Press release: Beverly-Hanks & Associates Wins Statewide Service Award The local real estate firm was recently recognized for their commitment to community. March 9, 2017, Asheville, NC—Local real estate firm Beverly-Hanks & Associates, REALTORSⓇ was recently awarded the Spirit of North Carolina Award under the Professional Services category. The Spirit of North Carolina Award recognizes […]
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Local firm Living Stone Design + Build earns national awards
Press release: Local homebuilding firm Living Stone Design + Build of Black Mountain won several national awards and was recognized as a leader in the home building industry at the 2017 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show. The firm was honored for two particular homes. The Watkins Residence was the winner of […]
ABCCM gets $50,000 grant from Walmart Foundation
Press release: ABCCM Blessed with Walmart Grant for Women ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) has been named the recipient of a state grant from the Walmart Foundation that will increase access for homeless women to essential professional training, certification programs and employment opportunities in order for them to transition into living-wage […]
American Idol winner Candice Glover plays New Mountain, March 24
Press release: Winner of American Idol Season 12, Candice Glover, is headed to Asheville to deliver a soulful live performance at New Mountain Asheville on Friday, March 24, 2017. Talented local performers, “Lyric” and “Rhoda Weaver and the Soulmates” will open the show. They will then join Candice Glover on stage for special performances. The […]
Sanctuary Brewing hosts third annual Vegan Chili Cook-off, March 19
PRESS RELEASE FROM SANCTUARY BREWING: SUBJECT: 3rd Annual Vegan Chili Cook-off at Sanctuary Brewing Company DATE/TIME: Sunday, March 19th, 2-5 PM LOCATION: Sanctuary Brewing Company, 147 First Avenue East, Hendersonville, NC 28792 CONTACT: Tracey Glover (251) 510-2418 traceyglover@gmail.com or Lisa McDonald (828) 808-5916 info@sanctuarybrewco.com On Sunday, March 19th, from 2-5 pm, Full Circle Farm Sanctuary and Sanctuary Brewing […]
Mayor Manheimer re-elected as Chair of N.C. Metro Mayors
Press release: Metro Mayors Elect 2017 Leadership Mayors Honor Sen. Rick Gunn and Rep. John Torbett with Legislative Awards RALEIGH –The N.C. Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, a bipartisan group representing the mayors of the state’s larger cities, has re-elected Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer as its chair, Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis as vice chair, Greenville Mayor Allen […]
Local church hosting simulcast for popular author
Press release: LOCAL CHURCH HOSTING GLOBAL BIBLE TEACHING SIMULCAST FEATURING BEST-SELLING AUTHOR PRISCILLA SHIRER Event features Bible teaching with popular women’s author and speaker Priscilla Shirer Mount Carmel Baptist Church 201 Mount Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 – 828-254-4688 – mountcarmelonline.org Asheville, NC– March, 6, 2017– LifeWay Christian Resources and Going Beyond ministries are partnering […]
PARI awarded Science Museums Grant
Press release: PARI awarded Science Museums Grant Rosman, NC (March 8, 2017) – The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) has been awarded a $61,913 grant from the N.C. Science Museums Grant Program. The grant program was established by the N.C. legislature to provide funding for the 41 institutions included in the N.C Science Museums Network. […]
Journeymen Asheville to launch mentor program
Press release: Journeymen Asheville and In Real Life launch the “Crafting Passages” pilot program, at UNCA’s brand new STEAM Lab Studio Asheville, NC—Local mentorship and rites of passage nonprofit, Journeymen, is partnering with Asheville City School’s Foundation’s In Real Life to launch a pilot afterschool program called “Crafting Passages”—a venture that combines group-mentoring with building […]
NAMI Four Seasons offers free seminar on EMDR, March 14
Press release: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) affiliate serving Henderson and Polk Counties, NAMI Four Seasons announces that on Tuesday, March 14, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM, it is conducting a free seminar on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR has helped more than two million people of all ages relieve […]
Mission Health tops Business North Carolina’s list of 2017
Press release: Business North Carolina, a top source of business and commerce information for the state, named Mission Hospital #1 in its list of Best Hospitals in the new March 2017 issue, in a tie with Duke University Hospital. The list was created through objective analysis of all adult, acute-care hospitals with 50 or more […]
You’re never too young: TRAC Studio Tour this June 2-4
Press release from Toe River Arts Council: It’s not too early to start thinking about summer and being out and about in the mountains of Western North Carolina, wandering the many narrow roads, crossing over and following the Toe River. And it’s never too early for kids to start helping out moms and dads with […]
N.C. craft brewers want freedom from wholesale cap
From North Carolina News Service: A debate is brewing in North Carolina’s growing craft-beer industry, just how much can independent brewers sell on their own, before they have to use a wholesale distributor? The current limit is 25,000 barrels a year, and while that may seem like a lot, several craft breweries say it’s limiting their […]
PARI awarded Science Museums Grant
Press release from the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute: The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) has been awarded a $61,913 grant from the N.C. Science Museums Grant Program. The grant program was established by the N.C. legislature to provide funding for the 41 institutions included in the N.C Science Museums Network. “These museums are critical resources for […]
Haywood St. Advisory Committee presentation tonight, opportunity for public input
From the Asheville Downtown Association: This evening, the Haywood Street Advisory Committee will present its initial vision to the public at the US Cellular Center’s Banquet Hall beginning at 5:30pm. The City Council-appointed committee members have worked diligently for nine months to develop a vision for the site located at Haywood St and Page Ave, […]
UNC Asheville hosts FIRST Robotics Competition March 18-19
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville will host the North Carolina District FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition on campus from March 18-19 in Kimmel Arena in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center. Twenty-eight teams of high school students from North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia will assemble on campus to engage […]
Impromptu Drawing of US : We Are *Almost All Immigrants, March 18
Press release: Let’s gather together and create. Impromptu Drawing of US : We Are *Almost All Immigrants is a participatory drawing and improvisational music event, based on the game of Musical Chairs—but in this activity, no one is ever left out. The performance is created in real time by the participants: those feeling marginalized and […]
Folkmoot celebrates regional heritage, Appalachian style
Press release from Folkmoot: Mouth-watering pulled pork, toe-tapping bluegrass music and lots of sweet mountain hospitality awaits those who attend Folkmoot’s Appalachian Friendship Dinner scheduled for Saturday, March 18, 2017. This annual celebration of mountain food, music and culture will take place from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville. […]
UNC Asheville and Warren Wilson College collaborate to expand teacher education
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Teacher shortages are a reality for many school districts across the country. Demand for prepared, licensed educators is growing. To take advantage of the trend, two liberal arts institutions are joining forces to make it easier for students to acquire their teaching license. “I want to jump right into teaching,” […]
State Wildlife Resources Commission seeks nominations for four seats on Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee
Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking nominations through April 30 for four seats on its Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee — a board of North Carolina citizens that provides advice to the Commission on nongame wildlife conservation issues across the state. Two seats are “expert affiliate seats.” Nominees for these seats should have […]
Author Natalie Goldberg presents new book at Malaprop’s, March 13
Press release: Drawing on her years of writing, teaching, and practicing Zen Buddhism, writing teacher and author Natalie Goldberg speaks candidly about her journeys–inner and outer–and how they’ve informed her life and her writing in her new book: The Great Spring: Writing, Zen, and the Zigzag Life. Goldberg will read from and discuss her book […]