Asheville’s Montford Park Players have big plans for 2013: An expansion of the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre. The improvements include a paved and lighted path, new terraces and steps. Read more about the expansion here: http://www.montfordparkplayers.org/amphitheatre-expansion Here’s one way to help those dreams come true: Montford Park Players holds a fundraiser and variety show on Saturday, […]
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Iconic crab apple tree at UNCA felled by winds, will be removed Friday
Here’s an excerpt from the University of North Carolina at Asheville website: One of two crab apple trees that have for decades been the Quad’s best place to perch, was felled by high winds during winter break. “This was a unique tree, a companion to so many people for so many years,” said Melissa Acker, […]
Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council to present its Food Action Plan to City Council Jan. 22
The Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council is making a decisive start to the new year. Check out their plans for a Food Action Plan to improve the city’s food security, and find out how you can get involved at their informational meeting on Friday, Feb. 1. Here are the details from the press release: For the […]
NC Justice Center: unemployment numbers good news for most metro areas
From the NC Justice Center: RALEIGH (January 3, 2013) – Today’s jobs report from the Employment Security Division shows positive momentum in job creation for most of North Carolina’s metro areas. At the same time, however, a handful of metros are lagging behind the rest of the state. The unemployment has dropped in all 95 […]
Hendersonville considers resolution against water system seizure, Times-News reports
From the Hendersonville Times-News: During a meeting tonight, Hendersonville City Council members will consider passing a resolution to fight any North Carolina laws providing for the forced takeover of a city’s water system. The cry against a government grab was prompted by the city of Asheville’s grapple with state legislators over the forced merger of […]
DCCC immediately targets newly sworn in NC-11 Rep. Mark Meadows
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee targeted Western North Carolina 11th District Republican Rep. Mark Meadows Jan. 3 immediately after he was sworn in to his first term, issuing the below satirical “Tea Party Membership Card.” Here’s the press release from the DCCC: MEMBERSHIP CARD: Congressman Meadows Joins Tea Party Republican Congress Congressman Mark Meadows (NC-11) […]
Grandfather Mountain’s Morely the Golden Eagle passes away
Here’s the press release from the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation: GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC – Morely the Golden Eagle passed away of natural causes sometime during the night on January 1. He was discovered in his enclosure January 2. The oldest animal in the Grandfather Mountain Animal Habitats at around 35 years old, Morely came to […]
Park Ridge Health’s endocrinologist to host diabetes seminar Jan. 17
Press release From Park Ridge Health Endocrinologist to Present Free Seminar and Open House Hendersonville, N.C. (Jan. 3, 2012) – Fellowship-trained endocrinologist Aysha Inankur, M.D., will present a free educational seminar about diabetes management on Thursday, Jan. 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Health Adventure in Biltmore Square Mall. The presentation, entitled “Lifestyle […]
Grand opening of Mars Hill College South Asheville campus Jan. 7
Full announcement from Mars Hill College: There will be a Grand Opening of the new south Asheville site for Mars Hill College on January 7, from 4 – 6 pm. A ribbon cutting involving officials from Mars Hill College as well as Buncombe and Henderson county chambers of commerce will take place at approximately 4:30 […]
Highland Brewing investors buy more property
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: Owners and investors in Highland Brewing Co. have purchased the remainder of the old Blue Ridge Motion Pictures lot where the brewery is based. There are no immediate plans, however, to expand the Highland operation, said company founder and president Oscar Wong. Highland already controlled 70,000 square […]
WNC Alliance urges action against Devil’s Courthouse logging project
The Western North Carolina Alliance is urging action against a proposed 472 acre logging project below Devil’s Courthouse in the headwaters of the French Broad River. The area is adjacent to the popular Art Loeb Trail and in the view-shed of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, according to the nonprofit environmental advocacy organization. Here’s the message via […]
WNCA supports efforts to return fire to Linville Gorge
Here’s the message from the Western North Carolina Alliance via the nonprofit environmental group’s email newsletter: The U.S. Forest Service is in the process of developing a proposal on fire management in Linville Gorge. The scoping period for the project is open until Jan. 15. Controlled burn in Linville Gorge/Gary Kauffman The Western North Carolina […]
Asheville City Schools will host magnet school forum, open houses
The Asheville City School system has several events coming up designed to give parents more information on the system’s five magnet elementary schools. Here’s the press release: 1. Asheville City Schools will host a Magnet School Forum on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 6:30 PM in the ACS Central Services Board Room at 85 Mountain […]
Buncombe GOP touts statewide Republican successes
The Buncombe County Republican Party sent out the following message via email Jan. 3 touting the party’s statewide success: In 2013, the North Carolina Republican Party has….. • First-time dominance of all three branches of state government • Landslide Republican gubernatorial win: McCrory 55%; Dalton 43%; Howe 2% • Enabled Pat McCrory to be only […]
Four McGuire, Wood, Bissette attorneys named to Legal Elite list
(Asheville, NC) – McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorneys Susan Strayhorn Barbour, Annika M. Brock, Sabrina Presnell Rockoff and Sarah Sparboe Thornburg have been named to the 2013 Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite list of the top lawyers in North Carolina. Barbour and Brock are named in the Real […]
Malvern Hills neighborhood, park area traffic meeting Jan. 16, 6 p.m.
Press release from West Asheville Watch Residents, Property Owners, Stakeholders of neighborhood streets around Malvern Hills. EVERYONE invited and encouraged to come! WHO’s Invited: Residents, property owners and stakeholders of neighborhood streets in the area around Malvern Hills Park WHAT: A meeting with representatives of City of Asheville Transportation, Police, and Parks, Recreation and Cultural […]
WNC in the global news: The BBC illustrates fiscal-cliff impact with local businesses
from The BBC The general manager of the Cataloochee Ski Area in western North Carolina is wary of the so-called fiscal cliff — or fiscal slope, as some analysts call it. He worries he won’t be able to carry out improvements on his slopes if lawmakers can’t agree on a deal by the end of […]
UNC Asheville to host community meeting on new signage, greenway plans
Press release from UNC Asheville News Service UNC Asheville will host a meeting to brief university neighbors on plans for new signage on and around campus, and progress on the Reed Creek greenway. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center, Mountain View Room. Parking will be available […]
Riverlink announces expanded volunteer sessions
Full announcement from Riverlink: Asheville, NC — Everyone interested in the French Broad River or associated with RiverLink needs to know about Wilma Dykeman – the person for whom the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay is named. On Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 10:00 a.m., Jim Stokely, one of Wilma Dykeman’s two sons, will give a presentation on […]
N.C. churches encourage healthy congregations (literally)
From North Carolina News Service Story by Stephanie Carroll Carson LUMBERTON, N.C. – Weight loss is the most popular New Year’s resolution being made by North Carolinians and people around the country, according to new data from the University of Scranton. The goal of being healthier is even making its way into churches around the […]
Breakdown of Gov. McCrory’s inauguration events
Press release from Buncombe County Republican Party The one here in Asheville will be on January 7th. Make sure you have a ticket. And get there early. He will only be with us for an hour and then off to another event. I have tea and cookies and music lined up for entertainment before he […]