From the YMI Cultural Center: Asheville,N.C. – The YMI Cultural Center announced today its release of The Dickson-Stephens Leadership Institute. Named for Mr. Issac Dickson and Dr. Edward Stephens, who were the founders of the YMI, DSLI is a 10- week leadership cohort program that addresses the personal, cultural, civic and professional needs of emerging […]
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RiverLink details Ross Creek cleanup
Full announcement from RiverLink RiverLink has selected the Ross Creek Watershed as a priority 303 d list impaired stream area to improve water quality. Thanks to a grant from from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund and a grant from the Pigeon River Fund. RiverLink has undertaken several project designed to improve water quality and […]
City of Asheville offices closed Dec. 24-26, Jan. 1
Full announcement from the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – Asheville city government offices will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 26 and Jan. 1. Garbage and recycling service will be suspended, Wednesday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. Wednesday trash and recycling (“B” week) customers will receive collection on Thursday, Dec. 26. Thursday trash and recycling […]
Dr. Frank Kalinowski returns to lecture at RiverLink
Full announcement from RiverLink: Earlier this year, we welcomed Dr. Frank Kalinowski to the RiverLink offices for a riveting discussion about the founding fathers and their lasting impact on modern environmental policy. Dr. Kalinowski is a retired and popular professor from Warren Wilson College and the author of numerous articles and treatises that are thought […]
The New Republic profiles Black Mountain online learning center’s ‘rough start’
The New Republic has a profile on Black Mountain SOLE, an online-learning company based near Asheville, detailing the center’s “rough start” and pondering some of the larger issues with online learning: At Black Mountain, much hangs on this brand of team-building exercise, because community is the program’s chief selling point. The other selling point is, […]
Buncombe County property tax deadline coming up Jan. 6
From Buncombe County: Don’t forget, January 6, 2014 is the LAST day to pay your Buncombe County property taxes before the 2% interest is added on January 7, 2014. On January 7, interest of 2% will be added to any unpaid balance on a tax bill and ¾% will be added each month thereafter. Property […]
PARI will present info, discuss new Asheville observatory on Jan. 10
Full announcement from PARI: A new observatory on the UNC-Asheville campus will be the subject of an Evening at PARI presentation Friday, January 10, at PARI. The program open to the public and will include a tour of the PARI campus and, weather permitting, celestial observations using PARI’s telescopes. “The University of North Carolina-Asheville (UNCA) […]
Citizen-Times: truck wreck slows traffic on I-240 East
From the Asheville Citizen-Times: ASHEVILLE — City police are on the scene of a tractor-trailer accident in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 240 that likely will slow traffic for several more hours. Shortly before 9 a.m., police closed both eastbound lanes to allow crews to haul the truck back onto the road and take it […]
APD puts crime prevention information online
From the Asheville Police Department: Asheville – A new addition to the Asheville Police Department’s webpage allows the public direct access to many crime prevention topics. Due to an increase in property crime during the holidays, citizens can help protect themselves and their family by going online and download a guide on how to conduct […]
Asheville’s Mountain Moral Monday recognized as ‘most valuable protest’ by The Nation
From The Nation’s Progressive Honor Roll of 2013: MOST VALUABLE PROTEST: Mountain Moral Monday When up to 10,000 North Carolinians rallied August 5 on Mountain Moral Monday in Asheville, the Rev. William Barber II, president of the state NAACP, announced: “This is no momentary hyperventilation and liberal screaming match. This is a movement.” The protests […]
RiverLink to recycle used cell phones
Full announcement from RiverLink: Asheville, NC– RiverLink is accepting old cell phones as part of a recycling program through the month of January. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates American consumers discarded 2.37 million tons of e-waste in 2009. That number continues to grow as more people own smart phones. RiverLink offers recycling program as an […]
APD makes arrest in Shiloh incident
From the Asheville Police Department: Asheville – As a result of an incident in the Shiloh Community, the Asheville Police Department have charged 18 year old Kewan Marquis Shade, of Asheville, with five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with the intent to kill (two APD officers, three residents of the Shiloh community). Shade […]
SECU members renew support for green power program
From the State Employees Credit Union: Raleigh, N.C. – State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members via the SECU Foundation are continuing their support of North Carolina’s ecological success, helping NC GreenPower improve North Carolina’s environmental quality through renewable energy alternatives and community awareness. Over the next four years, SECU Foundation’s partnership with the nonprofit NC […]
APD: shots fired at officers in Shiloh
Full announcement from the Asheville Police Department: Asheville – At 12:30 PM today, two officers from the Asheville Police Department were serving a warrant on a man in the Shiloh community near Shiloh Rd. and Brooklyn Rd. when several shots were fired at them from a distance away. The officers dove for cover and called […]
Gov. McCrory appoints retired Asheville realtor to Parks and Recreation Authority
From the office of Gov. Pat McCrory: The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today: North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority Jason Kay (Mecklenburg County) – Kay is a senior assistant attorney for the city of Charlotte. He received a B.S. from Indiana University and a master’s and juris doctorate from UNC-Chapel […]
APD announces results of latest ‘Booze it and Lose it’ sweep
From the Asheville Police Department: Asheville – On Friday, December 13, 2013, the Asheville Police Department Traffic Safety Unit hosted a Multi Agency Checkpoint. Along with members of the Asheville Police Department, representatives from MADD, WNC Safekids, Governors Highway Safety Program, North Carolina Highway Patrol, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, Fletcher Police Department, Black Mountain Police […]
New mayor in town: Manheimer sworn in; Hunt named vice mayor
A new Asheville City Council met Dec. 10, with Esther Manheimer sworn in as mayor, Marc Hunt chosen as the new vice mayor, three development decisions postponed and neighborhood leaders raising concerns about issues in East Asheville. New faces By 3:45 p.m., Council chambers were packed for a swearing-in ceremony as residents, supporters and family […]
McCrory appoints Biltmore Forest VP to WNC Public Lands Council
From the office of Gov. Pat McCrory: Raleigh, NC – The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today: — Western North Carolina Public Lands Council Lee Thomason (Buncombe County) – Thomason is the vice president of residential and commercial development at the Biltmore Farms, LLC. He received a B.S. in design from […]
Boyle: Does Asheville need a ‘strong mayor’ system?
From Asheville Citizen-Times columnist John Boyle: After more questions about the Asheville Police Department emerged this week, a thought occurred to me: Would a “strong mayor” make a difference? Not a “strong mayor” in the sense of, “We need a mayor who will stand up and fight for Asheville.” A strong mayor in the sense […]
Pisgah Legal will hold health insurance navigation clinic Dec. 19
Full announcement from Pisgah Legal Services: Pisgah Legal is hosting a health insurance navigation clinic on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 4-7:00 pm at our Asheville office, 62 Charlotte Street. Navigators will be available to help people explore their options for health insurance and subsidies to cover the cost of insurance through the Affordable Care Act. […]
Rudnick Foundation supports Hendersonville heritage work
From the Center for Cultural Preservation: (HENDERSONVILLE, NC, December 13, 2013) – The Center for Cultural Preservation, Hendersonville’s culture and heritage center, is proud to announce that it has been awarded a grant of $25,000 from the Perry N. Rudnick Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County to support its Mountain Elder Wisdom […]