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 […]
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Friends of the Smokies receives grant through HomeTrust Bank’s “90k for 90th”
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 […]
Music Explorations
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 […]
Farm dinner honoring women & food
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 […]
Wide Open, Randy Shull’s Architecture + Design
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 […]
Tuesday History: Impressions of Asheville from 1911, Part II
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.
Nose to the nosegrind: Foundation redefines skateparks
Rob Sebrell views Foundation as more than just a skatepark. “It’s a sculpture garden of sorts,” he says. “A public, creative space.”
Akira Satake + Duncan Wickel: Live at White Horse Black Mountain
PRESS RELEASE: Summer Concert Wednesday, June 29th 2016 at 7:30pm Akira Satake, composer and banjo and shamisen (Japanese banjo) player, and multi-genre violinist and celloist Duncan Wickel Join forces for an evening of kaleidoscopic original music combining World, Jazz, Celtic and Appalachian traditions. Tickets are $18 in advance $20 at the door Purchase online at: www.whitehorseblackmountain.com White […]
The Community Kitchen: Update on new building project
PRESS RELEASE: If you have driven down Champion Drive recently, you probably have noticed changes starting to happen. Volunteers and staff have been hard at work on the new property. The property was officially purchased on April 18th thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, $30,000 was raised in a period of about 30 […]
Asheville Transit Division seeking input on Route 170 to Black Mountain
PRESS RELEASE: The City of Asheville Transit Planning Division is discontinuing service to Warren Wilson College due to a loss of funding and considering other changes to the Asheville Redefines Transit (ART) bus Route 170 to Black Mountain. Some of the other possible changes to the ART Route 170 include: Reducing the number of trips […]
25th annual Antique and Vintage Show
PRESS RELEASE: HENDERSONVILLE, NC– Twenty-five years brings about a lot of changes in a show and its vendors, but the downtown Hendersonville Antique & Vintage Show always seems to maintain a certain quality. The show’s coordinators say that is in large part due to the watchful eye and generous support of downtown’s valued retailer Jane […]
LEGO® brick sculpture exhibit to open at The N.C. Arboretum July 30, 2016
PRESS RELEASE: Asheville, N.C. (June 22, 2016) – Visitors to The North Carolina Arboretum, a 434-acre public garden located just south of Asheville, will enjoy a fun-filled outdoor adventure this summer and fall at the Arboretum’s newest exhibit, Nature Connects®, Art with LEGO® Bricks, on display throughout the Arboretum’s gardens July 30 – October 23, 2016. Composed of […]
How squash agriculture spread bees in pre-Columbian North America
PRESS RELEASE: Using genetic markers, researchers have for the first time shown how cultivating a specific crop led to the expansion of a pollinator species. In this case, the researchers found that the spread of a bee species in pre-Columbian Central and North America was tied to the spread of squash agriculture. “We wanted to […]
Viking axe making class with Brock Martin from WarFire Forge
Saturday, August 20th and Sunday, August 21st 9:00am – 5:00pm (16 hours total) Cost $275 (materials included) , due at registration What to Expect: This course is designed to introduce students to axe making using hand tools while learning the metallurgy behind producing a quality tool/weapon. No prior experience required. Topics covered will include: benefits of […]
Unto These Hills outdoor drama
PRESS RELEASE: WHEN: May 28 to August 13. Show starts at 8:00 p.m. nightly. The theatre is closed on Sundays WHERE: “Unto These Hills” is performed at the Cherokee Mountainside Theatre, located at 688 Drama Road. Free parking for “Unto These Hills” ticket holders. WHAT: A spectacular reimagining of the Cherokee story, “Unto These Hills” […]
21st annual daylily sale to benefit child abuse victims held on July 1 and 2.
PRESS RELEASE: Who: Cheryl and Doug Alderman are opening their award-winning daylily gardens in Fairview for their annual plant sale to benefit Mountain Child Advocacy Center (MCAC) – the non-profit agency provides prevention education, crisis intervention, counseling and advocacy for child abuse and neglect. The garden is an official display garden of the American Hemerocallis […]
Life changes prompt special enrollment opportunities for health insurance: Free assistance is available to Review options, sign up
PRESS RELEASE: Did you just experience your first Father’s Day? Get married? Become a college graduate? If so, these and other major life changes can offer special enrollment opportunities for health insurance through North Carolina’s Marketplace. Although open enrollment ended in January, some consumers still have the opportunity to enroll throughout the year if they […]
Small bites: A Persian feast to help kids in need
MG Road hosts a Persian feast to support Hadaya Toys, Coffee for Champions project partners with local coffee shops to raise money for Buncombe County Special Olympics, Corner Kitchen rolls out a summer menu and the 1LUV Food & Music Festival offers 25 food trucks and local beer along with four days of music and fun.
Tuesday History: Impressions of Asheville from 1911
…we noticed that some of the pigs were red and had long noses and some of the people were long and had red noses.
The North Carolina Arboretum named the seventh certified Bee Campus USA
PRESS RELEASE: The North Carolina Arboretum, a public garden and affiliate of the University of North Carolina system, and Bee Campus USA are pleased to announce the Arboretum as the seventh educational institution in the nation to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational […]
PSABC’s time traveling 40th anniversary gala exceeds expectations
PRESS RELEASE: On June 4th, 2016, The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County celebrated their 40 Anniversary with panache! With what some are calling a “Timetraveling Gala”, the fundraiser transported guests through time with a tour of four historic locations that were significant to Asheville’s history. Attendees were treated to specialty cocktails, period inspired foods […]