Faces & Stories

The Liz Button Full Plate Fund will help ensure that there is always enough at the Downtown Welcome Table, and a seat at the table for everyone.   It honors the passion, energy and creativity of Liz Button, founder and organizer of Chefs @ Downtown Welcome Table. This creative partnership  harnesses the rich talent within Asheville’s restaurant industry...

When I finally meet Octavius, it’s at the Welcome Table. He’s disgusted by my preference to have all foods touch. So naturally, I have to play it up. I stab a bite of pork chop, salad and dessert all at once and airplane it to my own mouth. “Mmmmmm. That’s what I’m talking about.” Meanwhile,...

Kristi [part of the Haywood Street Marks & Memoire series]   Kristi is a storyteller’s dream. In 24 minutes and 53 seconds, we cover everything from her Irish-Cherokee heritage, to moments in her retail portraiture career that include, yet are not limited to, producing Ric Flair’s family Glamour Shots at a Charlotte, NC mall. As gratuity,...

  This week, I am so grateful to share, in his own words, Michael’s story. Michael has recently become an inspiring member of the Haywood Street family. Yesterday, we received the good news that after nearly 27 years of incarceration, Michael will receive parole in November of 2019. I strongly encourage you to read Michael...