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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Forest Service announces ginseng permit process for 2016

PRESS RELEASE: The Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests announced today that forest visitors have until July 15 to submit contact information to a ranger district office to participate in the lottery to receive a ginseng harvest permit this year. Visitors must obtain a permit to collect wild ginseng in the two national forests during the […]

State legislature supports Jackson County as Premier Trout Fishing Destination

PRESS RELEASE: Jackson County moved one step closer to becoming the N.C. Trout Capital on Wednesday, June 1 in Raleigh, as members of the state legislature recognized the county as the state’s Premier Trout Fishing Destination. N.C. Senator Jim Davis and N.C. House Representative Joe Sam Queen both participated and spoke before the legislature in support of […]