Press release from RiverLink: Join RiverLink and developer Jay Fiano to view and review plans for a new proposed housing project on Amboy Road directly across from the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay greenway. The community and neighborhood meeting is scheduled for Tuesday December 10, starting at 6 PM at RiverLink’s Warehouse Studios, 170 Lyman Street in […]
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Oakley Elementary locks down after an unidentified man makes verbal threat to students
Press Release From Buncombe County Schools: Thursday, November 14, 2013…..At approximately 12:20pm today, several students on the playground at Oakley Elementary told their teacher that a man driving by made a verbal threat to them. One student thought the man might have had a weapon. The school went into lockdown and Asheville Police Department arrived […]
Kickstarter campaign to publish “Lark & Eagle”
Flat Rock-based comic book artist Steve Johnson is reading his 20-page book, “Lark & Eagle Issue #1” for publication. Johnson writes, “My comic is about a pair of washed-up heroes, Lark and Eagle, given a second chance by by a reality television show called Hero Overhaul. I am writing the book while an amazing artist […]
UNC Health Care: Carolina Breast Cancer Study enrolls record 3,000 participants
Carolina Breast Cancer Study enrolls record 3,000 participants From UNC Health Care News: Researchers leading the Carolina Breast Cancer Study (CBCS) have enrolled the 3,000th participant for the study’s third phase, making it the largest-ever population-based study of breast cancer in North Carolina and one of the largest in the world. This milestone completes enrollment […]
West Asheville Tailgate Market to present Harvest Moon Supper
Press release from West Asheville Tailgate Market What: West Asheville Tailgate Market Harvest Moon Supper Date: Tuesday, Nov. 19 Time: 7 p.m. Location: The Hub, 278 Haywood Road Chefs: Featuring the chefs of Saffron Fine Foods and HomeGrown Eatery, with Michael Gentry from the Sustainable Gourmet. Music: Live old-time music. Beverage: Noble Hard Cider Tickets: […]
Asheville Sister Cities to host Around the World culinary event
Press release from Asheville Sister Cities, Inc. Asheville Sister Cities, Inc. invites the community to a culinary tour of Asheville’s sister cities at the Around the World Party, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Aloft Asheville Downtown, 51 Biltmore Ave. This holiday event will feature international delicacies provided by Cecilia’s Kitchen, […]
‘Girls on the Run’ 5k seeks volunteers to help with set-up, food, water and more
Press Release From Girls on the Run of WNC: ASHEVILLE, NC, November 14, 2013 – Girls on the Run® of WNC seeks volunteers to help at our Fall 2013 GOTR 5K celebration on Saturday, December 7th at Fletcher Community Park. Volunteers are crucial to putting on a successful event and can help with set-up, registration, […]
WCU professor named NC ‘Professor of the Year’
Press Release Western Carolina University Chris Cooper, associate professor and head of the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Western Carolina University, has been named the 2013 “Professor of the Year” in the state of North Carolina by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Cooper is among faculty members from 36 […]
Moffitt to chair Public Enterprise Study Committee
Here’s the press release from the office of N.C. Statehouse Rep. Tim Moffitt: Raleigh, NC – Representative Tim Moffitt was appointed recently to chair the Public Enterprise System & Use of Funds Study Committee. The Public Enterprise System & Use of Funds Study Committee is charged with looking at the allowable uses of government-owned corporation […]
Slow Food meeting and potluck open to interested public
From Press Release Slow Food Asheville Slow Food Asheville invites all interested community members to attend our Annual Member Meeting and Potluck on Sunday, November 17th starting at 4:30pm. This free event takes place at All Souls Pizza, 175 Clingman Avenue in Asheville. Current and prospective members of Slow Food Asheville will join around good […]
‘Christmas Child’ collects gifts for impoverished children, begins Nov. 18
Press Release Operation Christmas Child Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary, Operation Christmas Child Collects Shoebox Gifts for Children Overseas during National Collection Week—Nov. 18–25. This holiday season, Asheville area residents are joining millions of people across the U.S. and around the world to fill empty shoeboxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for 9.8 million […]
GE Aviation breaks ground on new factory near Asheville
Press Release GE Aviation GE Aviation, a global leader in jet engine and aircraft system production, today hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new advanced composites factory near Asheville in Western North Carolina. GE Aviation’s Sanjay Correa, Vice President, Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Program and Mike Kauffman, Senior Executive, Composites Manufacturing were […]
Wine tasting and glass blowing event to benefit OpenDoors
Press Release The Asheville Glass Center River Arts District, Asheville – The Asheville Glass Center, along with local MetroWines, announces a special wine tasting and glass blowing event on Saturday, November 16th from 5-7 pm. With a minimum donation, attendees each receive a beautiful stemless wine glass, which has been crafted exclusively for the event. […]
Air Quality forecast: MODERATE for Thursday, Nov. 14
Thursday, Nov. 14 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Buncombe County. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. This means there are no health impacts expected when air quality is in […]
Local Taco to support RiverLink Dec. 9
Press release from RiverLink: Join The Local Taco, 68 Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville on Monday December 9, from 5 PM until closing to support RiverLink. Local Taco features an eclectic and unique menu that embraces the simple pleasures of Tex-Mex cuisine, the traditions and character of Southern food culture, and distinct flavors of the […]
Mannheim Steamroller partners with Toys for Tots
Mannheim Steamroller began as an alias for former country music artist Chip Davis. Far from twang and walking basslines and Mannheim Steamroller’s sound is electronic and dramatic. The group’s greatest success came from its modern recordings of Christmas music, moving 28 million albums in the U.S. The group brings its holiday concert to the Thomas […]
Firefighters continue to battle wildfire in Linville Gorge
Here’s the press release from the U.S. Forest Service: Firefighters Continue to Battle Wildfire in Linville Gorge BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Approximately 40 U.S. Forest Service firefighters and others are working to contain the wildfire in the Linville Gorge Wilderness area of the Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest. The wildfire grew from 40 acres […]
PYC-NC calls on WNC Congressmen to ‘stop their endless Obamacare sabotage’
Here’s the press release from Protect Your Care NC: Reps. McHenry and Meadows: Let Todd Work. PYC-NC calls on NC Congressmen to stop their endless Obamacare sabotage WASHINGTON, DC—Protect Your Care NC today called on North Carolina Congressmen Patrick McHenry and Mark Meadows to put a stop to their endless crusade against affordable health care. […]
Sugar Mountain is first ski area to open in WNC
Photo via the Sugar Mountain Ski Resort email newsletter Here’s the press release from Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, which is the first ski area in WNC to open for the 2013-14 season: SUGAR MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT IS OPEN FOR THE 2013-14 WINTER SEASON SUGAR MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, NORTH CAROLINA. November 13, 2013 – Sugar Mountain […]
Mission Health: Mission Hospital named among top 50 heart hospitals in the United States
Mission Hospital named among top 50 heart hospitals in the United States From Mission Health: Mission Hospital Named Among Top 50 Heart Hospitals in the United States Hospital Spends Thousands Less Per Procedure, Releases Patients Sooner than Peers ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 12, 2013) – Mission Hospital’s Heart Services has been named one of the nation’s […]
Amy Grant’s Nov. 15 Asheville concert benefits MANNA Foodbank
Christian-pop artist Amy Grant got her start as teen. It’s a story probably never heard before in the music business: Grant wrote her first song at age 15, recorded a demo with her church youth-leader as was offered a recording contract. That math again: One song. First try. Bam. But, although Grant’s career has been […]