On Feb. 11, 1932, after sitting vacant for two years, local contractor P.W. Bordner began razing the old post office. Along with replacing it with a park, the city planned to widen the property’s surrounding streets.
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Small bites: Asheville Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
The Asheville Outlets hosts its inaugural Asheville Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival. Also: Postero hosts Hendersonville Rescue Mission fundraiser dinner; Art & Pie II returns to Buxton Hall Barbecue; Taste of Asheville comes back for more and Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours arrives to Asheville
Asheville Archives: Henry Westall takes flight over Asheville, 1919
On Thursday, June 19, 1919, Asheville residents looked on in amazement as Henry Westall took flight over the city.
Come together: Southeastern Native American artists present new works
In conjunction with the exhibit Return from Exile: Contemporary Southeastern Indian Art , the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center will host a contemporary Native American art symposium on Friday, Nov. 10.
Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency holds next board meeting, Nov. 13
Press release from Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency: Below is the agenda for the WNCRAQA board meeting scheduled for Monday, November 13, 2017 at 4 p.m. in the Buncombe County Planning and Development Board Room located at 30 Valley Street, Asheville, NC 28801. I. Public Comment Protocol Announcement II. Adjustment and approval of […]
Saluda Train Tales: Remembering E.M. Patterson
Press release from Saluda Historic Depot: SALUDA, NC–The old steam engine helper is gone from Saluda Mountain. Mr. E. M. Patterson, who pushed the trains from Melrose to Saluda, a distance of three miles, for 47 years, retired at the age of 70 years. He only lived two years after he retired. Mr. Patterson went to […]
Culturing Community: Inaugural Ferment Festival of Marshall, N.C.
Press release from Fermenti Foods: MARSHALL, N.C. – A uniquely “tasteful” event will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Madison County Cooperative Extension Center, 258 Carolina Lane. The event is free to attend, with proceeds benefiting the local food pantry, Beacon of Hope. Vendors ranging from local farms to […]
Asheville Museum of Science to build new educational exhibit with $100,000 grant from Duke Energy
Press release from Asheville Museum of Science: ASHEVILLE, NC – November 2, 2017: Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) received a $100,000 Duke Energy grant to continue its commitment to educate and engage the public through interactive STEM experiences. This grant will be used to construct a French Broad River water table exhibit. The river exhibit will […]
Asheville Art Museum to participate in Museum Store Sunday, Nov. 26
Press release from Asheville Art Museum: ASHEVILLE–Every year consumers kick off their holiday shopping during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, starting with Black Friday and continuing through Cyber Monday. Now, there is one more exciting shopping day sandwiched between the two—Museum Store Sunday, scheduled this year for November 26. The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Buncombe County joins with Attic Salt Theatre Company for an evening of stories
Press release from Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC: On Friday, November 17, local nonprofit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Buncombe County joins with Attic Salt Theatre Company to present Big Stories From The Attic—a fundraiser for both organizations featuring regional professional storytellers David Joe Miller, Betsy Puckett and Raymond Christian. Slated to take place at Attic Salt’s […]
Charles George VA Medical Center will host Veterans Day ceremony
Press release from Charles George VA Medical Center: ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Charles George VA Medical Center will honor Veterans on Veterans Day, November 11, with a ceremony at the Charles George VA Medical Center. Beginning at 11 a.m., the ceremony will feature keynote speaker retired U.S. Air Force Major General Rick Devereaux, who served in the […]
UNC Asheville names Karin Peterson acting provost for spring 2018
Press release from UNC Asheville: The University of North Carolina at Asheville has named Karin Peterson, professor and chair of sociology and anthropology, as acting provost for the spring 2018 semester. Peterson will serve as acting provost following the appointment of current Provost Joe Urgo as Interim Chancellor; he will take on that role upon […]
Small bites: Little Jumbo aims for speedy cocktails in Five Points
Craft cocktails made quickly comes to the Five Points neighborhood. Also, The 14th annual Taste of Compassion Gala returns, the WNC Cookbook & Food Writing Festival comes back for a second year, a new cookbook celebrates local inn recipes and Nightbell and Cúrate host a benefit dinner for Homeward Bound.
Tuesday History: Ostriches arrive in Asheville, 1902
On July 1, 1902, the ostrich farm opened on the corner of Merrimon and Coleman avenues. Tragedy and mayhem would ensue.
Pardee UNC Health Care to host free lung cancer screening information session, Nov. 6
Press release from Pardee UNC Health Care: Hendersonville, N.C. – Pardee UNC Health Care will host a free information session, “ABCs of Screening for Lung Cancer and the Latest Lung Cancer Treatments” on Monday, Nov. 6 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Pardee Cancer Center, located at 805 6th Avenue West in Hendersonville. Gary Rodberg, M.D., […]
Veterans Month kick-off at Charles George VA Medical Center
Press release from the Charle George VA Medical Center:
Winners named for the Jackson County NAACP’s biannual humanitarian awards
Press release from the Jackson County NAACP: On Saturday October 14th, two individuals and a non-profit organization were singled out for Jackson County NAACP’s biannual Humanitarian Awards. All finalist were given a Humanitarian Medallion as they were introduced. President Enrique Gomez declared, “Every finalist is a winner for the outstanding service they perform in their […]
Museum celebrates the house cat
The items on display inside the American Museum of the House Cat Museum in Jackson County combine the quirky and the kitsch with the morbid and the mysterious.
Purveyors of horror create haunting experiences
Estimates place the number of haunted house attractions in the United States in the thousands. Xpress caught up with some of the local haunts to get a behind the scenes look at the industry.
Interacting with art: Martha Skinner explores different ways to create
Martha Skinner’s latest exhibit, Living Section: Retrospective of my Fertility will open Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Weizenblatt Gallery at Mars Hill University.
Can you hear me now: Improving communication between couples with hearing loss
Press release from Hearing Loss Association of America Asheville Chapter: For more information, visit nchearingloss.org/asheville.htm.