YMCA of Western North Carolina is holding their annual Healthy Kids Day today, April 12, in Pack Square until 3 p.m. The YMCA designed the annual event to “inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active.” This year’s event also marks the launch of the organization’s new mobile food kitchen and pantry.
It’s the perfect weekend for animal lovers! With this lovely weather your could take your dog for a walk, visit the WNC Nature Center or you could go to a benefit for Brother Wolf Animal Rescue on Saturday, Sunday or both. Brother Wolf Animal Rescue is offering a full lineup of activities for animal lovers this whole weekend.
Press Release Charlotte Street Computers Charlotte Street Computers is pleased to announce their 6th annual Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Day, taking place on April 13th. Made possible through a partnership with Asheville’s Fun Depot and the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, this event promotes community outreach for Asheville’s public housing residents and […]
In our new feature, area growers introduce their gardens. This week Melissa Metz, garden manager for Sunny Point Cafe, tells us about the restaurant’s garden.
Press Release Tryon Fine Arts Center Toubab Krewe will appear at Tryon Fine Arts Center on Tuesday, April 29th at 7 PM with special guest Kokanko Sata, a West African musician and singer on tour in the US. This distinctive program will bring focus to the connections between West Africa and the Americas through music. […]
Press Release Charles George VA Medical Center The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the most prestigious awards presented by the Governor of North Carolina, will be presented to Ms. Ruby Rice Jones, a Charles George VA Medical Center volunteer, tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the medical center’s Multipurpose Room. Ms. Jones has […]
Press Release Great Smoky Mountains Association Executive Director Terry Maddox with Great Smoky Mountains Association announced this past week that an anonymous donor has named the non-profit organization as the recipient of one of the largest cash donations given in support of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “I have unprecedented news to share with you,” […]
Press Release Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce will present the 2014 Sky High Growth Award to 28 businesses that have experienced outstanding growth in sales and/or employment over the last several years. The awards reception takes place this evening at 5:30 p.m. at The Millroom. These 28 businesses collectively […]
From the Asheville Citizen Times Romando Dixson The registrations of 90-some inactive voters will be removed from the voter roll after the individuals failed to show up or send representation to a hearing Thursday challenging their registration in Buncombe County. There is a 10-day window to appeal Thursday’s proceedings through Buncombe County Superior Court. Read the […]
Press Release Riverlink Announcing the Winners of the 2014 Voices of the River Art and Poetry Contest! PreK-2nd Grade 2D art First place: Trevor Lunsford, “Unnamed” Francine Delany Second Place: Sydney Hardin, “Unnamed” Black Mountain Art in the Afternoon Third Place: Jazmine Young, “The Water is very Soothing” Atkinson Elementary 3rd-5th grade 2D art First […]
Press Release City of Asheville The next formal meeting of the Asheville City Council will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PRIOR to the formal meeting, City Council will be holding a worksession at 3:00 p.m. in the 1st Floor North Conference Room of CityHall, to obtain budget policy direction […]
Press Release University of North Carolina Asheville UNC Asheville will present three free performances of Freckle In My Eye, a one-woman show by Ashley Wilkerson, at 7 p.m. April 17-19 in UNC Asheville’s Carol Belk Theater. Freckle In My Eye is the fictional story of a woman living on death row in Texas. The performances […]
Press Release National Forests in North Carolina The U.S. Forest Service is encouraging people to submit comments by April 28, 2014 on the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. The NOI, published last month in the Federal Register, is part of the next phase of revising the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests Land and […]
Press Release Equality NC Friend of Equality — Breaking news! Just seconds ago, our friends at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) and the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Ellis & Winters LLP filed a new case in federal court on behalf of three […]
Press Release Brevard College Community members of all ages are invited to celebrate Earth Day at Brevard College’s EarthFest this Saturday, April 12. Come enjoy a day of free family fun and environmental activities from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the College’s amphitheatre beside the Porter Center for Performing Arts. A number of local […]
Mountain Xpress and Sherwood’s Music are partnering to showcase local musicians through a series of stripped-down performances for the web. This week Luzius Stone perform “Past Life.”
The Western North Carolina Orchid Society’s 2014 Orchid Show is taking place right now at the North Carolina Arboretum. Check out our photos for a preview.
Our weekly video series goes regional as Mountain Xpress and City Lights Bookstore in Jackson County partner for a web performance by Sylva artist Ian Moore.
Last Thursday, March 20, students and parents from Emma Elementary school gathered in the school’s auditorium to watch some of their fellow students perform a traditional Mexican dance from the state of Veracruz. The program, part of the school’s Cultural Day, was organized by Nuestro Centro, a Latino community center based in the Emma community.
Press Release Brevard College Brevard College Geology Professor Dr. James Reynolds has had a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of South American Earth Sciences titled “Tectonic controls on the evolution of the Andean Cenozoic foreland basin: evidence from fluvial system variations in the Payogastilla Group, in the Calchaquí, Tonco, and Amblayo Valleys, NW […]
Press Release Western Carolina University The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees has given its unanimous approval to allow university officials to proceed with planning and design for renovations and additions to Buchanan Residence Hall and Brown Building in the historic upper part of the Cullowhee campus. Work on the 56-year-old Buchanan Residence Hall will […]
