Here’s an excerpt from the Carolina Public Press story. Click here to see the historic photos of Asheville as it was in 1904. At first, the notebook-sized cardboard box that arrived in the mail was inconspicuous. But when it was opened, at Pack Memorial Library’s North Carolina Collection, local librarians’ jaws started dropping. Inside were the delicate, […]
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Are We All Charlie? Local panel on terrorism and freedom of speech in the modern world
Announcement from UNC Asheville: Are We All Charlie? Terrorism and Freedom of Speech in the Modern World The UNC Asheville Department of History will present a panel discussion, Are We All Charlie? Terrorism and Freedom of Speech in the Modern World, at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22 in Karpen Hall, room 038. This event […]
McHenry named vice chairman of House Financial Services Committee
Here’s the announcement from the office of Rep. Patrick McHenry, who represents District 10, which includes most of Asheville: Yesterday, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) was named by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling to serve as the Vice Chairman of the full committee for the 114th Congress. During the 113th Congress, […]
Jackson County landowners work with Land Trust for Little Tennessee to preserve parkway viewshed
From The Land Trust for The Little Tennessee Press Release (Franklin, NC)—104 acres of forested land in the view-shed of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Jackson County are now conserved thanks to two local landowners and The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee. LTLT worked with landowners Joan Byrd and George Rector to conserve the […]
All-boys middle school begins construction on riverfront facility in Woodfin
From French Broad River Academy Press Release Asheville, NC–The French Broad River Academy (FBRA) has broken ground and started construction on its new facility along the banks of the French Broad River in Woodfin in the New Year. After securing a donation of three riverfront acres adjacent to the Riverside Business Park, architect Robert Todd […]
The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design opens “Loving After Lifetimes of All This,” Jan. 30
“Loving After Lifetimes of All This,” an exhibition that explores “the intersections of craft, (self-)care, apprenticeship, and survival within the practices of historically disadvantaged populations” opens at The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design’s Benchspace Gallery & Workshop on Friday, Jan. 30. Press release from The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design Opening at The […]
Bobby Bare Jr. returns to The Grey Eagle on Jan. 29
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. returns to The Grey Eagle on Thursday, Jan. 29. The show is at 9 p.m., $10 advance/$12 at the door. Press release from Bloodshot Records The Grey Eagle Thursday, January 29th ALL AGES | 9PM Tickets: $10-$12 Bobby Bare, Jr. could’ve phoned in a career. He could’ve exploited the fact […]
AC-T: 81-year-old woman killed on I-40
Asheville Citizen-Times The N.C. Highway Patrol says an 81-year-old woman is dead after driving the wrong way on Interstate 40 near Morganton and hitting another car. State troopers said Ruth Whisnant was killed Thursday morning when she headed west on eastbound I-40 and crashed head-on into another car around 4 a.m. Click here for the […]
RiverLink hosts training for volunteer river educators
More than 4,000 students participated in RiverLink’s water-based education lessons for the French Broad watershed in 2014. This year, educators and volunteers can get a jumpstart on the initiative by participating a training workshop.
Grape Growers Conference scheduled for Feb. 12
North Carolina vineyard owners and others interested in the state’s rapidly growing viticulture industry will gather on Thursday, Feb. 26, for the fifth annual Grape Growers Conference at the Madison County Cooperative Extension auditorium in Marshall. The event, organized jointly by the Sustainable Appalachian Viticulture Institute, Jewel of the Blue Ridge Vineyard and the French Broad […]
Dale’s Pale Ale leads Oskar Blues Brewery in record growth in 2014
From an Oskar Blues press release: Dale’s Pale Ale leads Oskar Blues Brewery in record growth in 2014 Longmont, CO and Brevard, NC – Oskar Blues Brewery, the first craft brewery in the country to brew and hand-can its beer 12 years ago, has continued explosive growth in 2014 by posting a 25 percent increase […]
Work on WCU mixed-use facility to begin this spring
From a Western Carolina University press release: Work on WCU mixed-use facility to begin this spring CULLOWHEE – The next phase of a project on the Western Carolina University campus to build a new mixed-used facility on the site of a structure damaged by fire in November 2013 is expected to get underway this spring, […]
NC celebrates five years of smoke-free establishments
From N.C.Department of Health and Human Services Press Release RALEIGH – Friday, Jan. 2, marks the fifth anniversary of North Carolina’s smoke-free restaurants and bars law. The smoke-free law prohibits smoking in enclosed areas of most restaurants and bars, with limited exceptions for private clubs and some cigar bars. The health outcome results for this law are significant […]
ASAP to hold Business of Farming Conference, Feb. 14.
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project announces their annual Business of Farming Conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, at UNC Asheville.
Southern states have lowest survival rate for HIV/AIDS
From Duke University Press Release DURHAM, N.C. — The southern U.S. had the nation’s lowest five-year survival rate among those diagnosed with HIV or AIDS in 2003-2004, according to new research. Fifteen percent of people diagnosed with HIV and 27 percent of those diagnosed with AIDS in that year had died within five years of […]
Historic slideshows illustrate WNC’s changing community
After receiving a donation of thousands of photographs dating from 1884 to the mid-1990s, The Community Foundation of Henderson County decided to put the historic images on display at weekly slideshows. And though the images are in the good care of CFHC, the foundation is asking the public for help in identifying historic events, faces and […]
Air quality forecast for Thursday, Jan. 15: YELLOW
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, 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 […]
Hi-Wire Brewing to debut Hop Circus series, Feb. 3
Hi-Wire Brewing debuts Hop Circus series From Hi-Wire Brewing: Work is progressing on our new $3.1 million production home (and for the awesome kick-off party to come). Once we make “the big switch” and our year-round and seasonals beers are being produced at the new brewery, we’ll refocus our Downtown Asheville brewery towards production of […]
High Country Small Plate Crawl features five days of food
High Country Small Plate Crawl features five days of food From High Country Small Plate Crawl: Enjoy five days of special small plate menus in Boone, Blowing Rock and Valle Crucis, NC, Wednesday, Jan. 21 through Sunday, Jan. 25, during breakfast – dinner hours (times vary by restaurant), with the 2015 High Country Small Plate […]
UNCA to hold ‘Food and Social Justice’ forum, Jan. 20
Announcement: Erika Allen, who focuses on community-based transformation through the food system, will present a discussion, Food and Social Justice, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20 in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union, in the Grotto.
Herbiary to hold Asheville store’s first ‘learning series’ this month
The Herbiary held its first class in its recently opened Asheville store on Jan. 11. The herbal apothecary and natural remedy store opened on Saturday, November 1, 2014. More classes are planned for the rest of the year, and course descriptions for January are now available.