News Bulletins

We’ve Got the Music Business kicks off summer breakfast series

Press release from Leadership Asheville: We’ve Got the Music Business will kick off the 2013 Leadership Ashville Buzz summer breakfast series on Tuesday, June 18th at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel . The public is invited to join this session, which will explore the music business in Asheville from an innovation perspective. The panel presentation will […]

Over $280,000 in scholarships awarded to local students

Press release from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina recently approved scholarships totaling $284,250 to 99 students from Western North Carolina. The Foundation administers approximately 60 scholarships funds, about 45 of which run a spring cycle offered to high school seniors each year. Top recipients were Lucas […]

Asheville man receives Audubon North Carolina Award

Press release from the National Audubon Society: Audubon North Carolina (ANC) announced its 2013 award winners during the annual meeting held in early June. Recipients were honored as outstanding stewards of bird conservation throughout the state, and for furthering the mission of Audubon. · BIRD LORE CONSERVATION EDUCATION AWARD – John Connors (Raleigh, NC). This […]

AdvantageWest board of directors to meet June 20

Press release From AdvantageWest: (FLETCHER, N.C.) – The AdvantageWest board of directors will conduct its regular bimonthly meeting on Thursday, June 20, at 2 p.m., at the AdvantageWest offices, located at 134 Wright Brothers Way in Fletcher, adjacent to the Asheville Regional Airport. AdvantageWest board meetings are open to the public. For more information, call […]

Charlotte Observer religion reporter arrested, released on Moral Monday

News report from the Charlotte Observer A Charlotte Observer reporter has been released after he was arrested while covering a protest at the North Carolina General Assembly. The newspaper reported (http://bit.ly/191VlBc ) that religion reporter Tim Funk was released around 11 p.m. Monday. … Observer Managing Editor Cheryl Carpenter said Funk was wearing media identification […]

Clergy members rally outside Halifax Mall for “Moral Monday”

Press release from Advancement Project: Clergy will lead the sixth wave of “Moral Monday” demonstrations during a rally outside the People’s House, the NC General Assembly, following a 26-stop Forward Together Movement Local Organizing Tour that touched communities in all corners of the state. The rally will begin on Halifax Mall, located between the NC […]

The American Civil Liberties Union comes to Asheville June 20 to talk transgender rights

Press release From Transgender Health Coordinators: Many mainstream people in Asheville have a profound lack of understanding of what it means to be transgender.  Consequently, transgender people commonly face a wide variety of discriminatory barriers to full equality.  Transgender people sometimes face difficulties meeting their basic needs (getting a job, housing, or health care) or […]

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