Press release from Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center announces an opportunity for artists to participate in the 2017 {Re}HAPPENING on Saturday, March 25 at Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain, NC. We invite artists to propose projects that reflect the innovative spirit of Black Mountain College. Artists […]
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An Angel Christmas: Holiday open house at the Old Kentucky Home
Press release from the Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site: From 9 am to 7 pm Saturday December 10th, Thomas Wolfe Memorial friends and volunteers will host an open house in the Old Kentucky Home. Children will be admitted free, adult admission is $5.00. The event includes craft activities for children, and an exhibition of […]
Appalachian National Scenic Trail to remove fire restrictions
Press release from the National Park Service and Appalachian Trail Conservancy: The National Park Service (NPS) and Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) announce that the fire restrictions placed on 27.7 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) in Virginia, from Newport Road (Va. 624) north to Mountain Pass Road (Va. 652), will be lifted at […]
Asheville Humane Society waives adoption fees for holiday promotion
Press release from Asheville Humane Society: From Tuesday, December 6 through Friday, December 23, Asheville Humane Society is waiving adoption fees for all dogs over 25 pounds and all cats and kittens for their “Love Actually is Priceless” adoption promotion sponsored by Prestige Subaru. As part of Subaru’s “Share the Love” event going on now through January 3, Prestige will […]
City of Asheville seeks community input prior to expanding equity initiative
Press release from the City of Asheville: Asheville City Council is committed to supporting a community that is inclusive and diverse. A diverse community was identified as 1 of 8 key focus areas in the 2036 Vision City Council crafted in January 2016. Council took the next step in supporting this focus area by setting aside […]
Fletcher YMCA now YMCA at Mission Pardee Health Campus
Press release from YMCA of Western North Carolina: The YMCA of Western North Carolina has changed the name of the Fletcher YMCA to the YMCA at Mission Pardee Health Campus to reflect the organizations’ unique partnership. The name change also celebrates the vital role Pardee Hospital and Mission Health played in the 2014 opening of […]
Grandfather Mountain to host New Year’s sunrise event
Press release from Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation: There are sunrises, and then there are Grandfather Mountain sunrises. And then there are Grandfather Mountain New Year’s Day sunrises. Ring in an epic New Year on Sunday, Jan. 1, for Grandfather Mountain’s first sunrise opportunity of 2017, and share a community breakfast buffet with your fellow early risers. Sunrise […]
U.S. Forest Service Wildfire and related information update
News release from U.S. Forest Service: All fires in western North Carolina are 100 percent contained, except Camp Branch and Rock Mountain Fires, which remain active at this time. Containment efforts by firefighters on Camp Branch and Rock Mountain Fires are on hold due to the rain. When it is safe to do so, fire […]
APEX founder published in neurology journal
Press release: Michael Trayford, founder of APEX Brain Centers in south Asheville, was recently published in the journal Functional Neurology, Rehabilitation, and Ergonomics. His groundbreaking case study, “Cognitive Gains After Balance and Vestibular Therapy in a Patient with Progressive Balance Dysfunction Subsequent to Ependymoma Radiation Therapy,” highlights the relationship between balance and higher cognitive functions […]
Governor McCrory announces Taiwan-based textile company will bring 610 jobs to Rutherford County
Press release from the Office of the Governor: Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Everest Textile USA will establish a 610-job manufacturing facility in Rutherford County. The Taiwan-based maker of high-performance sports apparel will invest $18.5 million over […]
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchases former Dough restaurant on Merrimon for headquarters
Press release from Southern Appalachians Highlands Conservancy: Asheville, NC – After more than five years of planning and preparation, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) has taken the major step of purchasing a building in Asheville, NC for its permanent office. “Our mission is to protect the most special places in the mountains forever, for […]
Mills River community members travel to Sevier County to aid recovery efforts
Press release from effort organizers: On Thursday, 8 December 2016, local citizens from Mills River and the surrounding areas are planning to caravan to Sevier County to bring supplies and volunteer with the Sevier County Rescue Squad to help unload, sort and deliver donations to families impacted by the recent wildfires in Sevier County, Gatlinburg […]
Asheville tops Lonely Planet’s “Best in the U.S.” 2017
Press Release from Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau: Travel media company Lonely Planet is pleased to announce its annual list of the top 10 most exciting places to go in the United States in the year ahead. Lonely Planet’s travel experts scoured the states this year to choose Best in the US 2017 (lonelyplanet.com/best-in-us), 10 destinations […]
Tribal firefrighter pleads guilty to setting fires on indian lands
Press release from the office of United States Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose Western District of North Carolina, Dec. 5: Raymond Neal Swayney, 31, of Cherokee, N.C., appeared in federal court in Asheville today and pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fires on Indian lands, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. […]
Black Mountain College Museum offers exhibition of the school’s photographers
Press release from Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: While thousands of photographs were made at Black Mountain College there has not been a detailed examination of photography at the College. Begin to See: The Photographers of Black Mountain College will be the first in-depth exhibition and catalog devoted to this topic. The individuals who taught photography […]
Malcolm Holcombe plays the White Horse, Dec. 16
Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: Attempting to describe a Malcolm Holcombe performance in mere words is an exercise in futility. The combination of earthiness and mysticism, directness and enigma, sweetness and grit is something that can only be fully absorbed first hand. The intensity can be almost harrowing as Holcombe flings body and […]
John Anderson will discuss the history of whiskey painting at January Art League meeting
Press release from Art League of Henderson County: It seems appropriate that Art League of Henderson County member John Anderson be the guest speaker at the January 8th meeting. As a member of the Whiskey Painters of America, John knows a thing or two about miniature paintings, which is January’s special member challenge. Several times […]
Asheville Police participate in Shop with Hero event
Press release from Asheville Police Department: On December 5th, Housing Officers with the Asheville Police Department, attended the “Shop with a Hero” Event at Walmart in Hendersonville. There were several agencies from Western North Carolina that attended. The Asheville Police Department was assigned five young ladies from Etowah Elementary and one young man from Fletcher […]
Hendersonville to open synthetic surface skating rink
Press release from Henderson County Tourism: The new holiday skating rink in downtown Hendersonville invites families to spend quality time together this season. The rink, located at the Visitor Center on South Main Street, opens Tuesday, Dec. 20, and operates daily through Sunday, Jan. 1. A synthetic skating surface made of special polymers allows ice-skaters […]
City of Asheville accepting housing trust fund applications through Jan. 2
Press release from the city of Asheville: The City of Asheville’s Community & Economic Development Department is accepting applications for funding from the City of Asheville’s Housing Trust Fund. Funding is available for affordable housing development, rehabilitation or preservation of affordable housing units within Asheville’s City limits. The Housing Trust Fund was created in 2000 […]
Haywood Medical highlights National Influenza Vaccination Week Dec. 4-10
Press release from Haywood Regional Medical Center: Center for Disease Control established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond. A goal of NIVW is to remind people that even though the holiday season has arrived, it’s not too late to get […]