Here’s the word from a loyal reader: Head up. Big news breaking at Montreat College. Over 25 percent the employees are being terminated. Certain academic departments are being eliminated as of the end of the semester. More news to follow tonight. Media release will go out later today. Anyone have any more detail? Image link. [...]
From loyal reader Jenn: Hello Jason, I wonder if you are interested in finding out what’s going on with WPVM? I’m rather pissed off about the fact that, when going off the air in October, they assured their listeners they would be back in 2 to 4 weeks. I knew that was probably unrealistic but [...]
Press release here: The Asheville Downtown Association (ADA) will host its annual State of Downtown Luncheon Monday, February 27 from noon to 2pm in the U.S. Cellular Center’s renovated banquet room. 2012 ADA Board President Adrian Vassallo will discuss the association’s program of work for the upcoming year as well as the membership’s top priorities [...]
Press release here from loyal reader Chall: In 2009 the Grey Eagle was the definite destination of choice for Valentine’s weekend. Icy roads and sub-freezing temperatures did nothing to quell the excited couples and music lovers who crowded into the sold-out Grey Eagle for an epic night of love songs–69 of them in fact. The [...]
Mountain Xpress tweets that Feist will play a concert date in Asheville in May. May 2, I believe, is the date the alt weekly reports, though I can’t find any independent confirmation of that. If so, the Feist appearance would certainly rank as the concert of the year so far. Feist’s latest record, Metals, was [...]
Press release here: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Natasha Trethewey to Read at UNC Asheville Natasha Tretheway, one of America’s most acclaimed poets and a compelling speaker, will offer a reading and talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Tretheway won the [...]
Mission Health, just days after laying off 8 employees in its marketing and communications department and announcing that it was outsourcing some work to the local Integritive2 pr/marketing agency, the hospital system has posted job openings for 4 of those it let go. On Jan. 26, Mission posted the following job openings: Comm Mgr, Events Mgr, Graphic artist, Marketing [...]
Asheville developer Stewart Coleman, who may be best known as the owner of Packs Tavern, died over the weekend. Coleman was the son of R.L. Coleman, who built the Asheville Mall. Coleman was awaiting a liver transplant in a Charleston, S.C., hospital when he passed. More: From Packs Tavern’s page on Facebook: Stewart Coleman, Owner, [...]
A great event! Press release: For the third year, the WNC Magazine Asheville Wine & Food Festival will host the WNC Chefs Challenge. The competition brings together culinary leaders from the region in weekly battles built around a secret ingredient. This year’s competitors are: Returning 2011 Champion Nate Allen (Knife & Fork, Spruce Pine), Anthony [...]
Press release here: The historic Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain is proud to announce that the hotel has been chosen by the production team of UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend” to be filmed and featured for an upcoming episode of the program to air this spring. Filming will take place over the weekend of February [...]
In the third installment of the Asheville Dating Manifesto, writer Laura Hope-Gill waxes poetic about love, dating and assorted matters of the heart. Hope-Gill got this conversation going in the public square that is Twitter, and I’ve found it to be a great discussion. Hope-Gill’s writing about half way through is really quite beautiful. Here [...]
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There’s a big battle brewing over a proposed amendment to North Carolina’s constitution that would further define marriage as the only domestic legal union recognized by the state, which already defines marriage as between one man and one woman. Opponents of the amendment are setting up shop in Asheville: My name is Liz MacNeil and [...]
From Blue Ridge Biofuels newsletter: There are signs of a growing interest in biofuels both locally and nationally. The Land of Sky Regional Council is working on a Clean Cities Designation from the US Department of Energy, and a few of our restaurant clients recently received Green Restaurant Certification from the Green Restaurant Association. Though [...]
A lovely event. Press release: Underhill Rose, Asheville’s harmonious trio with a knack for melding Americana, R&B, bluegrass, soul and roots music into their charming “Heartfelt Country Soul” sound, invite you to MoDaddy’s for Valentine’s Day. The unique dining experience is slated for Tuesday, February 14th at 7:00pm, with the ladies of Underhill Rose taking [...]
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