Readers can look out for further coverage of Give!Local at mountainx.com in the coming months, but nonprofits and business partners are encouraged to apply to participate now. Nonprofit representatives may also attend an informational session at The BLOCK Off Biltmore on Wednesday, July 6.
Friday, June 24, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter WNC Regional Air […]
Thursday, June 23, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activity. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter Please call our office if you have any questions. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101 Asheville, NC […]
Asheville Police Department press release: Asheville, NC (June 22, 2016): The Asheville Police Department, in partnership with the Asheville Fire Department and Buncombe County EMS, are participating in a rapid deployment exercise at the current Isaac Dickson Elementary School (90 Montford Avenue) today from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During this exercise officers, firefighters and […]
Wednesday, June 22, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 S. Lexington Ave. Ste. 101 Asheville, NC 28801 828-250-6777 828-250-6222 fax www.wncairquality.org
The Asheville Police Department has issued a silver alert and is seeking assistance locating a missing person. Asheville, NC (June 10, 2016): The Asheville Police Department needs the public’s assistance in locating Inez Evans, W/F, 06/09/1967. Evans was last seen at Mission Hospital on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at approximately 9 p.m. Evans is 5’10”, […]
Media Statement from Asheville City Schools May 13, 2016 Today we received the 8-page joint guidance from U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education designed to help us ensure the civil rights of transgender students. Although we are still reviewing that document, we are pleased that it appears to be aligned with our […]
Chad Nesbitt, Andrew Sluder, Wendell Runion and Carl Mumpower are inviting what they term the “disorganized conservative movement” to stage a counterprotest to an alleged progressive demonstration at the Governor’s Western Residence this Saturday, when Gov. Pat McCrory will be staying there. Here’s the email from Carl Mumpoweer: — Our Elected Officials Are Right on […]
Press release April 14, 2016 A Special Documentary Premiere at the Orange Peel Envisioning Community: A night of music, community, and film with the world premiere of “Julian Price,” a documentary by Erin Durham Thursday, May 26th. Doors at 6:30, event at 7:30. Tickets on sale Friday, April 15th at 12pm. $25, ages 18+ For […]
Press release: Jump Up and Celebrate: Launch Asheville Hosts Grand Opening Saturday, March 26th! Co-founder and three-time Super Bowl Champion Ty Law to attend WHAT: Launch Trampoline Park, an indoor sports and family entertainment facility, is opening its newest park in Asheville, North Carolina on Saturday, March 26th. Launch is a year-round destination-entertainment center of […]
Saturday, March 12, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. Sunday, March 13, 2016, is predicted as a code GREEN air quality forecast day. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. […]
Friday, March 11, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter Please call our office if you have any questions. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 S. Lexington Ave. Ste. 101 Asheville, NC 28801 828-250-6777 828-250-6222 […]
Wednesday, March 9, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter Please call our office if you have any questions. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 S. Lexington Ave. Ste. 101 Asheville, NC 28801 828-250-6777 www.wncairquality.org
Tuesday, March 8, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter Please call our office if you have any questions. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 S. Lexington Ave. Ste. 101 Asheville, NC 28801 828-250-6777 www.wncairquality.org
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College: College Receives Funding for Embedded Entrepreneur Program A-B Tech Community College was awarded a $100,000 grant from the A-B Tech Educational and Entrepreneurial Foundation for its Embedded Entrepreneur program. The Embedded Entrepreneur Program offers an innovative approach to assisting startup and growth-stage companies in reaching new levels of […]
Monday, March 7, 2016, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter Please call our office if you have any questions. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 S. Lexington Ave. Ste. 101 Asheville, NC 28801 828-250-6777 828-250-6222 […]
Press release from the Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (March 6, 2016): On March 5, 2016, at approximately 6:30 PM, the Asheville Police Department responded to what was reported as a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the parking lot of The Asheville Inn at 1 Acton Circle. Officers arrived to find that the […]
Update March 4, 4:50 p.m.: The city of Asheville gets “Rickrolled.” In a fun twist that no one checked at first, the QR code on the fake parking tickets doesn’t ask for money, and yet it doesn’t give you up or let you down either. The latest news from the city of Asheville: Someone is […]
The Asheville Downtown Association announced today that its board of directors has endorsed a public input process led by the Asheville Design Center to find acceptable uses for city-owned parcels near 76 Haywood Street and 39 Page Avenue. The ADA committed $5,000 early in the process to promote the input process. The ADA issued a […]
Today, Feb. 11, is “National 2-1-1 Day” #211Day — a day to remind us that this simple, three digit number can connect everyone with all kinds of health and human resources, notes the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County. For some people, making a call to ask for help can be really hard. “Our […]
“With Asheville’s unprecedented growth and tourist traffic, we face new challenges and opportunities,” says Franzi Charen, founder and director of Asheville Grown Business Alliance, a grassroots movement helping level the playing field for locally owned businesses. “We want to foster a more in-depth conversation about what we want this community to look like 20 to 50 […]
