From a press release: Parkway Playhouse students attend national theater festival On Friday, January 16, 2015, 24 students from Parkway Playhouse Junior will head to Atlanta, GA for the 2015 Junior Theater Festival. The National Junior Theatre Festival hosts 5000 performing arts students from across the country. At the festival, in addition to performing selections […]
From Lexology: The North Carolina Supreme Court has declined to review a Court of Appeals decision holding that one of North Carolina’s most recognizable tourist attractions, Grandfather Mountain, is subject to property taxes in Avery County.
UNCA student and photographer recently had a photo essay on Pisgah View Apartment Community Peace Garden published in Modern Farmer.
PRESS RELEASE Brian Turner sworn in as new state representative for Buncombe County Asheville, N.C. – Today, Brian Turner was officially sworn in as the new State Representative for Buncombe County’s House District 116 at the Enka campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Buncombe County Commission Chair David Gantt administered the oath of office in […]
“From sunrise to sunset, every day in Asheville, N.C. offers so much to discover–from music, art and shopping to local dining, craft beer and historic attractions,” says the ExploreAsheville.com website. “Downtown Asheville boasts one of the largest collections of Art Deco architecture in the Southeast.” Asheville’s charms are captured in time lapse videography (by Jared […]
Press release from city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – Asheville City Hall will remain closed Friday, January 9 due to water damage from a burst water pipe. City Hall and related offices closed mid-day Thursday, January 8 after a pipe burst on the building’s seventh floor. It appears the rupture is weather-related. Customer service calls on […]
Asheville Citizen-Times By Sabian Warren: Yvonne Lewis, 67, of Arden, died after being struck by a car on Merrimon Avenue, Asheville police Sgt. Dave Romick said. The accident was reported at 7:42 a.m. on Merrimon near the Coleman Avenue intersection. Click here for the full story. Anyone who may have witnessed the crime is asked […]
Asheville-based Avadim Technologies announces: Asheville, NC (January 8, 2015) — Avadim Technologies, Inc. announced the shipment of an initial container of its patented Theraworx products to its distributor in Africa to fulfill orders by various hospitals and government agencies in Ghana and other west Africa countries. The container filled with 8 pallets totaling 854 cases, was […]
The Colorado Rockies announces: Former Tourists infielder Warren Schaeffer will manage the Asheville Tourists for the 2015 campaign. Schaeffer will be joined in the Tourists’ dugout by Development Supervisor Marv Foley; Hitting Coach Mike Devereaux; and Pitching Coach Mark Brewer. Also new to the staff is Athletic Trainer Casey Papas, who served in the same […]
PRESS RELEASE Start the New Year with a New License Plate WAYNESVILLE, NC – Savvy drivers in North Carolina and Tennessee can kick off the New Year and join the 32,000 other vehicles with Friends of the Smokies license plates. Sales of specialty license plates in North Carolina and Tennessee support priority projects in Great Smoky […]
Press Release From Park Ridge Health Hendersonville, N.C. (January 8, 2015) – Park Ridge Health welcomes to its extensive team of physicians Dr. Shannon Hunter, a board-certified otolaryngologist who has been serving patients of all ages in western North Carolina for more than 10 years. Dr. Hunter will be joining Dr. Michael Stalford, Dr. Michael […]
PRESS RELEASE from UNCA “Power Through Partnership: How Women Lead Better Together” – Co-Authors Polk and Chotas to Speak at UNC Asheville Jan. 22 Betsy Polk and Maggie Chotas, co-authors of Power Through Partnership – How Women Lead Better Together (Berrett-Koehler, 2014), will discuss their research about women business partnerships at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, […]
Friends of Big Ivy, just beyond Barnardsville, have posted their concerns about a U.S. Forest Service Plan to cut timber in the Pisgah Forest. The plan opens most of the Big Ivy portion of Pisgah Forest to logging, an area with many hiking, biking and horse trails. From the Friends of Big Ivy site: The […]
Event annoucement: The WNC Gay-Straight Alliance Initiative will present, Homelessness & Queer Youth in WNC, a free panel discussion.
Excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: The city’s first regularly scheduled passenger rail service since 1975 might actually be by bus. Amtrak is studying establishing a dedicated bus service as soon as 2016 to carry passengers between Asheville and Salisbury, where passengers could connect with trains serving several other Piedmont cities and possibly points as […]
Ethereal surrealist illustrator Hannah Weaver will host an art showing — her debut at the Crow and Quill — on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 9 p.m. “I’m a baby to the art world, but I know my heart lies in illustration, storybook and graphic novel,” she says. “My materials mostly consist of pencil, colored pencil, […]
From a press release: Home-Grown Revolution hosts author and permaculturist Peter Bane, Feb. 8 How can we create the vibrant and resilient communities that we dream of? In the face of climate change and economic crisis, re-imagining suburban and urban homes offers us a realistic and promising answer. Imagine 50 million lawns transformed into gardens. […]
From a press release: 2015 Great Places in NC initiative invites residents to nominate favorite main streets and parks Do you love strolling down your Main Street? Shopping, people-watching, eating, or hanging out with friends and family on a beautiful afternoon? Have you ever wanted to say “thank you” to your favorite greenway or show […]
From a press release: Eblen Charities dental sealant partnership begins sixteenth year of service Children in the Buncombe County and Asheville City School Systems will have a reason to smile beginning Friday, Jan. 9, as the Eblen Charities Dental Sealant Partnership begins its sixteenth year of service to students in our community. This Friday, Asheville-Buncombe […]
From a press release: Piper Jones Band performs a benefit concert for Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Jan. 31 Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 9 PM Piper Jones Band – Benefit Concert for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Jack of the Wood, 95 Patton Ave. Downtown Asheville Cover: $10 Jack of the Wood will rock on […]
From a press release: Akira Satake & Duncan Wickel at White Horse Black Mountain, Jan. 17 Saturday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. Akira Satake, composer and banjo and shamisen (Japanese banjo) player, and multi-genre violinist Duncan Wickel join forces for an evening of kaleidoscopic original music combining World, Jazz, Celtic and Appalachian traditions. Tickets are […]
