Press release form City of Asheville: Asheville, NC (May 31, 2017): Over the last few days the Asheville Police Department has responded to several local businesses that have received a generic letter issuing a bomb threat via fax referencing a ransom to be paid by Western Union in the amount of $25,000 to a Brazilian citizen. […]
Author: Thomas Calder
Showing 862-882 of 1827 results
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute offers community workshop, June 10
Press release from Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute: Rosman, NC (April 5, 2017) – The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) is offering a community workshop June 10 to help area schools, businesses and residents make the most of the total solar eclipse that will traverse the U.S. August 21. This solar eclipse is already being called the […]
Upcoming ranger programs
Press release from the Blue Ridge Parkway: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Cone Manor – Milepost 294 10:30 am – Informal Upstairs Tour at Cone Manor From 10:30-12:00, the second floor of Cone Manor will be open for a do-it-yourself tour. Rangers will be on hand to answer questions. Cone Manor – Milepost 294 10:30- […]
Community meetings on the I-26 Connector project, June 5 and 6
Press release from the City of Asheville: June 5, 2017 – A community meeting will be held for the East West Asheville Neighborhood Association (EWANA) at East West Vintage Rentals which is located at 278 Haywood Road from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The focus of the meeting is for the North Carolina Department of Transportation […]
Tuesday History: Bringing religion to the “rude mountaineers,” 1869
“The dew of Heaven is falling, and is fertilizing the land,” writes Dr. J.P. Purcell, in his 1869 report on Asheville.
Small bites: Vegging out for a cause
Bounty & Soul’s VegOut fundraiser returns for its second year. Also, Native Kitchen and Social Pub holds a fundraiser for the Autism Society of North Carolina, Backyard BBQ Competition takes place in Brevard, the fourth annual Skillet Six Ways returns and more.
Local author weaves family history into literary debut
On Saturday, June 3, Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe will host the official book launch of Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt debut work of creative nonfiction, “A Tangled Tree: My Father’s Path to Immortality.”
Nations’ top bridge teacher coming to WNC, June 19
Press release from WNC American Contract Bridge League: Patty Tucker is coming to teach her “jump start” bridge class for people interested in trying the game or refreshing their skills on June 19 near the Asheville airport. Afterwards, she will certify experienced players who want to teach the class in their communities. Tucker’s five-hour class, called […]
Picnic in the Mountains, hosted by The Buncombe County Republican Women’s Club
Press release from The Buncombe County Republican Women’s Club: The Buncombe County Republican Women’s Club Invites you and your guest to our annual Picnic In The Mountains On Thursday, June 8th from 11:30am – 1:30pm at the Governor’s Western Residence, 45 Patton Mountain Rd. Asheville, North Carolina Keynote Speaker: Lt. Col. James Womack Come out and meet […]
Regional Chamber Business Expo features business solutions from across the region, June 7
Press release from Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce: More than 100 businesses and organizations will exhibit at the Regional Chamber Business Expo on June 7th offering local solutions to business issues. The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce have partnered to present the regional Chamber Business Expo on Wednesday, […]
City of Asheville Parking Services wins national accreditation
Press release from the City of Asheville: The International Parking Institute, the largest parking organization in the world with members in over 45 countries, has designated the City of Asheville’s Parking Services Division as an Accredited Parking Organization. This recognition is the result of a yearlong effort by City staff to prepare the submission. The […]
Town of Canton to host National Guard training exercise, June 10
Press release from the Town of Canton:
Concerts on the Creek welcomes Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, June 2
Press release from Jackson County Chamber of Commerce: Grandpa’s Cough Medicine is making their first visit to Concerts on the Creek in Sylva on Friday, June 2. Grandpa’s Cough Medicine delivers blazing tempos, outlaw attitude foot-stomping inten- sity and frenetic picking with their simple combination of flat-picked guitar, Scruggs-style banjo, thumping upright bass and tight […]
Pints and Porcelain at The Bright Angle Studio
Press release from The Bright Angle Studio: Local pottery studio plans event to connect with the community. The Bright Angle will hold Pints and Porcelain on June 9th from 4pm to 8pm. The event, which will be held at The Bright Angle Studio in Downtown Asheville in the Refinery Creator Space, will give the public […]
Mast General Store hosts Land Trust Day on June 3
Press release from Mast General Store: On Saturday, June 3, the Mast Stores in Asheville and Waynesville will welcome the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) to the stores in celebration of Land Trust Day. Volunteers will answer questions about SAHC, and will offer information about the benefits of protecting land. Mast will donate 20% of […]
Asheville-Buncombe Memorial Day Concert and Ceremony to be held in Pack Square Park
Press release from the City of Asheville: The City of Asheville Mayor’s Committee for Veterans Affairs will host its annual Memorial Day Concert and Ceremony on the Roger McGuire Green stage of Pack Square Park starting at 2:30 p.m. May 29. The award-winning North Carolina Fort Bragg 82nd Airborne Band will perform before and after, as […]
Winter bat surveys document spread of deadly fungus
Press release from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission: White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in the eastern United States since it was first detected in 2006, continues its deadly spread in North Carolina. During winter bat surveys in January and February, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. […]
Haywood Community College Professional Crafts students hold graduate show
Press release from Haywood Community College: The graduating class of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts program will exhibit their best work at the 2017 Graduate Show. The show is going on May 27 through September 24 at the Southern Highland Craft Guild Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. The Folk Art Center is open daily […]
Four Western North Carolina veterans to be inducted into In Memory Program
Press release from Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund: More than 400 Vietnam veterans, including four from western North Carolina, will be inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) In Memory Program in 2017. The program honors Vietnam veterans whose lives were cut short as a result of their service in Vietnam, but are not eligible for inscription on […]
One Moment in Time: Concert benefits MLK Youth Scholarship Fund
Press release from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, Inc.:
UNC Asheville student Katherine Tyrlik receives Boren Scholarship to study in Poland
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville junior Katherine Tyrlik has been awarded the prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship, sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), to study abroad in Poland during the 2017-18 academic year. Tyrlik, a double major in French and biology, will spend the summer 2017 semester studying Polish at John Paul […]