Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is seeking information on the identity of the owner of two standard poodles, one white and one tan. The owner is described as a white female, approximately 60 years of age, was walking the dogs off leash near UNC Asheville’s Lookout Observatory on Monday, April […]
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Really Really Free Market set for April 21
Press release from Blue Ridge General Defense Committee: REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET 4/21/18 9 a.m.-3 p.m. @ Rainbow Community Center 60 State St., Asheville Blue Ridge GDC is hosting a Really Really Free Market on Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. until about 3 p.m. This event will take place outdoors at the Rainbow Community Center […]
Deceased chief returns home to Fletcher
Press release from Asheville Fire Department: On Sunday, April 8 at approximately 9:00 a.m. Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department Chief Richard Sales was involved in a single car motor vehicle wreck in which he succumbed to his injuries. Chief Sales, 52 years old, served 31 years with Reynolds VFD, with the last 10 years serving as […]
Bess The Book Bus stops in Asheville April 14
Press release from Bess the Book Bus: BESS THE BOOK BUS TO HOST “LITERACY OUTREACH” IN ASHEVILLE ON THEIR NATIONAL TOUR , TO GIVE FREE BOOKS TO HUNDREDS OF KIDS. EVENT DATE: Saturday, April 14, 2018 EVENT TIME: 1 PM – 3 PM LOCATION: 4 South Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC Hundreds of kids will receive […]
Music Video Asheville announces its official selections for 2018
Press release from Music Video Asheville: The 11th Annual Music Video Asheville presented by Prestige Subaru Announces Official Selections. Music Video Asheville enters its 11th year with more live musical performances, appearances by Asheville’s artists and industry leaders and a curated selection of 90 minutes of music video created by Asheville area musicians and filmmakers […]
Asheville Police seek assistance to locate Charles Lorenzo Davis and Jesse Lynn Williams
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Charles Lorenzo Davis (28, Asheville) and Jesse Lynn Williams (30, Asheville). Davis and Williams have multiple open warrants related to the December 31, 2017 breaking and entering at M&J Food Mart (1902 Old Haywood Road), December 31, 2017 […]
AvL Technologies and Eblen Charities partner to provide internet access to all Buncombe County Schools students
Press release from Eblen Charities: Every student in Buncombe County Schools will now have the ability to access the internet at home even though they may not have had it previously or presently have the internet at home. AvL Technologies, the innovative industry leader in satellite communications, and Eblen Charities have created a new partnership that will […]
NC IDEA Foundation announces Micro-Grant Pilot Program
Press release from NC IDEA Foundation: NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic advancement in North Carolina, announced today a Micro-Grant Pilot Program to help more promising startups who need financial resources to take their next step. An expansion of its long-standing NC IDEA SEED grant program, this Summer’s Micro-Grant Pilot Program will award […]
Services set for Reynolds VFD Chief Richard Sales
Press release from Asheville Fire Department: On Sunday, April 8 at approximately 9 a.m. Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department Chief Richard Sales was involved in a single car motor vehicle wreck in which he succumbed to his injuries. Chief Sales, 52 years old, served 31 years with Reynolds VFD, with the last 10 years serving as the […]
Daidala Ciders and Andy Herod Gallery to open in Cotton Mill Studios, April 28
Press release from Daidala Ciders: Drinkers and art-lovers, rejoice! A new combination cider bar and art gallery is slated to open in the River Arts District (RAD). Christopher Heagney, owner of Daidala Ciders, has partnered with local artist Andy Herod to launch Daidala Ciders and Andy Herod Gallery, a tap room where one can sip on […]
The North Carolina Room presents: The Early Days of Coxe Avenue
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Blue Ridge Community College and Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development host advanced manufacturing job fair
Press release from event organizers: Blue Ridge Community College and Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development will host the Made in Henderson County Advanced Manufacturing Job Fair on Monday, April 30 from 12:30-6 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Conference Hall, located at 49 East Campus Drive in Flat Rock. More than 30 manufacturing companies will […]
Asheville GreenWorks celebrates Earth Day weekend with tree day event and yarn bombing
Press release from Asheville GreenWorks: Asheville GreenWorks, the local nonprofit working to engage the public to preserve and protect Asheville’s urban forest and rivers is excited to announce their Love Your Trees Asheville Day event on April 21, at 2 p.m. The focal point of the event, held at the Roger McGuire Green at Pack Square, will be a […]
Johnson Farm Festival to celebrate spring on April 28
Press release from Historic Johnson Farm: Come celebrate spring, for it will be bustin’ out all over at the 28th Johnson Farm Festival in the mountain community of Hendersonville, NC. The festival, on Saturday April 28, has a reputation for family-friendly fun for people of all ages. This year’s noon performance is by Appalachian […]
Students of The Learning Community School perform ‘Shrek, Jr.,’ April 20-21
Press release: Based on the Oscar-winning animated film and the Tony Award-winning adventure-filled musical, The Learning Community School is pleased to present “Shrek, Jr.” in the Owen High School auditorium April 20-22. The entire K-8 student body of 78 participates in the show, which features full choreography, singing, and live accompaniment. It’s not just the students who are represented […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Tuesday, April 10: Moderate (YELLOW)
Tuesday, April 10, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air. Click on the map below for an updated, detailed forecast. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air […]
UNC Asheville dance program will host performances in April
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville hosts several dance performances in April 2018, beginning with a guest live performance and discussion by Cara Hagan, interdisciplinary artist and assistant professor of dance studies at Appalachian State University, at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 13 in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center, room 351. The annual Spring Dance […]
Asheville Sister Cities to welcome official delegation from Nigeria, April 16-24
Press release from Asheville Sister Cities, Inc.: Citizen Diplomacy is needed now more than ever. In a world of turmoil and countries at war, there is an organization begun in the 1950s by President Dwight D. Eisenhower called Sister Cities International that believes in handshakes and hugs and a bit of cheer, rather than war between […]
Ninth annual Rotarians Against Hunger, May 5
Press release from Rotary Club of Asheville: Join in the movement to provide much needed meals in Western North Carolina and participate in the Ninth Annual Rotarians Against Hunger (RAH) meal packaging event on May 5th, 2018 at the Reuter Family YMCA in Biltmore Park. The goal is to package 300,000+ fortified meals that will […]
APD requesting assistance to locate missing person, James Phillip Christian
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate James Phillip Christian. He was last seen in September of 2017. A family member filed a missing person report in February of 2018. Christian is known to utilize several homeless resources, such as AHOPE. He goes by the nicknames of […]
Service for fire department chief Richard Sales to be held Tuesday
Press release from Asheville Fire Department: Asheville, NC – On Sunday, April 8 at approximately 9 a.m. Reynolds Fire Department Chief Richard Sales was involved in a single car motor vehicle wreck in which he succumbed to his injuries. Chief Sales, 52 years old, served 31 years with Reynolds FD with the last 10 years […]