On Wednesday, July 2nd Travel Channel will premiere an all-new series “American Grilled” at 10:00pm ET/PT. The premiere episode takes place in Asheville, NC and features four local contestants, Elizabeth Karmel (owner of Hill Country BBQ restaurants) and Jason Sandford (a food writer and journalist from Asheville)! In the premiere episode, Host David Guas travels […]
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NCNS: Residents tell EPA to clean up Asheville Superfund site
North Carolina News Service By Stephanie Carroll Carson MILLS GAP, N.C. – Health hazards from a Superfund site located just south of Asheville could be more serious than initially believed, as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not only found high levels of toxins, but also recently discovered contaminated air. An electronics factory operated by […]
AC-T: Hot Springs woman drowns in French Broad
Asheville Citizen-Times By Sabian Warren: HOT SPRINGS – A woman drowned Monday in the French Broad River after falling out of an inner tube. Delores Johnson, 45, of Hot Springs, had started out tubing with a male friend in Spring Creek, which flows through Hot Springs before emptying into the French Broad, Madison County Sheriff’s […]
AC-T: Lexington Avenue Brewery closes temporarily for cleanup
Asheville Citizen-Times By Tony Kiss: Asheville’s Lexington Avenue Brewery has closed for a cleaning after an incident in which a band spilled an unknown liquid in the back music room during a show. Click here for the full story.
Glass artist offers stained glass class through July
Glass Artist, Cheryl Stippich, will be offering a Stained Glass Class starting Tuesday, July 1st, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Opportunity House in Hendersonville. The class will run for eight weeks through August 19th. The class will focus on the copper foil method of stained glass popularized by Tiffany in the late 1800’s […]
NC Youth Conservation Corps launches second year of conservation work on protected lands
Press Release From Conservation Trust for North Carolina: Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Youth Conservation Corps (NCYCC) launched its second summer of conservation service work on Saturday, June 21. Thirty-two North Carolinians between the ages of 16 and 24 gathered at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science’s Prairie Ridge Ecostation for NCYCC Orientation […]
Pottery Dinner at All Souls Pizza
Press release from All Souls Pizza All Souls Pizza and Melissa Weiss Pottery are collaborating for a three-course Pottery Dinner on Sunday, June 29, in the field at All Souls, 175 Clingman Ave. Service begins at 6 p.m. All courses will be served on custom ceramic tableware made by Melissa Weiss. All pottery will […]
Three bands for the Fourth of July at White Horse
From a press release: Three bands for the Fourth of July at White Horse Friday, July 4, at 7:30 p.m.: The Moore Brothers, Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition, Noonday Feast — bluegrass and Celtic folk fusion, $15 The White Horse Black Mountain will celebrate the Fourth of July in style with three great bands and […]
25 local businesses partner for “Where’s Waldo?” event, sponsored by Malaprop’s
From a press release: 25 local businesses partner for “Where’s Waldo?” event, sponsored by Malaprop’s Newly added challenge for searchers and dog lovers alike in 2014; Waldo’s faithful dog Woof joins the hunt. Where’s Waldo? In Downtown Asheville of course. The famous children’s book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting twenty-five […]
JB Media Group teams with Our VOICE to spread mission
From a press release: JB Media Group teams with Our VOICE to spread mission JB Media Group, Asheville’s leading Internet Marketing agency, has partnered with Our VOICE for the 2014 business year, providing staff training and marketing support for the non-profit as they prepare to celebrate their 40-year anniversary. Our VOICE is a crisis intervention […]
Diali Cissokho and Kaira Ba play a free show at Asheville Music Hall, June 26
From a press release: Diali Cissokho and Kaira Ba play a free show at Asheville Music Hall, June 26 Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba announces a free show in Asheville in support of their new album The Great Peace, presented by Charlie Traveler Presents. The band will perform at Asheville Music Hall (31 Patton Avenue, […]
Free home safety checklist available for Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Transylvania and Haywood Counties area seniors
From Home Instead Senior Care: Free Home Safety Checklist Available for Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Transylvania and Haywood Counties Area Seniors In recognition of National Safety Month, the Home Instead Senior Care office serving Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Transylvania and Haywood Counties is offering a free home safety checklist for area seniors and their families. According to […]
The Art of Living Retreat Center hosts international conference
From the Art of Living Retreat Center: Ayurveda and Yoga for Optimum Health “Health is… A disease-free body, A quiver-free breath, A Stress-free Mind, An Inhibition-free Intellect, An Obsession-free Memory, An Ego that includes all, And… a Soul which is free from sorrow.” ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Health is the […]
WCMS: CT, MRI, ultrasound or X-ray? Which one is the right choice?
From the Western Carolina Medical Society: CT, MRI, ULTRASOUND OR X-RAY? WHICH ONE IS THE RIGHT CHOICE? Patients often ask, “Why do I need an MRI instead of a CT?” or “Why can’t I just get an x-ray?” looking inside the body. There are a lot of choices including x-ray, computerized tomography (CT), ultrasound, magnetic […]
The Community Foundation’s Pigeon River Fund awards $247,000 in grants
Projects benefit Buncombe, Haywood and Madison counties From press release: In late May, the Pigeon River Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina awarded $247,092 to environmental groups working in Western North Carolina to improve surface water quality, enhance fish and wildlife management habitats, expand public use and access to waterways and increase […]
Summer Afternoon Tea to explore St. Genevieve’s and Gibbons Hall
From press release: The A-B Tech Community College Foundation will present the second in a series of summer Afternoon Teas and Lectures at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, in the Fernihurst Building on the A-B Tech Asheville campus. Kieta Osteen-Cochrane will speak on the legacy of St. Genevieve’s and Gibbons Hall and “Education on the […]
Public forum on fracking scheduled Thursday in Brevard
From press release: On Thursday the statewide Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and their chapter People for Clean Mountains will hold a public forum on the impacts of exploration and extraction of natural gas in the mountains of North Carolina. The meeting will take place in Brevard at 6:30 PM in the Transylvania County Library. The Pisgah […]
Asheville Regional Airport awarded $6.5 million DOT grant for airfield redevelopment
From press release: Asheville, NC – The Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority has been awarded a $6.5 million grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation for use towards its upcoming airfield redevelopment project. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will distribute the funding, which will be used for the first phase of a four-year project that will […]
Young opera singers to perform at UNC Asheville June 27
From press release: Participants in Asheville Lyric Opera’s Summer Artist Training Program will perform a variety of songs at 3 p.m. Friday, June 27, in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center. This program is free and open to the public. The Summer Artist Training Program is an opportunity for young artists from around the country to participate in […]
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosts 39th Annual Pow Wow July 4-6
From press release: CHEROKEE, N.C. – For almost four decades, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has hosted its annual Pow Wow on the Qualla Boundary and this year’s promises to be the best ever. This year’s event, July 4-6, features world-champion dancers and drums competing for prizes. Vendors from across the country will offer […]
Herbie Gil and Becca Steinhoff to perform at Metro Wines
Press release from Metro Wines Comedians Herbie Gil and Becca Steinhoff will be the featured performers at Pop Up Comedy at Metro Wines at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 27. Tickets are $10 each. This will be Gil’s third performance at Metro Wines. Both comedians are soon heading to New York City. Becca Steinhoff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUZKvNQqyMc Herbie […]