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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership announces 2018 grants program

Press release from the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership: The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership has announced its 2018 Heritage Grants Program to fund projects that preserve, interpret, and promote Western North Carolina’s agricultural, craft, Cherokee, music, and natural heritage. These five distinctive legacies earned the region a Congressional designation as a National […]

Asheville Humane Society expands program into three Housing Authority communities

Press release from the Asheville Humane Society: Asheville, NC – Asheville Humane Society, in partnership with PetSmart Charities, is proud to announce the expansion of its Community Pets Program in three additional Housing Authority of the City of Asheville communities, with the help of a PetSmart Charities grant for more than $50,000. The Community Pets Program is a branch of Asheville Humane Society’s Community […]

Recent Asheville point-in-time homeless count data released

Press release from the City of Asheville: As part of the nationwide 2018 Point-in-Time (PIT) count, the Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Initiative conducted a one-night count of homeless individuals and families on Jan. 31, 2018. With the help of local service providers, emergency shelters, housing programs and street count volunteers, the community has collected additional data indicating […]

Alzheimer’s Association to host caregiver workshop, July 22

Press release from the Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter:  The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter is teaming up with the Emmanuel Lutheran Church to host the “The Confident Caregiver” education workshop on Sunday, July 22. It will take place from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church located at 51 […]

Henderson County United Way makes grants to women-focused initiatives

Press release from United Way of Henderson County: HENDERSONVILLE, NC, June 22, 2018 – Women United, United Way of Henderson County’s affinity group for female leadership donors, presented two awards of $4,000 each to local initiatives that help women succeed in the workforce and become more self-sufficient. The checks were presented at Women United’s Summer Soiree […]

Local architecture org presents look at the future of Asheville streets

Press release from the Asheville chapter of the American Institute of Architects: The Future of Asheville Streets: Combining lessons from our past with lessons from the best cities in the world Thursday, July 19, 2018 6:30pm North Asheville Library 1030 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28804 Free program organized by Asheville American Institute of Architects This dynamic […]

Watch Mission Hospital topping out ceremony on Facebook June 28

Press release from Mission Health: A Mission Milestone, Topping Out the New Facility – Live on Facebook Join us Live on Facebook June 28 at 2:10 pm as the final two steel beams are placed atop the new Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine. The planning, designing and building of this new facility has been years of the making, […]

North Carolina Historic Preservation Office begins comprehensive architectural survey of Robbinsville

Press release from the North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources:  The North Carolina Historic Preservation Office (HPO) will conduct a comprehensive architectural survey of historic buildings, structures, and sites within the Robbinsville town limits beginning mid-July. The survey will be conducted by Lisa Buckley, architectural survey specialist in the Western Office of the […]

New mental health crisis center to serve children, teens in WNC

Press release from Vaya Health: June 22, 2018 – Mental health advocates gathered Thursday in Asheville to celebrate the upcoming opening of a crisis center for children from throughout western North Carolina. The Caiyalynn Burrell Child Crisis Center, a facility-based crisis and detox program, will be the only program of its kind in the region […]

APD requesting assistance to locate missing juvenile, Lyla Conklin

Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (June 22, 2018): The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate missing juvenile, Lyla Conklin. Conklin was last seen on the morning of June 21 at 111 Victoria Road in Asheville. She was wearing a red hoodie with the Owen Middle School logo, black leggings and black […]

Jaki Shelton Green has been appointed North Carolina Poet Laureate

Press release from the North Carolina Arts Council: Governor Roy Cooper today announced that poet, teacher, and community arts advocate Jaki Shelton Green will serve as North Carolina’s ninth poet laureate. “Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature,” Governor Cooper […]

Brevard Music Center celebrates composer Leonard Bernstein with season-long festival

Press release from Brevard Music Center:  Over the course of its 82nd season, the Brevard Music Center (BMC) will host a myriad of performances and special events saluting the centennial of celebrated American composer Leonard Bernstein. BMC’s third “Festival Within a Festival” pays tribute to one of the most iconic composers of the 21st century whose […]

Asheville Police Department traffic stop data available on open data portal

Press release from Asheville Police Department: In a continuing effort to increase transparency and provide the community with access to data, the Asheville Police Department has worked in partnership with several community members to release traffic stop data from 2006 to present, online through the City of Asheville’s Open Data Portal. Three data sets have […]

City of Asheville invites residents to weigh in on bike share program feasibility

Press release from the City of Asheville:  Imagine having a bicycle available for a quick jaunt to the other side of downtown or West Asheville. It could happen — if a bike share program comes to Asheville. In support of active and accessible transportation methods, the City of Asheville is conducting a study of whether […]

Light in the Dark: A benefit for Guardian Ad Litem Association, June 28

Press release from Asheville Affiliates:  The Asheville Affiliates are co-hosting a fundraiser with Guardian ad Litem (GAL) of Buncombe County to raise support that will go directly to GAL and its mission. GAL’s mission is to equip community volunteers to serve abused and neglected children by advocating for their best interests in court. This non-profit […]

Free workshops offered at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in July

Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: BREVARD, N.C. (June 20, 2018) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering free outdoor-related workshops for people of all ages and skill levels throughout the month of July. Online registration is required for the workshops, which are open on a first-come, first-served basis. July […]

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