Press release from Diamond Brand Outdoors and Frugal Backpacker: United By Blue (UBB), the sustainable outdoor apparel brand that pledges to remove a pound of trash from the world’s oceans and waterways for every product sold, announced today its plans for a warehouse sale and community cleanup weekend in Asheville, NC. The company is partnering […]
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Pardee UNC Health Care hosts June 20 career fair
Press release from Pardee UNC Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care will host a career fair on Thursday, June 20 at WCU Biltmore Park (28 Schenck Parkway, Asheville, N.C., 28803, rooms 346 & 338) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Pardee will have representatives from various departments available to talk with candidates about […]
Pardee UNC Health Care to host career fair on Thursday, June 20
Press release from Pardee UNCA Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care will host a career fair on Thursday, June 20 at WCU Biltmore Park (28 Schenck Parkway, Asheville, N.C. 28803, rooms 346 & 338) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pardee will have representatives from various departments available to […]
Updated: Deaverview homicide victim identified
Update: (June 13, 2019): The Asheville Police Department has identified the victim as Tiyquasha Antwonique Simuel (24) of Asheville. Press release from the Asheville Police Department: On Wednesday evening at approximately 11:26 p.m., the Asheville Police Department responded to Deaverview Apartments after reports of shots fired. While responding to Deaverview, APD received an additional call […]
State testing for nursing assistant students now available at Haywood Community College
Press release from Haywood Community College: Haywood Community College’s Nursing Assistant students will now be able to take their state certification exams at the College. These students must not only pass a written exam but also demonstrate their ability to perform certain skills in front of a state examiner. The first group of Nursing Assistant […]
Singing on the Mountain hosts 95th annual event, June 23
Press release from Singing on the Mountain: Singing on the Mountain has been welcoming one and all for the past 95 years, and this year is no different. On Sunday, June 23rd, all are welcome to join in a free gospel music festival set in MacRae Meadows at the base of Grandfather Mountain. The 95th […]
Local students recognized at 2019 Tar Heel Junior Historian Association annual convention
Press release from North Carolina Museum of History: More than 350 students, advisers and parents from across North Carolina gathered at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh this spring for the 2019 Tar Heel Junior Historian Association (THJHA) Annual Convention. The all-day event featured dynamic learning experiences that help young people appreciate and understand […]
Superintendent of Asheville City Schools submits letter of resignation
The following email was sent by Shaunda Sandford to the Asheville City Schools listserv on June 12, 2019: Good Afternoon. This is Shaunda Sandford, Chair of the Asheville City Board of Education with an update about our district. Today, Superintendent Dr. Denise Patterson submitted her letter of resignation. The Board and Dr. Patterson agreed to terms of separation […]
The AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at Asheville Masonic Temple, June 17-22
Press release from WNC AIDS Project: WNCAP will present portions of the famous AIDS Memorial Quilt from Monday, June 17 through Saturday, June 22 at the Asheville Masonic Temple (80 Broadway Street, Asheville, NC, 28801). Admission is free and open to the public from 10am-7pm daily. The exhibit coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, placing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the […]
Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance holds free event at The Block off Biltmore, June 12
Press release from Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance: JOIN US TONIGHT! Don’t miss tonight’s free of charge lecture demonstration about the life of African American dance icon, Mel Tomlinson, and his impact on the world of dance. Meet author Claudia Foltz and hear current dancers discuss their experiences in the ballet world of today. Two dates […]
Mural to honor women of the Snowbird community
Press release from Appalachian Mural Trail: The Z Smith Reynolds Foundation has recently announced 10 grant awards for “Inclusive Public Art” in the state of North Carolina and is partnering with UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina to capture and document the experiences and conversations of all ten grantee communities as they undergo the process of telling these important […]
Lenoir-Rhyne University hosts Living the Change
Press release from Lenoir-Rhyne University Asheville: Living the Change presents solutions to the global crises we face today – solutions any one of us can be a part of – through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their own communities in order to live in a sustainable or […]
Nominations are being accepted for Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award
Press release from The 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 supported by Michael Sartisky, PhD, the Award is a partnership between WNCHA and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Advisory Committee. It has been […]
N.C. Department of Insurance holds June 18 Asheville town hall for hurricane season
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 on the coast and mudslides in the western part of the state. To do this, Commissioner Causey is […]
Maxwell Street access question prompts police confrontation
Reid Thompson, owner of two properties on Maxwell Street across from the Whole Foods loading dock, published a video of himself being handcuffed today while blocking the access of a delivery truck to the loading dock. He has racked up large fines for an unsanctioned short-term rental, and he has petitioned the city to allow […]
U-Haul offers 30 days of free self-storage to flood-impacted NC residents
Press release from U-Haul Company of Western North Carolina: U-Haul Company of Western North Carolina is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents in the Carolinas who have been impacted by flooding. Hickory declared an official state of emergency on Sunday in response to severe storms. Surrounding areas have also […]
UNCA’s Agya Boakye-Boaten receives Fulbright award
Press release from the University of North Carolina Asheville: Agya Boakye-Boaten, chair and associate professor of Africana and interdisciplinary and international studies at UNC Asheville, has been awarded a 2019-20 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to teach and conduct research in Ghana at the University of Cape Coast. The Fulbright Program, which aims to increase mutual […]
Tryon Estates hosts first annual Laurel Lake Day on June 14
Press release from Tryon Estates: Tryon Estates, a premier western North Carolina senior living community, is pleased to announce the First Annual Laurel Lake Day celebration on Friday, June 14, from 2-4 p.m. on the beautiful Tryon Estates campus at 617 Laurel Lake Drive in Columbus, NC. Admission is free and open to the public. […]
Full Moon Picnic benefit for Aura Home and homeless female veterans June 14
Press release from Aura Home: This year 223 women graduated West Point, a record worthy of mentioning as women are signing up to serve our country in record numbers. Yet homeless women veterans are one of the fastest-growing populations in the US, according to the VA. North Carolina had the 6th largest female veteran population […]
Pardee UNC Health Care elects three new board members
Press release from Pardee UNC Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care announced today three new members of its 15-person board of directors: Deborah Bell, a retired sales manager for the commercial and industrial lighting industry; Brittany Brady, president and CEO of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development (HCPED); and Thomas Eisenhauer, M.D., F.A.C.S., a […]
Buncombe County Recreation Services receives $35K AARP grant for Haw Creek Park
Press release from AARP North Carolina: Haw Creek Park is undergoing a major facelift thanks in part to a grant by AARP for new outdoor musical instrument play structures for users of all ages. A 2019 AARP Community Challenge grant of $35,000 was awarded to Buncombe County Recreation Services to help fund the park’s upgrades […]