Asheville Citizen-Times reports: …[Harry] Harrison, former executive director of the YMI Cultural Center from 2006-10, died Sunday at age 64 in Columbia, S.C. During his time leading the nonprofit group, he focused on exhibits and cultural events which captured the YMI’s history. “Harry brought a big vision to Asheville that linked art with the history […]
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I-40 West near Tennessee border projected to reopen Monday, Feb. 6
N.C. DOT announces: The Tennessee Department of Transportation has awarded an emergency contract to remove debris and unstable rock from Interstate 40 West near the North Carolina border. Currently, the westbound lanes of the interstate are closed at Exit 20 in North Carolina due to a rockslide in Tennessee. Phillips and Jordan, Inc. of Knoxville, […]
Pagan mom live-tweets Buncombe Board of Ed debate on religious activities in schools
Angela Pippinger, self-described “pagan and clergy-in training,” is live-tweeting tonight, Feb. 2, from the Buncombe County Board of Education’s meeting about county schools’ religion policy.
Jobs at what price? Jackson Co. loan program faces possible $900,000 in losses
Smoky Mountain News reports: Supporters of Jackson County’s revolving loan program describe the financial give-outs as a tool in the county’s economic toolbelt, a boost to deserving businesses that can’t receive critical, even lifesaving, financial help through banks. But five defaults since 1993 when the loans started, out of a total of nine loans, raises […]
Pain laid bare at eugenics hearing in Raleigh
Charlotte Observer reports: Tense moments and tears – that’s what happened Wednesday night when politicians, professionals and upset citizens gathered to talk about the history of North Carolina’s eugenics program and what to do for the victims of it. … One woman who said she was sterilized in 1979 – after the state’s program was […]
Tennessee DOT awards emergency contract for I-40 rockslide cleanup
Tennessee Dept. of Transportation announces: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) today awarded an emergency contract to remove debris and unstable rock from Interstate 40 West in Cocke County. Currently, the westbound lanes of the interstate are closed at Mile Marker 451. The Department received bids from four different contractors, with Phillips […]
Industry experts weigh in on Sierra Nevada’s plan to build WNC facility
Brewbound.com reports: …“Sierra has the ability to be an anchor for the [craft beer0] business and this move helps with the long term sustainability of the category,” said Joth Ricci, the COO of First Beverage Group, an investment and consulting firm dealing with the beverage industry. “You are starting to see leadership ‘shape up’ in […]
Asheville waffle-off championship will crown a winner and feed hungry locals
(Photo by Parkerman & Christie from San Diego, USA From a Facebook public event page posted by Paul Van Heden: Ladies, gentleman, children, and assorted freaks: The next few paragraphs announce the Most Important Event In The History of Ever. Since the dawn of time humans have looked to the heavens and asked themselves: “Who […]
Health officials: Norovirus infections spreading across North Carolina
The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services reports: RALEIGH—Throughout January, several local health departments across North Carolina have reported multiple outbreaks of norovirus, prompting state public health officials to issue advice on steps everyone can take to avoid this common and unpleasant gastrointestinal illness. “The most important message we have right now is that […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey to read at UNCA
UNCA’s website announces: Natasha Tretheway, one of America’s most acclaimed poets and a compelling speaker, will offer a reading and talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Tretheway won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for “Native Guard” (2006, Houghton Mifflin). […]
Outside Magazine rates Jack of the Wood as a best adventure bar in the U.S.
Outside Magazine published its lists of best adventure bars in the U.S. (five separate lists, one for each region), and guess who rated in the Southern list. 3. Jack of the Wood Asheville, North Carolina Following a singletrack session down Bent Creek, in Pisgah National Forest, cyclists trade their saddles for an outdoor table at […]
Get ready to bar hop: Bus’ maiden voyage planned for Feb. 2
The Asheville Bar Hopper begins connecting downtown with the River Arts District with West Asheville on Feb. 2. The bus will ferry folks Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, starting at 6 p.m., with its last stop at midnight behind Thirsty Monk. The fare is $5 between downtown/river district and all west zones, or $3 within one […]
Forest Service announces final decision on managing upper Chattooga Corridor
The US Forest Service announces: Final decisions allow boating in winter, early spring and protect highly valued fishing area (Columbia, S.C.) Jan. 31, 2012 –U.S. Forest Service officials today announced final decisions on managing recreation in the upper segment of the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River (WSR) Corridor. The decisions include new opportunities for boating […]
Blue Ridge Community College helps develop phone app for first responders
Hendersonville Times-News reports: FLAT ROCK — You’re a first responder, and you’re not sure how to safely approach the hybrid vehicle at your wreck scene to rescue the driver who is trapped inside. … The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium Quick Reference Guide app is available to anyone with an iPhone or Android device. It […]
Bees, chickens and recirculating aquaculture: Urban homesteading at Ashevillage Institute (video)
Shawn Jadrnicek shows how his runoff ponds connect to the greenhouse with a pond, which is connected to the chicken coop, while the bees buzz around the whole recycling aquaculture system.
Educating Beer City USA: Asheville Beer Talks start Jan. 10
Nothing wrong with getting educated … about beer, with informal discussion led by a panel of Asheville’s beer enthusiast.
Asheville Chamber signs deal to sell 45% of its Montford office to Lenoir-Rhyne University (UPDATED)
The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has signed a contract to sell 45 percent of the Chamber of Commerce building at 36 Montford Ave. to Lenoir-Rhyne University, to be used as the Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville, according to an announcement today from Chamber CEO Kit Cramer.
Sierra Nevada reportedly considering 50-acre site on French Broad River
According to Thirsty Monk owner Barry Bialik, Sierra Nevada Brewing CEO Ken Grossman told Asheville brewers that Sierra Nevada is considering a 50-acre site on French Broad River, but no decision has been made yet.
Holly Jones blasts county budget process and personnel policy
Buncombe County administrators failed to inform commissioners of a half-million dollars paid out for “longevity pay,” says Commissioner Holly Jones. What’s more its new-hires policy is impairing public health and safety, she said today.
2011 Christmas Jam (live Twitter coverage)
“There’s something special about the music that’s made when people know they’re doing it for charity and not getting paid,” says Warren Haynes, longtime guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band.
Is it for Sierra Nevada? Henderson County board to hold public hearing on incentives package Dec. 12
A Dec. 12 public hearing regarding incentives package for an unnamed company may be for Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.