aphrodisiac, with Montezuma supposedly drinking 50 cups of chocolate a day. (And hey, the guy did have many wives and lovers.) When Europeans returned to their homeland, they brought chocolate and its purported benefits back with them. Supposedly … Read More
Greg and Ashley Garrison met in high school back in Texas. Then Greg went to school at the University of North Carolina-Asheville where he played soccer and was one of the top midfielders in the Big South, earning first team all-conference honors as a sophomore. Ashley went first to Birmingham-Southern to play softball but then … Read More
While some may still think of the building at 870 Merrimon Avenue as Mountain Java, the coffee shop and café had its grand reopening back in May. Now named Edna’s of Asheville new-ish owners Tom Cash and Mike Zukoski delight in turning the venerable shop into more of a neighborhood hangout. The hours are longer. … Read More