The Outdoor Economy Conference will return to Western North Carolina (WNC) for a second year on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. After selling out in its inaugural year, the conference has doubled in size and grown in scope with the help of the new Growing Outdoors Partnership, a regional economic development initiative focused on the outdoors […]
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Interfaith Assistance Ministry Gives Out School Supplies
Interfaith Assistance Ministry, Henderson County’s largest provider of crisis services, is seeking donations of school supplies and backpacks as its staff and volunteers prepare to launch the annual distribution of school supplies and new backpacks to children in need on Monday, July 29th. To qualify to receive school supply assistance from IAM, a child’s parent […]
Fall LEAF Festival lineup announced, with Angelique Kidjo, The Wood Brothers and more
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Warren Wilson students receive Fulbright scholarships
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Two recent Warren Wilson College graduates have earned prestigious Fulbright research scholarships. The scholarships will enable Keaton Scanlon and Nick Macalle to pursue agroforestry research projects in Senegal and Indonesia. Scanlon’s project will focus on traditional wild food in rural villages of Joal, Senegal, and Macalle’s project will focus […]
Asheville Music School announces new program director
Press release from Asheville Music School: Asheville Music School (AMS) is happy to announce the appointment of Kylie Irvin as their new program director. Kylie has been teaching voice & trombone, directing student ensembles, and leading summer camps at AMS for over three years. Her intimate knowledge of the AMS Sound Education outreach program will […]
Carolina Multiple Listing Services says strong seller’s market conditions continue across the Asheville MSA
Press release from Carolina Multiple Listing Services: According to data from Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. (CarolinaMLS), sales across the Asheville MSA fell 7.4 % in June with 665 homes sold, even as inventory continues to tighten throughout the region. Sales compared to May fell further, by 11.5%. Still, year-to-date figures show that the MSA’s sales […]
Rotary club of Asheville sponsors Folkmoot trip
Press release on behalf of Folkmoot Festival 2019: Summertime in WNC is associated with many festivals and events where families and friends can gather to experience and appreciate all that our area has to offer. One such festival is rapidly approaching – Folkmoot Festival 2019. This festival will run from July 18 through July 28 […]
Rep. Brian Turner to hosts town hall at Leicester Community Center July 18
Press release on behalf of Rep. Brian Turner:
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and immigration rights activist Jose Antonio Vargas to speak October 3
Press release from Pisgah Legal Services: WHAT: Pisgah Legal Services’ 9th Annual Justice Forum (formerly known as the Poverty Forum) WHERE: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, US Cellular Center, Asheville WHEN: October 3, 2019 Advance Reception: 5:30pm; Forum: 7:00pm Tickets to the Reception are $60/person. For the first time, tickets to the Forum will be free and […]
Asheville Museum of Science presents cocktail creation event July 25
Press release from the Asheville Museum of Science: The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) is proud to announce an afterhours program for adults only. A fun space for 21+ cocktail and science enthusiasts to meet, bring a friend, and learn new maker skills. This summer’s Make & Mingle is sponsored by H & H Distillery/Cultivated […]
Third Eye Production premieres in Marshall, Aug. 2
Press release from Third Eye Production: Third Eye Production presents a 2010 Tony Award best play, Red by John Logan. Learn about the life of Abstract/Expressionist painter Mark Rothko. The play follows Rothko as he creates murals for NYC’s Four Seasons and his young assistant, Ken, an undergraduate, who questions the master. The production is […]
The Writer’s Workshop holds annual literary fiction contest
Press release from the Writers’s Workshop: The Writers’ Workshop Annual Literary Fiction Contest Deadline: Postmarked or emailed by Sept. 30, 2019 Awards: 1ST Place: Your choice of a 2 night stay at our Mountain Muse B&B in Asheville; or 3 free workshops (in person or online); or 50 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial […]
AIGA Asheville welcomes guest speaker Ashleigh Axios, Aug. 1
Press release from AIGA Asheville: Asheville becomes the 75th chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, or more commonly referred to as “AIGA”. AIGA is the largest member organization for design, made up of graphic designers, photographers, printers, illustrators, typographers, and writers, as well as design students, and enthusiasts from all backgrounds and experience […]
UPDATED: Biltmore responds to H-2B visa fine
Comment from The Biltmore Co.: Due to a miscommunication with an applicant who applied for a position at Biltmore, we inadvertently made a hiring decision that violated one of the provisions of the H-2B program. A local candidate applied for an open position, however, we understood this candidate was not interested in pursuing this entry-level […]
Givens Estates announces $42 million expansion of senior living campus
Press release from Givens Estates: Givens Estates, Asheville’s 215-acre Life Plan Community, announces a $42 million expansion and redevelopment meant to enhance the already gorgeous senior living campus located in an idyllic mountain setting. The project, slated to break ground in February of 2020, includes two new residential living buildings with 80 one-and two-bedroom apartments […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Thursday, July 18: Moderate (YELLOW)
Thursday, July 18, 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. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 828-250-6777 Air Quality Forecast for Thursday, 07/18/2019
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina awards scholarships to Buncombe County students
Press release from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina recently approved scholarships totaling $587,000 to 99 students in 57 schools in 22 counties in Western North Carolina. Sixty volunteers from the community worked to review applications and select recipients. Top recipients included: Emily Frye from Asheville High School who was awarded […]
South College School of Nursing earns CCNE accreditation
Press release from South College: The South College School of Nursing has earned accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for both its bachelor’s and master’s degree level programs in nursing. South College, a private, regionally accredited institution, has been granted CCNE accreditation for five years after meeting all of the standards set […]
Residents invited to review design concepts for Thomas Wolfe Cabin site
Press release from City of Asheville: Everyone is invited to join the City of Asheville and a design planning team to provide feedback on the vision for the Thomas Wolfe Cabin site in Oteen. The planning team has prepared two design concepts based on a site reconnaissance study and initial community input received this past spring. […]
Partnership for Appalachian Girls’ Education annual exhibition opens July 25
Press release from the Partnership for Appalachian Girls’ Education: The Partnership for Appalachian Girls’ Education (PAGE) will open its annual exhibition to the public on Thursday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Madison County Middle School. 2019 is a year of homecoming for PAGE, which began working in the community of Spring Creek 10 summers […]
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce named Chamber of the Year by ACCE
Press release from Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce: The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has been named Chamber of the Year by ACCE, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. ACCE is an Alexandria, Va.-based membership association that represents over 9,000 professionals who work for and with more than 1,300 chambers of commerce around the world. Chamber of the Year, sponsored by MemberClicks, is the […]