From a press release: The Asheville Board of Realtors presented Eblen Charities with a donation check in the amount of $3300 during the board’s annual meeting held Oct. 30, 2014 at the Doubletree Hotel. The money was raised during the annual Jean Ann Rogers Memorial Golf Tournament held in August and will be used to […]
From a press release: On Friday, Dec. 20, Town Mountain and Mandolin Orange will play a benefit for two local hunger relief organizations, Funding America Through Entertainment (FATE) and MANNA FoodBank at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall in Asheville, NC. New Belgium Brewing Company is sponsoring the event and will donate proceeds from their beer […]
Local Flavor AVL phone app is a user guide for all things Asheville, so the company plans to celebrate its growth milestones in “the Asheville way” — with beer, friends and music at Highland Brewing Co.
From a press release: Friday, Nov. 21st from 5-8 p.m. The Historic Grove Arcade on Battery Hill decks its halls and lights the building for its 2014 Winter Wonderland. Sing holiday carols with the Asheville Symphony Chorus. Make holiday ornaments. View gingerbread houses from Omni Grove Park Inn National Gingerbread House competition. Have photos with […]
From a press release: Farmers raising fiber animals in the Local Cloth region will learn how to generate an income flow from all that gorgeous fiber walking around in their pastures. Local Cloth’s Shepherd’s Forum provides tools to increase income from fiber animals, as well as a place to meet service-providers and network with other […]
From Yahoo Travel blog: Model and lifestyle blogger Teresa Moore (check out her blog Teresa Tastes) shows us around Asheville, North Carolina. The small town is famous for its Southern hipster culture and cuisine, the largest home in America (the Biltmore House) and, at this time of the year, the beautiful changing leaves along the […]
From a press release: In the American business vernacular, the “power lunch” is the time when business connections, discussions and decisions come together. On Friday, Nov. 14, the “power lunch” takes on an even greater meaning: it becomes a powerful fundraising launch to benefit Junior Achievement (JA) of Western North Carolina. Asheville’s business movers and […]
From a press release: Medea Galligan MS Nutrition, CHHC, AADP, RYT has been a holistic health coach for over 20 years. Medea and her husband also own Medea’s Espresso & Juice Bar, serving mostly organic and local foods, their café is located on the south side of Asheville off Long Shoals Road. Medea will provide […]
On Sunday, Nov. 2, cider makers and cider lovers gathered at the Western North Carolina Farmers Market for an al fresco tasting event. Despite the chilly weather, hundreds of attendees meandered from booth to booth, sampling classics and seasonal flavors by more than a dozen NC-based cideries and several producers from further locales. Windy Hill […]
Although there is no formal dress code for Anam Cara Theatre Company’s fundraiser, Zombie Hospital 1955, it may be one of those rare Asheville parties where not dressing appropriately is actually frowned upon. But keep in mind that in this case, “appropriate” is loosely defined as blood-stained anything — and a frown is perhaps the […]
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a monthly veteran relief meal and a mobile app geared at graffiti appreciation.
With a resume that reads like a Food Network roundup of the best Southern-inspired restaurants, chef Scott Ostrander will feel right at home as the newly ordained executive chef in the Grand Bohemian Hotel’s restaurant, Red Stag Grill. “With chef Ostrander at the helm,” says Grand Bohemian’s general manager John Luckett, “guests of the restaurant […]
Michele D’Aprix fell in love with winemaking in the late ’90s. Now, armed with a University of California-Davis degree in enology and viticulture, years of hands-on winery experience and an attitude that mixes equal parts charisma and quick wit, D’Aprix makes the perfect American ambassador to France. D’Aprix, currently the only female American winemaker in […]
UNLUCKY SEVEN On Saturday, Oct. 25, Sound Tribe Sector 9 began its headlining show at the US Cellular Center without a hitch, but shortly thereafter, security personnel identified seven audience members suffering from drug-induced medical conditions. The seven were quickly transported to Mission Hospital, but over an hour later, the band’s set was stopped and the […]
From a press release: Insurance Service of Asheville expands Nov. 19 community blanket drive for Asheville Buncombe Christian Ministry to include Winter wearables Insurance Service of Asheville, Inc. is holding its 5th annual blanket drive to help keep Asheville warm this winter, and has expanded the drive to include winter wearables such as coats, hats, […]
From a press release: Raleigh, NC – Jennie Eblen, vice president at Eblen Short Stop Stores, Inc., has been elected to the statewide Board of Directors of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. Eblen currently serves on the boards of the N.C. Partnership for Children, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, Care Partners Foundation, […]
From a community newsletter: Our goal is for every locally owned independent business to be listed and for every local who cares about our community to have a card. Is that a crazy dream? No, because WE ARE ASHEVILLE and we can do this. The new deadline to get listed in 45,000 copies of the […]
From a press release: Park Ridge Health awarded “A” in Fall 2014 hospital safety score Park Ridge Health was honored with an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s […]
The musicians comprising Tellico have been around Asheville for years, but the self-described “Appalachiacana” roots band itself is a new incarnation. Imagine each member’s astonishment when a $7,500 Kickstarter campaign supporting the band’s debut album was funded in under a day. “I am as surprised at the success as anyone,” says Anya Hinkle, who claims […]
From a press release: Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. While all adoption-related issues are important, the particular focus of this month is the adoption of children living in foster care. In North Carolina, nearly 10,000 children are part of the foster care system, including more than 2,000 children available and […]
From a press release: Blue Ridge Parkway Announces Full Road Closure at Milepost 422 for Rehabilitation of Devil’s Courthouse Tunnel – Detour Available Blue Ridge Parkway officials announce the closure of a small section of motor road between existing gates at Milepost 420.3 near US Forest Service Road 816 (Black Balsam Road) and Milepost 423.3 […]
