RiddleFest, an annual event celebrating Burnsville native Lesley Riddle and his contributions to country music, takes place at Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville on Friday, July 3. The festival, now in its eighth year, features musicians David Holt with Josh Goforth. Press release from event organizers: The 2015 RiddleFest will be held on July 3 at […]
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Code yellow air quality for the valleys of Asheville: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Tuesday, June 16, 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. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. Please […]
Council on Aging heat relief program now open
From a press release: The annual Heat Relief program at The Council on Aging of Buncombe County is now accepting requests for heat relief assistance at (828) 277-8288. The Heat Relief program is funded by Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Foundation. The Council will have 145 fans available for distribution. Fans are available to any […]
Blue Ridge Community Health Services earns national recognition for patient-centered care
From a press release: The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced on Monday that Blue Ridge Community Health Services (BRCHS) has received Level 3 NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition. BRCHS received this recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long‐term, participative relationships for all of the organization’s […]
Transylvania County Arts & Culture Celebration
Celebrate the arts during the Arts & Culture Celebration in Transylvania County. Events begin on Saturday, June 20, with the Brevard Music Center opening night, and runs through Saturday, July 4. Press release from event organizers: The Transylvania Community Arts Council invites everyone to explore the creative side of Brevard and Transylvania County during Arts […]
Local blogger shares photos of bear tagging expedition
Asheville resident David McKillen recently followed along with a team of biologists from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. State University on a expedition to track and tag black bears.
Smoky Mountain hires director to promote integrated care
From a press release: Smoky Mountain LME/MCO, a public managed healthcare organization, has hired a new director to help promote integrated, “whole body” care in western North Carolina. Peter Rives, who has 15 years of experience working with organizations that provide or manage care for people with mental illness, substance use and intellectual or developmental […]
Season’s a Highland Lake to hold Spanish-themed dinner
Event announcement: Season’s at Highland Lake announces their Spanish Wine Dinner Event
AMP holds Craft of Songwriting panel and Q&A event, June 22
Asheville Music Professionals hosts a panel discussion and Q&A session on the craft of songwriting. The event, held Monday, June 22, at The Altamont Theatre, features Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna, Jim Lauderdale and Tift Merritt with Erika Wollam Nichols, general manager of The Bluebird Cafe. Local musician and producer Steven Heller moderates. The musicians will […]
Biltmore Village to hold annual Beer, Bites and Bands event
Event announcement: Historic Biltmore Village will host its second annual Beer, Bites and Bands event on Saturday, June 20
Indie outfit The Good Graces open for the Indigo Girls at the Orange Peel, June 23
Atlanta-based indie band The Good Graces, now touring in support of recent album release Close to the Sun, will open for the Indigo Girls during a show at the Orange Peel on Tuesday, June 23, at 8 p.m. (tickets $34/$39). The band calls this third full-length project — recorded in Chapel Hill and Atlanta — […]
Buncombe county deed transfers of note 6/2/15-6/8/15: Duke Energy is the big buyer
The most recent available tax records include new information that Duke Energy Progress Inc. is acquiring properties on and around New Rockwood road in the Limestone area of south Buncombe county. The power company paid $3,419,000 to two different parties for five properties totaling 11.2 acres. The properties are just south of the Lake Julian facility. Listings […]
The Lonesome Trio premieres Asheville-inspired song, “Asheville City Skyline”
The Lonesome Trio premieres Asheville-inspired song, “Asheville City Skyline”
Tips and preventative measures for mosquitoes and ticks
Tips and preventative measures for mosquitoes and ticks
Council on Aging to host information sessions on Medicare starting June 16
Council on Aging to host information sessions on Medicare starting June 16
Asheville Riverfront office to host Grilling on Greenways, June 27
Asheville Riverfront office to host Grilling on Greenways, June 27
Smiling Hara Tempeh up for $100,000 grant from Chase Bank
Smiling Hara Tempeh is seeking community support to give the company a shot at one of 20 small business grants from Chase Bank. This Mission Main Street grant would provide $100,000 to grow the local food business, but the company needs more votes (via Facebook) to advance to the next round of competition. “We need […]
Brevard Music Center opens 2015 season
The Brevard Music Center’s 2015 season launches on Saturday, June 20, with a Beethoven program. Press release from the music center: The Brevard Music Center (BMC) will open its 2015 season next week on Saturday, June 20, with superstar pianist André Watts and BMC Principal Guest Conductor JoAnn Falletta in an all-Beethoven program. The season […]
Meditations on nature at Cotton Mill Studios
Basketmaker Matt Tommey and painter Victoria Pinney showcase their work and inspirations from nature. The show opens on Thursday, June 25, 5-8 p.m. ay The Cotton Mill Studios. Press release from the artists: Thursday, June 25,2015 5:00pm-8:pm The Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Dr Artists Matt Tommey and Victoria Pinney share their art and how […]
Goodwill presents free job readiness workshops in Buncombe County
From a press release: Goodwill presents free job readiness workshops in Buncombe County Asheville, N.C. (June 10, 2015) – Job seekers are invited to a series of six free job readiness workshops presented by Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina this summer. The workshops offer professional advice on resume writing, job searching, interview preparation and […]
Areas east of Asheville mapped as having high conservation value during biodiversity conference
A graphic analysis of the biodiversity from the South Mountains to Blue Ridge corridor based on a landscape survey conducted by Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina and Durham-based consulting firm Unique Places earned a third place award at the NatureServe Biodiversity Without Boundaries 2015 Conference’s poster contest. One map included in the poster (pictured above) […]