From the Asheville Citizen-Times: ASHEVILLE – The campaign kickoffs could not have had more contrast. Challenger Todd Williams rallied a crowd outside at Wedge Brewing Company in the River Arts District. His speech notes flapped in the afternoon breeze as he paced the low stage. Incumbent Ron Moore greeted supporters on the top floor of […]
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City of Asheville seeks public’s input on 51 Biltmore artwork
Full announcement from the city of Asheville: Asheville, NC – The City of Asheville is developing Asheville’s next public art in the 51 Biltmore Public Art Project on the exterior of the public parking garage next to the Aloft Hotel at 51 Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville. The next public comment period for the 51 […]
Citizen-Times: Buncombe ranked 3rd in domestic violence murders
From the Asheville Citizen-Times: ASHEVILLE – Killings resulting from domestic violence in Buncombe outnumbered those recorded in all but three other North Carolina counties last year, according to a report released Monday by the Attorney General’s Office. Buncombe authorities reported eight domestic violence deaths in 2013, which represented an increase from 2012, when three happened. […]
Community yard sale at Montford Recreation Center
Full announcement from the city of Asheville: Asheville, NC – The City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department and the Montford Neighborhood Association will host an outdoor Community Yard Sale on Saturday, April 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Montford Recreation Center, 34 Pearson Drive. Find great bargains on an assortment of […]
Buncombe students in Google’s Gravity Games
Full announcement from Owen Middle School: Buncombe Co., NC) – A Buncombe Co. student team will be among more than 30 from throughout the state slated to compete on April 5 in downtown Lenoir as part of the fourth annual NC Gravity Games http://www.ncgravitygames.com/ , a STEM-education racing extravaganza sponsored by Google and Appalachian State […]
Author and psychiatrist Judith Orloff visits Malaprop’s April 9
Press release From Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe: JUDITH ORLOFF, M.D., a psychiatrist and practicing intuitive, is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA. She is the author of the bestsellers Dr. Judith Orloff’s Guide to Intuitive Healing and Second Sight. She is an international lecturer on the interrelationship of intuition, energy, and medicine. Her […]
April event at the Weinhaus
Press release From the Weinhaus Wednesday, April 30th Celebrate the passing of Tax Due Day! Come join us for a dinner at The Market Place. Our experience with Chef/Owner William Dissen has been extremely positive. He selects quality ingredients. The kitchen staff’s food preparation and presentation is exquisite. His dining room is well appointed, and the service […]
Air Quality forecast: MODERATE for Tuesday, April 1
Tuesday, April 1, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Buncombe County. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. There is no forecast data for the ridge tops. For more information, contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 250-6777
Elkamet to expand in Flat Rock
Here’s the press release from the office of Gov. Pat McCrory: Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Elkamet Inc. is expanding its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Henderson County. The company plans to create 20 new jobs and invest more than $2.5 million over the next three years in […]
Prescribed burn planned for Pisgah National Forest
Press Release From National Forests in North Carolina: Mars Hill, N.C., March 31, 2014 – The U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct a prescribed burn during the week of March 31th on about 450 acres of the Appalachian Ranger District. The prescribed burn will take place off of Max Patch Rd which is approximately 20 […]
RiverLink hosts information session for Adopt-a-Stream and Adopt-A-Greenway programs
Press Release From RiverLink: Asheville– RiverLink is holding an information session for those interested in the Adopt-A-Stream and Adopt-A-Greenway programs tonight at 5:30 p.m.. This is an opportunity to learn more about the creeks and streams near your home and how you can protect them. The information session will also detail the different commitment levels […]
National Museum of the American Indian to host Cherokee days
Press Release From The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation: CHEROKEE, N.C. – The National Museum of the American Indian along with two Cherokee nations will host Cherokee Days Thursday, April 3, through Saturday, April 5 in Washington, D.C. Principal Chief Michell Hicks will represent the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Principal Chief Bill […]
Keystone XL Pipeline Resistance: Civil Disobedience trainings preparing for local Asheville protest
Here’s the press release from organizer Cathy Holt: Saturday, April 5, the fourth in a series of nonviolent civil disobedience trainings will be held at the Friends Meeting House on Edgewood Road from 9am to 1pm. To date, over 65 people have taken part in these trainings in Asheville. National groups CREDO Action, Rainforest Action […]
Franklin School of Innovation announces enrollment lottery
Here’s the press release from the Franklin School of Innovation, a new free public charter school opening in August that plans to serve students in grades 6-12 in Asheville and Buncombe County: Open enrollment is drawing to a close and Buncombe county’s new charter middle and high school is preparing for an educational lottery. It […]
Asheville Green Drinks ‘moving beyond coal and coal ash spills’ event April 2
Join Asheville Green Drinks and the Sierra Club for its 497th edition on Wednesday April 2nd at 7 PM for a presentation on “Moving Beyond Coal & Coal Ash Spills.” Emma Greenbaum of Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign will discuss the current status with coal ash spills, regulations, law suits, and plans for moving beyond […]
MoveOn members to gather downtown in Asheville Monday to demand Gov. McCrory expand Medicaid
Here’s the press release from MoveOn: Monday is the Obamacare enrollment deadline and local MoveOn members and area residents will gather at Pritchard Park to attend “Health Care for All”. They will gather with signs and flyers in a high-traffic area to remind people that Republicans are responsible for blocking more than 5 million people […]
Work Day, Warren Wilson’s annual rite of spring, set for April 2
Here’s the press release from Warren Wilson College: Early April means a lot of things: April Fool’s Day, yes, in addition to major league baseball, early-spring wildflowers and NCAA Final Four basketball. For more than 30 years at Warren Wilson College, it also has meant a campuswide Work Day on the first Wednesday of the […]
Carolina Public Press: Legal challenge to Smokies backcountry fee can move forward
Here’s an excerpt from the Carolina Public Press article: A U.S. district judge in Knoxville has ruled that a lawsuit over a backcountry user fee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can go forward. However, the ruling has denied the plaintiff the right to examine records beyond the public administrative level. The decision is […]
Western Carolina Medical Society: April is child abuse prevention month
Press release From Dr. Beth Vo at the Western Carolina Medical Society: Parents: Stay Positive! As a pediatrician and parent, I dream of a world without child abuse. In such a world, every child would be safe, supported and loved by all those around them. We can all work together to bring about such a […]
Mission Health: New surgery shows signs of promise
Daily News Bulletin From Mission Health: Last November, Mike Douglas, MD, and I performed the first two procedures in the United States as part of a national clinical trial, to implant a new device used to correct abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The device is a new type of endovascular stent-graph to repair AAA. These surgeries […]
Joe Penland performs at Madison County Arts Center
Press release From Madison County Arts Center: Madison County Arts Center Joe Penland April 5, 2014 7:30 $15 www.madisoncountyarts.com Old-time ballad singer and storyteller, Joe Penland, invites folks to “come sit a spell” as he regales listeners with songs and stories of the Appalachian Mountains. This year’s show – titled “More Pretty Girls Than One: […]