According to a message on its voicemail, the Chop Shop will reopen on Feb. 21 due to cleaning up from water damage.
News Bulletins
Do you dig ramps? Please don’t. They should be cut, not dug
Cherokee One Feather reports: …Plant experts stress that ramps should be cut while in the ground and not dug. “The biggest impact on local ramp populations is these fundraiser ramp dinners where they harvest hundreds of pounds of ramps at a time and they use spades and shovels,” said Kevin Welch, coordinator for the Center […]
How to get your seedlings going: a class with WNC grower Patryk Battle
Announcement from Carolina Farm Stewardship Association: February Class: Seedling Production Saturday February 25, 2012 from 1:00 – 5:15 p.m. Location: 176 Kimzey Road, Mills River, NC Instructor: Pat Battle, with Rocco Sinicrope & Jeremy Ghrist Students will learn the information and resources needed to establish a seedling production area at home. We will briefly examine […]
Patsy Keever files to run for U.S. House in NC10
Here’s the press release: Patsy Keever files to run for House in North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District Raleigh, NC—Today State Representative Patsy Keever filed for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina’s newly drawn 10th Congressional District. Rep. Keever released this statement about why she is running: Today a lot of people have a […]
Legislature adjourns without action
The N.C. General Assembly reconvened today at noon, only to adjourn again until 9 a.m. on Saturday in accordance with the adjournment resolution. No legislative action is expected on Saturday. About two-thirds of the House and half the Senate were in attendance today — many being Democrats who did not trust the no-action promise by […]
Mars Hill College hosts lecture by Jamestown archaeologist David Givens on Monday, Feb. 27
From the Mars Hill College press release David Givens, Senior Staff Archaeologist with the Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeological Project, will present a program called “Lost and Found: Rediscovering America’s Birthplace,” in Broyhill Chapel, on the campus of Mars Hill College, February 27 at 7 pm. The Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeological Project is an ongoing archaeological excavation at […]
Mission performs revolutionary heart procedure
From the press release: ASHEVILLE, N.C., (Feb. 16, 2012) – Mission Health, recently named one of the top 15 health systems in the U.S. by Thomson Reuters, continued its legacy of providing leading-edge heart care by performing the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgery (TAVR) in Western North Carolina. The life-changing procedure is a treatment […]
Affordable Housing faces Renters of North Carolina
From the North Carolina Housing Coalition press release Raleigh, N.C. – An analysis released on February 15 by a national housing research and advocacy group shows an alarming gap between the number low income families and the number of affordable and available rental homes in North Carolina and throughout the nation. These renter households, faced […]
The Crafty Historian: Toys, Games, and Pastimes
From the WNC Historical Association press release The “Crafty Historian”, Museum Education Coordinator Lisa Whitfield, is planning a variety of Victorian and old-fashioned games and toys for all to enjoy! Participants will also be invited to make a handmade toy to take home. “Children love games! ” says Whitfield, “We like to think of these […]
Western Carolina Medical Society elects new president
From the WCMS press release Cynthia Brown, MD has been elected President of the 2012 Association Board of the Western Carolina Medical Society (WCMS). Dr. Brown is a board -certified pediatric specialist with Mission Children’s Hospital. She served as a director-at-large on the Association Board in 2009, was a vice president in 2010 and president […]
U.S. Dept. of Interior advisor to explain Obama-administration plans for rivers
From the RiverLink press release ASHEVILLE, NC — RiverLink, co-host of the 2012 North American River Management Symposium from April 24-26 in Asheville, is proud to announce that Rebecca Wodder, senior advisor to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, will speak at the kickoff of the gathering. Her speech, entitled “Protecting, Restoring and Reconnecting with Rivers through […]
Young Republicans to host county candidates
Here’s the press release from the Buncombe County Young Republicans: ASHEVILLE – At their March monthly social, the Buncombe County Young Republicans will host all declared–and some still considering–Republican candidates for Buncombe County elected office. Candidates will include J.B. Howard, candidate for Chair of the County Commission; Mike Fryar and Christina Kelly Merrill, candidates for […]
OCC Invites Church & Community Reps to Celebrate Exceeding 2011 Goals
From the press release Asheville, N.C., February 16, 2012— On Saturday, March 3, at 10:00 AM, the Operation Christmas Child Blue Ridge volunteer team will celebrate the exceeding of all goals locally, regionally and nationally for successful collection of gift filled shoe boxes during the 2011 National Collection Week in November, at the Asheville First […]
Warren Wilson to hire 10 faculty members for next academic year
From the Warren Wilson Echo: The administration aims to hire 10 new faculty members for next year. Departments in search of new teachers include Art, Biology, Business, Creative Writing, Chemistry, Environmental Policy, Political Science, Religion, Physics and Social Work. “I don’t think this will be an easy decision, but it’s the good kind of difficult […]
Thirsty Monk among top-50 Southern bars on Garden & Gun’s list
Charleston (SC) magazine Garden & Gun listed Asheville’s Thirsty Monk among its top-50 Southern bars. The Monk was among three bars listed under “Draft Houses”: After Barry Bialik opened his extraordinary Belgian beer pub in an evocatively dark basement, he soon discovered monks weren’t the only ones making great beer. The Thirsty Monk still pours […]
Has Ghost Town found its heroine? Maggie Valley resident hopes to revive amusement park
Smoky Mountain News has the story on Ghost Town’s possible rebirth: Tears gathered in Alaska Presley’s eyes as she moved one step closer to attaining a Maggie Valley icon that has remained close to her heart but out of her possession for more than 50 years. Surrounded by supporters, former Ghost Town employees and her […]
Harrah’s donates $2,000 to Mountain Mediation Services
From the press release: CHEROKEE, N.C., (February 16, 2012) -Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel recently donated $2,000 to Mountain Mediation Services. This donation will help people in Western North Carolina communities settle conflicts and is part of the Community Relations Giving Strategy and partnership with Mountain Mediations. Mountain Mediation Services promotes peace and collaborative resolution […]
Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company screens “The Bodyguard” for free
In honor of the pop-singer Whitney Houston’s death, the Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company at 675 Merrimon Ave. will screen “The Bodyguard,” a 1992 film starring Houston and Kevin Costner. The film is free and will be shown at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. The Citizen-Times has a bit more:
Jackson County domestic violence agency shuts without warning amid irregularities
Smoky Mountain News reports: A domestic violence and sexual assault agency serving victims of abuse in Jackson County abruptly shut its doors last week after more than three decades in operation. REACH of Jackson County has been plagued for two years by an on-going funding crisis, but the sudden closure came amid questions about internal […]
Ten Commandments plaque in Newland draws fire from Freedom From Religion Foundation
The Avery Journal reports: Where do the 10 Commandments belong? According to Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of Madison, Wis., based Freedom From Religion Foundation, they do not belong on the walls of Newland Town Hall. … Town officials are still in the process of preparing a statement on the town’s position regarding the plaque.
Activist, folk punk Artist Ryan Harvey to play at Warren Wilson and Firestorm
Michael Robinson reports in the Warren Wilson Echo: When I first heard it a couple years ago, Ryan Harvey’s music politicized me. Ryan has been a member of the Riot Folk Collective, an anti-profit mutual-aid collective of radical artists and musicians, since it initially began in 2004…. Ryan will be touring the Southeast in February […]