Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 828-250-6777 Air Quality Forecast for Sunday, […]
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AdventHealth Hendersonville Lunch & Learn Series: “How Do You Starve Cancer?” on Feb. 8
Press release from AdventHealth Hendersonville: Just like other cells, cancer cells are affected by the food we put into our bodies. Approximately 30 to 40% of cancer cases doctors diagnose in patients could have been prevented by modest diet and lifestyle changes. According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research in 2017 alone, 675,512 cancer diagnoses […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Saturday, Feb. 2: Moderate (YELLOW)
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 828-250-6777 Air Quality Forecast for Saturday, […]
WCU spring semester enrollment crests 11,000 for first time
Press release from Western Carolina University: For the first time in Western Carolina University’s history, spring semester enrollment has exceeded 11,000 students, thanks to healthy increases in the number of new graduate students, new undergraduate transfer students and first-time freshmen returning after their initial fall semester. Enrollment for the 2019 spring semester stands at 11,028, […]
Mars Hill Theatre Arts Department presents “Freaky Friday” musical, Feb. 21-24
Press release from Mars Hill University: Mars Hill University’s Theatre Arts Department is honored to premier Disney’s Freaky Friday A New Musical both in North Carolina and as the first collegiate production. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, February 21st-23rd, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday, February 24th. Also included in […]
STIG releases single “Splügarn,” announces late-February tour
Press release from Red Rover Booking: Asheville-based progressive jazz funk fusion band STIG is pairing up with Chicago-based jamtronic electro-funk band Chachuba for a 6-night run through the Southeast starting on February 15th at The One Stop in Asheville, North Carolina, followed by shows in Highlands, North Carolina; Tucker, Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Knoxville, Tennessee; Athens, […]
YWCA Asheville seeks community input and new leadership
Press release from YWCA of Asheville and Western North Carolina: Last week, Beth Maczka announced that she will be stepping down from her role as CEO of YWCA, effective May 2019. In response, the YWCA Board of Directors will host two Community Listening Sessions on Tuesday, February 12th to gather input from the Asheville community as […]
Dogwood Health Trust now operational
Press release from Dogwood Health Trust: With today’s announcement of the completion of Mission Health System’s sale of assets to HCA Healthcare, Dogwood Health Trust is now officially operating as a private, nonprofit foundation whose purpose is to dramatically improve the health and well-being of all people and communities in Western North Carolina. “This is an […]
Family-Friendly Affordable Buncombe issues statement on Mission Health sale
Press release from Family-Friendly Affordable Buncombe: Today marks the sale of the Mission Health System to HCA Healthcare Inc. This transaction, separate and apart from the sale proceeds that will endow the Dogwood Health Trust (a nonprofit foundation), will result in an estimated $15 million in additional combined annual property tax revenues for the City of […]
HCA Healthcare completes purchase of Mission Health
Press release from HCA Healthcare: HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA), a leading healthcare provider with 185 hospitals and approximately 1,800 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom, today announced it has completed the purchase of Mission Health,a six-hospital system in Asheville and western North Carolina, for approximately $1.5 billion. “The team at Mission […]
UNC Asheville provides free tax preparation assistance on Saturdays at Pack Memorial Library
Press release from UNCA: Moderate and low income individuals and families can once again have their income tax returns prepared for free by UNC Asheville volunteers as part of the IRS VITA (Voluntary Income Tax Assistance) program. UNC Asheville’s VITA service, now in its ninth year, will be available from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays […]
Victim in fire fatality identified
Press release from City of Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department has identified the victim of the Sunday, Jan. 27 apartment fire off Pritchard Road. Laura Jean Trawick (57), of Asheville, succumbed to injuries on scene. A second victim is being treated for burn related injuries. The fire remains under further investigation. If anyone has […]
Registration now open for the Duke Nonprofit Management Certificate Program
Press release from WNC Nonprofit Pathways: WNC Nonprofit Pathways partners with Duke University to offer nonprofit classes here in Western North Carolina. Registration is now open for the Spring session. You can earn a certificate in Nonprofit Management by taking individual classes, all classes are open to the public. Visit our website at www.nonprofitpathways.org to […]
City of Hendersonville City Council notice of special meetings
Press release from City of Hendersonville City Council: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS The City Council of the City of Hendersonville will hold special meetings to conduct an annual planning retreat on: Date: Thursday, February 21, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: City Hall – Second Floor Conference Room 145 Fifth […]
MountainTrue and the Pisgah Conservancy team up to save Pisgah’s Ash Trees
Press release from MountainTrue: Two local conservation groups are teaming up to save ash trees in Pisgah National Forest from the blight of the emerald ash borer beetle (EAB). MountainTrue and The Pisgah Conservancy have launched the Save Pisgah’s Ashes campaign to treat and save more than 100 ash trees from this deadly pest. The […]
‘Politics at Black Mountain College’ exhibition opens at BMCM+AC, Feb. 1
Press release from Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: POLITICS AT BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE curated by Connie Bostic, Jon Elliston, Jay Miller and Alice Sebrell The BMC community faced political differences, both internally and externally, throughout its 24-year history. The college was born in 1933 during the Great Depression, lived through WWII, was deeply affected by […]
Asheville competitors capture top honors in Low Country Festival oyster shucking contest
Press release from NCOyster365: Durham, NC, January 27, 2019: On Sunday, North Carolina represented at the Low Country Oyster Festival in Charleston, SC. The 36 annual event boasts the largest oyster festival in the country. But North Carolina can boast the fastest oyster shuckers, at least for last weekend’s contest. Marco Gaspar, of the Lobster […]
Call for artists for RockyFest, April 13
Press release from Alexander County Government Call for Artists RockyFest Saturday, April 13, 2019 in Alexander County Hiddenite NC: Vendor applications are currently being accepted for the 7th Annual RockyFest being held on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area (Rocky Face Park). Visit www.rockyfacepark.com/rockyfest, click on “Vendor Application,” and complete the […]
Seduction Sideshow presents “Love Me Tinder” at Isis Music Hall, Feb 1 & 2
Press release from Seduction Sideshow: Step right up, Ladies, and Gentlemen, and everyone in the Between! Seduction Sideshow is preparing to take you on a journey to… well… right here! Laugh with us as we take a satirical look at our hometown’s dating scene. Let us Bask and Revel in the Shining Light that is […]
Pan Harmonia announces Joie de vivre, Feb. 22 and 24
Press release from Pan Harmonia: Joie de vivre is a French phrase often used to express a cheerful enjoyment of life; an exultation of spirit and this program certainly offers that in the midst of our winter! Festive chamber music was all the rage in the 19th and early 20th century parlors of France and […]
World Affairs Council lecture series resumes at UNCA Feb. 5
Press release from the University of North Carolina Asheville: Global migration, cyber conflict, nuclear arms negotiations, and much more will be explored in the World Affairs Council’s spring 2019 Great Decisions lecture series at UNC Asheville, which begins Feb. 5. The lectures take place at 7:30 p.m. on six consecutive Tuesday evenings in the university’s […]