Press release from the City of Asheville: What neighborhood traffic issues are on your mind, Asheville? The City’s Neighborhood Advisory Committee invites everyone to come to a solution-based community discussion about just that. The Neighborhood Advisory Committee invites everyone to attend the first of two Neighborhood Forums planned for this year. The forums will provide […]
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OnTrack WNC to offer financial education classes in June
Press release from OnTrack: June Financial Education Schedule Classes are free unless noted. Pre-registration required. Call today at 255-5166. __________________________________________________________________________________ Housing Classes Homebuyer Education Series – ($50.00 participant fee) Our HUD-certified course provides a step-by-step explanation of the home-buying process, a fantastic resource book, and an opportunity to interact with local real estate / lending […]
Indie craft parade celebrates 10th anniversary with new location
Press release from Indie Craft Parade: On the heels of their 10th birthday, Greenville’s Indie Craft Parade announces exciting changes to position the annual event and its team for further growth and expansion. Set for September 13-15, 2019, Indie Craft Parade will be held at a new and permanent venue, Furman University’s Timmons Arena. This space will […]
City of Asheville asks community to weigh in on building naming
Press release from the City of Asheville: On April 25, 2019, Walter Evan Robertson Sr. passed away. Walt was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and dedicated 30 years of service to law enforcement. During his 28-year tenure at the Asheville Police Department, he became the first African American to reach the rank of […]
Mayor Esther Manheimer supports the Asheville performance of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
Press release on behalf of “Defiant Requiem”: The “extraordinarily beautiful and moving” concert/drama commemorates the courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during World War II who performed Verdi’s Requiem 16 times, as an act of defiance and resistance to their Nazi captors. Defiant Requiem is a complete live performance of Verdi’s Requiem interspersed with historic film, […]
Vigils in Asheville and across NC will honor those who died in the Medicaid coverage gap
Press release from the North Carolina Justice Center: On Wednesday, June 5, at 7:00 p.m, a Health Care Can’t Wait vigil will be held at the Vance Monument in Asheville’s Pack Square to stand in solidarity with over 20 other towns and cities. These simultaneous memorial vigils will honor and remember the people who have […]
Charles George VA Medical Center prepares to launch new VA health care options under MISSION Act
Press release from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will launch its new and improved community care program June 6, 2019, implementing portions of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (the MISSION Act), which both ends the Veterans Choice Program and […]
Asheville Affiliates & Asheville Area Arts Council host disco benefit, June 13
Press release from Asheville Affiliates: Ashevillians are encouraged to put on their platform shoes and leisure suits to celebrate milestone anniversaries for two iconic organizations that have served the area for decades. The Asheville Affiliates’ first “party with a purpose” of the group’s twentieth season takes on a 1970s theme and benefits Asheville Area Arts […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Friday, May 31: Moderate (YELLOW)
Friday, May 31, 2019, 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 ozone levels and particulate matter in the air. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 828-250-6777 Air Quality […]
Mayor Manheimer supports June 1 Asheville performance of Defiant Requiem
Press release from Classical Music Communications: The “extraordinarily beautiful and moving” concert/drama commemorates the courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during World War II who performed Verdi’s Requiem 16 times, as an act of defiance and resistance to their Nazi captors. Defiant Requiem is a complete live performance of Verdi’s Requiem interspersed with historic […]
Asheville Humane Society’s Pet of the Year contest submissions now being accepted
Press release from Asheville Humane Society: Make your pet a star! Join us for Asheville Humane Society’s 2nd Annual Pet of the Year Contest, starting TODAY! Submit a photo of your pet along with their story, and ask your friends and family to vote! The pet who has the most votes by June 25 will […]
Lenoir-Rhyne University adopts tobacco-free policy across all campuses
Press release from Lenoir-Rhyne University: Effective June 1, 2019, Lenoir-Rhyne University will become tobacco- and smoke‐free across all campuses. The use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookah, smokeless tobacco, all nicotine delivery devices (excluding Nicotine Replacement Therapy) and all other tobacco products will be prohibited across all University-owned or leased properties, facilities, athletic fields and stadiums, […]
Kids in Parks celebrates 1 million adventures on TRACK Trails
Press release from Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: In its mission to engage children with the outdoors, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks program is marking a powerful milestone; kids and families have completed one million adventures through the program’s TRACK Trails. This figure represents more than one million miles hiked, biked, or paddled, and […]
Annual Land of the Sky Chorus show for Father’s Day
Press release from Land of the Sky Chorus: “WHAT ABOUT DAD??” For years the 3rd Sunday in June is set aside as Father’s Day. Dads are special and a huge part of who we are. How do we honor them? Just think how many gifts, notes, poems, hugs and kisses have been tossed to our […]
Kristen Goldsmith announces candidacy for Asheville City Council
Press release from Kristen Goldsmith: Kristen Goldsmith announced today that she is running for the Asheville City Council District in West Asheville. Goldsmith has been active in local Democratic Party politics since 2016, most recently serving as Cluster Leader for the Buncombe County Democratic Party covering West Asheville’s nine precincts. An architect by training, she has […]
AAAC 2019 Color Ball announced for Sept. 21
Press release from Asheville Area Arts Council: The Asheville Area Arts Council is thrilled to celebrate the 15th Color Ball. This year’s Ruby Ball will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the AAAC on September 21, 2019. Over 600 patrons of the arts will don festive attire in ruby jewel tones as they amble from one […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Thursday, May 30: Moderate (YELLOW)
Thursday, May 30, 2019, 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 ozone levels and particulate matter in the air. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 828-250-6777 Air Quality […]
Hendersonville’s downtown program designated 2019 national Main Street accreditation
Press release from City of Hendersonville: The Downtown Hendersonville Main Street Program has been designated as an accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street America programs to recognize their […]
Asheville to host 2019 and 2020 Gran Fondo cycling championships
Press release from the Gran Fondo National Series: Gran Fondo National Series (GFNS) announced today that the annual Gran Fondo Asheville cycling event has been selected as the site for the Gran Fondo National Championship event for 2019 and 2020. Working with the Buncombe County Regional Sports Commission and supporting Asheville on Bikes and Eblen […]
N.C. Department of Insurance hosts June 18-19 disaster relief town halls
Press release from the N.C. Department of Insurance: With the 2019 hurricane season upon us, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is encouraging residents to be prepared this season to avoid the suffering that followed last year’s Hurricane Florence. To do this, Commissioner Causey is scheduling disaster relief town hall meetings across the state to inform residents, […]
Fairfield Inn and Suites in Fletcher to open June 5
Press release from Marriott International: The 113-room Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites in Fletcher, North Carolina is scheduled to open on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 with a new décor that provides guests with a feeling of warmth and calm while traveling. Located at 155 Underwood Road, the Fairfield Inn & Suites Asheville Airport/Fletcher will […]