From NBC Charlotte WCNC By Michelle Boudin A Charlotte couple says they were beaten and verbally abused for being gay. The couple was visiting Asheville when they say a group of total strangers decided to attack. Dustin Martin and Mark Little live together in Charlotte. “We never expected anything like that to happen in Asheville,” […]
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WNC hospital layoffs announced
From the Asheville Citizen-Times Citing lower patient numbers, three Western North Carolina hospitals recently laid off more than 80 employees. The hospitals in Haywood, Swain and Jackson counties are part of MedWest, which formed in 2010 when WestCare-affiliated Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva and Swain County Hospital in Bryson City became affiliated with Haywood Regional […]
Sure sign of Fall – West Asheville Tastee Freeze closes for season
We caught the setting sun and one of the last ice cream cones of the season on the Patton Avenue Tastee Freeze. They have closed for the season, and look forward to seeing everyone in the Spring.
Float beyond coal protest at Lake Julian
Around 70 people in a variety of oar-powered boats took to the waters of Lake Julian to protest the continued use of coal at the Arden power plant. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
Downtown Association holds annual Octoberfest
With a lot, make that a keg-full, of beer news in the last year, Beer City, USA held a celebration of the hop beverage in the German style. View up Wall Street at the height of festivities. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
Activist and author David Swanson in Asheville Oct. 26
Nothing More Evil: Confronting the Military Industrial complex An evening with author, activist and speaker David Swanson October 26, 2012, 7 – 9:30 p.m. Rooftop Room, Battery Park Apartments, 1 Battle Square, Asheville, NC
UNCA Career and Graduate School Fair Set for Oct. 16
Press release from UNC Asheville News Services The Career and Graduate School Fair offers a chance to meet local employers and representatives of graduate schools in the region. The fair, sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Career Center, takes place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 in the Kimmel Arena concourse at the Sherrill Center. The […]
NC Policy Watch remembers Dr. Bill Friday
Flags have been lowered to half-staff. Tributes are pouring in from all over the political and academic worlds. North Carolina lost a giant with the passing of long-time UNC president Bill Friday at the age of 92 this week. From NC Policy Watch by Chris Fizsimon This doesn’t really seem like a day for the […]
Float beyond coal this Sunday Oct. 14 at 2p.m. in Lake Julian
Press release from The Sierra Club More than a dozen boats will form a flotilla on Lake Julian in front of Duke Energy’s Asheville Coal Plant (previously owned by Progress Energy), with giant banners urging the company to move beyond coal. Dozens of people are expected to attend the event and participate in the flotilla, […]
Conservation Groups Push NC Power Companies to Clean Up Contamination
From Public News Service: By Stephanie Carroll Carson Aerial view of Progress Energy’s coal fired power plant in Asheville. Courtesy: Kelly Martin Duke Energy and Progress Energy are being asked by a group of environmental organizations to clean up coal ash contamination found at 14 coal-fired power plants around the state. The Southern Environmental Law […]
Lowering of N. C. state flag for former UNC President William Friday
Press release from Office of the Governor Gov. Bev Perdue today ordered state flags to be lowered immediately to half-staff on all state facilities in honor of former University of North Carolina System President William, Friday, who died this morning at age 92. Funeral arrangements are pending. All North Carolinians are invited to join in […]
APD warns of financial phone scam
Press release from Asheville Police Department In the past few months, the Asheville Police Department has seen an increase in the amount of scam-related reports filed with our agency. The scams are all the same and involve individuals in Mexico calling elderly victims here in Asheville and pretending to be a grandchild in the need […]
UNC Asheville Offers Substitute Teacher Training Classes
Press release from UNC Asheville News Services Effective Teacher Training, a series of classes recommended for those interested in substitute teaching, will be offered on four consecutive Saturdays beginning October 20, by the Asheville Graduate Center at UNC Asheville. Effective Teacher Training is required for those substituting in the Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools. […]
Secret Service load-in at Civic Center
Preparations are well under way for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s visit to Asheville. Pictured: Uniformed U.S. Secret Service officers unload a truck in front of the U.S. Celluar Center. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
New West Asheville neighborhood group meets with city over traffic concerns
A new neighborhood group has formed in east-West Asheville over concerns about traffic and impact from the New Belgium Brewing project. Jonathan Wainscott presented a plan to bypass a problem spot for trucks at the meeting. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
Historic train to join arts, crafts, music at annual Bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 13
From the Henderson Times-News Norfolk Southern is bringing a restored 1926 Pullman passenger car via the railway at the Historic Depot for this year’s annual Arts and Crafts Bazaar Saturday on Maple Street. Facts Entertainment schedule 10 a.m.-11 a.m.: Hendersonville Children’s Choir 11 a.m.–1 p.m.: Step Child Band 1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Kontained Band with the […]
Tire amnesty day Oct. 13th at Asheville Mall Sears store
Press release from Asheville Greenworks Saturday October 13th from 10am to 5pm in the Sears Asheville Mall front parking lot, volunteers will be ready to accept up to 10 tires, on or off rim, at no charge from residents of Buncombe County. Please bring along a valid ID or your most recent water bill showing […]
UNCA hosts talk by Gallaudet University President
Press release from UNC Asheville News Services I. King Jordan, who made history when he was appointed as the first deaf president of Gallaudet University, will deliver a talk, “The Deaf Community at a Crossroads” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union. Jordan will also speak to smaller groups of […]
Neighborhood meeting about New Belgium impact tonight
A group of citizens of East West Asheville are meeting with city officials and others tonight to discuss the impact of traffic on the neighborhood from the New Belgium project. The primary truck route has been identified as Haywood Road down the hill to Craven Street. Many area residents are concerned about the impact of […]
Bountiful corn crop provides county with healthy harvest
From the Hendersonville Times-News: By Nathaniel Axtell Times-News Staff Writer While drought withered fields in the Midwest this summer, Henderson County’s corn farmers are reaping the benefits of good growing conditions and even better prices for their bushels this fall. “Corn prices are some of the highest we’ve seen and that’s just indicative of supply […]
Early voting starts Oct. 18, sites announced for Buncombe County
Early voting starts on Thursday, Oct. 18. Signs like this one at the West Asheville Library will mark the sites. (photo by Bill Rhodes)