Press release from City of Asheville: Following April’s “road show” Comprehensive Plan presentations to a dozen boards, commissions and neighborhood groups, the City’s Living Asheville: A Comprehensive Plan for Our Future moves to its final phases toward adoption. Led by the City’s Planning & Urban Design Department, many hours of local input have helped inform this final draft […]
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UNC Asheville honors Deborah Miles
Press release from UNC Asheville: Supporters and friends of UNC Asheville’s Center for Diversity Education will gather in the Sherrill Center on campus the evening of Thursday, June 14 to celebrate the center’s decades of work in Western North Carolina and to toast Deborah Miles, the center’s founding director who will retire at the end […]
Hendersonville Community Theatre stages ‘Moonlight and Magnolias,’ June 22-July 1
Press release from Hendersonville Community Theatre: Hendersonville Community Theatre presents Moonlight and Magnolias opening June 22 and running through July 1 on the theatre’s intimate Second Stage. Tickets are $16 and are available online at HendersonvilleTheatre.org o r by calling the Box Office at (828) 692-1082. Moonlight and Magnolias is based on the allegedly true tale of how the final script for […]
Boston Comedy Festival finalist Stewart Huff will perform at The Grey Eagle, June 9
Press release from Funny Business Agency: Boston Comedy Festival Finalist Stewart Huff is set to perform in Asheville at The Grey Eagle on Saturday, June 9th at 8:00 PM. Stewart Huff has appeared and been heard on HBO, NPR, and Bob and Tom Radio. Stewart Huff was born in Campbellsville, Kentucky and grew up in […]
Asheville designer Charles Josef gives “made in Asheville” a new look
Press release from Charles Josef: Asheville based designer Charles Josef, known for his beautiful bridal and evening gowns, is making waves with his menswear collection. The Retreat Collection for Men, which is designed and made in Asheville, highlights textiles inspired by mermen that Josef has designed himself. The 2018 and 2019 collections feature an expanded group of […]
The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County announces winners of 39th annual Griffin Awards
Press release from The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County: On May 24th, 2018 The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County celebrated the 39th annual Griffin Awards, recognizing outstanding projects and individuals that further the goals of historic preservation in Asheville and Buncombe County. This year, 13 projects received awards in the categories […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Monday, June 4: Moderate (YELLOW and GREEN)
Monday, June 4, 2018, is a code green air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code yellow air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on ozone levels at higher […]
Stonewall Commemoration Week events set for June 23-30
Press release from Tranzmission: Tranzmission is proud to announce this year’s Stonewall Commemoration Week events, running from June 23rd to June 30th 2018. The Stonewall riots marked the kickoff of the modern day queer rights movement and were primarily initiated by transfeminine people of color, who have often been ignored or left behind by the […]
Hard-2-Recycle event returns to Weaverville on June 9
Press release from Asheville GreenWorks: Hard-2-Recycle is a free recycling event for Buncombe County residents. With help from our sponsors, we collect items that normally end up in the landfill such as electronics, TVs, batteries, styrofoam, and books. The goal is to conserve space in the landfill, reduce our use of natural resources and promote proper […]
Volunteers prepare land for BeLoved Asheville Tiny House Village on June 2
Press release from BeLoved Asheville: BeLoved Asheville will take the first big step in building on the dream of deeply affordable housing! Scores of volunteers (including potential future village residents) will begin turning the dream of a tiny house village of deeply affordable housing for Asheville residents who are experiencing homelessness and poverty into reality Saturday, […]
DOT: WNC starting to reopen, only four highways have closures
Press release from the N.C. Department of Transportation: ASHEVILLE – The list is shrinking. N.C. Department of Transportation crews have reopened more than a dozen roads in the last 24 hours that were closed due to some sort of storm damage. But 35 roads — four sections of highway and 31 secondary roads — remain […]
University of Tennessee study of black bears spreads to WNC
Press release from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture: To many in the southern Appalachians, there is no animal more iconic than the black bear. This summer, residents in Western North Carolina will have the chance to become more familiar with the research that helps create sound conservation and management strategies for this species. The […]
Sanctuary Sessions concert series to benefit Blue Ridge Public Radio
Press release from NewSong Music: Greetings Asheville friends – I’d like to give you the heads up about a great upcoming music concert series, which benefits Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR). You may likely have already heard about it on the public radio airwaves. It’s called the ‘Sanctuary Sessions,’ and the three consecutive concerts occur each […]
Event to recruit foster parents to take place June 2 at Asheville Outlets
Press release from Buncombe County Health and Human Services: Buncombe County, N.C. – There are a growing number of foster children in North Carolina that need foster homes and that need is significant in Buncombe County. Currently, there are 360 children in foster care and 28 youth, ages 18-21, in foster care in Buncombe County. […]
Nominations being accepted for 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award
Press release from Western North Carolina Historical Association: The Western North Carolina Historical Association is now accepting nominations for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award. Originated by the Louis Lipinsky family and now also supported by Michael Sartisky, PhD, the Award has been presented by the WNC Historical Association since 1955. The Award is now […]
Residents invited to provide input for proposed West Asheville housing development
Press release from City of Asheville: The City of Asheville is looking for resident input about a potential development at the intersection of Deaverview Road and Pisgah View Road in West Asheville. City staff are seeking input on a proposed development called Cedar Hill, a residential project on 16 acres of City-owned land. City staff […]
Asheville-based musician Andrew Reed’s “If All the World Were Right” charts on Billboard top 40
Press release: Auspiciously released on 1.1.2018 Andrew Reed’s “If All the World Were Right” concept album was released by Artists International and the title track organically broke onto the world stage beginning in March. “I started getting calls and inquiries from people I didn’t know and I thought they were a joke or scam…but then […]
Nancy J. Cable named Chancellor of UNC Asheville
Press release from UNC Asheville: The Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina System has elected Dr. Nancy J. Cable as the new chancellor of UNC Asheville during a special session of the Board held today. The election came following UNC System President Margaret Spellings’ nomination of Cable during the session. Dr. Cable […]
Swannanoa Superfund community group to meet June 7
Meeting notice from the Swannanoa Superfund Community Advisory Group (SS-CAG): Here’s a quick reminder of the upcoming CAG Meeting on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 6:30 pm at the Bee Tree Fire Substation. The agenda will be updates from both Michelle Pugliese with SAHC and Jon Bornhom with the EPA on the Chemtronics property. Michelle will […]
The Lake Junaluska Flea Market, June 9
Press release from Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center: The Junaluskans Flea Market will take place from 8-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 9 at the Nanci Weldon Memorial Gym. Special early bird shopping is available from 7:30-8 a.m. for a $5 fee. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Junaluskans are a volunteer organization made up […]
Tracey Morgan Gallery hosts an artist talk with Jade Doskow, June 2
Press release from Tracey Morgan Gallery: Join Tracey Morgan Gallery for an artist talk with gallery artist Jade Doskow at 2PM on Saturday, June 2nd. The opening of her first exhibition with the gallery, Lost Utopias, will open on Friday, June 1st, with her artist talk the following afternoon. Lost Utopias is the New York-based […]