Here’s the information via Facebook: Western North Carolina Baptist Fellowship Church, 240 Haywood Street, Asheville NC, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1. Ten Asheville residents returned home in January following a 10-day trip to St. Louis focused on learning from and connecting with the Ferguson Movement. Several members of the group, which include nine individuals connected […]
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‘Get Covered’ health insurance tour comes to Asheville
Announcement from Pisgah Legal Services: On Tuesday, February 3rd the Get Covered America’s (GCA) “Countdown to #GetCovered Tour” will be making a stop in Asheville from 10 am – 11 am at the Dr. Wesley Grant Southside Center at 285 Livingston Street. During the seven-day bus tour through the Southeast, Enroll America President Anne Filipic […]
WNC Nature Center’s Groundhog Day is Nibbles’ time to shine
Here’s the news from the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – With temperatures hovering around the 30’s and occasional snow flurries blowing around the city, it may be up to Nibbles the Groundhog to give Asheville the good news it needs. The piliferous prognosticator has been predicting the arrival (or delay) of spring in Asheville for […]
Jackson County commissioners oppose “corporate personhood”
The Jackson County Commission is reported to have passed a resolution this week calling on the North Carolina General Assembly to petition Congress for the creation of the 28th Amendment to the Constitution ending corporate personhood and declare that money is not free speech, according to the Canary Coalition. By a vote of 4-1 the […]
Park Service prepares for preservation at Carl Sandburg Home
Announcement from the National Park Service: Flat Rock, NC – Preparations for preservation work on the Sandburg Home at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is underway. Throughout 2015 most of the furnishings inside the Sandburg Home will be inventoried and packed away. During this packing process visitors on tour will have an opportunity to […]
‘The Boarder’s Garb’ exhibit to open Feb. 10 at Thomas Wolfe Memorial
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources announced a fashionable exhibit opening up at Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Memorial on Feb. 10. The exhibit, “The Boarder’s Garb,” features the styles of clothing likely worn by the boarders at the Old Kentucky Home in 1915. More from the NCDCR: In Look Homeward, Angel Thomas Wolfe wrote, “Upon […]
Mary Boyer Sustainable Food and Agriculture grants awarded to two female farmers
From Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture: Boone, North Carolina—Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) announces the recipients for the 2015 Mary Boyer Sustainable Food and Agriculture Grant program. For five years, the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Grant has strengthened our local food system by supporting female farmers, ranchers, and processors who plan to create innovative, […]
Mission Children’s Hospital moves back home
From a press release: After spending more than eight months caring for pediatric patients on the fifth floor of Mission Hospital, Mission Children’s Hospital has returned home to the newly renovated unit of the third floor. This renovation provides many improvements to Mission Children’s Hospital including family-requested amenities, such as laundry facilities, lobby area and […]
Training teaches Western NC officers how to handle mental illness
From a press release: Between 25 and 40 percent of Americans with mental illness will pass through the criminal justice system at some point, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Officers face special challenges when interacting with people with a mental illness, substance use disorder or developmental disability. In North Carolina […]
Mission Health’s Heart Center receives heart failure award
From a press release: Mission Health’s Heart Center has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure GOLD Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. This recognition signifies that Mission Health has reached an exceptional goal of treating heart failure patients. “At Mission Health, we are committed to providing our patients with quality care and […]
Arboretum to add Olmsted sculpture, preserve tree
Press release from the NC Arboretum: A combination of thoughtful planning and fortunate circumstances has ushered in 2015 as an exciting time of growth and preservation for The North Carolina Arboretum. In the coming months, the organization will embark upon projects of historical and contemporary importance that honor the vision and integrity of landscape architecture. […]
Asheville Harry Potter Alliance seeks funding for charitable projects
The club, bonded by a shared love of all things Harry Potter, have until Friday, Feb. 20, to reach the group’s $500 fundraising goal on popular crowdfunding platform Indiegogo.
Buncombe Special Olympics has 1st state athlete of the month
From a Buncombe County press release: Buncombe Special Olympics has 1st state athlete of the month Matt Paoletti is one busy guy. From participating in Special Olympics Buncombe County to acting in a local theater and volunteering around his community, the Asheville resident truly enjoys staying active. “Being this active gives him a chance to […]
Air quality MODERATE today, Thursday, Jan. 29 (Yellow)
Thursday, February 29, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. There are no health impacts expected when air quality is in this range. WNC Regional Air […]
Preparing for preservation at the Sandburg Home
From a Carl Sandburg Home press release: Preparing for preservation at the Sandburg Home Flat Rock, NC – Preparations for preservation work on the Sandburg Home at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is underway. Throughout 2015 most of the furnishings inside the Sandburg Home will be inventoried and packed away. During this packing process […]
Dr. Elaine Ingham to visit Living Web Farms, Organic Growers School, to train tarmers on improving soil health
From an Organic Growers School press release: Dr. Elaine Ingham to visit Living Web Farms, Organic Growers School, to train farmers on improving soil health Dr. Elaine Ingham is an iconic figure in organic farming, and a world-renowned soil microbiologist. In March 2015, Dr. Ingham will visit Living Web Farms outside of Asheville, NC, and […]
WCU: WCU teams to provide presentations on international cultures for WNC schools
From The Reporter at Western Carolina University: WCU teams to provide presentations on international cultures for WNC schools by Randall Holcombe Teachers and administrators from K-12 schools across Western North Carolina will have a chance to schedule in-school presentations on international cultures for their students as a reorganized outreach program gets started back up in […]
Nina Simone project opens at Upstairs Artspace in Tryon, Jan. 31
Reparations for Nina, works by Asheville Affrilachian artist Valeria Watson, recreates singer Nina Simone’s home in Tryon’s Upstairs Artspace. Simone was born in Tryon. The exhibit opens on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 5 p.m. Press release from Valeria Watson: Asheville Affrilachian Artist Valeria Watson creates change and community through her show opening in Tryon, North […]
Storyteller David Novak is invited to Provincetown Playhouse
Local storyteller David Novak shares his solo rendition of Gilgamesh as part of the Professional Storytelling Series at Provincetown Playhouse on Sunday, April 19. Press release from Novak: “I will rebuild the temple and the scribes will write of my adventure. I have no doubt, but that in five thousand years it will still be […]
SAHC: Wild hogs invade the Highlands of Roan
From the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: Wild hogs invade the Highlands of Roan Over the past year, SAHC’s Roan Stewardship Director, Marquette Crockett, has been talking to conservationists, wildlife agencies, landowners, and farmers about something deeply disturbing in the Highlands of Roan — the growing frequency of invasive wild hog damage. “The hogs are causing […]
The Asheville Art Museum hosts a Museum Travelers trip
From an Asheville Art Museum press release: The Asheville Art Museum hosts a Museum Travelers trip to the Bentonville/Kansas City area on November 4-8 Tour the unique art and architecture of the Bentonville/Kansas City Area November 4–8, 2015 ASHEVILLE—The Asheville Art Museum is excited to be hosting a Museum Travelers trip to the Bentonville/Kansas City […]