From a Press Release: Families, Fans, Volunteers, Coaches, and Athletes Invited to Learn More about Buncombe County Special Olympics Members of the public are invited to Lord Auditorium on the lower level of Pack Memorial Library at 67 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801 on May 18 from 6pm to 7:30pm in order to learn more […]
News Bulletins
Air quality forecast for Friday, May 8th: Yellow (moderate)
Friday, May 08, 2015 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. Air Quality Forecast for Friday, 05/08/2015
Comedy shorts at White Horse, May 27
Short films, improv skits and sketch comedy are all included in a night of comedy shorts. The event takes place at White Horse Black Mountain on Wednesday, May 27. 7:30 p.m. show time, $7 cover. Press release form organizers: Short attention span? Love to laugh? Join us for an evening packed with adult comedy: short […]
Firefly Gathering teaches ‘earth skills’ in mountains of Barnardsville, ticket price increases May 15
The largest primitive skills event in the southeast, Firefly Gathering will be held June 25-28 in the mountains of Barnardsville. Participants will camp and learn skills during the day like wilderness survival, contemporary homesteading, traditional and primitive crafts, herbalism and more. Early ticket pricing ends May 15 — so, if you’re interested, visit fireflygathering.org soon for tickets […]
TEDx Tryon seeking performers and speakers
In September, Tryon, is planning to host a TEDx event. Tedx events are locally organized iterations of the popular Ted.com conferences. The purpose is to be a catalyst for community discussion and growth. The lineup includes: fourteen speakers, three recorded TED talks, four performers, and a farm-to-table bread breaking lunch. They are calling for applicants to […]
Air quality forecast for Thursday, May 7th: Yellow (moderate)
Thursday, May 07, 2015 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777 Air Quality Forecast for Thursday, 05/07/2015
City of Asheville invites community to meet candidates for police chief
From a press release sent out this afternoon from office of Dawa Hitch, the city of Asheville’s director of communications and public engagements: City of Asheville offers opportunity to meet police chief candidates ASHEVILLE – The City of Asheville has scheduled a public meet and greet for the candidates invited to participate in the next […]
North Carolina breaks tourist-visits record in 2014
Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2014 with a total of $21.3 billion, a 5.4 percent increase over 2013. Additionally, tourism industry supported employment topped 200,000 jobs for the first time. From the press release: “Nearly 50 million people from across the United States visited North Carolina […]
Blue Ridge Biofuels expands into Catawba County, extends its service area
Blue Ridge Biofuels announced its plan to expand to Catawba County and move its production facility there. The company will keep its headquarters in Asheville. The expansion will allow Blue Ridge to increase its production and expand services to new areas such as Charlotte. The new facility will be housed in the Catawba County-Appalachian State […]
Short Street Cakes Celebrates Mothers Day with a Childrens’ Mothers Day Poem Contest
From a press release by Short Street Cakes Asheville, NC, April 28, 2015: From Wednesday, April 29th through Friday, May 8, Short Street Cakes will host their first annual Mother’s Day Poem Contest! Open to all kids 18 and under in Asheville, the Mother’s Day Poetry contest will offer a free cupcake to every child […]
Exhibit of recent works by Lisa Nance & Joshua Norman at Asheville Loft Gallery, opens May 23
New local letterpress, Tenpenny Press in Southside Studios, creates creates fine stationery and custom wedding invitations. The press also announces work by Tenpenny owner/mixed-media artist Joshua Norman and painter/illustrator Lisa Nance. An exhibition of Norman and Nance’s work opens on Saturday, May 23 at the Asheville Loft Gallery, 52 Broadway St., Suite 3B. The opening […]
Blue Ridge Biofuels to expand, move production to Catawba County
Blue Ridge Biofuels will shift production to the Eco Complex in Catawba County, though the company’s headquarters will remain in Asheville
NC Stage opens “Parallel Lives,” May 13
An extension of sketch comedy production The Kathy and Mo Show, the play Parallel Lives explores “what it’s like to be a woman in today’s society in a hilarious fashion.” Parallel Lives runs May 13-June 7 at North Carolina Stage Company. Press release from NC Stage: Parallel Lives is an extension of the off-Broadway hit The […]
Funk Asheville beer gathering scheduled for July 18th
Funk Asheville, a beer festival hosted by Wicked Weed brewing has been announced for the evening of Saturday, July 18th, at 7pm. Ticket sales begin May 15th. General admission is $80(plus tax). VIP tickets at $100 (plus tax) The following is the full event release from the organizers: WICKED WEED ANNOUNCES DATE, TICKET SALES, AND PARTIAL […]
Community High School to hold plant sale, May 6-9
Event announcement: Community High, Buncombe County’s alternative high school for students from all county and city schools, will hold its annual spring plant sale starting today, May 6, and running through Saturday, May 9.
Air quality forecast Wednesday, May 6th: Yellow (Moderate)
Wednesday, May 06, 2015 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777 Air Quality Forecast for Wednesday, 05/06/2015
Art of Asheville jeweler Olivia de Soria added to Urbanful Marketplace
Urbanful Marketplace has added Asheville jeweler Olivia de Soria to its portfolio of online vendors, with a media release citing “her metal-smithing talent, her unique and kinetic designs, and her wish to bring entrepreneurial opportunities to others” as attributes. “We find and feature independent merchants like Olivia who care deeply about what they make and […]
Comedian Aaron Kleiber to perform at the Millroom, May 30
“Aaron Kleiber has been entertaining his entire life — from climbing atop his grandmother’s coffee table as a child, being voted class clown in high school, to taking the stage at comedy clubs across North America today,” reads an event release. Now, the comedian will entertain Ashevilleans with a set at the Millroom on Saturday, […]
Habitat ReStore thanks customers with 25 percent off all merchandise, May 16
All ReStore merchandise will be 25 percent off on Saturday, May 16, when the nonprofit holds its Spring Customer Appreciation Sale. Radio station 98.1 The River will also be on site from 9-11 a.m. to host the event, and free hotdogs and soft drinks will be served from noon to 2 p.m. Here is the […]
UNCA to host former LPGA golfer Brandi Jackson at luncheon honoring female athletes, May 11
UNCA will host former Ladies Professional Golf Association member Brandi Jackson at the university’s Our Turn to Play luncheon. The annual event — scheduled for Monday, May 11, at 11:30 a.m., at the Wilma M. Sherrill Center on campus — “honors women as champions and leaders and generates support for the UNC Asheville student-athlete scholarship […]
Julie Schantz of Asheville Henna to offer professional henna tattoos from Woolworth Walk
Julie Schantz, owner of Asheville Henna, is offering professional henna tattoos from within her Woolworth Walk boutique through this fall. Appointments are available on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays from noon to 4 p.m., and Saturdays (walk-ins only) from noon to 4 p.m. “Henna is a natural dye used to […]