The following is a message from the City of Asheville: ASHEVILLE — City departments are implementing plans set in place days ago to respond to the snow storm entering the region. Public works crews began checking and treating roads yesterday and that process is ongoing in response to the Winter Storm Warning issued by the […]
Just two months after taking the reins, Development Services Director Wayne Clark will step down Jan. 22 to return to Port Orange, Fla., after that city successfully wooed him back. He had served as Port Orange’s community development director. Asheville City Manager Gary Jackson announced today that Jason Nortz will take over Clark’s position. Prior […]
Friday, Jan. 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. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777
As Give!Local’s 60-day campaign draws to a close, donations have crossed the philanthropic project’s first-year goal of $30,000. Anyone donating $10 or more before midnight Dec. 31 will receive a book of vouchers to goods and services from local businesses in thanks.
The final days of Give!Local are upon us: The 60-day campaign to raise funds for 30 great WNC nonprofits ends at the stroke of midnight, Dec. 31. Consider making a donation — large or small — through Give!Local, and look what you’ll get!
Press release: Groups Contest Duke Energy’s Application for New Gas-fired Plant Regulators can’t let Duke skip full-blown review process based on senator’s gift Statement by Director Jim Warren: Durham, NC – State regulators must fully examine Duke Energy’s upcoming application to build a large gas-fired power plant or reject the plant. The project is already […]
WNC Green Building Council member Boone Guyton reports: I am in Nicaragua with Leaf for Life that is doing workshops on sustainable ways people can grow food to fight malnutrition. I was here 30 years ago and the country has changed a lot. When I was here last the Contras were sponsored by the US […]
Hiker and author Danny Bernstein blogs, “until very recently, you couldn’t make the full circle around [Beaver Lake in North Asheville]. There was a tall fence on either side of a section in front of a house. It seems that a few home owners objected to walkers passing in front of their houses. The Lake […]
Some lucky folks are going to win some pretty great prizes this weekend, according to organizers of Give!Local, Mountain Xpress‘ end-of-year grassroots philanthropy project. Here’s the deal: Donate $10 or more during Give Weekend — between Friday, Nov. 20 and Sunday, Nov. 22 — via the givelocalguide.org website, and you’ll not only get Give!Local’s fantastic […]
Asheville School of Film recently announced its December film classes: Asheville School of Film is a new, local film school focused on providing affordable part-time and weekend classes in film production for all experience levels. The founders and primary instructors of the school have decades of experience as film school instructors and professionals. They are […]
Statement from the Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (November 3, 2015): The Asheville Police Department continues to place the utmost priority on locating Alexandra King and Tatianna Diz. A search plan is in place and incorporates the Asheville Fire Department rescue boats and dive team. Investigators continue to follow-up with significant leads and analyze evidence […]
After a nationwide search, the city of Asheville has filled the position of development services director. Wayne Clark will take the reins from interim Director Jason Nortz, effective Nov. 23. Nortz has served as interim director since June. “We are pleased to fill the critical Development Services Director position with such a proven leader. I […]
Brevard College has teamed up with Tesla Motors to provide the Brevard community with a Tesla Destination Charging facility. One of the facility’s two charging stations will be officially unveiled Monday, Oct. 26, at 11:30 a.m. Brevard College is the first college or university in the country with a facility offering free public-access to both […]
Press release from Gov. Pat McCrory: Online Driver License Renewals Increase Since Launching Live Statewide Online renewals up 2,050 since Gov. McCrory’s announcement on October 12 Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory announced that more North Carolinians are already taking advantage of new customer-friendly options at the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles. Online driver license […]
Press release from the city of Asheville: City to hold meeting on Haywood Road Parking needs What: Meeting about the Haywood Road Parking Study. When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Where: Hall Fletcher Elementary School, 60 Ridgelawn Road. The City of Asheville Transportation Department has been conducting a study of parking needs related to the Haywood […]
The African Americans in WNC conference kicks off Oct. 22 at the YMI Cultural Center with a lecture Floyd McKissick Jr. and a performance by the LEAF Delta House Jazz Band. Admission is free to the two-day event. The second day’s events take place at UNCA. Here’s the schedule of events: Thursday, Oct. 22 6:30pm […]
ABC News reports: The Obama administration on Thursday established stricter limits on the smog-causing pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness, drawing swift condemnation from business leaders and Republicans who warned of damage to the economy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the new standard of 70 parts per billion will reduce exposure to dangerous ozone […]
Press release: BBB Event Offers Free On-Site Document Shredding and Identity Theft Protection Guidelines The Better Business Bureau Serving Asheville and Western North Carolina invites the Western North Carolina Community to the BBB “Shred Day/Secure Your ID” Day Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Executive Park – College Street parking lot, Asheville, North Carolina from […]
Mission Health’s broke ground on Thursday for a new 635,000 square-foot facility that will include 220 patient rooms, an expanded and new Emergency Department and parking, consolidated Operating Rooms with support space, Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Radiology and a helipad. Construction is expected to be complete in Fall 2018. The purpose of the expansion is to […]
From Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Matthew Peniston of A-B Tech Community College has been selected to travel to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center this fall to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS). “It’s going to be very exciting to work with people who share my interests. It will be a great […]
From the press release: Peaceful, prayerful, effective 40 Days for Life campaign to be held in Asheville ASHEVILLE, NC – On September 23, the highly successful 40 Days for Life campaign returns to Asheville with 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil and community outreach. Matthew Bradley, coordinator of the local campaign, said, “We […]
