Heron Mark Tattoo & Gallery, located at 290 Haywood Road in Asheville, will host an interactive art installation by the Good of the Hive founder Matthew Willey from 6:30-9 p.m. on Friday, March 22. Press release from the Good of the Hive: We are running around the world full-time, painting 50,000 honey bees in murals, […]
Press release from Asheville Fire Department: The Asheville Fire Department has been working closely with technology partner First Due to release Community Connect, an application focused on protecting residents and their property in the most effective way possible during an incident or major disaster. Community Connect is a secure, easy to use platform that allows […]
Press release from Progress NC Action: A strong majority of North Carolinians want to see the entire Mueller report on questions of Russian interference with the 2016 US election. People want to know if there was any wrongdoing by Trump and his associates. The only way that the American public will trust the conclusions of […]
Press release from U.S. Cellular Center Asheville: 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 pm. Thanks to an anonymous supporter, the U.S. Cellular Center has 250 tickets available, first come, first serve beginning on Wednesday, March 20th to this […]
Press release from Destination Imagination: After achieving honors for creativity, teamwork and innovation in regional and state academic tournaments, The Magical Mummies, one of Haw Creek’s Destination Imagination teams this year has earned the right to compete in Destination Imagination’s Global Finals, the world’s largest celebration of student creativity, to be held May 22-25 in […]
Press release from Strange Carolinas: After five weeks of voting, readers of travel and culture website Strange Carolinas have named The Orange Peel the Best Venue For Live Music in North Carolina as part of the Strange Carolinas Best Of NC Awards, a look at the best in music, art, food, shopping, and the strange […]
Press release from NC Craft Brewers Guild: In recognition of North Carolina’s 300+ craft breweries and their positive impact on the state’s economy, Governor Roy Cooper will proclaim April as NC Beer Month on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Highland Brewing Co., marking the 7th anniversary of the NC Beer Month celebration, co-sponsored by the […]
Press release from Transition Asheville: Transition Asheville’s April gathering takes place on Monday, April 15, from 6-9 p.m. at The Block off Biltmore. This World Café will feature various tables with different themes so that participants can consider and discuss local responses to concerns around climate change, clean energy, food resilience, transportation, economic alternatives, and community building. […]
Press release from Flow Gallery: Flow Gallery hosts a “pop up” show featuring the handmade clothes by Asheville artist, Jude Stuecker. Using hand-dyed, silk-screened organic fabric, each item is one of kind and comes in a variety of colors, designs, and sizes. The show takes place on Saturday, March 30, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Visit www.flowmarshall.com […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
