Press release: “Creating Recovery” CooperRiis Art Exhibition Opening Reception: Sat Dec. 10th 5 – 9pm Show dates: Dec 10-Dec 17th Upstairs Art Space 49 S. Trade St. Tryon, NC 28782 Please join us, December 10th, for an opening reception at Upstairs Art space in Tryon from 5 to 9pm as the CooperRiis healing community celebrates our […]
Press release from the Biltmore Farms Hotels: Biltmore Farms Hotels continues its commitment to the Asheville Community by again partnering with MANNA FoodBank and Feeding America to launch FEED A FAMILY, an effort to impact the fight against hunger in Western North Carolina. The FEED A FAMILY program will be offered to guests at each […]
Press release from the The Madison County Arts Council: According to the New York Times, as a child growing up in Switzerland, Jens Kruger was so fascinated by a broken tenor banjo owned by his father — actually, just the neck of it — that he nailed strings to it and silently taught himself the fingering […]
Press release from Rocky Mountain Blue Team: Command of the Maple Springs and Old Roughy fires transitioned from the Type 2 Rocky Mountain Incident Management Blue Team to the Type 1 Southern Area Blue Team at 7:30 a.m. today. There will be no change in strategy or tactics with the new team coming in. Firefighters are […]
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Immigration is the topic of conversation as Warren Wilson College concludes its free lecture series. Faculty member Christine Nugent explores Germany’s current refugee policies in a multimedia presentation set for Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. Nugent also discusses the most recent wave of immigrants and Dresden’s anti-refugee Patriotic […]
Exhibit announcement from the Asheville Area Arts Council: Beauty + Function: Ceramic Arts in Western North Carolina Akira Satake Ceramics Invitational December 2, 2016 – January 7, 2017 Reception: Friday, December 2 5:00 – 8:00 pm Gallery Talk at 5:45 pm The Asheville Area Arts Council (AAAC) is teaming up with local ceramicist Akira Satake […]
Press release from the Center for Cultural Preservation: International Bluegrass Award-winning musicians Marc Pruett and Darren Nicholson, both members of Balsam Range, will be the featured mountain cultural heroes at December’s Center for Cultural Preservation’s cultural series on Thursday, December 8th at 7PM. In a program titled, Haywood County Musical Traditions, Grammy-awarding winning Pruett and Nicholson will […]
The historic downtown space will shift from dinner theater and vintage decor to Caribbean food and and island theme.
We continue with the 1906 coverage of the Will Harris murders, as reported by the The Asheville Gazette News. This week’s post begins at Pack Square. It is near midnight on Nov. 13, 1906. At the time, Will Harris has already killed three citizens and a police officer. Patrolman Bailey is seeking additional help against the gunman. […]
Derek Bullard was a fan of Smoothie King long before he became a franchisee. As the former owner of a healthcare company that assisted children and adolescents with mental health disabilities, Bullard spent a lot of time on the road. “They had a Smoothie King in Charleston and several in Charlotte, which is where we […]
Opinion/commentary from the NC Retail Merchants Association: Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina harder than anyone could have imagined. Millions of North Carolinians were affected either by wind damage, power outages or flooding. While none of us ever want any disaster to occur, fortunately, when they do happen, they seem to bring out the best in […]
Press release from WNCW: North Carolina’s 88.7 WNCW-FM has opened voting for its 2016 Top 100 Contest. Listeners are invited to create their own Top 10 list of new releases aired on WNCW during 2016 and cast their vote to compile the Top 100 list. The station has listed nearly 400 new releases to choose […]
Notice from the Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police responded to a call of a possible threat at Asheville High School (AHS) around 11:45 this morning. An 18 year-old student at AHS identified as James Javon Harris had texted another student that the school was in danger. The school went on lockdown and police secured an […]
Press release from City of Asheville: Interested in downtown Asheville? Have ideas about how to make it better? Curious about upcoming plans? Whether you work in it, live in it, shop in it or just love it, the City of Asheville is making it even easier to grab the ear of City staff members to […]
Press release from Carter/Kennedy/Page Media Agency: The Folk Heritage Committee is delighted to announce it will have Mark Kuykendall, Bobby Hicks and the Asheville Bluegrass performing on a float in the Asheville Holiday Parade in Asheville, North Carolina on Saturday, November 19th, 2016. The performance will help to kick off a celebration of the upcoming 90th […]
Press release from Art League of Henderson County: Winners of The Art League of Henderson County 2016 Fall Member Art Show were announced at a reception at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, on Sunday, November 13. The Best of Show was presented to Annie Kramer for her acrylic painting, “Beginnings.” Kramer’s painting was entered in […]
Press release from the Blue Ridge Orchestra: WHO: Blue Ridge Orchestra (Asheville) conducted by Milton Crotts; with Jamie Laval, guest soloist WHAT: BRO Revels! A Symphonic Christmas Holiday Concert WHEN & WHERE: • Saturday, December 10, 3:00 pm, Lipinsky Auditorium, 300 Library Lane, UNC Asheville • Sunday, December 11, 3:00 pm, Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway MP […]
Press release from Mission Health: Mission Health has provided 9,000 respirators to public health officials and emergency first responders for distribution in the community and has installed special air scrubbers at its member hospitals across western North Carolina as smoke from forest fires continues to cause concern. Mission Health provided the N95 respirators to public […]
Press release form Mission Health: Mission Health is collecting donations from across the region to help local fire departments and emergency services as they continue to battle forest fires in western North Carolina. Items ranging from batteries to socks and personal hygiene items are needed. “Our team members, some of whom have been personally impacted […]
Press release from Henderson County Tourism Development Authority: An exciting new attraction is happening this holiday season in Downtown Hendersonville. Lace up your skates and take to the ice skating rink located at the Visitor Center at 201 South Main Street. The rink opens Tuesday, December 20 and runs through Sunday, January 1 from 10am – […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1906, near the midnight hour, shots rang out in downtown Asheville.
