Press release from New Belgium Brewing Deconstruction Nearly Complete, New Belgium Brewing Adjusts Asheville Construction Timeline Site development and building construction to begin in 2014 (May 29, 2013 – Fort Collins, CO) – New Belgium Brewing announced today that it has nearly completed deconstruction at the site of its future Asheville facility and will continue […]
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Asheville Metro Zero Energy District kicks off its first community meeting Thursday May 30
Press release courtesy of Asheville Council member Cecil Bothwell What: Asheville Metro Area Zero Energy District (AMAZED) Community Kickoff When: Thursday, May 30, 4-6 p.m. Where: Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center, 288 Livingston St., Asheville Why: To reduce Asheville’s carbon emissions and help residents and businesses save money on energy bills. Contact: Kelly Martin […]
NC News Service: Senate budget offers more funding for conservation
From the NC News Service NC Conservation Groups Hope for Small Victory in State Budget Senate Budget Offers More Funding for Conservation Stephanie Carroll Carson ASHEVILLE, N.C. – This Memorial Day weekend thousands of people around North Carolina have been out enjoying its natural beauty, but it’s a constant struggle for conservation groups to protect […]
Newcomers and natives: ‘Facing South’ column explores changes in Southern demographics
Newcomers change face of Southern politics It’s no secret that the South is both growing and its demographics changing — two trends that make this an exciting and volatile moment for the region’s politics. As many Southerners can tell you, one of the biggest changes is the influx of newcomers to the region, both from […]
N.C. Democrats host 10th Congressional District convention
District 10 Democrats looking toward 2014 campaigns Convention delegates elect leaders, hear from NCDP Chair Randy Voller Press release from the N.C. Democratic Party SHELBY, N. C. (May 18, 2013)—A call to action toward victory in 2014 general elections brought an enthusiastic response from delegates to the 10th Congressional District Democratic Convention here today. That […]
North Carolina water-quality officials amend lawsuit against Duke Energy Progress
Press release from the NC DENR State water quality officials this week amended a March lawsuit involving Duke Energy Progress’ (formerly Progress Energy Carolinas) coal-fired power plant in Asheville in order to address similar environmental compliance issues at Duke Energy Progress’ coal-fired power plant in Gaston County. In March, the N.C. Division of Water Quality […]
Local charities award more nearly $60,000 to Buncombe County Schools programs
Press release from Buncombe County Schools 6 Buncombe County Schools Receive $57,000 in Local Grants Funds will support technology, an outdoor classroom, and bilingual education Two local charitable funds have announced plans to provide grants to six Buncombe County Schools this month. The Biltmore Lake Charitable Fund is awarding over $47,000 in grants to schools […]
A dog named ‘Cliff’ — WLOS details rescue of pit-bull mix from cliffside mine in Mitchell Co.
From WLOS Kevin Hughes and Rusty Brannigan are both dog lovers. Neither had to think twice when they got the call around 6:30pm Thursday to rescue a dog stranded on a cliff for at least two days in Emerald Mines in rural Mitchell county. “It came to us as a technical rescue,” said Hughes. “When […]
News&Observer: A simple test could have caught 1950s-1970 Camp LeJeune contamination
EXCERPT from the Raleigh News&Observer “Victims: Marines Failed to Safequard Water,” By Allen G. Breed, Michael Biesecker and Martha Waggoner — Associated Press Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/18/2901981/victims-marines-failed-to-safeguard.html#storylink=cpy A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and […]
C-T’s Boyle takes an in-depth look at coal-ash fill at Asheville Airport
From the Asheville Citizen-Times “Massive Coal Ash Fill at Asheville Airport to Last Years” by John Boyle 5/18/2013 excerpt For the past five years, excavators and dump trucks have been emptying nearly all of the 91 acres of two ash ponds at the Duke Energy/Progress plant in Skyland and moving the material two miles to […]
A-B Tech hosts Job Fair on Thursday, May 16
Press release from A-B Tech A-B Tech Job Fair features dozens of employers A-B Tech in collaboration with its Foundation and Alumni Association will host the second annual Job Fair, from 2 to 6 p.m. May 16 in the Coman Gym on the College’s Asheville campus. The event is open to current A-B Tech students, […]
Water-system transfer blocked by Asheville lawsuit, Citizen-Times reports
Excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times A Wake County Superior Court judge this afternoon [May 14] granted a temporary restraining order that means the city of Asheville will not have to transfer its water system to the Metropolitan Sewerage District on Wednesday, a city attorney says.
ArtSpace Charter School receives Shade Structure grant
Press release from ArtSpace Charter School ArtSpace Charter School has received a 2013 American Academy of Dermatology’s (AAD) Shade Structure Program grant in the amount of $8,000. A shade structure will be installed on the school’s recreational area, and will be used by all K-8 students in an Outdoor Learning Environment (OLE) during the school […]
Spellbound: Buncombe County students face off in May 16 spelling bee at Erwin High
Press release from Buncombe County Schools Prepare to be spellbound as Buncombe County students from six middle schools face off in a May 16 spelling bee sponsored by Altrusa Foundation of Asheville and co-sponsor Western Carolina University. Throughout the school year, some 5,000 middle school students have competed within their schools to earn a spot […]
N.C. Senate bill may dissolve AdvantageWest, Citizen-Times reports
Part of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s plans to turn the Department of Commerce into a public-private partnership that would be run like a business, Senate Bill 127 would mandate the dissolution of regional organizations like AdvantageWest and strip it of state funding. It passed a second reading in the Senate Monday night, May 13, by a 31-17 vote.a
The Health Adventure seeks new home as Biltmore Square Mall transforms into outlet center
Press release from The Health Adventure The Health Adventure received news on Friday, May 10, that the Biltmore Square Mall will be transformed into an outdoor outlet center. The Health Adventure relocated to the Biltmore Square Mall in November 2011 and has since experienced increased growth in visitation and memberships. The mall location has proven […]
Looking for silver linings
Buncombe County’s more than 1,600 nonprofits have faced a series of challenges in recent years — the Great Recession, the “new normal,” and changes to private, local, state and federal funding. In the wake of those upheavals, some organizations have closed their doors (most recently, Three Streams Family Health Center and Listening Hearts Crisis Center, […]
Dog Tag Art donates 100 pet ID tags to therapy dogs at Mission Hospital
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Scientific American: North Carolina legislators make end-run on science and renewable energy
North Carolina continues to garner national attention for what appears to be a mix of ongoing anti-science actions of its legislators. The latest target: Despite evidence that a move to kill the state’s renewable-energy initiatives doesn’t have the votes (or the public sentiment), a Senate committee pushed it forward anyway — by dodging a formal […]
Asheville Humane Society, Animal Compassion Network join forces
Press release Animal Compassion Network (ACN) and Asheville Humane Society (AHS) today announced they are integrating their teams and talents to strengthen and expand their capability to save and serve more of Buncombe County’s neediest animals. “Small committees from each of our volunteer board of directors have been meeting for several months to look at […]
Cindy Sheehan, David Swanson will speak at May 3-6 National War Tax Resistance CC in Asheville
Cindy Sheehan and David Swanson to be Keynote Speakers at the NWTRCC Gathering in Asheville: May 3rd through 6th. Asheville, NC — The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC) will hold its National Gathering, at the Flood Fine Arts Center in the Phil Mechanics Building at 109 Roberts Street May 3rd through the 6th […]