PRESS RELEASE: WHAT: N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and N.C. Mountain State Fair Manager Matt Buchanan will join state and local dignitaries in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the 2016 N.C. Mountain State Fair. WHEN: Friday, Sept. 9 Noon WHERE: Covered area outside Davis Event Center WNC Agricultural Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher […]
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2016 ReUse Contest voting begins
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity encourages the community to vote for their favorite 2016 ReUse Contest entry. Voting runs until midnight on Monday, September 19. The poll can be found here. Voters can cast one vote per day.
Asheville’s improv comedy troupe, Reasonably Priced Babies, announce a residency at The Altamont Theatre
PRESS RELEASE: The Altamont Theatre, on Church Street in downtown Asheville, is excited to announce a Residency with Asheville improv comedy troupe, Reasonably Priced Babies. “RPB’s” will be performing at The Altamont Theatre the second Friday night of every month, at 8:00pm. These are all 18+ shows with doors at 7pm and tickets are $10 […]
Report shows home prices up
PRESS RELEASE: CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, today released its CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ data for March 2016 which shows home prices are up both year over year and month over month. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 6.7 […]
Electric vehicle charging station network connects WNC communities
PRESS RELEASE: The network of electric vehicle fast chargers is growing and connecting communities across western North Carolina. “The strategic deployment of public charging stations is critical for strong EV market growth,” says Stan Cross, CEO and Co-Founder of Asheville-based Brightfield Transportation Solutions. “Publicly accessible Fast Chargers located along highway corridors, such as at Asheville […]
The Haunted Trail at Pisgah Brewing Co. gives back to local PTA’s and PTO’s
PRESS RELEASE: The award winning Haunted Trail returns for its 2nd year at Pisgah Brewing Company and 4th year in Buncombe county, and they are giving back to local PTA’s and PTO’s. The Ghouls for Schools program will give $1 back from each ticket to your PTA or PTO of choice. So gather your closest ghouls […]
Cherokee stickball demonstration at UNC Asheville
PRESS RELEASE: The Wa Le Lu “Hummingbirds” team from Cherokee will demonstrate the sport of Cherokee stickball at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the intramural fields on UNC Asheville’s campus. This event is free and open to the public and part of the university’s Native American Speaker and Performance Series. Stickball, which is […]
BikeWalk NC to host 5th annual NC Bike Summit in Asheville
PRESS RELEASE: Cycling experts and advocates from the southeast region will all come together in Asheville, N.C. at the 5th Annual NC Bike Summit. BikeWalk NC is proud to be working with local hosts Asheville on Bikes and the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club in partnership with the NC Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) to present this […]
Fletcher Family Festival returns
PRESS RELEASE: The Town of Fletcher will be hosting its 3rd Annual Fletcher Family Festival on Saturday, September 24! This event will include inflatables, touch a truck, a musical performance by Caribbean Cowboys and local businesses and craft vendors will be on site! New to this year’s event, will be a BINGO tent. This is […]
Riverlink to host a screening of “Julian Price: Envisioning Community. Investing in People.”
PRESS RELEASE: RiverLink is proud to host “Julian Price: Envisioning Community. Investing in People,” a film directed by Erin Derham featuring music by The Asheville Symphony Sessions on Friday, Sept. 16, at 4:30 p.m. The event takes place at the RiverLink office at 170 Lyman Street in the River Arts District, with parking available at […]
WNC recovery rally expected to draw more than 1,000 participants
PRESS RELEASE: WHAT: More than 1,000 WNC residents are expected to rally at Lake Junaluska to spread the message that people can and do recover from addiction, mental illness and other life challenges. The 2nd Annual Western Regional Recovery Rally is a free event that includes a lakeside march, children’s activities and Recovery Champion/Ally of the Year awards. […]
NewTown brings Kentucky bluegrass to Burnsville
PRESS RELEASE: NewTown performs Saturday, October 8th at the Burnsville Town Center at 7:30 p.m. The quintet, known for their superb vocals and super-hot pickin’, is fronted by award-winning vocalist/fiddler Kati Penn Williams and her singing, banjo-picking husband, Jr. Williams. Rounding out the group are guitarist/vocalist Hayes Griffin, Yancey NC Native mandolinist Mitchell Cannon, and […]
Asheville Police seek assistance in locating missing person
PRESS RELEASE: The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate missing person Dewayne Allen Walmsley. Dewayne left his home several weeks ago and has not been seen or heard from. He is believed to be operating a red 2000 Dodge Neon with Tennessee plates. Dewayne is 42 year old white male, […]
State legislators to attend Haywood County Public Library’s 125the anniversary events
PRESS RELEASE: State legislators to attend events in honor of Haywood County Public Library’s 125th anniversary Both Representative Michele Presnell and Representative Joe Sam Queen have confirmed that they will be attending upcoming events in honor of Haywood County Public Library’s (HCPL) 125th anniversary, which is being celebrated this September throughout Haywood County. To commemorate […]
Go Granny D: UNC Asheville presents one-woman show by Barbara Bates Smith
PRESS RELEASE: Go Granny D, a one-woman show by Barbara Bates Smith with music by Jeff Sebens, will be presented at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11 in the Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. This event is free and open to the public. Go Granny D tells the story […]
Asheville High senior wins New York Times photo contest
Asheville High senior, Emma Grace Moon, participated in a two-week summer course hosted by The School of New York Times. A photo taken during her stint will be featured in the New York Times later this fall.
Small bites: Getting wacky at Whacked
FRS Asheville’s Whacked brings together local chefs, school food service directors and Green Opportunities Kitchen Ready trainees for an off-the-wall culinary contest; fermentation revivalist Sandor Katz offers food preservation workshops at Rhubarb and the Asheville Food Park; chef Katie Button’s new cookbook is already topping online lists; chef Eric Scheffer hosts an Argentinian feast at Hickory Nut Gap Farm and Asheville gets a new restaurant ordering website.
Tuesday History: Lillian Exum Clement blazes the trail for women in NC politics
If I blaze the trail for other women to come in, until there is enough to do something, then I feel I have done my duty.
New opportunity at CCCD: Materials-Based Research Grant
PRESS RELEASE: The Materials-Based Research Grant is an award of up to $15,000 granted to interdisciplinary teams of researchers for an 18-month grant period. The goal of these collaborations is to encourage mutually beneficial innovation in Craft and STEM through focusing on materials and process-based research. The teams should include one maker and one professional working in […]
Open Studio Tours of Henderson County
PRESS RELEASE: The 2016 annual Open Studio Tour of Henderson County, NC will be held the third weekend of September 17-18, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. This free, self-guided tour features 36 fine art and craft studios throughout Henderson County, Artist’s studios will be open for visits with plenty of artwork to view and […]
Local Innovation Award winners announced
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Pat McCrory’s nationally-recognized Innovation Center (iCenter) is pleased to announce the winners of North Carolina’s first Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards were launched to recognize the excellent work being done to make government more effective, efficient and user-friendly for the citizens of North Carolina. “Governor McCrory believes that technology is the key […]