Save Asheville's Katuah Market!
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Most people in the greater Asheville area know about Katuah market. This local market has been a wonderful market, grocery, hangout, and dining spot for many Ashevillians for the last year and a half. Sadly, today March 17, 2015 they announced that as of March 31, 2015 they'll be closing.
Here's the deal: I'm not an employee, or the owner. I do appreciate this place's business (because I am a local vendor), but I also look at Katuah as doing so many things right for so many local people.
I can name a few things about Katuah market, that clearly had a negative effect on business. Here's one main problem: location. So obviously, this gofundme will not be able to move the train tracks or teleport the store; however, if the people of Asheville do what historically we do best and speak out, give a dollar and/or tell some people how much cool independant
places like this mean to you...it'll make a difference.
I've seen you march against monsanto, and pride yourselves on being the weirdest, the most supportive, beer city usa, and all-in-all a place where befriending another person means more than making another dollar. So I guess what I'm saying is that I believe that together we can be the difference that keeps Katuah Market open.
I have no clue how much Katuah needs to stay open, and since I haven't spoken with the owner prior to posting this (so John, I hope you look at this as a positive thing), but if we could collectively come up with some funds...and some ideas on how to change this place so it doesn't have to go out of business that might be the way to go.
How can you help?
1. If you have some flow, donate.
2. Tell everyone you know about this gofundme page.
3. Spread the word to any connections you may have with other local business owners...maybe some sort of partnership could be the difference.
4. Share a link to this on your facebook wall and tweet it so the whole world will know that Ashevillians are for Asheville.
5. Write down one (1) thing that if it were different at Katuah Market, you would shop/eat/etc... more often.
Thanks for your support!
Here's the deal: I'm not an employee, or the owner. I do appreciate this place's business (because I am a local vendor), but I also look at Katuah as doing so many things right for so many local people.
I can name a few things about Katuah market, that clearly had a negative effect on business. Here's one main problem: location. So obviously, this gofundme will not be able to move the train tracks or teleport the store; however, if the people of Asheville do what historically we do best and speak out, give a dollar and/or tell some people how much cool independant
places like this mean to you...it'll make a difference.
I've seen you march against monsanto, and pride yourselves on being the weirdest, the most supportive, beer city usa, and all-in-all a place where befriending another person means more than making another dollar. So I guess what I'm saying is that I believe that together we can be the difference that keeps Katuah Market open.
I have no clue how much Katuah needs to stay open, and since I haven't spoken with the owner prior to posting this (so John, I hope you look at this as a positive thing), but if we could collectively come up with some funds...and some ideas on how to change this place so it doesn't have to go out of business that might be the way to go.
How can you help?
1. If you have some flow, donate.
2. Tell everyone you know about this gofundme page.
3. Spread the word to any connections you may have with other local business owners...maybe some sort of partnership could be the difference.
4. Share a link to this on your facebook wall and tweet it so the whole world will know that Ashevillians are for Asheville.
5. Write down one (1) thing that if it were different at Katuah Market, you would shop/eat/etc... more often.
Thanks for your support!
Organizer
Tito Micucci
Organizer
Asheville, NC
