Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 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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WNCA hosts ‘Strawberry Full Moon’ paddle trip June 13
ASHEVILLE – Join the Western North Carolina Alliance on Friday, June 13 for a nighttime paddle down our beloved French Broad River. The trip will take place under the Full Strawberry Moon, so named by Algonquin tribes because it comes during the time to gather ripening strawberries. This moonlit journey will be led by our […]
WNC resident is finalist for the 2014 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction
Press release: CHEROKEE, NC, June 3, 2014 – Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Executive Director of the Cherokee Preservation Foundation in Cherokee, North Carolina, is a finalist for the 2014 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. The award was established in 2000 by Barbara Kingsolver and is funded entirely by her. Clapsaddle is an enrolled member of […]
AC-T: Limo driver sentenced to 12 years for crash that killed couple
Asheville Citizen-Times By Clarke Morrison: ASHEVILLE – A limousine driver who was behind the wheel high on crack cocaine during a crash that killed a newlywed couple expecting their first child was sentenced Monday to at least 12 years in prison. Rodney Koon, 46, of Asheville, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony death by […]
Ashvegas: Lex 18 temporarily closes to bring back original vision, new chef
Driving down Lexington Avenue, you’ll see the windows of new moonshine bar and Southern restaurant Lex 18 are covered, with notices reading, “Reopening soon with original Jack and Masters designers, management and new chef.” Context? A comment on Ashvegas gives clues: Ashvegas.com By Jason Sanford: Here’s a comment from Joseph Malki, one of the original […]
CPP: An in-depth look at Moffitt’s political publishing company
Carolina Public Press By Jon Elliston: Rep. Tim Moffitt, the second-term Republican state legislator who represents parts of Buncombe County, has long maintained that conservatives don’t get a fair shake in the press. So he created his own media company, InTouchNC, in December 2012. The company has provided “a new level of constituent service,” he […]
Appalachian Grown restaurants to spotlight fresh berry recipes this June
Press Release From Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project ASHEVILLE, NC (June 2, 2014)—Local berries are the stars of early summer – from the last of the strawberries to blue-hued blueberries and rosy-red raspberries—which are popping up now at area farmers tailgate markets and on the menus of Appalachian Grown™ partner restaurants. All get the spotlight in […]
‘Documented’: Free film screening at Erwin High School
Here’s the press release from Erwin High: On June 4th starting at 5 PM the Erwin High School AP World History class will be hosting a screening of “Documented”, a film by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, in the high school auditorium. This film tells Vargas’ personal story of outing himself as an […]
3-D Printing and Additive Manufacturing conference set for June 13
Here’s the press release from organizers: 3-D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Resources In Asheville and Western North Carolina will come together June 13, 2014 for an in depth afternoon conference showcasing the regions success and bright future. Local inventors, businesses, students, and inquiring minds alike are encouraged to attend to become educated about local resources, […]
AC-T: State to test for natural gas deposits in WNC
Here’s the excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times: State environmental officials plan to test for the presence of significant natural gas deposits in seven Western North Carolina counties, a development that alarms environmentalists over the possibility of fracking in the mountains. Geologists with the N.C. Department of Environmental and Natural Resources will collect rock samples along […]
Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour visits Asheville
Press release from Sam’s Club: Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour Visits Asheville $500,000 prize purse up for grabs in the country’s largest competitive barbecue tournament BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The heat and smoke are rising as the fourth annual Sam’s Club® National BBQ Tour is on the quest to discover competition barbecue’s National Champion once again. Boasting […]
Carolina Public Press: What the NC Senate budget proposal means for WNC
Kirk Ross with Carolina Public Press breaks down the new state budget: State employees would see a $1,000 raise and teachers who are willing to give up their due process rights would get an 11 percent bump in salary as part of a $21.1 billion budget plan passed by the Senate just after midnight on […]
Season’s at Highland Lake summer cooking class and lunch
PRESS RELEASE from Season’s at Highland Lake (May 30 2014 – Flat Rock, NC) – Fire on the Rock winner and Season’s at Highland Lake Executive Chef Michelle Bailey will share some of the expertise and inspiration that led her to becoming an award winning chef at the June cooking class at Season’s at […]
Van Duyn: I’m appalled at N.C. Senate budget process
Here’s the press release from the Terry Van Duyn campaign: We must support our public teachers and teaching assistants RALEIGH, N.C. — At 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning the North Carolina Senate passed their version of the 2014 – 2015 budget. The 21.2 billion dollar budget eliminates funding for 7,400 teaching assistants for our 2nd and […]
AC-T: Mad Mountain Mud Run benefits Hands On! kids’ museum
More than 1,500 muddy runners took part in Saturday’s Mad Mountain Mud Run and obstacle course in Hendersonville, benefitting Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported Sunday. Rain didn’t fall on the third annual Mad Mountain Mud Run Saturday afternoon, but there was plenty of wet, gooey earth in and around Berkeley Park […]
WCU accepting nominations for 2014 Mountain Heritage Awards
From press release CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University is accepting nominations for the 2014 Mountain Heritage Awards, honors bestowed annually on one individual and one organization that have played a prominent role in the preservation or interpretation of Southern Appalachian history and culture. Nominations for the awards will be accepted through Monday, June 30. […]
Exhibits highlight anniversaries of Western Carolina University, Mountain Heritage Day
From press release: CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center is unveiling new exhibits that highlight two big milestones that are happening this year – the 125thanniversary of the university’s founding and the 40th anniversary of WCU’s fall celebration of mountain culture, Mountain Heritage Day. An exhibit titled “The Dearest Spot of All: Western […]
AC-T: Fallen Asheville firefighter’s name placed on memorial
The plaque honoring Asheville firefighter Capt. Jeff Bowen was unveiled Saturday at a memorial outside the Buncombe County Courthouse, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported Sunday. About 75 people, including Bowen’s widow, Stacy Bowen, took part in the ceremony. Bowen, 37, died on July 28, 2011, while fighting a blaze set by an arsonist inside a commercial structure previously known as […]