PRESS RELEASE from Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County WLOS will sponsor an all-day food drive for the second year in a row 4:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, June 6, at Carolina Furniture Concepts, 2617 Hendersonville Road (past Airport Road). All nonperishable food items and personal care products collected during this drive will benefit the Children First/Communities in Schools […]
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NC legislature approves fracking bill allowing state to issue permits
Here’s an excerpt from the Carolina Public Press article: North Carolina’s legislature, in a fast flurry Thursday, approved the state’s issuing permits for fracking for natural gas. Turning down a string of Democratic amendments, the North Carolina House gave the bill final approval on a 64-50 vote. Hours later the Senate agreed to the House […]
Meadows: No funding to attempt to cap greenhouse gas emissions
Here’s the press release from Congressman Mark Meadows, who represents the 11th district of Western North Carolina: Washington, D.C.— Congressman Mark Meadows’ (R-NC) proposed amendment to H.R. 4660 passed the House Thursday evening by a vote of 226-179. The amendment would prohibit funds from being use to negotiate, or enter into, a trade deal that […]
Park Ridge announces events for June 2-8
From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 6/2/14 – 6/8/14 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. Free Support Groups Breast Cancer Survivors and Friends Support Group Tuesday, June 3 5:30 p.m. Park Ridge Health Breast Center 50 Hospital Drive, Suite 4B, Hendersonville Offered by the Park Ridge Breast Health Center. […]
NPR spotlights AVL Beer Week with feature on Sierra Nevada
From National Public Radio By Alastair Bland With more breweries per capita than any U.S. city, Asheville, N.C., has become a sort of Napa Valley of beer. And at the third annual Asheville Beer Week this week, this tight-knit beer community is strutting its stuff with tastings of barrel-aged sour beers and fermented Chinese tea […]
Sandburg Home volunteers receive award from National Park Service
Press Release National Park Service The Southeast Region of the National Park Service awarded two volunteer programs at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site with the 2013 George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service. This annual award recognizes contributions from volunteers to national parks who give of their skills, talents and time beyond […]
A-B Tech to host info session on paying for college, June 3
Press Release Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College A-B Tech Community College and Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina are holding a free event to help community members find ways to pay for college from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 at the Goodwill Training Center, 1616 Patton Avenue. Fund Your Future will feature multiple workshops […]
WLOS to host food drive for Children First/CIS on June 6
Press Release Children First (Asheville, NC) News 13, Carolina Furniture Concepts, and Two Men & a Truck are hosting the second annual Break the Hunger food drive to help keep kids from going hungry during summer break. The station is asking viewers to bring non-perishable food items on Friday, June 6 to Carolina Furniture Concepts […]
Echoview Fiber Mill announces collaboration with Appalatch Outdoor Apparel Company
From a press release: Echoview Fiber Mill announces collaboration with Appalatch Outdoor Apparel Company Echoview Fiber Mill is pleased to announce a new working partnership and collaboration with sustainable clothiers, Appalatch Outdoor Apparel Company. Appalatch owners Grace Gouin and Mariano deGuzman moved their operations from the River Arts District in Asheville to Echoview Fiber Mill […]
Ship to Shore Shop will open downtown location on July 18
From a press release: Ship to Shore Shop will open downtown location on July 18 R. Brooke Priddy and her custom gown studio and showroom, Ship to Shore, will be relocating to 43 Rankin Avenue in downtown Asheville. This location is also the gallery and studio of world-renowned photographer, Parker J Pfister. A grand reopening […]
Air quality forecast for Thursday, May 29: YELLOW
Thursday, May 29, 2014, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. 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 […]
JB Media Group holds Internet marketing summer session, June 17-July 24
From a press release: JB Media Group holds Internet marketing summer session, June 17-July 24 The JB Media Institute, the popular six-week Internet marketing class taught by JB Media Group owner Justin Belleme, head trainer Sarah Benoit, and the lead strategists at JB Media Group, will resume this summer from June 17th – July 24th, on […]
“A Moment in Time” fashion show, June 15
From a press release: “A Moment in Time” fashion show, June 15 In an effort to illustrate the diversity of hair and fashion through time, stylists from Ananda Hair Studio will be teaming up with designers, makeup artists, and models for a dynamic fashion show that will benefit Hand Made in America. The fashion show […]
‘Yoga Rocks the Park’ events start in Asheville June 1
Since its launch in 2009, Yoga Rocks the Park (YRP), Nationally presented by activewear company, Liquido, who recently opened their North American Headquarters in Asheville, and locally presented by Wick and Greene Jewelers, has grown steadily from one small grassroots gathering with just 30 people in Denver, Colorado to one of the fastest growing, family-friendly, […]
Beer and food pairings offered at May 30 RiverMusic concert
From a press release: Beer and food pairings offered at May 30 RiverMusic concert RiverLink’s 2014 RiverMusic summer concert series kicks off May 30 at 144 Riverside Drive in the River Arts District with great music from two outstanding bands — West Coast funksters Orgone, and locals The Horse You Rode In On. RiverMusic is […]
“Take Two” at the White Horse on Monday, June 2
From a press release: “Take Two” at the White Horse on Monday, June 2 “Take Two” at the White Horse continues Monday, June 2 @ 7:30 pm $12 / $6 students. The monthly series “Take Two: Jazz Duets at the White Horse Black Mountain” continues this week with the extraordinary musician, Jonathan Scales. This series […]
Monty Python’s Spamalot at Asheville Community Theatre, June 6-29
From a press release: Monty Python’s Spamalot at Asheville Community Theatre, June 6-29 Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the award-winning Broadway musical Spamalot will open next on the Asheville Community Theatre Mainstage. With book and lyrics by Monty Python member Eric Idle and an entirely new […]
Rose McLarney launches new collection of poems at the Altamont Series, June 16
From a press release: Rose McLarney launches new collection of poems at the Altamont Series, June 16 Please come to book launch in Asheville as a part of the Altamont Series at NC Stage on Monday, June 16 at 7:00pm. The event will be held at the NC Stage Theater, 15 Stage Lane. Its Day […]
Fred Chappell speaks at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, June 7
From a press release: Fred Chappell speaks at Thomas Wolfe Memorial, June 7 You don’t want to miss the Thomas Wolfe Memorial’s Writers at Wolfe event June 7th, 2014 at 2pm featuring acclaimed poet and novelist Fred Chappell. Born in Canton, North Carolina in 1936, Chappell’s grandparents owned a brick home on a hundred acre […]
North Carolina’s April County and Area Employment Figures Released May 28, 2014
RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties in April and increased in one. All 14 of the state’s metro areas experienced rate decreases. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 11.6 percent while Orange County had the lowest at 4.0 percent. Among the Metro areas, Rocky Mount […]
Living Web Farms hosts black soldier fly production workshop
Press release from Living Web Farms: LIVING WEB FARMS HOSTS BLACK SOLDIER FLY PRODUCTION WORKSHOP at Living Web Farms June 7th, 2014 1:30p-7:30p 176 Kimzey Rd. Mills River NC 28759 Worm-bins are almost as ubiquitous as lawn chairs in back yards across the country, but production of the Black Soldier Fly is making […]