From the Asheville Police Department (full release): ASHEVILLE – On Saturday, 02-11-12, at approx. 4:38 am; APD Patrol Units responded to a report of a gun discharge at 17A Lee Walker Heights Apartments located at 50 Wilbar Ave. near downtown Asheville. The caller reported that Kavon Clayton of 55 Dogwood Court in East Asheville, fired […]
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UNCA takes the Big South Conference regular season title
From the Times-News: A lot was riding on Saturday’s home game for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, as they went up against Radford, a team that they barely beat in early January. But there was no “barely” about the Bulldogs’ dominating 88-62 win as they controlled the game from the start at Kimmel Arena before a […]
Transylvania Regional Hospital welcomes interim CFO
From the press release: BREVARD, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012 – Transylvania Regional Hospital is pleased to welcome Jeff Rush as interim Chief Financial Officer/Vice President of Finance for the Brevard hospital and all of its affiliate organizations. Rush will oversee all financial operations for the Brevard hospital and its affiliates including financial planning, monitoring cash […]
NCpedia gets 24,000 more articles
N.C. Department of Cultural Resources announces: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda A. Carlisle today unveiled a partnership between the State Library of North Carolina and UNC Press to make the six volumes of the “Dictionary of North Carolina Biography” and the “Encyclopedia of North Carolina,” some 24,000 articles in all, available as […]
Meals on Wheels polar bear plunge today, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m.
Time again for the annual polar bear plunge to benefit Asheville Meals on Wheels. With snow falling in Western North Carolina this morning, and temperatures plummeting … it should be tantalizing. So grab the family and join them Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Asheville Racquet Club South (off Hwy. 25). The jump starts at […]
New edition of “A History of African Americans in North Carolina” now available
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources announces: RALEIGH – A new, revised edition of “A History of African Americans in North Carolina” is now available from the Historical Publications Section of the N.C. Office of Archives and History. The volume covers more than 400 years from the colonial period through the early 21st century. […]
Looking for something to do tonight? How about Drag Queen Bingo to benefit Brother Wolf
From BlogAsheville, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue proudly presents the Spring Drag Queen Bingo on Friday, February 10th at the Renaissance Hotel Ballroom, 31 Woodfin Street, Asheville. Hosted by Natalie Smalls and the area’s finest Drag Queens, join us for a raucous, rowdy night of drinks, snacks and fun… and of course, drama! Guaranteed to be […]
Western launches study about gender equality pay
From Smoky Mountain News: Western Carolina University has launched a pay study to determine whether male employees are paid more than their female counterparts when doing the same jobs. The study is expected to take up to two years to complete. It has been some seven years since a formal task force studied salaries at […]
Rotarians Against Hunger annual food drive focused on WNC
From the press release: Asheville, NC – Plans for the Rotarians Against Hunger (RAH) Third Annual Food Packaging Event is well underway with strong commitments from Thermo Fisher Scientific and Asheville-based artist Jonas Gerard. The Third Annual RAH will take place April 28, 2012, when 50,000 bags (enough food for 300,000 meals) will be packaged, […]
Park Ridge Health to offer class on how to stay out of debt, build wealth
From the press release: Hendersonville, N.C. (February 9, 2012) – Most people struggle to make ends meet. In fact, 70 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. The class series “Financial Peace University” is designed to teach you and your family to get out of debt, stay out of debt and build wealth. Park Ridge […]
Retired McDowell County captain dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
From the McDowell News: It was with heavy hearts that McDowell County sheriff’s deputies carried on with their duties Thursday – patrolling roads, interviewing suspects, serving papers, answering phones. They wore black bands across their badges and lowered the flag to half staff. They were in mourning over the loss of a colleague and friend. […]
Woman runs across North Carolina to block marriage amendment
Fox Charlotte reports: Jen Jones smiles and says, “No one wants to watch a triathlete run across the state, they want to watch the fat lady do it.” One step at a time Jones is racing across North Carolina. She’s running in opposition to Amendment One, which would permanently define marriage in the state between […]
Asheville Sun Soo to be visited by esteemed Grand Master Kim of TaeKwon-Do International
Asheville Sun Soo Tae Kwon Do became a member of the Taekwon-Do International Union of schools (TKDI) last summer. Now, for the first time Grand Master Sun Jun Kim, 9th degree black belt and esteemed founder of TKDI, will visit the school to join the judges’ panel for the color belt testing of Saturday, February […]
Much of Cliffs Communities being sold, investors hope to restart sales
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: A Texas couple is buying much of the assets of financially troubled Cliffs Communities, developer of the luxury housing developments The Cliffs at Walnut Cove and The Cliffs at High Carolina in Buncombe County. Buyer Steve Carlile and his wife, Penny, said this morning they will put […]
Video: Banjolin + Moogerfooger = ?
Old-time music meets analog-effects madness. Here’s the scoop. One day someone brought a Banjolin to the Moog Store and ran it through a MF-108M Cluster Flux, MF-102 Ring Modulator, and a MF-103 12 Stage Phaser. This is the result. Have an instrument you want to hear through our Moogerfooger Analog Effects Modules? Bring it to […]
Just like Queen Elizabeth II, the Flat Rock Playhouse starts 60th year
According to the Hendersonville Times-News, The Flat Rock Playhouse is celebrating its 60th anniversary in style, with an exciting lineup of productions planned for the theater’s Flat Rock and downtown Hendersonville venues, said Vincent Marini, Playhouse producing artistic director. Last year was a banner one for the Playhouse, and high attendance numbers also boosted the […]
Video: Highlights from Asheville’s Urban Arts Institute
Can one build a young person’s self-esteem, communication ability and academic skills through artistic expression? That’s the key concept that drives Asheville’s Urban Arts Institute. At a minimum, their ongoing work makes for some great video.
Patsy Keever for Congress campaign is seeking interns
Patsy Keever for Congress is now enrolling interns for our 2012 campaign. This is a unique opportunity to work on an exciting, high-paced campaign to help elect Rep. Patsy Keever to Congress in North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District. These internships are ideal for intelligent, reliable and highly-motivated college students or recent graduates who are interested […]
Rick Glazier announces run for state superintendent
Dear Friend: Today, I announce my intention to seek the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. As your next State Superintendent of Public Instruction, I start with a simple proposition: the quality of life in our state is directly tied to the quality of education. This is not a time to silently rest on […]
UNC Board approves tuition and fee increase across the UNC system
From the News & Observer: A UNC Board of Governors committee today approved tuition and fee increases for 2012-13 and tuition increases for in-state undergraduates in 2013-14. If the full board passed the plan tomorrow, tuition and fees would rise on average 8.8 percent next academic year for North Carolina undergraduates across the UNC system. […]
PARC: Tell elected officials not to sell city land near Basilica to developer
Here’s the message from the People Advocating Real Conservancy group via its email newsletter: If the McKibbon Group gets its way, this view of the Basilica of St. Lawrence might soon be your best way to see it. McKibbon wants to buy several City-owned properties in front of the Basilica to build a high-rise hotel, […]