Press release: Holistic Healing Day Saturday January 23, 2016, 11am-3pm Center for Spiritual Living Asheville 2 Science of Mind Way, Asheville NC 28806 Unique opportunity to experience a wide variety of healing art therapies all in one place. The Holistic Healing Day will offer a sampling of massage, reiki, reflexology, energy healing, life coaching, body […]
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Weekly YMCA indoor market features goods from 40 regional vendors
Press release from the YMCA of Western North Carolina: Asheville, N.C., Jan. 7, 2016 – The first YMCA Winter Market of the season will be held Saturday, January 9, from 10am to 12:30pm, at Grace Covenant Church, 789 Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville. Forty vendors from throughout the region will be selling an array of […]
A-B Tech graduate wins Miss Native American USA
News release from A-B Tech Community College: Kristina Hyatt, a 2014 A-B Tech Dental Hygiene graduate, was named Miss Native American USA at a pageant held in August in Tempe, Ariz. She was also the winner of the 2011 Miss Cherokee pageant, representing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. “I decided to enter the Miss […]
Terry Bellamy, Dwight Mullen provide highlights for MLK Week at UNC Asheville
Press release from UNC Asheville: Former Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy will provide the keynote address, and Professor Dwight Mullen will present the State of Black Asheville lecture during UNC Asheville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week 2016, Jan. 15-22. These events, along with films, discussions and other activities through the week will be free and […]
Gordon Smith calls for Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Asheville
Press release from the Gordon Smith Campaign: Asheville N.C.– City council member Gordon Smith, a child and family therapist and civil rights activist, has introduced a resolution to declare the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Asheville. (Full text of the resolution is included at the end of this release.) “People in […]
Annual Kenilworth MLK celebration
Press release from Kenilworth Presbyterian Church: 6th Annual Kenilworth celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! Monday, January 18 at Kenilworth Presbyterian Church 123 Kenilworth Rd. 28803. Potluck from 5:30-6:30pm in Kenilworth Center 4 Chiles Ave. (directly behind church) and the program will begin at 6:30pm in the church sanctuary. The program for the evening is “Seeking […]
A-B Tech receives funding to assist student parents
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College: A-B Tech Community College received continued funding from the N.C. Community College System for childcare services, which provides subsidy assistance for parents who are students at A-B Tech. The award for the 2015-16 academic year is $41,208 The college uses the funds to help remove barriers for […]
Local artist’s work chosen for national exhibit
Press release: Original beaded artworks by Sue Osterberg, a Hendersonville resident, will be on display at the Folk Art Center in Asheville from January 23 to May 8, 2016 as part of Through the Needle’s Eye, the 20th national exhibit organized by The Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA). Mrs. Osterberg’s intricately beaded creations were chosen […]
Altrusa Waynesville hosts 19th annual scholarship fundraiser
Press release from Altrusa International of Waynesville: Altrusa Club of Waynesville will be hosting the Nineteenth Annual Soup and Cornbread Benefit Scholarship Fundraiser on Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The lunch or dinner will include: homemade soup (vegetable or potato), fresh cornbread, a beverage and your choice of homemade dessert. […]
The Rotary Club of Asheville hosts fundraiser ball
Press release from the Rotary Club of Asheville: The Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro presents the 1st Annual “Beat the Winter Blues” Ball, Thursday, January 28 from 6 – 10 pm at the Masonic Temple in downtown Asheville. This event is a fundraiser for local Rotary charities, including the Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust (CART Fund) […]
Council on Aging hosts Medicare information classes
Press release from the Council on Aging: Asheville, NC – The Council on Aging of Buncombe County in conjunction with Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) announces the Medicare class schedule for Medicare Choices Made Easy. The information session explains how Medicare works, the enrollment process, how to avoid penalties and ways that beneficiaries can […]
Clean Water Trust Fund take lead in protecting state’s water quality
Press release from the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources: RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina continues to experience substantial population growth, the importance of protecting the state’s sources of water becomes even more important. Sediment from erosion and pollutants in storm water runoff are two of the biggest threats to water quality. The N.C. […]
Swannanoa Valley Museum hosts hike interest meetings
Press release from the Swannanoa Valley Museum: The Swannanoa Valley Museum, Buncombe County’s primary museum of local history, will host interest meetings about its popular annual hiking programs in Black Mountain and Asheville in early January. The meetings provide an introduction to the hiking programs, details about the individual hikes, advice for hikers, and registration […]
Asheville Chamber Jan. 7 Career Fair employers announced
Press release from the Asheville Chamber of Commerce: Asheville, N.C. – Job seekers will have many opportunities to advance their career in the New Year at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 10th Annual Homecoming Career Fair. Nearly 4,500 of them, to be exact, with plenty of quality jobs. The region’s largest annual career fair, presented […]
Habitat for Humanity seeks applicants for home repair program
Press release from Habitat for Humanity: ASHEVILLE, N.C. – In addition to building new HealthyBuilt NC homes in partnership with qualified families, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity (AAHH) also offers a Home Repair program for low-income Buncombe County homeowners. By offering low monthly payments and 0% interest financing, Habitat makes home improvement affordable for low-income […]
WNC hit hard by storms with more rain expected and a flood watch in effect until New Years Eve
WNC was hit with heavy rainfall Monday and early Tuesday morning causing significant flooding, power outages, tornado warnings, road closures and even daring rescues of several Buncombe County residents threatened by rising waters. The rainfall most likely isn’t finished with us yet. According to the National Weather Service, an additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall […]
MountainTrue and Sierra Club file petition regarding Duke Energy’s proposed gas-fired plant
Press release from MountainTrue: Asheville, N.C. — MountainTrue and the Sierra Club, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), today filed a petition (December 22) to intervene in proceeding before the North Carolina Utilities Commission regarding Duke Energy’s proposed new gas-fired power plant that the company has branded its “Western Carolinas Modernization Project.” Duke Energy […]
FernLeaf Community Charter School accepting applications Jan. 1st
Press release from FernLeaf Community Charter School: Enrollment for the area’s newest charter school begins January 1st, 2016. FernLeaf Community Charter School, located in Fletcher, is a small tuition free public school dedicated to providing students with engaging, hands on, experiential learning opportunities. The school will open in August 2016 in a new facility to […]
Smithsonian loans satellite to PARI for public display
Press release from the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI): Rosman, NC – An ATS-6 satellite is now on display at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI). The satellite was loaned to PARI by the Smithsonian Institution and is available for public viewing in the Space Artifacts section of PARI’s Exhibit Gallery. The PARI site was […]
Asheville Movement Collective and Asheville Masonic Temple partner to benefit Our VOICE
Press release from Asheville Movement Collective: January 1, 2016 at 10:30 am at Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway Street, $7+ Suggested Donation Our VOICE pursues a community that is free of sexual violence. Asheville Movement Collective hosts dance waves for personal and community transformation. Asheville Movement Collective has partnered with The Asheville Masonic Temple to […]
Community Calendar Highlights: Give!Local nonprofit events from 12/23 through 12/31
This is the last week to donate to the Give!Local campaign! So far there have been over 290 donations made, with an average donation of $89. The largest donation so far has been for $2,100 and the campaign has made over $26,000 (as of Monday Dec. 21). Thanks to all those who have donated so […]