Press release from the city of Asheville: In October 2017, the City of Asheville began working with the public on a Transit Master Plan, a guiding document for the City’s ART transit system. The plan is designed to provide specific routing recommendations to improve service in the short-term, and serves as a long-term vision plan […]
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Asheville Yoga Center donates proceeds from upcoming paddlers workshop to Maria Noakes Foundation
From the Asheville Yoga Center: Asheville Yoga Center Dedicates Upcoming Yoga for Paddlers Workshop to Maria Noakes Foundation All workshop proceeds will be directly donated to the Live Like Maria Memorial Fund Asheville, N.C., March 7, 2018 — Following the passing of Maria Noakes, Asheville Yoga Center and Anna Levesque are dedicating the upcoming Yoga […]
United Way of Henderson Co. celebrates Rising Leaders program grads
From the United Way of Henderson County: UNITED WAY RISING LEADERS READY TO SERVE LOCAL NONPROFITS Free Program Prepares Next Generation of Board Members and Community Volunteers HENDERSONVILLE, NC, March 9, 2018 – After eight months of education and community service, 25 members of United Way of Henderson County’s seventh annual Rising Leaders Program have […]
N.C. DEQ extends comment period on coal ash disposal draft rules
From the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality: DEQ invites additional feedback by extending informal comment period, adding meeting on draft coal ash rules RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is inviting additional public feedback on rules drafted to better protect public health and the environment when coal ash wastes are disposed of and […]
N.C. Dept. of Treasury extends comment period on community investment program through March 27
From the NC Department of Commerce: Comment Period Extended to Recommend Communities for Investment Deadline for Opportunity Zone recommendations extended to March 27 Raleigh, N.C. – The comment period has been extended for local communities to recommend areas for new federal legislation that could bring investment to economic development where it is most needed. These […]
Mills River Farmers’ Market holds vendor meeting March 15 ahead of 10th anniversary season
From the Mills River Farmers’ Market: VENDOR MEETING FOR MILLS RIVER FARMERS’ MARKET 10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON The Mills River Farmers’ Market is excited to be kicking off our 10th Anniversary this season. Community members that are interested in becoming vendors are invited to our annual Vendor Meeting on Thursday, March 15, 6 – 9 p.m. […]
Groundwater monitoring around Duke Energy coal plants reveals widespread radioactivity
From the Catawba Riverkeeper: Groundwater Monitoring Reveals Widespread Radioactivity at Duke Energy Coal Plants Data show high levels of radioactivity at 11 of 18 Duke plants Today is the deadline for coal-fired power plants to post the results of their groundwater monitoring under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2015 rule regulating the storage and disposal […]
City of Asheville Strategic Development Office holds RAD construction schedule meeting March 16
From the City of Asheville Strategic Development Office: What’s New in Riverfront Redevelopment? RADTIP Construction Schedule Meeting YOU ARE INVITED! RADTIP Construction Schedule Public Meeting Mark your calendars – you are invited to meet with City staff and contractors on March 16, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. (normally, Leadership Round Table) at 14 […]
APD requests public assistance in locating missing person
From the Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police Request Assistance to Locate Missing Person, Natalie Huff Asheville, NC (March 8, 2018): The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate Natalie Paige Huff. She was last seen at Carolina Towing, 2019 Smokey Park Highway) on February 28, 2018. Huff is described as a […]
Montreat College hosts inaugural Coda Music Festival April 20
From Montreat College: Montreat College Announces Coda Music Festival April 20 featuring Floating Action, Tyler Ramsey Montreat, N.C., 3/8/2018—Montreat College announced today the inaugural Coda Music Festival, to be held on the college’s campus Friday, April 20. The outdoor festival will be the college’s largest live music event of the year, featuring critically-acclaimed Asheville-based acts […]
UNC Asheville welcomes Tuvan throat-singing trio Alash March 27-29
From UNC Asheville: Alash – Trio of Tuvan Throat Singers Perform in Concert March 29 at UNC Asheville; Campus Residency to Include Master Classes on March 27-28 Alash, the trio from Tuva whose “throat singing” has taken them to venues that include Lincoln Center and the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival, will perform in concert […]
Warrant issued for arrest of former APD Officer Chris Hickman in beating of citizen
Press release from Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams: ASHEVILLE – Today an Investigator with the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office, who is a dually sworn law enforcement officer with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, obtained the following charges, by means of criminal warrant for arrest (under NCGS §15A-304), against Christopher William Hickman: Assault by […]
Montreat College’s Coda Music Festival features Floating Action and Tyler Ramsey, April 20
Press release from Montreat College: Montreat College announced today the inaugural Coda Music Festival, to be held on the college’s campus Friday, April 20, 2018. The outdoor festival will be the college’s largest live music event of the year, featuring critically-acclaimed Asheville-based acts Floating Action and Tyler Ramsey (of Band of Horses) as co-headliners. In […]
Brevard College will auction renowned sculptor’s work at March 24 gala
Press release from Brevard College: Frederick Hart’s “Daughters of Odessa” will be one of the live auction items featured at Brevard College’s Arts for Life Gala: A Weekend Celebration. The resin sculpture showcases the profoundly realistic, classical art style for which the world-renowned sculptor was known. Frederick Hart (1943-1999) began his career as a mail […]
PUSH Gallery announces new works by Alli Good, Hannah Dansie and Maxx Feist, opening March 16
Press release from PUSH Gallery: Event Title: Garden Party: a bouquet of new art works by Alli Good, Hannah Dansie, and Maxx Feist When: March 16 7:00-10:00 pm Where: Push Skateshop and Gallery Alli Good, Hannah Dansie, and Maxx Feist come together for this collaborative event to ring in the changing of the seasons. The […]
Jim Minick and Anne Cortes will present at the next Writers at Home event, March 18
Press release from UNC Asheville: Appalachian Writers Jim Minick and Anne Cortes to Present at Next UNC Asheville Writers at Home Event at Malaprop’s on March 18 Jim Minick and Anne Cortes – two writers who bring Appalachia to life on the page – will read from their works at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March […]
More than 700 postcards sent asking for gun regulations
Press release from Progressive Women of Hendersonville: Regulating guns was the subject of the First Friday Focus at Sanctuary Brewing Company sponsored by Progressive Women of Hendersonville (PWH). The group that included high school students was described as full of indignation, energy and hope. Over 700 postcards were written asking representatives for more gun safety […]
Hanger Hall School For Girls Host “Popular” author, UNC psychologist Prinstein April 10
From Hanger Hall School For Girls: ‘Popular’ author Mitch Prinstein coming to Asheville April 10 for program presented by Hanger Hall School for Girls ASHEVILLE – Nationally renowned clinical psychologist Mitch Prinstein discusses his book “Popular,” and how nurturing likability in childhood can affect happiness in adulthood, during a community talk April 10 on the […]
Asheville YMCA celebrates renovations with open house March 10, ribbon cutting March 13
From the Asheville YMCA: Asheville YMCA celebrates renovations with open house, ribbon cutting Flagship Y expands services for downtown community Asheville, N.C., March 8, 2018 – The Asheville Y is celebrating the completion of major renovations with two community events: Saturday, March 10 the Y is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
Local playwright Sean David Robinson will make his off-Broadway debut in August
Press release: Sean David Robinson, a local, first-time playwright is making his worldwide debut in an Off Broadway festival this August. Robinson’s full-length play, “Starbright,” will be performed over the course of three weeks in an Off-Broadway venue as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. “Starbright” tells the story of Grace, an astronomer who […]
UNCA to provide campus construction updates at March 15 meeting
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville will hold a neighborhood meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, in Brown Hall, Rooms 218 and 219, to provide an update on the university housing construction project at Founders Drive. This phase of the project includes construction of a new community building adjacent to Brown Hall. […]
