Press release from the City of Hendersonville: The City of Hendersonville is pleased to announce that funding has been approved to complete water and wastewater improvement projects in the Ashe Street neighborhood and along Fourth Avenue East. On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper released a list of 96 projects from across the state […]
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Free student tickets available for Bill Nye talk on April 1
Press release from the U.S. Cellular Center: The U.S. Cellular Center Asheville is proud to offer free student tickets to attend EXTREME WEATHER: A Conversation with Bill Nye on Monday, April 1st at 7:00 p.m. Thanks to an anonymous supporter, the U.S. Cellular Center has 250 tickets available, first come, first serve beginning on Wednesday, March 20 to […]
Haywood Regional Medical Center earns $150,000 “High Five” award from LifePoint Health
Press release from Haywood Regional Medical Center: LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®,recently awarded Haywood Regional Medical Center (HRMC) – a Duke LifePoint hospital – with its 2018 companywide High Five Award. This esteemed award recognizes excellence in health care delivery and is the highest honor a LifePoint hospital can […]
Asheville Community Yoga goes solar
Press release from Asheville Community Yoga: Asheville Community Yoga recently installed solar power thanks to a $60,000 grant from Duke Energy Progress. The solar power will sustain the 8,300 square-foot space, which includes Zen & Now, a pre-loved clothing shop; three studio spaces and two Healing Arts rooms; and Karma Café, a new restaurant opened […]
Shelley Baldwin releases statement on Bill Murdock CNN story
Statement from Shelley Baldwin: I was sexually abused by Bill Murdock as recounted to CNN. I am telling my story now because it felt like the right time for me when I was contacted by CNN about these events, and it is the truth. I no longer have minor children in the home who may be adversely […]
South Spruce Street in downtown Asheville to close March 22-25
Press release from the city of Asheville: Repairs to a street that intersects Pack Square Park will require a road closure this weekend. From Friday through Monday morning (March 22-25), the City’s Streets Division will close South Spruce Street from Marjorie Street to College Street. Marjorie and College streets on both ends will remain open. […]
Amboy/Meadow Road public input takes place March 28
Media alert from the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization: This alert is to let you know about an upcoming public input opportunity for the project U-4739, Amboy/Meadow Road improvements. NCDOT will be holding a public input meeting on Thursday, March 28th from 4-7 PM at the DoubleTree Asheville-Biltmore, 115 Hendersonville Road. For more info, see […]
13th Asheville Butoh Festival
Press release from the Asheville Butoh Collective: The Asheville Butoh Festival is entering it’s 13th season. It was established in 2000 by Julie Gillum and the Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and brings internationally renowned butoh artists to our region to educate through public workshops and performances for the Asheville community. The festival is the longest running butoh festival in the US and has featured national […]
Asheville Downtown Association to hold cleanup day April 18
Announcement from the Asheville Downtown Association: The Asheville Downtown Association is partnering with Asheville GreenWorks for Downtown Clean Up Day on Thursday, April 18 as part of Earth Month. The Clean Up will occur from 11am to 1pm, headquartered in Pritchard Park. Participants will be treated to a pizza lunch after their shift and have […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Wednesday, Feb. 20: Moderate (YELLOW)
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on particulate matter in the air and ozone at higher elevations. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 828-250-6777 […]
Health insurance industry critic Wendell Potter to speak in Asheville April 10
Press release from Healthcare for All WNC: Wendell Potter, a former Cigna Health Insurance Communications Executive, and the author of Deadly Spin, an acclaimed expose of the health insurance industry, will be speaking in Asheville on April 10, Wednesday. Transforming Healthcare in America: The Struggle for Medicare for All will be presented at the Unitarian […]
Prescription drug take back event Thursday, March 21 at Asheville Outlets
Press release from N.C. Department of Insurance: ASHEVILLE – Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids N.C. Chair Mike Causey invites the public to drop off their unused medication at our Operation Medicine Drop prescription drug take back event so it can be properly disposed of and kept out of the wrong hands. WHO: Chief […]
More REAL ID Express days for North Carolina
Press release from the N.C. Department of Transportation: The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is giving people more opportunities this spring to get their N.C. REAL IDs quicker. REAL ID Express Days have drawn more than 700 customers to offices in Fayetteville, Jacksonville and Charlotte. Now, the NCDMV will open driver license offices for […]
Lake Junaluska Friends of the Lake 5K to be held April 20, early registration deadline April 5
Press release from Lake Junaluska: The Friends of the Lake 5K Road Race, Walk and Fun Run will take place at Lake Junaluska on Saturday, April 20. The event, which is in its 12th year, is a way for the community to support the Lake Junaluska Walking Trail, one of the most popular privately owned […]
Registration Open for Vacation Rentals 101 Seminar
Press release from Spark Consulting: Spark Consulting and Studio HB Events & Communication are partnering to bring a vacation rental business seminar to Triskelion Brewery in Hendersonville on Thursday, April 11, from 2-5 p.m. The seminar “Vacation Rentals 101: The Basics,” is geared toward Henderson County residents who are considering starting a vacation rental business. […]
Grace Church in the Mountains hosts art exhibition titled “Icons in Transformation” from April 28- June 16.
Press release from Grace Church: Grace Church in the Mountains in Waynesville, North Carolina, is hosting an internationally acclaimed art exhibition titled “Icons in Transformation” from April 28 through June 16. This exhibit toured cathedrals and museums in Europe and the United States and more than 150,000 people witnessed the powerful exhibit. The artist, Russian […]
Buncombe County maintains No. 14 ranking in state health outcomes list
Press release from Buncombe County Health and Human Services Department: Buncombe County, NC – Buncombe County continues to hold its position as one of the healthiest communities in the State of North Carolina, according to national County Health Rankings (CHR) released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health […]
Highland Brewing announces 25th anniversary collaboration beer with Sierra Nevada
Press release from Highland Brewing Co.: Early this morning, Highland Brewing Company mashed in a new collaboration brew – Rustic IPA – alongside Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and independent, family-owned hop and malt suppliers including Riverbend Malthouse, Briess Malting, Crosby Hop Farms, Roy Farms, and CLS Farms. The assembly of brewers and suppliers met at […]
‘STREET/ART’ opens at PUSH Gallery, March 22
Press release from PUSH Gallery: STREET/ART at PUSH Gallery -Friday, March 22 from 7-10pm “Finding your line” is an expression used by skateboarders, mountain bikers and trail runners to describe the instantaneous improvisational impulse which mediates the decision-making processes necessary for action. Street Skaters navigate a landscape finding compositions in a similar way an artist approaches the […]
Truck lane restrictions instated on I-26 in Asheville
Press release from N.C. Department of Transportation: A new restriction on a stretch of Interstate 26 in Asheville targets improved safety and reduced congestion. The N.C. Department of Transportation will unveil signs this week restricting trucks from the far left lane between the French Broad River and Long Shoals Road. The lane restriction should improve […]
All Go West festival will not be held in 2019
Press release from festival directors: Dear West Asheville, All Go West sponsors, staff and volunteers, We’ve decided we cannot move forward with All Go West in 2019. It is an incredibly tough decision for us, after putting so much heart and soul into this event for 7 great years. It’s just not in the cards […]