From the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – The Neighborhood Advisory Committee of the City of Asheville invites residents and business owners of Central Asheville to a neighborhood meeting Monday, March 24 starting at 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Public Works Building, 161 South Charlotte Street. Please join us for this opportunity to hear about […]
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Tupelo Honey Cafe to offer new full bar and expanded seating
Press Release From Tupelo Honey Cafe: ASHEVILLE, NC (March 12, 2014) –Tupelo Honey Cafe, open in the heart of downtown Asheville since 2000, will undergo a substantial $330,000 renovation beginning March 17 with completion scheduled for March 27. The restaurant will build expanded bar capacity enabling full bar service, and will add 17 new seats. […]
April events at YouthOUTright
Full announcement from Youth OUTright: ASHEVILLE, NC…March 10, 2014…Youth OUTright, WNC, Inc., welcomes April with great programming. Programs are held every Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in downtown Asheville. Plus, YO’s monthly expressive arts program is happening WEEKLY on Thursdays from 5-6:30 pm at our regular […]
First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville hosts African orphan program
Press release From First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville: HENDERSONVILLE: Rev. Gaston Warner, executive director of ZOE, a mission of the United Methodist Church, will visit First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville on Sunday, March 23, preaching at all three services, speaking at a lunch program, and meeting the youth group at an evening program. […]
BeerCity USA poll retires, ‘served its purpose’
After five years, beer blogger Charlie Papazian is retiring his annual BeerCity USA poll measuring community support for local craft beer, claiming the poll has “served its purpose.” Asheville won the poll two years (2010-11) and tied two more (2009 and 2012). From Papazian’s blog: For five consecutive years I presented the BeerCity USA poll […]
Fundraiser at Frog Level Brewing to raise money for local boy with cancer
Event description: The public is invited to attend a fundraiser for Ben Leslie, a 6-year-old boy who was has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. The event takes place Saturday, March 29, 6-9 p.m. at Frog Level Brewing Co., at 56 Commerce St, in Waynesville. Croon and Cadence (Ginny McAfee and Michele Terry) […]
Mission Health lifts flu related visitor restrictions
Press release From Mission Health: Please be advised that Mission Health is lifting all flu related restriction of visitors: Mission Health’s policy calls for limiting visitors when the State Influenza Surveillance Report shows greater than 2 percent activity for “influenza-like illness” and restricting visitors when the State Influenza Surveillance Report shows greater than 6 percent […]
Asheville Music School fundraiser April 10 at Isis
Here’s the press release from the Asheville Music School: Emerging & Professional Musicians Raise Funds for Music Education April 10, Isis Music Hall presents Sound Effects—a showcase of music by Asheville Music School students, teachers, and an all-star cast of Asheville musicians Asheville, NC – April 10, 2014: Isis Restaurant & Music Hall hosts Sound […]
NC News Service: Operation Jumpstart helps voters understand new law
Here’s the information from the North Carolina News Service: North Carolina’s primary elections are just two months away, and this year you will see something besides the clutter of campaign signs outside of your polling place. There will be an army of volunteers on election day and leading up to it, making sure voters understand […]
AC-T: Big Crafty creators to open indie art shop
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: The co-creators of The Big Crafty plan to open an indie art/craft boutique and gallery retail space on Patton Avenue called Horse and Hero. The shop will go into the building at 14 Patton Avenue, and the duo, Brandy Bourne and Justin Rabuck, plan to open Horse […]
Pisgah Brewing Company announces 2014 outdoor stage lineup
Press release Pisgah Brewing Company announces 2014 outdoor stage lineup Pisgah Brewing Company of Black Mountain, NC is well known for its many fine craft brews that have graced the WNC region for going on 9 years now. But it has also gained recent recognition for its one-of-a-kind outdoor stage and amphitheater, boasting an aesthetically […]
Literacy Council announces open AmeriCorps position
Press Release Literacy Council of Buncombe County The Literacy Council of Buncombe County announces their continued partnership with NC LiteracyCorps (an AmeriCorps Project) for the 2014-15 program year, beginning August 1, 2014. The NC LiteracyCorps places members at campus and community-based literacy organizations, providing literacy tutoring to youth and adults while building program capacity through […]
Renaissance Asheville’s Oakland Heights named one of best boardrooms in the south
Press Release Windsor Capital Group, Inc. The Editors of ConventionSouth magazine, a national multimedia resource for planning events that are held in the South, have officially announced their 2014 list of “The South’s Best Meeting Site Boardrooms”. The stunning boardrooms were selected by the magazine’s editorial team and are visually appealing, comfortable, and offer meeting/event […]
WCU to hold classical music benefit concert March 24
Press Release Western Carolina University The acclaimed classical music duo of Alyona Aksyonova and James Waldo will be featured in a Monday, March 24, concert at Western Carolina University to benefit United Christian Ministries of Jackson County and the WCU Honors College’s student study abroad fund. Known as the A.W. Duo, the husband-and-wife team will […]
Asheville animal hospital wins national acclaim for ‘practice of the year’
Press Release Flutter Communications Animal Hospital of North Asheville (AHNA) was recently selected Practice of the Year, a national award sponsored by Pet Plan. The winner was revealed at the Petplan Veterinary Awards Dinner, held on February 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, in tandem with the 86th annual Western Veterinary Conference. AHNA […]
City to hold Haywood Road corridor form-based code meeting March 27
Press Release Asheville City Government A Thursday, March 27 meeting will give the public a chance to review and give feedback on the draft form based code for Haywood Road. The meeting, in the Little Theater of Hall Fletcher Elementary School, will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and offer opportunities to hear […]
Food Policy Council reschedules community meeting for April 2
Press Release Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council The Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council (ABFPC) will host its RESCHEDULED “Meeting of the Whole” on Wednesday, April 2, from 6:00 – 8:00pm. The meeting will bring together community members and organizations to celebrate progress made in the past year to support healthy food access and a strong local food […]
AC-T: Coal ash spill prompts new look at handling pollutants
Asheville Citizen-Times By Clarke Morrison: ASHEVILLE — Toxic waste from the burning of coal has piled up in two unlined lagoons at Duke Energy’s Lake Julian power plant for decades with little government oversight or public attention. And for years, one of the state’s top lawmakers has zipped by on his way from Henderson County […]
Ashvegas: Moffitt asked Turner to withdraw from N.C. House race
Here’s an excerpt from the Ashvegas post: Republican N.C. Rep. Tim Moffitt asked his Democratic challenger Brian Turner to withdraw from the race last month, an unusual request from one candidate to another. Turner confirmed the meeting, and the fact that Moffitt asked him to step aside, though declined to talk about other specifics of […]
Mountain Area Child and Family Center adopts new name
Press release From Verner: Mountain Area Child and Family Center, a nonprofit, early care and education center will soon adopt a new organizational name that reflects their mission and embraces their organization’s growth. On Sunday, March 16 the nonprofit will celebrate this transition with their founders, donors, community partners and families. The organization has chosen […]
Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council reschedules meeting for April 2
Here’s the press release from the Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Counci: Meeting of the Whole, April 2, will engage community in action planning for 2014 Asheville, NC – The Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council (ABFPC) will host its RESCHEDULED “Meeting of the Whole” on Wednesday, April 2, from 6:00 – 8:00pm. The meeting will bring together community […]