In this week’s food news, Trade and Lore launches evening events, Urban Orchard Cider Co. hosts a fundraising event focused on Lyme disease, The Imperial Life plans a bartending class, The Montford Pull Up opens on Montford Avenue and California vintner Guy Davis presents a wine dinner at Canyon Kitchen.
PRESS RELEASE: The public is invited to RiverLink to learn about the French Broad River Paddle Trail and hear from three folks who have traveled the French Broad River from start to finish. Dr. Chris Lechner completed a solo journey on a stand up paddle board in May of 2015. He began at the headwaters […]
PRESS RELEASE: When pharmacists Todd Tamplin and Dean Clayton purchased a community pharmacy on Tunnel Road in 2005, they had no idea that ten years later, they’d be creating a whole new approach to community pharmacy. The new building, located at 805 Fairview Road, has high ceilings, large windows, and most notably, a pharmacist right […]
PRESS RELEASE: This summer the YMCA of Western North Carolina is offering Safety Around Water, a program designed to engage and educate parents about the importance of water safety skills and give more of America’s youth access to water safety lessons. According to data from the USA Swimming Foundation, 70 percent of African American and […]
On June 25, after more than a year of planning, friends Vincent Gagnon and Matt Bailey officially opened Woodpecker Pie inside The Mothlight on Haywood Road.
We continue with W.A. Shafor’s 1911 investigation into Asheville. For those who missed the previous posts, click here for Part I & Part II. As always, follow along with us each week to learn about different time periods in our city’s history, from various unique perspectives and views. Our continued thanks to Pack Memorial Library’s Special Collections, North Carolina […]
PRESS RELEASE: Transylvania Community Arts Council and Mountain Roots will both host week-long pottery camps for kids this summer. Mountain Roots will lead camps on July 11 – 15 and again on July 25 – 29 at the TC Arts Council. Morning sessions will run from 9:00 am-Noon for ages 6-10. Afternoon sessions will run from […]
PRESS RELEASE: Mission Hospital’s Memorial Campus in Asheville, North Carolina recently received full Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. Accreditation expires on April 18, 2018. Cardiologist William Maddox Jr., MD, is Mission Heart’s physician champion of the STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) program – responsible for advanced […]
PRESS RELEASE: Dear Hendersonville Citizens, Thank you for your support of the City of Hendersonville. As Chief of The Hendersonville Fire Department I am asking for your assistance to provide input to our strategic planning process. We have taken the positive step of developing a strategic plan for the department in order to help us […]
PRESS RELEASE: Retiring Superintendent David L. Jones was honored for his 38 years of service to Henderson County Public Schools with the North Carolina governor’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine, and a Congressional Record read by Rep. Mark Meadows in the House of Representatives. North Carolina Rep. Chris Whitmire nominated Jones for the Order […]
Press Release: The Music On Main Street concert series presents a Special Fireworks Celebration Concert on Monday, July 4th, featuring West Sound. Henderson County will launch an Independence Day fireworks display at sundown. The launch site will ensure premier viewing of the display from downtown Hendersonville and the Music On Main Street concert area. Enjoy the […]
PRESS RELEASE: Each July 4th, thousands of people, most often kids and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks. On a typical Fourth of July, there are more fires nationally than on any other day of the year, with fireworks accounting for two out of five of those fires, more than any other cause of […]
In this week’s food news, a creative new mobile coffee business gets ready to hit the streets, Salt & Smoke rolls out a permanent presence at Burial Beer Co., Hickory Nut Gap Farm hosts a probiotic drinks workshop and Foothills Meats Food Truck adds lunch hours.
PRESS RELEASE: Lenoir-Rhyne University has entered into an exciting new partnership with Mission Health, based in Asheville, North Carolina, which provides Mission Health employees with tuition discounts through the LR Partners Program. Mission Health is the state’s sixth-largest health system and the region’s only not-for-profit, independent community hospital system governed and managed exclusively in western […]
PRESS RELEASE: Southern Season today announced that it will open its smaller format Taste of Southern Season store at 10 a.m. Thursday, a day earlier than planned. The 2,000-square-foot shop with onsite parking is located at 4 Swan Street in Biltmore Village. “The enthusiasm about the store pushed us to get things ready more quickly than we […]
PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the Smokies has been selected as the first place recipient in Haywood County for HomeTrust Bank’s “90k for 90th Community Support Contest.” Friends of the Smokies received $3,750 through the grant competition. Funds received will be used to support priority projects in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including trail maintenance, wildlife […]
PRESS RELEASE: Welcome to Music Explorations! A great way for young beginners (ages 4-7) to explore music, sound, rhythm, and various instruments in a fun and encouraging group setting. Children will dance, experiment with various instruments, sing tunes, and make music. Music Explorations is led by instructors with vast experience in early childhood music […]
PRESS RELEASE: A very special farm dinner will be held on July 31st, hosted by Green Toe Ground’s cofounder and farmer, Nicole DelCogliano, in honor of women farmers and chefs. Joining her in this celebration of women “foodies” are chefs Allegra Grant and Austin Whitty, two up and coming chefs working under the tutelage of chef Katie Button […]
PRESS RELEASE: Wide Open, Randy Shull’s Architecture + Design Opening July 1, 2016, 5 pm – 9 pm at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 69 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801 Curated by J. Richard Gruber, this exhibition documents internationally recognized artist, designer and builder Randy Shull’s creative process in the planning, design and construction […]
But butchers tell us nearly all the mutton used in Asheville comes from Chicago. Fat hogs are now selling at nine cents a pound, live weight.
Rob Sebrell views Foundation as more than just a skatepark. “It’s a sculpture garden of sorts,” he says. “A public, creative space.”
