Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, leaving businesses struggling. Asheville artists and entrepreneurs are selling their handcrafted goods online to help with recovery.
The holiday shopping season has become an opportunity to support North Carolina businesses, still reeling from Hurricane Helene . The storm killed more than 200 people in multiple states and hit western North Carolina particularly hard.Helene brought widespread devastation to western North Carolina , causing 1,400 landslides and damaging over 160 water and sewer systems, according to the state budget office.
It also disrupted transportation networks across the region by damaging at least 6,000 miles of roads and more than 1,000 bridges and culverts, the budget office said.The town of Asheville, known for its artists and restaurants, is a tourist destination and the economic hub of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountain communities.Now, besides hoping that visitors will return for the holidays, Asheville’s artists and small businesses are pitching their handcrafted goods as gifts online to speed recovery.The heavily damaged River Arts District lets artists sell directly through its website. And the tourism authority Explore Asheville has set up a site called 'Love Asheville from Afar.'Button’s dream of opening an authentic Spanish tapas restaurant in the United States culminated in the James Beard award-winning Curate Bar de Tapas. That was followed by a cafe, wine bar and retail space, La Bodega by Curate. You can support both the restaurant and local artist Lori Theriault by purchasing one of Curate’s signature handmade ceramic pigs. They come as Christmas ornaments ($38) or toothpick holders ($29).Dan Rattigan and Jael Skeffington started French Broad Chocolate in their home kitchen, selling their confections at local farmers markets. The business has grown to include a downtown retail space and a large factory and tasting room by the French Broad River. The factory space is currently closed to the public, but their delicious bonbons, hot chocolate mixes and peppermint bark ($35) are available onlin
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