Tucker Johnson, 2015 Warren Wilson College graduate with a degree in political science and global studies, was recently chosen to become part of the American India Foundation William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India. Johnson will leave for Kumaon, India in September to work towards improving public health. From Warren Wilson College Press Release […]
On June 26, community members in the Asheville area gathered at the Vance Memorial in celebration on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of equality of marriage in all 50 states.
The publishers at Random House Publishing have partnered with Vortex Doughnuts in an effort to raise awareness of the recent removal of Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner from a class reading list at A.C. Reynolds High School.
Sam Fox, staff at the Michael J. Fox Foundation, will bike from the top of Mt. Mitchell into Asheville for beers at Highland Brewery as part of Pints for Parkinson’s where $1 of every beer sold will support Tour de Fox. Tour de Fox is a 14,000-mile biking and hiking adventure which Sam Fox is […]
The “Rethink Ink Fundraiser” is a book sale hosted by the POP Project. The POP Project is a non-profit working toward improving communities’ access to books. POP is teaming up with Homeward Bound through the Rethink Ink Fundraiser by providing five free books to each community member Homeward Bound has placed in a home. The […]
Blues player Jarekus Singleton will play at Oskar Blues REEB Ranch in Hendersonville as part the Burning Can Extravaganza. Singleton is currently touring in support of his recent record debut, ‘Refuse to Lose.’ The concert will be held Saturday, July 18 at 6 p.m. ticket prices vary between $25-$150. Tickets can be purchased online through […]
Duke Energy sources a solution to meet demand for electricity in Western North Carolina. The current plan calls for building three substations in Asheville. Currently the substation that was to be built in a lot next to the Asheville’s Isaac Dickson Elementary School is delayed. From Carolina Public Press By Margaret Williams Duke Energy will […]
A free outdoor movie event will be held in the courtyard of Reynolds Village July 17. These free movie events will be held on the third friday from July through September. The Hop will be selling sodas and ice cream. An all ages costume party will begin at 8:30 p.m. and the movie will start […]
A re-dedication ceremony will be held by The City of Asheville and the Public Art and Cultural Commission for the Urban Trail Station 15 Market Place. The ceremony will take place on June 19 at 1:30 p.m. on Walnut Street between N. Lexington and Broadway in downtown Asheville. The station was recently redesigned to remove […]
Timothy Spira, writer, speaker and botanist, will give a presentation at the Swannanoa Valley Museum. The presentation about “Exploring Waterfalls and Wildflowers in the Southern Appalachian Mountains” will take place on Saturday, June 27 at 2 p.m. Spira will hold a book signing after the presentation. Museum and presentation admission are free. From Melanie English […]
Tranzmission will host the Stonewall Commemoration Week events from June 23 through 27. The Stonewall riots, a queer rights movement which began after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn located in New York City, took place on June 28, 1969. Tranzmission is an organization “dedicated to making the lives of transgender, gender variant, non-binary […]
Thirsty Monk Pub & Brewery will hold the fifth annual Sour Fest event where Thirsty Monk locations will have sour beers on tap. Sour Fest will begin at the Downtown location from July 6-10 and then at the Biltmore Park and Reynolds Village locations on July 16. Beer on tap will include kegs from Allagash, […]
Dr. Bud Harris, an Asheville author, will present his 10th published book, ‘Cracking Open: A Memoir of Struggling, Passages, and Transformations’, on July 12 at Malaprop’s Bookstore. Dr. Harris will read passages, answer questions and hold a book signing. Several of his other books include ‘Knowing the Questions, Living the Answers’, and ‘Resurrecting the Unicorn: […]
The Carolina Public Press is holding a free, online-only webinar on public meetings. The webinar, “Behind the Door”, will take place on Friday, June 26 from 12 p.m. through 1 p.m. and will be held by Jon Elliston, Carolina Public Press Investigations and Open Government Editor. Lessons in the webinar include the definition of a […]
Food Truck Friday, held at Reynolds Village, happens the fourth Friday of every month. The next Food Truck Friday will take place on June 24. Food trucks attending include Amazing Pizza Co., The Real Food Truck, Captain Dave’s Pirate Dawgs and more. Along with food, local artists will also set up tables and the Asheville […]
Asheville Merchants Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina awards $350,000 in grants to seven nonprofits. Each nonprofit focuses on strengthening the community in Buncombe County. The seven recipients are Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry,Buncombe County Schools Foundation, Green Opportunities, Mountain BizWorks and OnTrack […]
A building in the 200-block of Haywood Road collapsed just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17. Here’s the buzz on the situation from eye-witnesses and firefighters on social media: [View the story “Building collapsed on Haywood Road” on Storify]
The City of Asheville will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 17, to discuss the process of adapting form-based codes in the River Arts District.
Faerie Kin performed Enchanted Bees in Pritchard Park on Monday, June 15, as part of the Pollination Celebration.
Catawba Brewing Co. and Buxton Hall will team up this summer for three nights of barbecue, beer and music.
Brightly colored wooden hives full of bees now sit on top of the 12-story roof of the Renaissance Asheville Hotel as part of a program to encourage pollinator activity in downtown.
