Wednesday, May 2, 2012, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. This means there are no health impacts expected when air quality is in […]
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Air quality forecast: Tuesday, May 1 — MODERATE (yellow)
Tuesday May 1st, 2012 is a code YELLOW forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion in areas below 4,000 feet. For the ridgetops (areas above 4,000 feet), it is a code GREEN forecast day. This means there are no health impacts expected when […]
Pagan Mom covers Board of Ed session on religions policy
Angela Pippinger reported on the April 12 session of the Buncombe County Board of Education meeting, from a pagan perspective: Did you follow last night on Twitter? If not, that is okay! We had our Board of Ed meeting in regards to new religions policies in dealing with the distribution of Bibles in a school […]
Rumor Dept: Blogger reports anonymous tip that Philly “dumped” New Belgium bid
Jack Curtin’s Liquid Diet blog has this, which he labels “shaky”: I received this text overnight from an anonymous source* who has not responded to my request for identification: “Heard Philly city government passed on New Belgium. DUMPED IT to PiDc. Do your investigative stuff.” “PiDc” is the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. I’m not quite […]
Air quality forecast: Wednesday, March 21 — MODERATE (yellow)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Buncombe County. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, according to the N.C. Division of Air Quality.
Air quality alert: WNC air deemed unhealthy for sensitive groups (orange) (UPDATED)
UPDATE: As of 5 p.m. the alert has been rescinded. “Our hourly fine particulate pollution monitor in Buncombe County is showing improved conditions at this time. We are now in the code GREEN range. No special precautions are suggested,” according to the WNC Regional Air Quality Agency. WNC is currently experiencing code ORANGE air quality […]
Bread+Cheese, Please blogger raves about Asheville’s craft-beer scene
Charise of Bread + Cheese, Please! blog recaps her visit to Asheville to explore its craft-beer scene. Here are a couple snippets: …we hit up 7 places over the 2 days, and here’s our take … Pisgah Brewing. … It is in an industrial park that had us going “um, are you sure this is […]
ASAP offers cost-share program for WNC farms and tailgate markets
In an effort to help WNC farms, tailgate markets and vendors tell their story, the Appalachian Agriculture Sustainable Project is offering cost-share matching funds to help those who qualify to market themselves in a special advertising section of Mountain Xpress.
Dispute turns deadly between Smiley’s Flea Market vendors
Asheville Citizen-Times reports: A dispute between vendors at Smiley’s Flea Market led to a fatal shooting today. Otha Ray Barefoot, 26, of Greer, S.C., was charged with murder following the 7:20 a.m. shooting, Henderson County Sheriff’s Capt. Jerry Rice said. Paul Allen Bradish, 59, of Asheville, died in the incident. …
Recruiting Sierra Nevada to WNC: The legislative role
N.C. Rep. Chuck McGrady (who represents the Henderson County region) wrote this piece for ChicoER.com: Residents in Henderson County, and even western North Carolina, are cheering the recent announcement that Chico, California-based Sierra Nevada, a large brewer, has chosen to locate its new brewery on the east coast in the Ferncliff Industrial Park in Mills […]
Group brings up-close experience with raptors to Henderson County school kids
Hendersonville Times-News reports: Squeals of delight could be heard in a fourth-grade classroom at Dana Elementary as a falcon flew from one end of the room to the other. Students got an up-close look at the falcon and several owls as they learned about birds of prey during a presentation Friday by Save Our American […]
Role of activism is subject of two UNCA panel discussions
UNCA announces: UNC Asheville’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program will host two panel discussions on the role of activism. Both panels take place in Karpen Hall’s Laurel Forum on campus. Both are free and open to the public. Panel Discussion, Q & A with Community Activists – 12:20- 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. Panelists […]
Flat Rock Cinema needs help converting 35mm projectors to digital
Hendersonville Times-News reports: Howard Molton, co-owner of Flat Rock Cinema, has received an outpouring of support from the community after he announced the business might have to close if he couldn’t find a way to pay for a new projector. In 2008, theaters began converting 35 mm film projectors to digital. … “We’ve had a […]
A New Yorker’s guide to an alt Asheville getaway
New York magazine’s website just published its “Five-Point Weekend Escape Plan” (which seems a little like six or seven or eight points) suggesting that visitors: 1) stay at the Grove Park Inn, the Princess Anne Hotel or Sweet Peas Hostel 2) eat at 12 Bones, Early Girl, Tupelo Honey and Chai Pani, 3) take in […]
N.C. DMV begins reissuance of Great Smokies license plate
Following a four-month suspension of sales, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles this week began reissuing “Friends of the Smokies” special license plates. Legislation recently passed by the General Assembly required that the plate be redesigned when supplies ran out last October. NCDMV worked with the Friends of the Smokies foundation to approve the […]
Do you dig ramps? Please don’t. They should be cut, not dug
Cherokee One Feather reports: …Plant experts stress that ramps should be cut while in the ground and not dug. “The biggest impact on local ramp populations is these fundraiser ramp dinners where they harvest hundreds of pounds of ramps at a time and they use spades and shovels,” said Kevin Welch, coordinator for the Center […]
How to get your seedlings going: a class with WNC grower Patryk Battle
Announcement from Carolina Farm Stewardship Association: February Class: Seedling Production Saturday February 25, 2012 from 1:00 – 5:15 p.m. Location: 176 Kimzey Road, Mills River, NC Instructor: Pat Battle, with Rocco Sinicrope & Jeremy Ghrist Students will learn the information and resources needed to establish a seedling production area at home. We will briefly examine […]
Thirsty Monk among top-50 Southern bars on Garden & Gun’s list
Charleston (SC) magazine Garden & Gun listed Asheville’s Thirsty Monk among its top-50 Southern bars. The Monk was among three bars listed under “Draft Houses”: After Barry Bialik opened his extraordinary Belgian beer pub in an evocatively dark basement, he soon discovered monks weren’t the only ones making great beer. The Thirsty Monk still pours […]
Has Ghost Town found its heroine? Maggie Valley resident hopes to revive amusement park
Smoky Mountain News has the story on Ghost Town’s possible rebirth: Tears gathered in Alaska Presley’s eyes as she moved one step closer to attaining a Maggie Valley icon that has remained close to her heart but out of her possession for more than 50 years. Surrounded by supporters, former Ghost Town employees and her […]
Jackson County domestic violence agency shuts without warning amid irregularities
Smoky Mountain News reports: A domestic violence and sexual assault agency serving victims of abuse in Jackson County abruptly shut its doors last week after more than three decades in operation. REACH of Jackson County has been plagued for two years by an on-going funding crisis, but the sudden closure came amid questions about internal […]
Ten Commandments plaque in Newland draws fire from Freedom From Religion Foundation
The Avery Journal reports: Where do the 10 Commandments belong? According to Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of Madison, Wis., based Freedom From Religion Foundation, they do not belong on the walls of Newland Town Hall. … Town officials are still in the process of preparing a statement on the town’s position regarding the plaque.