WNC Highlands Celtic Festival updated its event page with a schedule of events and list of vendors. The Irish School for Dance will perform traditional Irish dancing and Carolina Ceili, Bare Knuckle Quartet, Tuatha Dea, Cutthroat Shamrock and Rathkeltair will perform live Celtic music. Vendors include House of Douglas Bakery, Scottish Leather, Highland Stone and […]
From a press release: N.C. State Fair and Mountain State Fair poultry shows canceled Raleigh, N.C. – State Veterinarian Doug Meckes and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that all North Carolina poultry shows and public sales will be suspended from Aug. 15 to Jan. 15 due to the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza. […]
Community event hub MetroWines will host a fun and informal class on the pronunciation of common French foods and wines on Tuesday, July 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the shop. Local restaurant Bouchon’s menu will serve as the primary text for the class, hosted by Asheville French School founder Allison Weems for […]
In the past, graffiti convictions have usually resulted in fines and community service, but if the bill is passed, a convicted offender could face heftier fines and possible jail time.
Press release from Governor McCrory’s office: Raleigh, N.C.— Governor Pat McCrory has signed the following bills into law. • H.B. 552 – A bill creating the criminal offence of graffiti vandalism. • H.B. 574 – A bill providing that no state or local statues, rules, regulations or ordinances related to wildlife apply to the Virginia […]
From a press release: Staff Changes at Bizworks At Mountain Bizworks, we are building a new team to lead our organization that will create a new dynamic to propel us into the future. Please join us in welcoming new team members, honoring those who are moving on, and applauding those whose duties are shifting and […]
From a press release: WCU announces new graduates, dean’s/chancellor’s list for spring semester CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University has announced its roster of new graduates and released its dean’s/chancellor’s list for spring semester 2015. The university conferred degrees on 1,414 students who completed their studies during the spring semester. A total of 456 undergraduate students […]
From a press release: WCU general counsel receives Trustees’ Award Cullowhee, N.C. – Mary Ann Lochner, general counsel for Western Carolina University, is recipient of one of the university’s highest honors. Lochner, top legal adviser at WCU since August 2010, is only the 11th person in university history selected to receive the Trustees’ Award. The […]
Local instrument manufacturer Moog Music announced that it is now employee-owned, with workers sharing in company profits. Press release from Moog Music: As the New York Times reported, Mike Adams, Moog Music Inc. President/CEO, stopped production in the factory on Tuesday afternoon and gathered the employees for an impromptu meeting. Adams began by saying, “I […]
Oskar Blues Brewery announces a partnership with local bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers. Together they’ll put on a series of summer events to benefit Oskar Blues’ CAN’d Aid Foundation. The partnership events are listed below; of local interest is a Tuesday, June 30, concert at Brevard Music Center with all-student orchestra Brevard Sinfonia. And on […]
Press release: Jade Dundas has been announced as the city’s new Water Resources Director, effective July 13.
Press release: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals named Plant one of the top 6 vegan fine-dining establishments in the country.
118 North Carolina students, staff and parents will tour Europe with the North Carolina Ambassadors European Tour this summer. Students from Hendersonville High, McDowell High and T.C. Roberson High were chosen to represent the region as they perform in seven countries across the continent.
Thursday, June 11, 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 […]
Press release: Black Mountain-based Creative Mountain Food tours will celebrate its one-year anniversary in June with a “Round the World”-themed tour.
The results for the 2015 Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games have been released; nearly 1,500 athletes competed in aquatics, athletics, gymnastics, powerlifting, softball and volleyball during the weekend event.
From a press release: Don’t let kids go hungry this summer. Just because school is out doesn’t mean they can’t get the same free or reduced-cost meals they rely on during the school year. In fact, any kid or teen 18 and under can eat for free at designated summer meals sites across the country. But too […]
Frog Level Brewing Company and the Beer Army Foundation are joining together this Saturday, June 13, for Feeling Froggy Day, a collaboration project to help raise money for scholarships.
Mora Jewelry will to host the innovative shop-within-a-shop, Jewelry Edition, and TRUNK SHOW with Raïssa Bump this weekend.
Construction for Oskar Blues Brewery’s expansion to its property on Mountain Industrial Drive in Brevard, begins this week.
Carolina Public Press will hold a free training webinar, “Behind the Door,” on June 26 from noon to 1 p.m., focused on the reasons for which NC elected officials may or may not close public meetings and go into private session.
