PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: It’s my pleasure to invite you to both events! ADAM BOOTH with Vixi Jil Glen for MOUNTAIN STORIES! at the Buffalo Nickel on Wednesday August 17th AND! ADAM BOOTH’s story-writing workshop, “Mining The Fool’s Gold, turning your personal family stories into TALL TALES,!” at Lenoir-Rhyne University on Thursday August 18th […]
Press release: WCU’s Byrd works with health officials on Zika virus, says he would attend Rio Olympics CULLOWHEE – Some of Team USA’s most prominent athletes have chosen not to compete at the summer Olympics because of concern over the mosquito-borne Zika virus, but a Western Carolina University faculty member says that, although there are […]
Julian Price was an innovator and philanthropist who helped reinvent Asheville, which is no doubt why the Wedge Brewing Company named their pilsner after him. He was also instrumental in the formation and development of Mountain BizWorks, which is why we’re especially excited to team up with the brewery, one of our very first clients, for an unforgettable showing of the Price documentary outside under the stars.
Press release: Blue Ridge Parkway After Hours Hike “Haw Creek at Night” (Asheville, N.C.) – Join Parkway rangers on Thursday, August 11 at 7 p.m. for a 3 mile, moderate hike to discover one of the Parkway’s closest views at night. The Haw Creek Valley rock or “lunch rock” is a popular spur trail off […]
Press release: The SECU Foundation’s Three-Year Grant to NC Food Banks has a Fruitful First Year Asheville, NC (July 31, 2016) – The State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation’s three-year grant supporting food purchase across North Carolina is seeing the results from the first year, and the reports are promising. In Western North Carolina alone, the […]
Press release: For Immediate Release Chapel Hill Creamery Issues Voluntary Recall of Cheese: Possible Salmonella Contamination Buncombe County, N.C. – Health officials from Buncombe County Health and Human Services (BCHHS) want to make the public aware of a recall of Chapel Hill Creamery cheeses due to a potential association with an outbreak of Salmonella infections. State and […]
Press release: August 2, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WNC Community Stepping Out to Improve Lives of Individuals with Autism WNC Run/Walk for Autism on September 11 in Asheville will benefit Autism Society of North Carolina Asheville, NC – The Autism Society of North Carolina will hold its 11th annual WNC Run/Walk for Autism on Sunday, […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: The indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest keep a treasure trove of Raven Tales, in which the shape-shifting trickster’s actions illuminate human behavior. There’s certainly a shape-shifting quality to the music of Yes the Raven, the singer-songwriter persona of Alyn Mearns, which feels contemporary yet linked to something […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Ben Sollee is teaming up with Go Yoga Asheville and The Orange Peel for a yoga event benefiting Oxfam. Featuring a live music soundtrack performed by Ben Sollee, this class is guaranteed to be a unique yoga experience for a great cause. Tuesday, August 2, at 5:45 p.m. $20 advance/$17 […]
Press release: United Federal Credit Union Celebrates Opening of Asheville Branch ASHEVILLE, N. C. – United Federal Credit Union (UFCU) will mark the opening of its Asheville, North Carolina branch with a slateful of activities including complimentary coffee and doughnuts for the public on Monday through Friday morning. August 8 to 12. “We hope people […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WESTERN CAROLINA MEDICAL SOCIETY: In a common mission to provide streamlined, patient-centered care, four independent orthopaedic physician groups across North Carolina have joined together to form a new practice called EmergeOrtho. With 49 office locations in 21 counties statewide, EmergeOrtho is one of the largest physician-owned orthopaedic practices in the country. Additional […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SOUTHEAST WISE WOMEN HERBAL CONFERENCE: A weekend of women’s wisdom and earth-based healing will take place at the Southeast Wise Women’s Herbal Conference Oct. 14-16 at Lake Eden in Black Mountain. The conference began a dozen years ago as a gathering of 200 women who came together to immerse themselves in the study […]
Press release from the office of Governor Pat McCrory: Over the past two years, North Carolina has improved 18-spots in Wallet Hub’s rankings of the quality of education in all 50 states, breaking through to the top-20 best schools in the country. In 2014, Wallet Hub ranked North Carolina schools 37 out of 50 states plus the […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: When a dictionary definition is sought for the word “core” the list of meanings is long, but most refer to something central, important, and yet somehow different. As an assemblage of some of the Asheville area’s top jazz players, The Core is all that and more. One of […]
PRESS RELEASE: Beat the Heat! Visit any one of the five Buncombe County Recreation Services outdoor pools on Friday, August 5, 2016 and support Buncombe County Special Olympics. Chill out in the cool, blue waters of a swimming pool near you. Admission is only $3.00 per person and all proceeds from Friday’s visits will be […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: On August 11, the City of Asheville will hold the second of two public workshops to gather public input on City code considerations that seek to allow for more small-scale residential infill development. It will be held at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the U.S. Cellular Center, Second […]
On Saturday August 20th, Hall Fletcher Elementary in West Asheville is hosting the second annual “Slide the Fletch.” This fundraiser will feature four large Slip-n-Slides, human bowling, baby-pool kickball, a giant inflatable waterslide, and a covered toddler area.
RiverLink, the local non-profit working to promote the French Broad River as a place to live, learn, work and play, offers up a chance to play on Saturday, August 13, when the 19th annual RiverFest takes place.
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Fines Creek Bluegrass Festival, Returning to our Roots, Two days of Family Friendly Music on the Lawn of the old Fines Creek School Fines Creek Community Association, 190 Fines Creek Rd. Clyde, NC Aug. 12 & Aug. 13, 2016 The Fines Creek Bluegrass and BBQ festival is two evenings of […]
PRESS RELEASE: Come create your own critter craft at Hands On!, the children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville, August 16-19. All ages will enjoy designing a doggie pet using new and recycled materials to take home and love (don’t worry, it won’t eat much)! This self-directed activity is located in our Party Room and is available […]
Press release from Tryon International Equestrian Center: MILL SPRING, N.C. (JULY 31, 2016): More than 600 young riders ages 12-years-old to 25-years-old from multiple states traveled to Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) to participate in the 2016 U.S. Pony Club Championships East on Wednesday, July 27 through Sunday, July 31. In addition to the competitions in […]
