Press release: Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) will host Recharge, Refresh, & Restart, a free event for women only on Wednesday, May 17th from 5:30pm-7:00pm at the Education Building on the Biltmore Campus. Dinner and wine will be provided while women hear from guest speaker, Paula Guilfoyle, founder and president of Claim Leadership. […]
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Opening day at West Asheville Tailgate Market, 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Press release from the West Asheville Tailgate Market: Today is the opening day of the West Asheville Tailgate Market. Every Tuesday | 3:30 – 6:30pm | 718 Haywood Road We accept EBT & Credit | Free Kids Activities | Live Music The market is back and 2017 is sure to be another great year! […]
Cherokee Heritage Day, Saturday April 8
Press release from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian:
Burlington Gardens holds annual spring plant sale, April 28-29
Press release from Bullington Gardens: Bullington Gardens, a non-profit horticultural education center and public botanical garden, will hold its annual spring plant sale on Friday, April 28, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Friday sale hours have been extended this year to better accommodate customers. The […]
New poll shows bipartisan support for land and water conservation across North Carolina
Press release from The Nature Conservancy North Carolina Chapter: A poll commissioned by Land for Tomorrow shows that North Carolinians from Manteo to Murphy support land and water conservation. Seventy-three percent of those polled said they would support funding at the $100 million level for the state’s three publicly funded conservation trust funds. The poll was […]
Artists in resistance gathering on April 5 to create, fundraise for People’s Climate March
Press release from Dogwood Alliance: Dogwood Alliance and Asheville Grit Co-Host Event to Create Art and Raise Money for Rural Communities Most Impacted by Climate Change to Go to the People’s Climate March in Washington, DC at the End of April Who: Dogwood Alliance, Asheville Grit, DJ Malinalli, Eden Out Catering, DJ Griffin Riffe, […]
Red Cross provides severe weather safety tips in light of heavy weather forecast in WNC for April 5
Press release from American Red Cross: As people across western North Carolina prepare for another strong storm system expected to impact much of western North Carolina Wednesday, the American Red Cross is urging people to prepare now. According to weather experts, this storm may bring severe thunderstorms more significant than what much of the region […]
Coal? Solar? Something else? Carolina Public Press holds forum to focus on role of renewable energy in WNC
Press release from Carolina Public Press: Carolina Public Press will hold a free and public forum on the role of renewable energy in Western North Carolina, on Friday, April 21, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 7.1 percent of North Carolina’s utility-scale […]
Madison County Arts Center features multi-talented Joe Penland for “Hung Up On Love Songs” show
Press release from Madison County Arts Council: Joe Penland wears many hats, old-time ballad singer, songwriter, historian and irrepressible raconteur. Joe will open his 2017 season with (in)? a performance at the Madison County Arts Center, 90 S. Main Street, Marshall, N.C. on Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 PM, with Hung Up On The Love […]
Blue Ridge Health opens new site in Sylva
Press release from Blue Ridge Health: Blue Ridge Health (BRH) opened its newest site in Sylva, NC on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017, The new clinic is a result of a collaborative effort by BRH, Good Samaritan Clinic of Jackson County (GSCJC) and Harris Regional Hospital (HRH) to strengthen and expand access to comprehensive, affordable health […]
Haywood County offers free diabetes education program
Public service announcement from Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency: Do you have Medicare? Do you have diabetes? Do you want to take control of your diabetes? If you answered yes to any 1 of these 3 questions, a free diabetes program will be held at the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency. In […]
Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting Thursday, April 6
Press release from N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: WHO/WHAT: The Industrial Hemp Commission will host a public meeting via conference call to review and approve applications received to grow industrial hemp under a pilot program. No public comments will be taken during the meeting. WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, April 6, 2 p.m. BACKGROUND: Access to the conference call […]
Home prices in Asheville increase 9.1 percent year over year
Press release from CoreLogic: IRVINE, Calif., April 4, 2017 – CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for February 2017 which shows home prices are up both year over year and month over month. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, […]
Harris Regional Hospital to recognize National Healthcare Decisions Day April 19 with free living will planning
Press release from Harris Regional Hospital: Harris Palliative Care will provide free living will assistance 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 19 in Harris Regional Hospital’s private dining room on the first floor of the hospital. The drop-in event is part of a nationwide observance known as National Healthcare Decisions Day which occurs annually […]
Andy Griffiths shares newest installment in Treehouse series at Spellbound Bookshop, April 9
Press release: On Sunday, April 9, Australian author Andy Griffiths joins us to introduce the newest book in his hilarious internationally bestselling Treehouse series. Your kids probably know the Treehouse books. And if they like funny books like Diary of A Wimpy Kid with lots of wild imaginative illustrations, they will definitely love these books. Join us at Spellbound for a fun and wacky […]
Marion branch of Asheville Savings Bank awarded company’s Banking Center Excellence Award
From Asheville Savings Bank: Asheville Savings Bank Honors Marion Banking Center with Excellence Award Top accolade at annual STARS event presented to the Marion team ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March 29, 2017) – Asheville Savings Bank (ASB) announced it recently recognized its Marion banking center with the Banking Center Excellence Award. Presented to only one of the bank’s […]
Asheville’s IFB Solutions receives “Employment Growth Award” for efforts to support blind workers
From IFB Solutions: IFB SOLUTIONS EARNS EMPLOYMENT GROWTH AWARD FROM NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND Asheville, NC (April 3, 2017) — IFB Solutions, formerly Industries for the Blind Asheville, was recently honored with a 2016 Employment Growth Award for its efforts to increase employment retention, growth, and upward mobility for people who are blind. Presented […]
Grandfather Mountain mourns the loss of Jim Morton
Press release from Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation: On April 1, 2017, Grandfather Mountain lost one of its most devoted champions. James McKay Morton, chairman of the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation board of directors, conservationist, trailblazer, photographer and visionary, passed away at the age of 65. Morton leaves behind a mountain-sized legacy, having helped establish the nonprofit […]
Mills River’s Raumedic appoints new U.S. CEO
Press release from Raumedic Inc.: Mills River, NC / Helmbrechts – Raumedic AG, Germany, is pleased to announce the appointment of William F. Gearhart as Chief Executive Officer for the group’s US headquarters. The management executive will be responsible for developing the Raumedic brand into an industry leading standard for high quality, value added medical […]
Boston professor to speak at Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 23 at Congregation Beth HaTephila
Press release from Congregation Beth HaTephila: YOM HASHOAH – HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY Remembering Elie Wiesel Asheville, NC, March 13, 2017– Dr. Steven T. Katz to speak at the community wide Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, April 23 at 7pm at Congregation Beth HaTephila in Asheville. “It is critical that we keep alive the lessons […]
UNC Asheville and Our VOICE hosts WNC Sexual Violence Prevention Summit April 6
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville and Our VOICE, a Buncombe County sexual violence crisis intervention and prevention agency, will host the WNC Sexual Violence Prevention Summit on Thursday, April 6, on UNC Asheville’s campus. The summit will feature workshops and panels throughout the day focusing on “Promoting the Positive” in preventing sexual violence, […]