Blue Ridge National Herigate Area Partnership just announced its latest round of grants to 22 WNC nonprofits totaling $170,000. Appalachian Barn Alliance: $7,000 to create a historical archive and a self-guided driving tour of old barns in Madison County Appalachian State University: $7,500 to work with local schools to develop multimedia lesson plans […]
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Governor appoints Scott Rogers to state Council on Homelessness
Scott Rogers, executive director of the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, was among those appointed to the N.C. Governor’s Council on Homelessness earlier this month. Here’s a list of the appointments: Ilario Pantano (New Hanover County) – Pantano is the director of the State Division of Veterans Affairs. Bob Kucab (Wake County) – Kucab is […]
Asheville-based Innovative Solar Systems set to build huge PV project
Asheville-based Innovative Solar Systems is ready to start construction on a large PV project that will generate enough power from the sun to serve 15,000-20,000 homes, according to an article on Solar Server. The company has gotten the necessary permits and approvals. The 75 megawatt solar farm will be built in Fayetteville. It will be […]
Asheville Art Museum seeks to hire an exhibitions curator
The Asheville Art Museum is hiring an exhibitions curator to help with its active schedule of exhibitions and public programs based on its Permanent Collection of 20th and 21st century American art. The Asheville Art Museum is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Exhibitions Curator to develop and coordinate dynamic and challenging on-site and traveling exhibitions […]
How the Montford Park Players got started
Asheville’s Montford Park Players hold forth every year in the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre. If you’ve ever wondered how the troupe got started, you can get the story here. Here’s part of it: Our theatre company began in 1973, at the municipal park on Montford Avenue, with a rendition of Shakespeare’s ever-popular pastoral comedy As You […]
Asheville Sustainable Restaurant Workforce to hold Feb. 23 meeting on wage theft
Press release: Restaurant workers are often victims of wage theft, the illegal underpayment or non-payment of workers’ wages. Asheville Sustainable Restaurant Workforce, or ASRW seeks to be the voice of Asheville’s restaurant workers.
Carolina Public Press receives $50,000 grant from Ethics & Excellence Journalism Foundation
The Ethics & Excellence Journalism Foundation awarded $50,000 to Asheville nonprofit Carolina Public Press to hire a managing editor to implement content strategies, manage reporting efforts, and oversee digital publishing programs.
WNC AgOptions awards grants to 31 local farms
WNC Agriculture Options, a program from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension funded by the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, awarded 31 farm businesses with grants totaling $168,000. Recipients include Balsam Gardens in Sylva, which will expand its operation to 33 acres on Sand Hill Road in Asheville.
Mars Hill University hosts series on death penalty
From a Mars Hill University press release: Mars Hill University hosts series on death penalty Mars Hill University will host a series of programs on March 3, 4 and 5 examining the efficacy, fairness and morality of the death penalty in the U.S. All events are free and open to the public. On March 3, […]
Tryon Seventh-day Adventist Church to hold GMO seminar
Announcement: Tryon Seventh-day Adventist Church looks to address growing concern regarding genetically modified organism through a public seminar on Tuesday, Feb. 24
Organic Growers School announces class offerings for 2015 Spring Conference
Organic Growers School announces spring conference course offerings.
Homeward Bound to end Women at Risk program
Report: Homeward Bound of WNC will no longer offer its Women at Risk program following a decline in both funding and referrals.
NC News Service: Researcher finds social class impacts relationships
Match Made in Heaven? NC Researcher Finds Social Class Impacts Relationships Stephanie Carson CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Your compatibility with your partner may come down to dollars and cents, according to the research of a Duke University professor. Sociologist Jessi Streib studied couples in which each partner grew up in a different socio-economic class and […]
North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild and Sierra Nevada celebrate big beers with inaugural Burly Beers and Barleywine Festival
From a Henderson County Tourism Development Authority pres release: North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild and Sierra Nevada celebrate big beers with inaugural Burly Beers and Barleywine Festival Mills River, NC — The North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild (NCCBG) is partnering with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. to present the inaugural Burly Beers and Barleywines Festival, which […]
Asheville Vaudeville returns for three performances, starting Feb. 21
Local arts collective Asheville Vaudeville has been on hiatus, but the group just announced three new shows. The performances take place at Toy Boat Community Artspace on Saturdays, Feb. 21, March 14 and April 18. Press release from a show contributor: WHO: Asheville Vaudeville WHAT: A night of vaudeville performance, including burlesque, music, puppetry, comedy, […]
Asheville Sister Cities screens “Chiapas: The Heart of Coffee” on Feb. 21
Learn more about Asheville’s Sister Cities at a movie night held at the Asheville Sister Cities, Inc. offices on Saturday, Feb. 21. Press release from ASCI: The San Cristóbal de las Casas Committee is hosting a special screening of Chiapas: The Heart of Coffee on Saturday, February 21 at 4pm. This exciting movie is a […]
Panel discussion of ‘Selma’ and the Civil Rights Movement
From a Carolina Jews for Justice press release: Panel discussion of ‘Selma’ and the Civil Rights Movement Asheville, NC — Carolina Jews for Justice/West will be sponsoring a panel discussion of the highly acclaimed film, “Selma,” at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market Street. The program is […]
WCU to host April 21 tourism conference on impact of festivals on WNC economy
From a Western Carolina University press release: WCU to host April 21 tourism conference on impact of festivals on WNC economy CULLOWHEE – The impact of successful festivals and events on the economy of the 26 westernmost counties of North Carolina will be the subject of a daylong tourism industry conference Tuesday, April 21, presented […]
Second Annual Asheville Food Truck Showdown
From a press release: Second Annual Asheville Food Truck Showdown Across Western North Carolina chefs are getting ready to bring their A-game to the Second Annual Asheville Food Truck Showdown! Dozens of food trucks will be competing for the title of Best Truck in Asheville and the People’s Choice award. Last year more than 1,500 […]
Special Showing of ‘Still Alice’ at Fine Arts Theatre
From a MemoryCare press release: Special Showing of Still Alice at Fine Arts Theatre Community Awareness & Opening Up the Conversation Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease Asheville, NC – It’s time to wear purple, the official color of the Alzheimer’s movement Go Purple, and view the newly released film, Still Alice, based on the bestselling novel […]
WCU College of Health and Human Sciences opens pro bono physical therapy clinic
From a Western Carolina University press release: WCU College of Health and Human Sciences opens pro bono physical therapy clinic CULLOWHEE – The College of Health and Human Sciences at Western Carolina University has launched a pro bono clinic to provide physical therapy services to underserved and underinsured populations of Western North Carolina. The clinic, […]