Press release from the organizers: BREVARD, NC — This Saturday, April 23rd is the Opening Day & Earth Day Celebration for the Transylvania Farmers’ Market! Head to downtown Brevard for a morning of fun for the whole family as the market resumes its regular season hours and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. […]
Press release from Campaign for Southern Equality: On April 21, local organizations are hosting a Town Hall to discuss the impact of HB2 and efforts to repeal the bill during the next session of the North Carolina General Assembly. The Town Hall will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation […]
Press release from Carolina Public Press: The online in-depth and investigative news organization Carolina Public Press will hold a public Newsmakers forum on local, state and federal public forests and lands in Western North Carolina from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 22, both online and at the United Way Building in Asheville. This free public […]
Press release from the Special Olympics North Carolina: Raleigh, NC – Special Olympics North Carolina is proud to announce that Deputy Daniel Blagg of the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office in Waynesville, NC, has been selected as North Carolina’s only law enforcement official to the Final Leg team that will run the “Flame of Hope” throughout Austria in March 2017 prior […]
Press release from the North Carolina State Board of Elections: RALEIGH, N.C. – Absentee voting began today in 16 congressional primaries across the state after a federal court in February ordered legislators to redraw district lines. Election day is June 7 and will include a statewide primary for N.C. Supreme Court. The State Board of Elections is encouraging voters […]
Press release from the The Buncombe County Extension Master Gardeners: Asheville – The Buncombe County Extension Master Gardener volunteers (EMGs) will again partner with the Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society to host a plant sale on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will be held in the parking lot of the American […]
Press release from UNC Asheville: John Pierce, UNC Asheville’s vice chancellor for administration and finance, served as the host for this weekend’s meeting of the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO). The SACUBO 2016 Annual Meeting took place at the Grove Park Inn, April 17-19. The hotel was sold-out for the conference […]
Press release from RiverLink: Asheville, North Carolina — For the past 30 years, RiverLink has been the only nonprofit in Western North Carolina dedicated to serving the French Broad River watershed as guardian, promoter and defender. A huge part of RiverLink’s success has been the support of the community during its annual fund drive. These donations […]
Press release from the Office of Congressman Mark Meadows: Washington, D.C.– The Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority has been awarded a $10.9 million discretionary grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allocate the funds, which will be used as part of a project to rehabilitate the airport’s runway system and […]
Press release from the Lake Junaluska Conference Center: LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – Adults in the second half of life are invited to attend the Festival of Wisdom and Grace at Lake Junaluska, Aug. 1-4, 2016. The conference will provide renewal and inspiration through worship, Bible studies, workshops, professional training and fellowship. Dr. Tony Campolo, Dr. […]
Press release from Asheville School of Film: Asheville School of Film is pleased to announce its next FREE student film screenings on Sunday April 24th, at 11 am, at Asheville Pizza and Brewing, 675 Merrimon Ave, Asheville. Films shown will include Happy Place, Faces, Patriarch, and a Troy and Sons Commercial. No fee or tickets […]
Press release from Foothills Local Meats: This Saturday, April 23rd join Foothills and Mountain Foods for free meat samples, food truck specials and on-site CSA sign-ups. Meat and Produce CSA shares are available for pick-up weekly at Hi Wire’s Big Top. Foothills, Hi-Wire and Mountain Foods invite the public to have a meal with us, enjoy […]
Press release from the organizers: Looking back over the past 25 years of rootsy, string-based music, the impact of Leftover Salmon is impossible to deny. Formed in Boulder at the end of 1989, the Colorado slamgrass pioneers were one of the first bluegrass bands to add drums and tour rock & roll bars, helping Salmon […]
From a press release: Pardee Hospital has received the 2016 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Orthopedics . This evidence-based designation is the only orthopedics award that identifies the country’s best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that considers female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, and what women say they want from a hospital. The list of […]
From a press release: WLOS ABC 13 will host a “Your Voice, Your Future” Town Hall on “The Heroin Epidemic in WNC” at the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher on Thursday, April 21. The event will feature four panelists, invited guests and members of the general public. The purpose of the Town Hall is to […]
Press release from HEAL Food Alliance: Plate of the Union – a grassroots campaign calling for bold action to reform the nation’s food system – today announced the winners of its student-driven organizing effort, the Campus Challenge. A team from the Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) was awarded with the grand prize of $5,000 to execute […]
Press release from City of Asheville: Business owners and managers, we feel you. Running a business is hard work. Employees have to be supported, customers need to be served and bills have to be paid. You have a multitude of decisions to make every day. So what if we give you credit for making the […]
Tuesday, April 19, 2016, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. Due to high risk of forest fires, there is no open burning allowed in Buncombe County until further notice. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777 Air […]
PRESS RELEASE: People in Leicester (North Carolina) are being encouraged to think about the relationship they have with the city of Leicester in Britain and send in short poems about that relationship for possible inclusion in a new anthology that is coming out in October this year. To be eligible for inclusion in the anthology, […]
PRESS RELEASE: BREVARD – On Thursday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. the Brevard College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will perform in their spring concert, “Watching and Waiting.” The concert is free to the public. The choirs include students of a variety of experience levels, and include students from several different majors across campus. Using […]
Press release from Mountain Allies for Public Schools: Public education matters to the entire community-whether or not we have children or grandchildren in the public schools. Despite tremendous pressures, public schools in North Carolina have worked hard to maintain quality education. However, the current trends are threatening public schools in our state. Since 2008, North Carolina […]
