Press release from Grove Park-Sunset Mountain Neighborhood Association: Grove Park Neighborhood Tour of Homes Advance tickets are now on sale for the Sunday, September 11, event. Tour 10 fabulous homes at your own pace for just $20 on sale NOW. Trolley transportation between homes included in your ticket price. Two easy ways to purchase: 1) […]
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Panel to discuss Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan on Aug. 19
Press release from RiverLink: RiverLink’s 30-year celebration continues with a look at The Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan on Friday, August 19 On August 19, as part of RiverLink’s 30th Anniversary celebration, they’re hosting a panel discussion of the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan. RiverLink Executive Director Karen Cragnolin and Dana Stonestreet, who were both key players […]
Robert “Bob” Chilmonik announces run for county school board
Press release from Robert “Bob” Chilmonik for School Board Campaign: I am announcing my intention to run for Buncombe County School Board representing the Owen District. The citizens of Buncombe county need experienced, results driven representation focused on high quality public education. My background includes over twenty years’ corporate management experience, supervising a large professional staff […]
Fundraising run on Aug. 20 to help veterans at VA Medical Center
Press release from Buncombe County Concerned Bikers Association: The 16th annual Veterans Appreciation Day and Poker Run will be held Saturday August 20th, 2016. Presented by the Buncombe County Concerned Bikers Association and held at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, this event has raised almost $20,000 over the past four years, and 100% […]
Congressional candidate Rick Bryson publishes political novel
Press release from Rick Bryson: Bryson City, August 12, 2016—Before he became a candidate for Congress for the NC 11th District, Frederick E. (Rick) Bryson was a writer, having published over 1000 technical articles and three novels. But his latest novel — The Jefferson Legion — is unusual in that it contains remarkable parallels to his campaign for […]
Cades Cove bicycle volunteers receive national recognition
Press release from National Park Service: WASHINGTON (August 11, 2016) An extraordinary group of VIPs (Volunteers-In-Parks) donated 7.9 million hours of service to the National Park Service in 2015. These 440,000 people performed an astonishing variety of tasks which enhanced both park operations and the visitor experience. This week, the National Park Service and National Park […]
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival brings prominent writers to Burnsville Sept. 8-10
Press release from Yancey County Tourism: BURNSVILLE, N.C. – The 11th annual Carolina Mountains Literary Festival brings a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a former poet laureate and numerous award-winning writers to downtown Burnsville, Sept. 8-10. This year’s festival includes 28 authors and 50 free and ticketed events under the theme of “Journey Out. Journey In.” “Each of the […]
County extension service announces fertilizer referendum
Press release from Buncombe County office of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service: The Buncombe County Nickels for Know-How Referendum will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Steve Duckett, County Extension Director said a polling place has been established in the County and will be open from 8 am to 5 pm. The […]
Council says yes to $74 million bond; voters to choose in November
City Council is unified in its support for a $74 million bond referendum, which will be put to the voters on November’s general election ballot.
Garrett Artz named new RiverLink executive director
Press release from RiverLink: (ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aug. 8, 2016) – After 30 years as the Voice of the River, Asheville-based RiverLink will have a new leader. Garrett Artz, co-founder of Connect Enka, a walking and biking advocacy group in Enka-Candler, will take over as Executive Director. Current longtime Executive Director and Founder, Karen Cragnolin, is retiring […]
City to hold public meetings on dam improvement project
Press release from the city of Asheville: In an effort to prevent damage in the event of a natural disaster (flood or earthquake), the City of Asheville has identified proactive improvement measures to be taken at the North Fork Reservoir to protect and improve critical infrastructure and resources. Join the City of Asheville Water Resources […]
Council to hear residents’ input on bond referendum; take deciding vote
City Council will hear public input on a proposed $74 million bond referendum at its Aug. 9 meeting — but all Council can do in response to those comments is vote for or against including each of the three bond categories on the general election ballot in November. The deadline to adjust the total borrowing amount in each category was July 26.
APD asks for help in identifying robbery suspect
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (August 4, 2016): At approximately 5:00 p.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to a report of a robbery at SunTrust Bank, 700 Haywood Road. The suspect entered the bank and demanded payment in large bills. He did not display a weapon and fled the scene on foot. […]
Sparks fly: city struggles to locate, regulate new electrical substations
To meet growing power demand, Duke Energy says it will need to build three new electrical substations close to downtown over the next ten years. The city is rushing to put an ordinance establishing requirements for substation screening in place while residents are banding together to oppose substations in their neighborhoods.
City to hold second input session on possible residential infill zoning changes
Press release from the City of Asheville: On August 11, the City of Asheville will hold the second of two public workshops to gather public input on City code considerations that seek to allow for more small-scale residential infill development. It will be held at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the U.S. Cellular Center, Second […]
Pony Club championships at Tryon International Equestrian Center
Press release from Tryon International Equestrian Center: MILL SPRING, N.C. (JULY 31, 2016): More than 600 young riders ages 12-years-old to 25-years-old from multiple states traveled to Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) to participate in the 2016 U.S. Pony Club Championships East on Wednesday, July 27 through Sunday, July 31. In addition to the competitions in […]
Beyond bathrooms: HB2 accelerates changes in attitudes, language
While some of the conversations that began with the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 2 on March 23 have focused on which bathrooms transgender people should use, others have explored new ideas about gender and identity which could reshape the way we think and talk about ourselves and others.
8-year-old paddler gets custom kayak
Press release from Dagger: GREENVILLE, S.C. (July 28, 2016) – Greenville-based kayak company, Dagger, and local outdoor recreation center, Nantahala Outdoor Center, made a dream come true today for 8-year-old, Abby Wehr, of Robbinsville, N.C. Dagger athlete, and renowned female whitewater kayaker, Adriene Levknecht, surprised Abby with a custom Dagger kayak at the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC), the premier destination […]
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina acquires 377-acre South Mountains property
Press release from Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: MORGANTON, N.C.—Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina reached an important milestone this week with the acquisition of 377 acres in the Ivy Creek watershed of the South Mountains, which brings the land trust’s 20-year protection record over the 50,000-acre mark to a total of 50,322 acres. “Foothills Conservancy formed […]
Senator Van Duyn and Rep. Fisher will host a Town Hall in Asheville
Press release from campaign to re-elect Terry Van Duyn, NC Senate, District 49: Asheville, N.C. – N.C. Senator Terry Van Duyn (D-Buncombe) will host a town hall along with N.C. Representative Susan Fisher (D-Buncombe) on August 15, 2016, at the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, 67 Broadway, from 6 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. This is part […]
Blue Ridge Parkway to celebrate park centennial with festival on Aug. 5
Press release from the National Park Service: Blue Ridge Parkway and Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial and Welcome Feast to the Beat on August 5th (Asheville, NC) –The Blue Ridge Parkway is celebrating the National Park Service Centennial on Friday, August 5, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a […]