Here’s the press release from Diamond Brand: DIAMOND BRAND ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF FRIENDS OF THE WNC NATURE CENTER’S MOUNTAIN SAFARI BENEFIT EVENT ASHEVILLE, N.C. – This spring, Diamond Brand Outdoors is proud to lend its support to Friends of the WNC Nature Center as they invite the community to join them for “Mountain Safari” – […]
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April 4 Green Drinks gathering to focus on transit issues
Here’s the info via the Green Drinks email newsletter: April 4, 2012 Strive Not to Drive Socializing: 5:30PM Programming: 6:00PM Location: Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 Join Asheville Green Drinks on Wednesday, April 4th to hear about the 2012 Strive Not to Drive Workplace Challenge (SNTD) and the City’s new bus routes […]
HandMade in America selected to participate in Starbucks grant program
HandMade in America was selected by Starbucks as a recipient of grant funds from the Starbucks Foundation from a program called Vote.Give.Grow. Starbucks is giving $4 million to non-profits all over the country and you get to chose where the money goes. HandMade in America is one of 124 non-profits chosen nationwide to participate, and […]
Industrial Executives Forum to be held April 19 at Blue Ridge Community College
Here’s the press release: Industrial Executives Forum April 19, 2012 at Blue Ridge Community College Henderson County Industrial Representatives and Members of the Partnership are invited to attend the 2012 Industrial Executives Forum scheduled for Thursday, April 19th at Blue Ridge Community College’s Technology, Education and Development Center from 8:30-11:30 am. The forum is offered […]
Patsy Keever pledges to run clean campaign, invites primary opponents to join her
Here’s the press release from the Patsy Keever campaign: Patsy Keever pledges to run clean campaign, Invites primary opponents to join her ASHEVILLE, NC—Today Patsy Keever signed a Clean Campaign Pledge and asked all the Democratic candidates in the race for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District to join her. […]
Sylvan offers tips to help students succeed at math
Here’s the press release from Sylvan Learning: Raising An Independent Math Learner In celebration of Mathematics Awareness Month in April, Sylvan Learning located in Asheville offers tips that parents can use to help students succeed in math. Asheville, NC (Grassroots Newswire) April 2, 2012 ˆ Every student studies mathematics, and it has always been an […]
Sugar Mountain touts summer activities
Here’s the press release from Sugar Mountain Ski Resort: DANCE, SHOP, TIE THE KNOT, BIKE, HIKE, EAT AND BE MERRY ON SUGAR MOUNTAIN THIS SUMMER SUGAR MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, NORTH CAROLINA – April 2, 2012 – This summer speed your way down narrow dirt trails on a mountain bike. The trail system which intertwines throughout […]
Lt. Governor Dalton announces more statewide endorsements, wins straw polls
Here’s the press release from the Dalton campaign: (Raleigh, N.C.) April 3rd – Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton today expressed his appreciation for receiving the endorsements of several groups around North Carolina, including: the 8th District Black Leadership Caucus, the Henderson-Vance Black Leadership Caucus, and the Durham People’s Alliance PAC. These groups join the more than […]
Buncombe Commissioners preview: Gassing up
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ Tuesday, April 3, meeting will feature a presentation on the “Landfill Gas to Energy Project.”
First lady honors parkway efforts
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: What started as a seedling of an idea on the Blue Ridge Parkway — to extricate children from TV and video screens, get them moving and connected to the woods — has mushroomed into an honor from the White House. Last week, first lady Michelle Obama and […]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Congressman McHenry
Here’s the message from 10th District Rep. Patrick McHenry, via the incumbent congressman’s campaign website: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Congressman McHenry I am pleased to announce today that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed me. In the endorsement letter received today: “At no other time in our nation’s history has it been more […]
VIDEO: Republican candidates for Buncombe commission make their pitch (District 3)
The Republican candidates for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners in District 3 made their campaign pitches March 31 at the annual party convention.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Etheridge stumps in Asheville
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Etheridge said Saturday that Democrats must work together to place education at the top of the state’s priorities. “That’s the foundation,” Etheridge said. “We didn’t get where we are by looking backwards.” Etheridge spoke to a group of about 75 people gathered at […]
AC-T: Roads and bridges around Asheville and WNC honor politicians and volunteers
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen–Times article: … Elected officials have an inside track when it comes to getting their names emblazoned on a roadside sign, a process that has ignited anger among firefighters and others in Asheville. A Board of Transportation committee in March turned down a request from City Council and the […]
Environmental forum hosting Henderson County candidates
Here’s the press release from the Environmental and Conservation Organization: Environmental Candidate Forum Hosting County/State Candidates (HENDERSONVILLE, NC, April 2, 2012) –– A candidate forum hosted by ECO, the Environmental and Conservation Organization is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3rd which will include all candidates for Henderson County Board of Commissioners as well as many candidates […]
Christina Kelley G. Merrill touts endorsement from School Board Member Lisa Baldwin
Here’s the press release from the Merrill campaign: Buncombe County Commission District -2 Candidate Christina Kelley G. Merrill gets Endorsement from School Board Member Lisa Baldwin Baldwin has established a reputation as an independent voice since her election in 2010, she continues to press the School Board and Commissioners for more fiscal responsibility and transparency. […]
NC GOP seeking summer interns
Here’s the press release from the NC Republican party Apply for Internship for School Credit Are you interested in getting involved in politics and meeting candidates and Republican Elected Officials? Or do you know someone who is? Apply for an internship with the North Carolina Grand Old Party (GOP) for this summer and fall semester! […]
VIDEO: Republican candidates for Buncombe commission make their pitch (District 2)
The Republican candidates for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners in District 2 made their campaign pitches March 31 at the annual party convention.
AC-T: Montford residents disagree with timing of drug bust in Asheville
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: Children were arriving for a regularly scheduled after-school program less than a block away from an undercover drug operation that led to a destructive, high-speed getaway. Many residents believe there is something wrong with that picture. City police declined comment Friday, saying they will wait for results […]
Asheville Green Drinks hosts Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Here’s the press release: Asheville Green Drinks hosts Nobel Peace Prize nominee Caldicott named ‘one of the most influential women of the 20th Century’ ASHEVILLE – The single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to remedy the nuclear and environmental crises, Dr Helen Caldicott, will speak at Asheville Green Drinks on April 11 […]
County health rankings to be released April 3
April 3, 2012: County Health Rankings 2012 Release Day The third annual release of County Health Rankings offer each county in North Carolina and across the nation a tool to monitor health outcomes and the factors that are influencing health. Nearly every county in the country is ranked on health outcomes (how healthy we are) […]