Esquire’s politics blog takes aim at the female toplessness ban proposed by Buncombe Rep. Tim Moffitt and requested by Asheville City Council: Another day, another indication of how the Republican party is moving itself away from being The Stupid Party. I thought, briefly, that this might be another unwarranted Big Government assault on the various […]
News Bulletins
Local radio station raises more than $28,000 for Mission Children’s Hospital
Press release From Mission Health Foundation ASHEVILLE. N.C. (Feb. 13, 2012) – The big winners at Tuesday’s Orange Peel Winter Jam concert were the children of western North Carolina. Local Clear Channel radio station 99.9 KISS Country (WKSF-FM) raised more than $28,000 to benefit Mission Children’s Hospital at its fifth annual Winter Jam concert on […]
UNCA’s Center for Diversity Education presents exhibit about Holocaust, World War II March 4-29
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services UNC Asheville’s Center for Diversity Education presents a new exhibit for the month of March, “Parallel Journeys: WW II and the Holocaust,” telling the stories of dozens of teens and young adults who were witnesses, participants and victims. The exhibit is free and open to the public from […]
Irish band Celtic Crossroads comes to UNCA Tuesday, Feb. 26
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services Celtic Crossroads, fusing bluegrass, gypsy, classical and jazz influences with traditional Irish music and dance, will perform at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Celtic Crossroads takes its name from a time in Irish history – before the age of the Irish pub […]
Local cardiologist elected to act as state cardiac care liaison
Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 14, 2013) – Mary Winchester, certified physician assistant at Asheville Cardiology Associates, was elected as the Cardiac Care Associate Liaison to the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). She is the only Cardiac Care Associate (CCA) to serve on the board of the […]
UNCA senior Kelli Riles makes 1,000th rebound during Hight Point game
Press release From UNC Asheville Athletics HIGH POINT, N.C. – UNC Asheville senior forward picked up her 1,000th career rebound against Big South Conference foe High Point on Thursday evening, but a second half surge by the home-standing Panthers earned HPU a 49-35 victory over the visiting Bulldogs at the Millis Center. Kelli Riles finished […]
CFWNC supports major expansion of ASAP’s Appalachian Grown program
Press release from The Community Foundation of WNC (February 14, 2013) A $35,000 grant from The Community Foundation’s Food and Farming Focus Area will support a major expansion of Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s (ASAP) Appalachian Grown regional food branding and certification program. Appalachian Grown labels and promotes locally-grown farm products in the marketplace to enable […]
Screening of energy documentary “Switch” set for Feb. 20
Press release From A-B Tech The energy documentary “Switch” will be screened at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at UNC Asheville in Rhodes-Robinson Hall, Room 125 and at 4 p.m. Feb. 21 in Ferguson Auditorium at A-B Tech Community College. The screenings are in observance of National Engineers Week and will provide the public a wide-ranging, […]
Music from the Heart event scheduled for Feb. 22
Press release From Mission Health WHAT:Music From The Heart – Soulful tribute of African American Musical Legends WHEN:Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 at 6:30pm (Doors open at 5:30pm) WHERE: Asheville Christian Academy 74 Riverwood Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778 COST: Free. Tickets are preferred but not required. http://musicfromtheheart.eventbrite.com/ Local artists performing: ·Musical tribute to Marion Anderson – […]
March 2 presentation on uranium and nuclear weapons
From the New South Network: What? A presentation by Linda Cataldo Modica Northeast Tennessee Activist and Organizer with Erwin Citizens Awareness Network, the Aerojet Action Project of the Appalachian Peace Education Center (APEC) and the Core Team of Sierra Club’s National Nuclear Free Campaign When & Where? March 2 Saturday 7pm to 9pm. Top Floor, […]
Reuters highlights Asheville’s economic development efforts
Feb 13 (Reuters) – When the Volvo manufacturing plant shut its doors in Asheville, North Carolina, in 2010 and moved more than 200 jobs out of state, it was time for Ben Teague to go to work. As the region’s economic development officer, he worked with state and local officials to advertise the town’s skilled […]
EPA invites communities to apply for smart growth assistance
From the Environmental Protection Agency: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is inviting applications from communities interested in exploring barriers to smart growth and testing innovative strategies that can create healthier, more sustainable places to live, work, and play. EPA’s Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (SGIA) program provides technical assistance to help communities […]
APD charges two with perjury, conspiracy, filing false police reports
Full announcement from the Asheville Police Department: Asheville – On 02/11/2013, Investigators from the Asheville Police Department went to 21 Henrietta St to follow up on the reports filed by 46 year old Teresa Knapp and 39 year old Michael Timmons. The incident reports detail rape, harassment, and communicating threats against a Polk County man. […]
DENR: North Carolina meets tougher federal air-quality standard for sulfur dioxide
Press release from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources RALEIGH – All air quality monitors in North Carolina now comply with the new, more stringent standard for sulfur dioxide, or SO2, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted for the noxious gas in 2010. The EPA adopted a stricter one-hour standard of […]
Pisgah Legal Services joins groups calling on Gov. McCrory to veto unemployment cuts (HB 4)
Press release from the N.C. Justice Center RALEIGH (February 13, 2013) – In a letter delivered this afternoon, groups representing a wide diversity of interests urged Gov. Pat McCrory to veto House Bill 4, and instead work to craft an alternative solution to North Carolina’s unemployment insurance debt to the federal government. North Carolina has […]
City Attorney Bob Oast will retire, teach at Ohio State
Full announcement from the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – Tuesday night, City Attorney Bob Oast announced to Asheville City Council his plans to retire in July of 2013. Mr. Oast entered public service in 1983 and has worked for the last 25 years exclusively within local governments in North Carolina. He has served as Asheville’s […]
TDA reaches settlement over peeling signs
From the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (February 13, 2013) — A settlement agreement resulting in payment to the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA) was reached this week, effectively ending the legal dispute between the tourism group and the vendor that fabricated wayfinding signs that began peeling shortly after installation in 2010. […]
YMCA announces Saturday, April 13, “Healthy Kids Day”
Press release from the WNC YMCA YMCA of Western North Carolina Invites Kids and Parents to Come Play at Healthy Kids Day™, April 13 On Saturday, April 13, 2013, the YMCA of Western North Carolina invites kids and parents in Buncombe County to “Play to Live and Live to Play” at the Y’s Healthy Kids […]
Full transcript of President Obama’s remarks in Asheville
From the White House: THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hello, North Carolina! (Applause.) It is good to be back. I love coming to Asheville. (Applause.) Love coming to Asheville. Michelle and I always talk about how after this whole presidency thing, we’re looking for a little spot to — (applause) — AUDIENCE MEMBER: Come on […]
NC News Service: Community Action Association study explores solutions to poverty
News release from the North Carolina News Service STATESVILLE, N.C. – A report released today highlights the ways poverty could be addressed in North Carolina, including suggestions from people who are living on the edge every day. More than 15 percent of North Carolinians are in poverty, a rate higher than the national average. The […]
Look to the skies on Sunday, March 10, when Daylight Savings Time springs forward
Press release from the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (February 13, 2013) – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) in Rosman remind the public that at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10 Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the United States begins and we set our clocks forward one hour. Some people get a bit […]