Press release from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, Inc.:
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UNC Asheville student Katherine Tyrlik receives Boren Scholarship to study in Poland
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville junior Katherine Tyrlik has been awarded the prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship, sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), to study abroad in Poland during the 2017-18 academic year. Tyrlik, a double major in French and biology, will spend the summer 2017 semester studying Polish at John Paul […]
Buncombe, Woodfin receive $4M grant for greenways
Press release: Buncombe County and Town of Woodfin Receive $4 Million Boost for Greenway Buncombe County and the Town of Woodfin received a major boost for greenway construction with the approval of a $4 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration on Thursday, May 25, 2017. The funding comes through the Federal Highway Administration’s Surface […]
American Red Cross offers Memorial Day safety tips
Press release form American Red Cross: While we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day, many will spend the weekend with friends and family. Many will take a road trip, have their first picnic of the season, enjoy their first dip in the pool or day on the river or lake. To […]
No drought or dry conditions in North Carolina for first time in more than a year
Press release from NC Department of Environmental Quality: For the first time since March 2016, all North Carolina’s 100 counties are determined to be free from drought or dry conditions. “The recent rainfall has brought relief to the state, particularly southwestern North Carolina,” said Linwood Peele, acting chairman of the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council […]
Advance Care Planning Workshop on medical treatment decisions to be held at UNC Asheville’s OLLI June 21
Press release: To help people think through difficult end-of-life medical treatment decisions in advance, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNC Asheville will hold a free workshop, open to everyone, from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, at the Reuter Center on the university campus. “Would you want medical intervention, or would you want […]
Asheville Police Department requesting public assistance to locate missing person, Kristopher Jordan Michaels
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting public assistance to locate missing person Kristopher Jordan Michaels. Kristopher’s last known location was Asheville on April 19th. He has ties to Brevard, NC and Aberdeen, NC but does not have access to a vehicle of his own. Kristopher is 21 years of […]
WCU Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center explores printmaking, photography and pottery over the summer
Press release from Western Carolina University: With four new exhibitions opening May 29 and on view throughout the summer, the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center presents art in a variety of forms from printmaking, to pottery, to photography. In Water Portraits: Barbara Tyroler, this NC-based artist visually transforms the people in her […]
Report: energy efficiency could be increased with no out-of-pocket costs
From North Carolina News Service: by Stephanie Carson MARSHALL, N.C. – As the mercury climbs, so will the energy bills for consumers across Tennessee. Energy-efficiency measures can go a long way in reducing usage, but their cost often presents a roadblock for thousands of families. Programs known in the industry as on-bill financing allow homeowners […]
The Blood Connection urges donors to give blood as the holiday weekend approaches
Press release: Memorial Day is the beginning of a season that makes the blood supply particularly vulnerable. College donors return home, high school donors are wrapping up the end of year and many are preparing for vacation. The Blood Connection (TBC) urges all eligible donors to remember to donate, to help ensure lifesaving blood […]
City of Asheville offices will be closed for Memorial Day, ART buses to run on holiday schedule
Press release from the City of Asheville: Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed, Sanitation Services will run on schedule. Trash and recycling will be collected as normal on May 29. ART bus service The City of Asheville ART […]
Guided walk in historic Oakdale Cemetery
Press release from Henderson County Tourism Development Authority: On Sunday, June 4, at 2:15 p.m., a guided walk in Historic Oakdale Cemetery will be presented. Participants will gather at the octagonal building in the Cemetery, located on U.S. 64 West at Valley St., about one-half mile from downtown Hendersonville. Cost is $10 per person 10 […]
‘Love Makes a Home: The Life of Rebecca Boone’ at White Horse Black Mountain, June 11
Press release: Love Makes a Home: The Life of Rebecca Boone will come to White Horse Black Mountain at 3pm on Sunday, June 11. This play about a frontier woman features the old time fiddling of internationally renowned fiddler Bruce Greene and the acting talents of Barb McEwen. “Rebecca Boone’s grit and determination too often […]
NC deadline approaching to apply for SBA Working Capital Loans due to October 2016 drought
Press release from U.S. Small Business Administration: The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that June 26 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties in North Carolina as a result of […]
Hendersonville Elementary designated “STEM School of Distinction,” becomes first elementary school in WNC to earn designation
Press release from Henderson County Public Schools: Hendersonville Elementary has been designated a “STEM School of Distinction” by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, making it the second school in Western North Carolina – and the first elementary school in the region – to be named a “STEM School of Distinction.” The designation follows […]
First lady Kristin Cooper to host open house at NC Governor’s Western Residence
In 1964 the Asheville Chamber of Commerce donated a mansion at 45 Patton Mountain Road to the state so that it could become the Governor’s Western Residence. The hope was that Governor Terry Sanford and his successors would spend more time in the west and consequently pay more attention to the needs of the region. Use of […]
Pritchard Park Summer Series announced
Press release: The Asheville Downtown Association’s Pritchard Park Summer Series kicks off Tuesday, May 30 in downtown’s Pritchard Park. All events are free and open to the public. The Pritchard Park Summer Series includes: · Hoop Jam, Tuesdays May 30 to August 29 from 5:30-7:30pm, produced by Asheville Hoops · LEAF Community Arts, Wednesdays June […]
Parkway Playhouse announces both new play “39 Steps” and new free outreach performance
Press Release from the Parkway Playhouse: BURNSVILLE, NC — “Mom, I’m BORED,” are the words you won’t have to hear this summer! “Reading is Alive,” a new theatre outreach program created through Parkway Playhouse, kicks off in Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties in June. The family friendly musical, A Year with Frog and Toad will […]
Bluff Mountain Bio-Blitz offers participants opportunity to document diverse ecosystem June 3
Press Release from MountainTrue: BLITZ THE BLUFF WITH MOUNTAINTRUE Second Annual Bluff Mountain Bio-Blitz To Inventory Diverse Ecosystem Hot Springs, N.C. — Join MountainTrue on the second annual Bluff Mountain Bio-blitz happening on Saturday, June 3 in the Pisgah National Forest near Hot Springs, North Carolina. During the Bio-blitz, expert and amateur naturalists will work […]
Aloft announces 2017 Sundays Live@Aloft concert series
Press release: With the best rooftop venue in town, Aloft Asheville Downtown is pleased to announce its 2017 Sundays Live@Aloft concert series, which kicks off with a live performance by Jim Arrendell and The Cheap Suits on May 28th from 5 until 8pm. Jim Arrendell and The Cheap Suits is a soul-driven dance party band […]
“Powering the People” benefit will raise funds for Isaac Dickson solar panels, June 17
Press Release from the Alliance for Energy Democracy: “Powering the People” Benefit for Isaac Dickson Elementary School Solar Project Major Donor commits to match $110,000. Asheville, NC — WNC Green Building Council’s initiative “Appalachian Offsets” and the Alliance for Energy Democracy (AED) present a benefit and celebration to power Isaac Dickson Elementary School with solar […]