From WLOS: ASHEVILLE, N.C. — For the fifth time since last March, burglars hit a CityMac store. This time, the store only lost $100 according to police reports. CityMac’s owner Jim Neu says police arrived to the store on Tunnel Road less than three minutes after it was broken into. Neu credits a new alarm […]
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Safe Routes Partnership critiques NCDOT’s lack of pedestrian, bike projects
The Safe Routes to School National Partnership recently released a report that criticizes North Carolina’s use of federal money allocated for walking and bike trails across the state.
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Mars Hill University hires new director of safety and security
Announcement from Mars Hill University: Richard (Rick) D. Schwein Jr. has joined the staff of Mars Hill University as Director of the Department of Safety and Security and as a member of the criminal justice faculty. Schwein has more than 31 years of service to the federal government, including 26 years as a special agent […]
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From slip-and-slide to lanterns: Asheville rakes in the mini-festivals
Lantern Fest is to the night as Slide the City is to the day, and Asheville has popped up on both festival’s tour lists. Ticket-holders for Lantern Fest (date yet to be announced) will be provided a “s’mores kit,” along with a lantern, lighter and crayons for decorating their skyward luminaries.
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AC-T: Bodies of 2 missing teens found in French Broad River
Reported at the Asheville Citizen-Times: The bodies of two missing teens, both 19, were found in the French Broad River Tuesday night after a crash that apparently happened more than three weeks earlier. Aida Bytyqi, of Asheville, and Swayne Forsythe, of Arden, were reported missing Dec. 29; she was reported missing to the Asheville Police […]
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This year’s Puppy Bowl features puppies from Asheville Humane
For those not familiar with the annual Puppy Bowl, it’s a 2-hour program every Super Bowl Sunday featuring tiny puppies running around a small, indoor “stadium,” wrestling over a football squeak-toy and stopping to take spontaneous naps on the green.
Basically, it’s the cutest thing ever — and this year, the Puppy Bowl will feature three puppies from Asheville Humane Society.
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MountainTrue environmental organization gains official name and nonprofit status
From MountainTrue: At the Nov. 20 Annual Fall Gathering, the boards and members of WNCA, ECO and Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance enthusiastically agreed to move forward as one united organization: MountainTrue. The merger and name change became official on Jan. 1. We are very grateful to the more than 100 people who came to celebrate this […]
WLOS: Crews respond to Asheville house fire off Charlotte Street
Reported on WLOS: Flames filled a home near downtown Asheville Tuesday morning. Crews were called 69 Edwin Place, off Charlotte Street, just before 10 a.m. From the outside, this home appears to have sustained significant damage, but as for the inside the extent is unknown. Click here for the full story and video.
Applebee’s hosts ‘Flapjack Fundraiser’ for adults with disabilities in WNC
Announcement from The Apple Gold Group: (ASHEVILLE, N.C.)— The Apple Gold Group, a franchisee of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar, is proud to partner with Liberty Corner Enterprises to host a Flapjack Fundraiser on Saturday, January 24, 2015. All proceeds raised will be used to support adults with disabilities throughout Western North Carolina by helping […]
Mother Earth News announces date for its annual green-living fair, April 11-12
Announcement from Mother Earth News: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 19, 2015) — Want to grow and prepare your own food, raise backyard chickens, or save money on your utilities? Then mark your calendar for the Mother Earth News Fair. Mother Earth News, the largest and longest-running publication about self-sufficient lifestyles, will hold its Mother Earth News […]
Haywood County welcomes new K-9 team
Story from The Mountaineer: When Deputy Ryan Smith with the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office signed up for the K-9 unit, he never imagined he’d have to learn German. “There’s also homework,” said Smith, laughing, who, along with his dog, Reno, is the newest K-9 team with the department. The new addition has been welcomed by […]
‘Girl Trouble’ plays for Social Justice Film Night, Feb 13
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WLOS: Robbery at South Asheville convenience store
From WLOS: Convenience store clerks in South Asheville are on alert tonight after another armed hold-up. The latest happened this morning at the Market Center at the intersection of Sweeten Creek and Mills Gap Road. A white man in his 40’s or 50’s wearing camouflage clothing and a beret came into the store just after […]
Upstairs Artspace presents The Nina Simone Project
Announcement from Upstairs Artpsace: The Upstairs Artspace presents The Nina Simone Project: Celebrating Black History Month and Tryon’s High Priestess of Soul, featuring work by Valeria Watson Doost, Linda Larsen, and Leigh Magar. The public is invited to an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 31 at the gallery, 49 S. […]
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Slide the City event set for May 23
Asheville is abuzz with news that Slide the City, nationally occurring mass slip ‘n’ slide event, is coming to Asheville on May 23.
New official Appalachian Trail mileage is 3.9 miles more than last year
From Appalachian Trail Conservancy Press Release Harpers Ferry, WV (Jan. 15, 2015) – Re-measurements and relocations of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) have brought the total mileage of the footpath to 2,189.2 miles, an increase of 3.9 miles from last year’s mileage of 2,185.3. This mileage is carefully documented in the Trail’s official guidebooks, which include […]
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Jackson County landowners work with Land Trust for Little Tennessee to preserve parkway viewshed
From The Land Trust for The Little Tennessee Press Release (Franklin, NC)—104 acres of forested land in the view-shed of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Jackson County are now conserved thanks to two local landowners and The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee. LTLT worked with landowners Joan Byrd and George Rector to conserve the […]
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All-boys middle school begins construction on riverfront facility in Woodfin
From French Broad River Academy Press Release Asheville, NC–The French Broad River Academy (FBRA) has broken ground and started construction on its new facility along the banks of the French Broad River in Woodfin in the New Year. After securing a donation of three riverfront acres adjacent to the Riverside Business Park, architect Robert Todd […]
AC-T: 81-year-old woman killed on I-40
Asheville Citizen-Times The N.C. Highway Patrol says an 81-year-old woman is dead after driving the wrong way on Interstate 40 near Morganton and hitting another car. State troopers said Ruth Whisnant was killed Thursday morning when she headed west on eastbound I-40 and crashed head-on into another car around 4 a.m. Click here for the […]
NC celebrates five years of smoke-free establishments
From N.C.Department of Health and Human Services Press Release RALEIGH – Friday, Jan. 2, marks the fifth anniversary of North Carolina’s smoke-free restaurants and bars law. The smoke-free law prohibits smoking in enclosed areas of most restaurants and bars, with limited exceptions for private clubs and some cigar bars. The health outcome results for this law are significant […]
Southern states have lowest survival rate for HIV/AIDS
From Duke University Press Release DURHAM, N.C. — The southern U.S. had the nation’s lowest five-year survival rate among those diagnosed with HIV or AIDS in 2003-2004, according to new research. Fifteen percent of people diagnosed with HIV and 27 percent of those diagnosed with AIDS in that year had died within five years of […]