Press Release Rotary Club of Asheville Join in the fight against hunger in Western North Carolina and participate in the fifth Annual Rotarians Against Hunger (RAH) meal packaging event on March 22, 2014 at the Reuter Family Branch of the YMCA in Biltmore Park. The goal is to package 200,000 + meals of fortified macaroni […]
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WNC Home, Garden & Green Living Show to offer discount admission with MANNA donations
Press Release The Buzz Asheville The WNC Home, Garden & Green Living Show has teamed up with Manna FoodBank to help fight hunger in Western North Carolina, by offering $1.00 off admission ticket with a non-perishable food donation. The Home, Garden & Green Living Show is March 21-23, 2014 at the US Cellular Center in […]
WCU to increase fees for half marathon March 1
Press Release Western Carolina University Runners still have time to sign up for Western Carolina University’s Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5-K at special early registration rates, but fees will go up Saturday, March 1. Runners of all experience levels will gather for the races on the WCU campus Saturday, April 5. The […]
WCU honors Robert Conley, Sequoyah Professor of Cherokee Studies
Press Release Western Carolina University Noted Native American scholar and author Robert J. Conley, the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. Conley, 73, a registered tribal member of the Cherokee Nation, was appointed to the WCU […]
UNCA’s NEMAC receives forest protection award
Press Release University of North Carolina Asheville UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC) will be among an interagency team receiving a Chief’s Honor Award from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell next month in Washington, D.C. The award comes for NEMAC’S role in the creation of ForWarn, the early warning system that […]
Caldwell Community College releases literary & arts magazine
Press Release Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute CCC&TI has announced that Branches, the college’s literary and arts magazine will be released in February. The publication features prose, poetry and artwork from both CCC&TI students and members of the community. A call for submissions was issued last spring and more than 150 literature and art […]
WCU to host tourism conference April 11
Press Release Western Carolina University The impact of the travel and tourism industry on the economy of the 26 westernmost counties of North Carolina will be the subject of a daylong conference Friday, April 11, presented by the Western Carolina University College of Business. The inaugural “Tourism Works for Western North Carolina” conference will be […]
Asheville Art Museum to host Absinthe benefit Feb. 23
Press Release Asheville Art Musuem “Dance With the Green Fairy”: A Unique Cocktail Event That Benefits the Asheville Art Museum Sunday, February 23, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Location: Secret – to be revealed the day before the event Oscar Wilde once said, “After the first glass of absinthe you see things as you wish they were. After […]
WCU Board of Trustees to meet March 7
Press Release Western Carolina University The Board of Trustees of Western Carolina University will hold its quarterly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 7, in the board room of H.F. Robinson Administration Building. The board also will hold committee meetings and discussions beginning at noon Thursday, March 6, at various locations on the fifth […]
Mills River Presbyterian starts winter greens community garden
Press Release Mills River Presbyterian Church On Saturday, March 1, 2014, Mills River Presbyterian Church will launch a new community initiative entitled “Garden Rolling on Wheels” (GROW) in the church parking lot from 10:00am to 11:00am. The educational program includes the start of a tire garden on a flatbed trailer that will grow winter greens […]
Thompson’s Store to host Saluda Mardi Gras event
Press Release Thompson’s Store This time of the year the quaint mountain village of Saluda, NC has fewer visitors and becomes a “sleepy” community until visitors and day trippers return in the spring. As part of Historic Thompson’s Store’s “Let the Good Times Roll” music series, organizers will be hosting a Mardi Gras Masquerade party […]
Developer withdraws Coggins Farm proposal for revision
The rezoning request for Coggins Farm, a mixed-use development planned for a 169-acre tract in Riceville known as Old Coggins Farm, has been withdrawn by the developer, Coggins Farm LLC. It was scheduled to go before the Buncombe County Commissioners on Feb.18.
Flash Mob: Anti-Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight in Pritchard Park
Inspired by a similar event in San Francisco, the Annual Asheville Anti-Valetine’s Pillow Fight started at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 in Pritchard Park.
Appalachian Foodways scholar to host lecture at UNCA
Press Release University of North Carolina Asheville Elizabeth Engelhardt, a scholar and writer on food, culture and gender in the South, will present “In Praise of the Edges: Southern Food Studies from Appalachia to Texas” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. This event is free and open to […]
Mountain Xpress and Sherwood’s Music Present: The Moon and You
Mountain Xpress and Sherwood’s Music are partnering to showcase local musicians through a series of stripped-down performances for the web. This week The Moon and You (and some friends too) perform “The Bottom of the Road.”
Brevard College announces evening closures
Press Release Brevard College Brevard College has cancelled its evening classes today, February 12, and daytime and evening classes tomorrow, February 13. Because of safety concerns and the weather situation, the library will close as of 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12. Library building operations will resume when conditions permit.
Petition calls for investigation of McCrory and relationship to Duke Energy
Press Release Care2 Last week, up to 82,000 tons of coal ash slurry spilled into North Carolina’s Dan River, stemming from a broken pipe owned by Duke Energy. Now a petition on Care2 demands the Department of Justice step in to investigate Governor Pat McCrory and his role in allowing Duke to avoid penalties for […]
UNCA reschedules OLLI event and archaeology lecture due to weather
Press Release University of North Carolina Asheville OLLI at UNC Asheville’s Advance Care Workshop has been rescheduled for Feb. 20. The archaeology lecture by Robert Bauslaugh has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. For more information, see the Announcements section at http://news.unca.edu/
Cradle of Forestry cancels frog program due to winter weather
Press Release National Forests in North Carolina Due to recent wintry weather and potentially hazardous driving conditions, the Cradle of Forestry in America cancelled the program, “Frog Love in the Pink Beds,” scheduled for Feb. 15, 2014. The program will not be rescheduled. The Cradle of Forestry’s daily operations and services for the 2014 season […]
Clayspace Co-op announces two-night pottery event
Press Release Kristin Schoonover, Benyo Pottery What: Pottery Party When: 7-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, and Friday, March 15 Where: Clayspace Co-op in the Wedge, 119 Roberts St., Asheville Asheville ceramic artist Kristin Schoonover will host a two-night pottery party 7-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, March 15, both at her studio in the […]
CMLC to hold history hike at Rockbrook Camp Feb. 16
Press Release Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Join Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy this Sunday, February 16th, for an interpretive hike highlighting the scenic beauty and rich history of Rockbrook Camp. Founded in 1921, rustic Rockbrook Camp for Girls is located southwest of Brevard along the French Broad River. In 2010, CMLC placed a conservation easement on 115 acres […]