From a press release: Radical Something open for Matisyahu at The Orange Peel, Sept. 17 Matisyahu performs at The Orange Peel on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 9 p.m. Radical Something opens. $28 advance/$30 day of show California’s Radical Something – Alex “Loggy” Lagemann, Josh “Cocktail” Hallbauer, and Michael “Big Red” Costanzo – will bring their […]
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Asheville Zombiewalk returns
Press release from Asheville Zombiewalk organizers: The streets of Asheville will be rumbling with the word “Braaaaains!” this fall. Grab your best tattered clothing and makeup. The Asheville Zombiewalk returns to downtown on Sunday, October 12th in a new location. “We took a year off for thinking and regrouping. But the upcoming walk begins a […]
Gathering firewood: Do I need a permit for that?
Press Release From National Forests in North Carolina, by Stevin Westcott: ASHEVILLE, N.C., September 2014 — As temperatures begin to dip, many of us start thinking about heating our homes during the cold months. For some folks, this means stocking up on firewood for the fireplace or wood stove. The national forests in North Carolina are […]
U.S. Forest Service news alert: Permit required to collect firewood
From a press release: Permit Required to Collect Firewood ASHEVILLE, N.C., September 2014 — As temperatures begin to dip, many of us start thinking about heating our homes during the cold months. For some folks, this means stocking up on firewood for the fireplace or wood stove. The national forests in North Carolina are among […]
SMN: Fish food: Aquaponics offers full-circle farming
From the Smoky Mountain News: Fish food: Aquaponics offers full-circle farming by Holly Kays Tucked away along a squirrely offshoot of Jonathan Creek Road, Dennis “Bear” Forsythe’s 15-by-15-foot greenhouse is like his own private Eden. The small outbuilding in rural Haywood County holds 500 plants representing 58 species, everything from pineapple to pepper. “I just […]
Asheville Art Museum Hosts Opening Reception + Gallery Talk for Mary Frank: Finding My Way Home
From a Press Release: Asheville Art Museum Hosts Opening Reception + Gallery Talk for Mary Frank: Finding My Way Home Friday, September 26, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibition on view September 26, 2014 – January 18, 2015 ASHEVILLE—The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to present a reception and gallery talk on Friday, September 26 at […]
Arts Council of Henderson County co-sponsoring Jamey Aebersold Concerts
From a press release: Arts Council of Henderson County co-sponsoring Jamey Aebersold Concert on October 14, 6:30-8:30 Henderson County, NC –Jamey Aebersold, internationally known saxophonist and authority on JAZZ education and improvisation, will be performing and giving workshops in WNC and Anderson, SC the week of October 12-16. Aebersold is the recipient of the 2014 […]
ACT: Leicester girl who ran away with man found safe
From the Asheville Citizen-Times: Leicester girl who ran away with man found safe by Sabian Warren ASHEVILLE – A 13-year-old Leicester girl who ran away from home with a man she met online was found unharmed in Texas early Tuesday, more than 1,300 miles from home. Police, including the SBI and FBI, had been searching […]
Ruka’s Table offers lunch, tasting menus
PRESS RELEASE from Ruka’s Table Highlands, N.C. (September 9, 2014) Executive Chef Justin Burdett of Ruka’s Table in Highlands, N.C., is now serving a full lunch menu available daily from 12 p.m. through 3 p.m. Additionally, chef Burdett also offers to cook “off-menu” for patrons, allowing them to enjoy his culinary creativity, in lieu […]
BMN: YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly harvests for the hungry
From the Black Mountain News: YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly harvests for the hungry by Fred McCormick Over the course of the summer, a collaboration between the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly and Asheville-based CTI Group Adventures resulted in food for hungry families in Western North Carolina. Feed My People, a mission trip package offered through CTI, […]
RiverLink holds educational RiverFront bus tour Sept. 18
From a press release: Asheville — The RiverLink Bus Tour offers answers about Asheville’s past, present and future: What is the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan and what does it hold for Asheville’s future? How did the Flood of 1916 change the river area landscape? The next tour will be Thursday, Sept. 18, when the public […]
RiverLink seeks volunteers and open classrooms for watershed education
From a press release: Wanted: Two Things we need 1.) volunteer for September 18th program and 2.) classrooms to offer programs My name is Alex Guyton and I am the new education coordinator at RiverLink. I am very excited to have the opportunity to work here for the upcoming school year. I recently graduated from […]
Senator Hagan introduces legislation to approve $4 million for Swain County
From a press release: Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today announced that she has introduced The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act (S.2744), which authorizes the National Park Service to release the $4 million Congress approved for Swain County in fiscal year 2012. The funding is part of a 2010 settlement with […]
Asheville Community Theatre presents The Addams Family
From a Press Release: They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky: The Addams Family Opens Asheville Community Theatre’s 69th Season Asheville Community Theatre is opening its 69th season with the WNC Premiere of the musical comedy The Addams Family. Featuring an original story with both classic and new characters, The Addams Family is the perfect Halloween treat […]
U.S. News & World Report ranks UNC Asheville as one of nation’s best
From a press release: U.S. News & World Report Ranks UNC Asheville as One of Nation’s Best UNC Asheville was ranked as the nation’s eighth best public liberal arts college in U.S. News & World Report’s new “Best Colleges 2015” rankings, released online today. UNC Asheville also is included on the U.S. News & World […]
CPP: Week before fracking hearing, Franklin forum attracts hundreds
From the Carolina Public Press: Week before fracking hearing, Franklin forum attracts hundreds by Gwen Albers FRANKLIN — When establishing rules for hydraulic fracturing, North Carolina looked at resources and other states’ best practices before determining that extracting natural gas from deep underground could be done safely, an official with the state’s Mining and Energy […]
Asia Wrap celebrates with grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony
From a press release: Asia Wrap is pleased to announce that it will hold a Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for its newly opened Restaurant at 10:00am on Tuesday, September 9. The restaurant is located at 1915 Hendersonville Road in Asheville. NC Representative Nathan Ramsey, NC Representative Susan Fisher, and Asheville City Councilman Chris Pelly […]
CPP announces new public records training: NONPROFIT DISCLOSURES
Via Carolina Public Press: Carolina Public Press, Western North Carolina’s only nonprofit online news service devoted to unbiased, in-depth and investigative reporting and educational opportunities to journalists, students and others, announces its third year of trainings about understanding state and federal public records laws. NONPROFIT DISCLOSURES, a new training program from Carolina Public Press, will […]
No confirmed outbreak of Enterovirus 68 in WNC
Press release from the Buncombe County Health & Human Services Department: Recently, hospitals in the U.S., particularly in parts of the Midwest, have been seeing more children than usual with severe respiratory illness caused by human enterovirus-68 (HEV68). The national media reported that several states, including North Carolina, have contacted the CDC for assistance in […]
Asheville Living Treasures: Isaac Coleman and Ray Kisiah
Press release from Asheville Living Treasures: Asheville NC – August 28, 2014: The Selection Committee of Asheville Living Treasures is pleased to announce the selection of Isaac F. Coleman and Ray L. Kisiah as Asheville Living Treasures. They will be officially honored at a free public ceremony scheduled for Sunday, October 19, in partnership with […]
Pan Harmonia announces concert with the Opal String Quartet, Oct. 24
From a press release: Pan Harmonia announces concert with the Opal String Quartet, Oct. 24 Pan Harmonia presents the Opal String Quartet Friday, October 24 at 7:30 PM in the intimate St. Mary’s Episcopal Church at 337 Charlotte in North Asheville. The Opal String Quartet will lend their passionate and incisive style to romantic masterpieces […]