Press release from Asheville Music School: AMS is excited to announce the start of its new string ensemble, led by Isabel Castellvi. Isabel is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and composer, who has performed, recorded and taught throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America and the Middle East. Our new string ensemble is […]
From City of Asheville: City of Asheville launches new small business development tool powered by OpenCounter The City of Asheville is proud to announce the launch of OpenCounter: Asheville, a web-based tool designed to help small business owners understand the specific license, permits and requirements for starting their business in Asheville. Informed by the City’s […]
From The Block off Biltmore: The holiday season is in full swing at THE BLOCK off biltmore! This week we’ve got a special holiday edition of Wednesday Hemp Day, plus a pop-up Falafel Benefit Dinner for Little Rainbow Sanctuary, & much more. Join us for a very merry Christmas Day plant-based potluck dinner benefiting Eliada. […]
Press release: The Honeycutters are excited to announce they will be back in the studio in January to record their 5th studio album to be released later in the year as the band’s third release on Organic Records. Nashville’s Music City Roots’ Craig Havighurst says of principal songwriter and frontwoman Amanda Anne Platt, “She’s soothing […]
Press release from event organizers: Butch Trucks, founding member of legendary Southern rock band the Allman Brothers, launches his Second Annual Holiday Tour with Butch Trucks and The Freight Train, with a performance at Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Dr., Wednesday, January 4. Showtime: 10 pm. Tickets: $25/$20. Info: (828) 407-0521 or visit https://www.salvagestation.com/. About Butch […]
Press release from N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and DuPont have completed the company’s donation of 476 acres inside DuPont State Recreational Forest to the state. The property, commonly known as the “doughnut hole,” was the site of a DuPont plant from 1956 to 2002. Demolition […]
Press release from Kevi Bear Kids: Kevin and Betty Lee, the owners of Happy Jacks restaurant in Asheville are donating 200 basketballs from their charity Kevi Bears Kids (501 C3) to Eblen Charities for their local Christmas toy drive. “I started my charity Kevi Bears Kids because as a child I was hungry but when I […]
Press release from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality announced today that it has received from Duke Energy all of the permanent alternative water supply plans as required by state law. State environmental officials must evaluate the comprehensive information and make a final decision to approve or disapprove the […]
Press release from Transylvania County Schools: U.S. Cellular is working with Transylvania County Schools to bring the latest in vehicle monitoring and wireless technology to the county’s school bus fleet. These advancements will help ensure the safety and security of all students using bus service in the new school year. All 40 buses at Transylvania […]
Press release from Park Ridge Health: Due to a sharp increase in influenza-like illnesses being reported by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the recent closings of several area schools due to influenza, Park Ridge Health has implemented visitor restrictions. In order to protect patients, visitors, providers and staff, the following […]
Press release: The Women’s March on Asheville will take place on Saturday, January 21, 2017, organized in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington. The lead organizer, Dr. Marie Germain, is a university professor and an Asheville resident. Volunteers from across Western North Carolina will join her. “My aim in organizing this march,” Germain says, […]
From Buncombe County: LAST WEEK FOR FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AT LAKE JULIAN PARK Light up your holidays at the 16th annual Lake Julian Festival of Lights. Pile the family in the car, come on out, and light up your night at the Lake Julian Park Festival of Lights – drive thru. The drive continues nightly […]
Press release from the city of Asheville: City of Asheville partners with Waze travel app to add official traffic information The City of Asheville today announced a data-sharing partnership with Waze (https://www.waze.com), a free, real-time traffic and navigation app crowd-sourced by drivers. On its free mobile phone app, Waze users help each other outsmart traffic, […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: It is official: French Broad River Greenway West from Craven Street to Haywood Road is now open to the public! Construction is nearly complete and the greenway is ready to use and enjoy — and you may even find yourself under the mistletoe during your next visit. Please take photos of […]
Press release from Maybin Mission: Major League Baseball star and Asheville native Cameron Maybin will play host to his inaugural community program at UNC Asheville on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9:45 a.m.-12 p.m. “Asheville will always be a special place for me – it’s where I grew up, it’s where I got my start, and […]
Press release from Women’s Wellbeing: On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, from 5:00pm – 7:00 pm, the Women’s Wellbeing and Development Foundation will be holding their annual Toy Swap at their Resource Center (Apt. 17a) in the public housing community of Hillcrest. Children in the community can swap their old toys for new or gently-used ones. The event includes light […]
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The City of Asheville Police Department celebrated the graduation of its Fall Citizen’s Police Academy class on December 15 with twenty five people graduating from the program. The program allows citizens to gain an understanding of their police department and how it operates. The Citizen’s Police Academy is a […]
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Press release from Eblen Charities: Are you in the market for a great Christmas gift? Here is an opportunity to give a unique and timely gift and help those in our community keep warm during these upcoming winter months. On Saturday, December 17th from Noon until 5:00 PM, Barnes and Noble in Biltmore Park will […]
Press release from Touchpoint Communications: Lexus Charleston Fashion Week® (#LexusCFW), one of the nation’s leading fashion events, is proud to announce its top Emerging Designer Semifinalists for the March 14 – 18, 2017 competition and runway shows. The Fashion Panel jury of judges selected the top 16 designers from an overwhelmingly talented pool of applicants from […]
Press release from Lenoir-Rhyne University Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville: WHAT: Movie screening and discussion of Hell’s Hot Breath: Galway Kinnell at Black Mountain College WHEN: Wednesday December 28 at 7 p.m. WHERE: The Block off Biltmore, 39 South Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801 WHY: Kinnell, an American poet who won a Pulitzer Prize and […]
