Event announcement: The 4th Annual Asheville Wing War will be held March 1. Tickets are now available.
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ASAP to hold panel on building resilient food systems
Event announcement: The talk features Dr. Laura Lengnick, author of the forthcoming book Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate and lead author of the recent USDA report “Climate Change and U.S. Agriculture: Effects and Adaptation.”
Lenoir-Rhyne to celebrate MLK Day with speaker, march
Event announcement: Lenoir-Rhyne University hold its annual Martin Luther King Celebration on Monday, January 19 at 10 a.m. in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium.
‘Ask a Lawyer’ free event to be held Jan. 31
Event announcement: A panel of local attorneys will be available to answer legal questions to individuals for free.
Jackson County NAACP to sponsor MLK Day celebration
Announcement: All organizations and individuals performing service projects on January 19th are invited to a 3-5pm celebration of the “Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and Gratitude” at Sylva’s Bridge Park.
N.C. designates breastfeeding-friendly child care facilities
Press release: The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health (DPH) launched its first North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designations this week, awarding the distinction to eight child care facilities.
BREDL locates abandoned clay mines targeted for possible coal ash disposal
Press release: Today the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League revealed the locations of clay mines across North Carolina which could be targeted for coal ash disposal if abandoned clay mine dumping is approved by the state.
NC Courts: Grandfather Mountain subject to property tax
From Lexology: The North Carolina Supreme Court has declined to review a Court of Appeals decision holding that one of North Carolina’s most recognizable tourist attractions, Grandfather Mountain, is subject to property taxes in Avery County.
Buncombe expected to comply with proposed EPA air-quality standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is currently considering a proposal to require stricter standards on ground-level ozone pollutants. Local emission control efforts lead experts to believe the county will be in attainment for even the lowest levels of the proposal.
Modern Farmer photo essay features Pisgah View Peace Garden
UNCA student and photographer recently had a photo essay on Pisgah View Apartment Community Peace Garden published in Modern Farmer.
Youth OUTright to hold panel on homelessness and queer youth, Jan. 19
Event annoucement: The WNC Gay-Straight Alliance Initiative will present, Homelessness & Queer Youth in WNC, a free panel discussion.
5th annual Kenilworth MLK celebration includes discussion of civil rights history, racism in WNC
Event announcement: The 5th annual Kenilworth celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held on Monday, January 19
UNCA students and employees to hold day of community service for MLK remembrance
Press release: Some 170 UNC Asheville students, staff and faculty volunteers will contribute a day of service to community organizations on Monday, Jan. 19.
Giving back: Volunteering opportunities for 2015
Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes, with skills ranging from data entry to hair and makeup design. Whatever your interests, talents or passion, there’s likely a nonprofit or community group in WNC that could use your help. To get you started, Xpress has rounded up 10 area groups seeking volunteers for 2015.
Sarge’s Animal Rescue accepting submissions for annual pet photo contest
Event announcement: Sarge’s is now accepting photos for its 9th Annual Pet Photo Contest.
Autistics United launches social network and website
Announcement: Autistic United announces AutisticsUnited.com, a free autism social network.
RiverLink to seek land trust accreditation, asks for public comment
RiverLink is submitting an application to become an Accredited Land Trust. The period for public comment is now open.
Council on Aging program allows older adults to reclaim independence
Press Release/ Commentary Council on Aging of Buncombe County After more than a century of Christmases, Asheville¹s Ruth Ebbs, 102, widow of former North Carolina state representative Plato D. Ebbs, proves it’s never too late to come home and enjoy life to the fullest For 100 of the past 101 Christmases Ruth Ebbs hascelebrated, she¹s […]
Charlotte Observer: Appeals court strikes down NC abortion law
The AP reports that an appellate court has determined a law requiring abortion providers to show ultrasounds to women seeking to terminate pregnancies is “ideological in intent.”
Friends of the Smokies receives donation from Nantahala Brewing
Announcement: Since 2012, Nantahala Brewing and their patrons have supported the Ridgerunner program by donating a portion of sales of their limited release Trail Magic Ales.
Web Bites: Bliss bites with Marc Williams
Ethnobotanist and educator Marc Williams recently joined Xpress in the test kitchen at Selina Naturally to show us how to create “bliss bites” — a healthy treat for the holiday season