Ayoki Styles: A new standard of beauty
My name is Naomi Waller, the visionary and creator of Ayoki Styles. I am a wife, mother, friend and a sister from Colorado Springs, Colorado. I moved to Asheville, NC, from Vegas, NV in dec of 2017. I have been in the beauty industry for 6 years and love every aspect...
Closing the Gap
My name is Gabriele Stobbe, and languages are my passion. I love writing instructional material in world languages. I am a highly experienced educator and published author with expertise in second language acquisition. I know the language learning process inside and...
Change Maker
What Changes are you Making in the World?What Changes are you Making Within? Peace Power for People, Calling all Change Makers, Change Agents, and those committed to making positive changes in their community and the world around them! Team Changing The World By...
Recovering Lost Hope: How Eagle Market Street Helped Me
by Gene EttisonBeing an Asheville native, I remember the somewhat bustling African American economic scene that once dwelled here. From Mr. Miller’s cab stand on Montford Ave, to Chef Hanan Shabazz’s baking and pastry shop on Biltmore Ave., to being able to get a nice...
Our Story: History of Eagle Market Street Development Corporation
Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation (EMSDC) is a Non-Profit organization which serves the Asheville Buncombe community in property development, economic development and access to human services and was founded in 1994 under the leadership of Dr. John H. Grant...
Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation’s mission is to develop people, property and business, and envision economic and social justice for all.