Kenmure Fights Cancer donates more than $31,000 to local cancer programs From Park Ridge Health: Hendersonville, N.C. (December 5, 2013) – Kenmure Fights Cancer of Flat Rock donated more than $31,000 to Park Ridge Health and Pardee Hospital on October 16 at a luncheon held at Kenmure Country Club. Each hospital received a check for […]
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Mission Health telehealth services now offered at Harris Regional Hospital
Robot Connects Patients with Specialists 50 Miles Away for Expert Diagnosis From Mission Health: Dr. Alex Schneider, MD, medical director for Mission Hospital Neuroscience and Stroke Programs, communicates with patients at rural hospitals via the Telehealth robot. Asheville, N.C. (Dec. 5, 2013) Patients at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva who are exhibiting signs of stroke […]
10 regional school choirs bring holiday cheer to AVL airport
10 regional school choirs bring holiday cheer to AVL airport From Asheville Regional Airport: (Asheville, N.C.) For those traveling through Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) during the holidays, 10 regional school choral groups will be spreading cheer during the “Sounds of the Holidays” singing program. Each year choirs are invited to perform holiday music in the […]
Combating chaos
Photos by Carrie Eidson From taekwondo to krav maga, if there is one thing that all martial artists can agree on, it's that practitioners must be prepared to deal with chaos. At least that's what Sean and Nesta Kennedy, co-owners of Kasumi Mountain Martial Arts, were counting on when they decided to bring seven of […]
United Way of Asheville: #GivingTuesday in WNC
How to participate in #GivingTuesday and #GivingTuesdayWNC movements From United Way of Asheville: Local nonprofits want to ensure local news leaders know about an international movement called #GivingTuesday and let you know what is happening in WNC. What is #GivingTuesday? Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and now, GivingTuesday. The idea: in a season […]
Music heals
Complete silence. All noise ceases upon entering the sound chamber. Once a patient is seated in the suspended chair, Mickra Hamilton, owner of Synchronicity Wellness and an audiology expert for the U.S. military, lifts them on a hoist, so that their ear aligns with a laser pointer. This is the point where the sound waves […]
AIDS Memorial Quilt returns to Asheville
The Western North Carolina AIDS Project will display the AIDS Memorial Quilt at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. as part of a weeklong tribute to the more than 94,000 individuals who lost their lives to AIDS. Nov. 25 to Dec. 2 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Thanksgiving Day. Admission is free.
River Arts Yoga Studio to offer free classes for Thanksgiving
River Arts Yoga Studio to Offer Free Gratitude Classes From River Arts Yoga: Thanksgiving week (11/25 – 11/29), the new River Arts Yoga Studio will offer free yoga. Donations in any amount will be accepted and given in full to Manna Food Bank. River Arts Yoga (RAY) Studio Owner Susan Kaagan and RAY teacher Katie […]
Social Worker Receives N.C. Council on Developmental Disabilities Jack B. Hefner Award
Roxann Colwell Honored for Helping Families of Children with Special Needs From Mission Health: Asheville, N.C. (Nov. 15, 2013) – Roxann Colwell, Director of the Family Support Network of Western North Carolina and the family-resource center at Mission Children’s Hospital, is this year’s recipient of the North Carolina Council on Development Disabilities Jack B. Hefner […]
North Carolina News Service: Homelessness declines in N.C.
Something to be thankful for: Homelessness declines in N.C. From North Carolina News Service: Something to Be Thankful For: Homelessness Declines in NC Stephanie Carroll Carson WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – This Thanksgiving, an increasing number of North Carolina families and individuals will celebrate the holiday at their own kitchen table, instead of on the street. Statewide […]
Park Ridge Health announces events for Nov. 25 to Dec. 8
Press release From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 11/25/13 – 12/8/13 *PLEASE NOTE: Two weeks of events included. Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. Free Events Physician Presentation: iFuse Implant System with Dr. Keith Maxwell Tuesday, December 3 5:30 – 7 p.m. At the Lelia Patterson Center 1111 Howard […]
Yogi-activists move ‘Beyond Coal’
This Saturday evening, Nov. 23, yogis and activists will come together at Asheville Yoga Center for the Yogis Beyond Coal event.
Press release: Local ladies startup launches alchemy center on Indiegogo
Local ladies startup launches alchemy center on Indiegogo From Emmy Bethel and business partner Ashley Kuper: Chinese Medicine is an elusive practice in the United States and still bares the stigma of mysticism and maybe even seem a little voo-doo-ish to some. This is why Bethel and Kuper are building Alchemy – to be a […]
The Traveling Bonfires: Benefit concert for typhoon victims in the Philippines Dec. 5
The Traveling Bonfires hold a benefit concert for typhoon victims in the Philippines at White Horse Black Mountain on Dec. 5 Press release: “SOUP, SONGS, SOLIDARITY” (A Benefit Concert for Typhoon Victims in the Philippines) CONTACT: Marta Osborne, 828 280 1555 or email Pasckie Pascua at pasckie@yahoo.com The Traveling Bonfires holds a fundraise event on […]
Empathy circles: Listening from the heart
About ten or so people — mostly strangers — gathered at Earthfare Friday evening Nov. 15 to practice what Cathy Holt, group leader and author of HeartSpeak: Listening and Speaking from the Heart, calls a “scarce commodity.” They were there to give and receive empathy.
Park Ridge Health announces events for Nov. 18 – Nov. 24
Press release From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 11/18/13 – 11/24/13 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. Free Events Open House: Dr. Amal Das Tuesday, November 19 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 2315 Asheville Highway, Suite 20, Hendersonville The public is invited to join Southeastern Sports Medicine and Park Ridge […]
Forest service alert: Changing weather aids in Table Rock wildfire suppression
Changing weather aids in Table Rock wildfire suppression From National Forests in North Carolina: Nov. 15, 2013 11 a.m. update BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Fire fighters are making progress on suppressing the Table Rock wildfire in the Linville Gorge on the Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest. A change in weather conditions today should bring […]
UNC Health Care: Carolina Breast Cancer Study enrolls record 3,000 participants
Carolina Breast Cancer Study enrolls record 3,000 participants From UNC Health Care News: Researchers leading the Carolina Breast Cancer Study (CBCS) have enrolled the 3,000th participant for the study’s third phase, making it the largest-ever population-based study of breast cancer in North Carolina and one of the largest in the world. This milestone completes enrollment […]
Mission Health: Mission Hospital named among top 50 heart hospitals in the United States
Mission Hospital named among top 50 heart hospitals in the United States From Mission Health: Mission Hospital Named Among Top 50 Heart Hospitals in the United States Hospital Spends Thousands Less Per Procedure, Releases Patients Sooner than Peers ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 12, 2013) – Mission Hospital’s Heart Services has been named one of the nation’s […]
The Biz: Mad scientists
While they won’t be able to blow anything up in an office, Avi Silverman says that having a physical space is an important first step for the tinkerers, inventors, engineers and such who call themselves the Asheville Makers. He likens the group’s new “makerspace,” which officially opened its doors on Nov. 5, to “an artists’ […]
Elementary school kids in Illinois want to learn about Asheville
The editors at Xpress received an exceptionally cute plea in our mailbox this week from a group of fourth-graders in Illinois. The kids are learning about the 50 states, and they hope that citizens throughout the country will help them by mailing small items such as postcards, souvenirs and various resources. The letter reads: The […]