Press release from Catawba Brewing Co. Catawba Brewing Co. will welcome the newest addition to its Biltmore Village tasting room – permanent in-house axe-throwing lanes – in a grand opening celebration on Jan. 8 from 5-9 p.m. Axeville at Catawba Biltmore is a partnership with Axeville Events Asheville. “Visitors at our Catawba Charlotte tasting room […]
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The Writers’ Workshop announces new classes
Press release from The Writers’ Workshop: The Writers’ Workshop is offering classes for beginning and experienced writers. Each class meets on Saturdays, 10-4 pm, at 387 Beaucatcher Rd., Asheville. Registration is in advance only, at www.twwoa.org. Classes are $75 each, and financial assistance is available for low-income writers in exchange for volunteering. For more info, contact […]
Joshua Spiceland show at PUSH Gallery, Jan. 10
Press release from PUSH Skateshop & Gallery: Elementary: paintings, sculptures, drawings, and digital works by Joshua Spiceland. Reception is Friday, January 10 from 7-10pm. The show will be up from January 10-February 29. Spiceland has put together a show comprised of large experimental abstract paintings, canvas scrolls, sculptures in wood and ceramic, and drawings. The […]
Asheville Mall introduces Youth Escort Policy
Press release from Asheville Mall: Asheville Mall today announced plans to implement a Youth Escort Policy (YEP) designed to provide all of its shoppers and retailers with a family-friendly, convenient and enjoyable shopping experience. The new policy – which will be enforced beginning Friday, January 17 – requires all mall visitors under 18-years of age […]
Vietnam veterans perform in “Brothers Like These,” Feb. 9 at Flat Rock Playhouse
Press release from Summit Marketing Group: Blue Ridge Honor Flight is honored to partner with The NC Veterans Writing Alliance Foundation to present Brothers Like These. Vietnam War Veterans will be performing their own written stories through poetry, prose, and nonfiction essays. The program will take place on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 2pm at the […]
APD requesting assistance to locate missing person Margaret McCorsley
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department (APD) is requesting assistance to locate missing person, Margaret McCorsley. McCorsley was last seen on November 22 in Pisgah View Apartments. She is known to be operating a 2003 silver Volkswagen Bug with a Tennessee tag, CBQ-298. McCorsley is described as a white female, 48 […]
Buncombe 2020 living wage announcement postponed, says Just Economics
Press release from Just Economics WNC: At the end of each year, Just Economics of WNC reassesses the local living wage rate using the Universal Living Wage Formula, which indexes wages to the local cost of housing set each year by HUD’s Fair Market Rents (FMR) for the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Area. Just Economics adjusts […]
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium celebrates 80th anniversary with public information session to view the conceptual design project
Press release from the city of Asheville: On Jan. 8, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will celebrate its 80th year anniversary of providing a civic home for music, arts, and entertainment in Asheville, beginning a year-long celebration of the venue’s history and plans for potential future development. In conjunction with this announcement, the City of Asheville will […]
Children’s Hope Alliance receives $20,000 grant from CFWNC
Press release from Children’s Hope Alliance: Buncombe County: Sometimes the village doesn’t seem large enough to raise all the children in need. That’s certainly the case for the hundreds of kids in foster care each year in Buncombe County. But Children’s Hope Alliance (CHA) is determined to expand the village to meet this pressing demand. […]
NCCARE360 launches in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties
Press release from NCCARE360: January 2, 2020 – NCCARE360, the statewide coordinated care network connecting individuals to local services and resources, has officially launched in 29 additional North Carolina counties. This sixth regional rollout has launched with health care and community-based organizations, including the Chatham Health Alliance, Halifax County Health Department, MANNA FoodBank, United Way […]
WNC’s first babies of 2020
Press release from Mission Health: As the final day of ticked away, Karen and Bryan Orenchuk, of Black Mountain, found themselves at Mission Hospital in Asheville early the morning of Dec. 31. Because Karen’s labor had started about 11 a.m., they were sure their daughter’s birthday would be 12/31/19; but instead she became the first […]
Dogwood Health Trust: 2 board seats available, eight non-board committee members appointed
Press release from Dogwood Health Trust: Asheville, N.C. – In accordance with their Commitment Letter to the Office of the Attorney General, the Dogwood Health Trust Board of Directors bid farewell to two Buncombe County directors and appointed eight new non-Board members to committees at its December board meeting. Per the agreement, two of the Board […]