Hot Sheet: Buncombe birthrate declines; new Asheville hotel planned; All Souls Grotto coming

Also, Black Mountain College Museum is planning a sneak preview of a new podcast, Archetype Brewing is hiring a new head brewer and more

Here’s some of what’s going around:

I’ve been wondering - is Asheville experiencing a pandemic baby boom? The answer is no, or at least not yet. I asked the all-knowing Buncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger for his help with the numbers, as his office records county births and deaths. He was quick to reply: “There was much speculation that the…